BIOGRAPHIES:  Edwin C. HANSON, Blair, Trempealeau Co., WI

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Edwin C. Hanson, of the firm of Hanson & Johnson, hardware and implement 
dealers of Blair, is a native of the village where he now lives, having 
been born April 9, 1881, son of Christ C. and Bertha (Peterson) Blair **, 
the former of whom, a retired merchant now living in Blair, came to America 
in 1869, and found his way directly to Trempealeau County.  Edwin C. Hanson 
remained at home until 20 years of age, and then became timekeeper in an 
iron mine at Ely, Minn.  Returning to Blair, he clerked for a number of 
years in the store of G. L. Solberg.  Sept. 12, 1912, he purchased the 
hardware stock of F. L. Immel, and on Jan. 1, 1913, the implement stock 
of A. B. Peterson, carrying on the joint business under his own name until 
Jan. 20, 1915, when he took Oscar B. Johnson as a partner under the firm 
name of Hanson & Johnson.  May 1, 1916, they purchased the building on the 
corner of Broadway and Gilbert Street, and have since carried on business 
there.  The structure is a brick-veneered building, 28 by 64 feet, two-story 
with a basement, steam heated and modern throughout, and the firm carries 
a complete line of goods, being known far and wide for its reasonable prices 
and honest dealings.  Mr. Hanson has done good service on the village 
council for six years.  His fraternal relations are with the Modern Woodmen, 
the Sons of Norway and the Beavers.  The family faith is that of the 
Norwegian Lutheran church.  Mr. Hanson was married Oct. 30, 1907, to Helga 
Olson, born in Hale Township, Aug. 8, 1880, daughter of Ole C. and Martha 
(Paulson) Hanson, the former of whom came from Norway in 1869.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Hanson had three children: Bessie, who died in infancy; Corinne, born Nov. 
20, 1910, and Helen E., born Oct. 20, 1914.

**Transcribed as stated in book, but I believe this should read "Christ C. 
and Bertha (Peterson) Hanson".

--From the "History of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, 1917," page 575.