Lacrosse-Vernon County WI Archives Biographies.....Hanson, Peter 1833 - 
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PETER HANSON, manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes in North La Crosse, 
was born in Norway in 1833; son of Hans Peterson (Skanhood). He learned his 
trade in Norway, and came to the United States in 1866. He worked in Vernon 
Co., Wis., till the summer of 1872, then came to La Crosse, and has been in 
business for himself since the spring of 1873. His first wife, Martha Johnson, 
died in Norway, leaving two children - Hannah (since deceased), and John, who 
is still living. His second wife, to whom he was married in La Crosse, was 
Mary, daughter of John Hoff (now of Dakota), by whom he has no children. She 
was the widow of Ole Evanson, by whom she had two children - Emma and Tilla.

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From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 760.

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