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Elizabeth Cecilia Hansen (1869 - 1943)

Elizabeth Cecilia Hansen
Born in Bergen, Hordaland, Norwaymap
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Wife of — married 23 Dec 1885 in Albion, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United Statesmap
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Died at age 73 in LaGrande, Union Co., OR, USmap
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Biography

Olsons of Union County

While on an expedition to my hometown of Haines, OR, my mother and I found this typewritten label from a trunk at the Haines Museum: This trunk was placed in the museum by the family of Neil and Elizabeth Olson (deceased). Neil and Elizabeth Olson came to Oregon in the year 1887 and spent the rest of their lives in or near North Powder. This trunk was built in Bergen, Norway by Peter Hansen, father of Elizabeth. It was made about the year 1866. Elizabeth was born in the year 1869. The Peter Hansen family left Norway in the year 1882 and later that year settled on 80 acres of land bought from a railroad company near the town of Eleva, state of Wisconsin. In the year 1885, Elizabeth Hansen married Neil Olson and in the spring of 1887, the 5th of May, Neil and Elizabeth started across the northern plains route headed for the Pacific coast. This trunk was given to Elizabeth at that time by her father, Peter Hansen, and she kept and used it until her death in 1943.

This trunk traveled across the Atlantic ocean-up the St. Lawrence river to Quebec, Canada, then to Chicago, Ill. by rail, the to the new farm home near Eleva, Wisconsin. This trunk rode in the covered wagon across the northern plains with the Olsons and their oldest son, Oscar, who was 6 months old; arriving at North Powder, then made the last short trip to Haines, Oregon to this museum. These were the founders of the Olson family in Union and Baker Counties. Here is their story as near as I can piece together.

According to family legend, Elizabeth Cecelia made the crossing to America by herself. This is born out by passenger lists of the ship Ontario arriving in Quebec August 22, 1881 that enumerated her mother and father and four siblings, but not Elizabeth herself. Elizabeth was born Nov. 24,1869 in Bergen Norway making her 12 or 13 when she did make the crossing. Was she alone or in the company of relatives or friends?

She was a 16 year-old girl when she was married to Olaf Cornelius Olson. Now Olaf C. was born in Wisconsin (Black Earth, Dane Co., WI) and his parents were Olaf Olson and Julia Roe (the marriage certificate specified the mother of the groom was Gunhild Nelson, but the Norwegians being rather casual about changing names, I suspect she went by either maiden name). Olaf had 2 brothers, Albert (who went by the Norwegian spelling: Olsen) and Charles who ended up in the vastness of Canada. There is little else that we know about the Olsons of Dane Co.. Wisconsin is full of Ole Olsons and there is no evidence to differentiate one Ole from another.

The Wedding was held in Albion, Trempeleau Co., WI on Dec. 23, 1885. It was an Evangelical Lutheran Ceremony performed by O.O. Dahlen. Rev. Dahlen was not a Lutheran minister, but may have performed a "Lutheran" ceremony for the Olsons in the absence of an ordained Lutheran minister. The marriage lines list the brides's parents as Ludwig Hansen and Marie Thomassen (maiden name). This concurs with the Ontario's passenger list which names L. (Ludwig) P. (Peter) Hansen and wife, Marie. This must have been a festive affair, right before Christmas with all the traditions of Norway, a gathering of family and the hope of a new country in which to build their marriage.

A year and a half later, on May 5, 1887, the young couple left Wisconsin by covered wagon taking the northern plains route, for North Powder, OR. For Neil (Olaf Cornelius) this was a long journey, for Elizabeth this was the last leg of many thousand miles.

They prospered in North Powder. On the 1905 tax list their assets were valued at $290 but by 1910 they were worth $3530. They owned their own farm and had 9 children, Oscar Levi, Malvin Gerhard, Agnes Amanda, Alfred Leslie, Olaf Roger, Arthur Sigvard, Norval Gotford, Gladonia Malfryda Geneva and Dagmar Charlotte. The Olson family bible lists one other small entry. An unnamed Baby Olson whose birthday and death date were the same, Mar. 12, 1911, born 12 years after the other children.

The Olson Family was very musical and from 1909 to 1918, as the Olson Family Orchestra, they traveled up and down the Pacific coast playing engagements in many localities. There is a lovely old family photo showing 5 of the young Olson men and two of the girls playing violins, drums, piano, trombone, trumpet and clarinet. There are other instruments hung on the wall and a star spangled banner cordoning them off. A family story is told about one of the Olson boys, Ole Roger. His bride Eva loved to dance, but Ole was always playing at the community celebrations. She would set them out, not wanting to dance with other men (though she loved to dance).In later years, when he no longer played, he asked her to dance. She declined, explaining she'd had to wait too long for him.

Olaf Cornelius' brother Albert also emigrated to North Powder in October of 1887. In 1893, he married Nellie Frew Shaw, a native of Glasgow, Scotland. Together they had 8 children: Tilman, Harry, Dean, Thomas, Robert, Ernest, Alvin and Helen. The brothers both farmed the North Powder area and each passed away with heart compaints; Albert in 1930 and Olaf in 1939.

Name: Elizabeth Cecilia Hansen. Given Name: Elizabeth Cecilia. Surname: Hansen. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 24 Nov 1869. Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. [1] [2] [3] [5] [6] [8] [9] [17] [18]

Died 17 Aug 1943. LaGrande, Union Co., OR, US. [4] [7] [18] [21] File .

Arrival 1882 [5] 1886 [8]

Residence 1900 Antelope and North Powder Precincts, Union, Oregon. [5] Age: 40; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife. 1910 North Powder, Union, Oregon. [2] [6] 1914 Union, Oregon, USA. [13] 1920 North Powder, Union, Oregon. [1] 1930 North Powder, Union, Oregon. [9] 1939 La Grande, Oregon, USA. [10] 1941 La Grande, Oregon, USA. [12] North Powder. [18]

Marriage Husband Olaf Cornelius Olson. Wife Elizabeth Cecilia Hansen. Child: Oscar Levi Olson. Child: Melvin Gerhard Olson. Child: Agnes Amanda Olson. Child: Alfred Leslie Oleson. Child: Olaf Roger Olson. Child: Arthur Sigvard Oleson. Child: Norval Gothfred Olson. Child: Gladonia Malfryda Genevieve (Jean) Olson. Child: Dagmar Charlotte Olson. Marriage Married by O.O. Dahlen, Evangelical Lutheran Ceremony. 23 Dec 1885. Albion, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. [24] [25] File .

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Source: S_2097831796 Year: 1920; Census Place: Powder, Union, Oregon; Roll: T625_1505; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 191; Image: 324. Birth date: abt 1870Birth place: NorwayResidence date: 1920Residence place: Powder, Union, OregonArrival date: 1886Arrival place: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1920usfedcen&h=67252172&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Source: S_2097831799 Year: 1910; Census Place: North Powder, Union, Oregon; Roll: T624_1290; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 275; Image: 74. Birth date: abt 1870Birth place: NorwayResidence date: 1910Residence place: North Powder, Union, Oregon Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=156553894&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Source: S_2097831797 Year: 1900; Census Place: North Powder, Union, Oregon; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: . Birth date: Nov 1868Birth place: NorwayMarriage date: 1885Marriage place: Residence date: 1900Residence place: Antelope and North Powder Precincts, Union, OregonArrival date: 1882Arrival place: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=68640673&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Source: S_2097831800 Death date: 17 Aug 1943Death place: Union, Oregon Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ordeath&h=267878&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Source: S_2097832099 Year: 1900; Census Place: North Powder, Union, Oregon; Roll: T623_1352; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 118. Birth date: Nov 1868 Birth place: Norway Marriage date: 1885 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: North Powder, Union, Oregon Arrival date: 1882 Arrival place: Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=68640673&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 7602 #68640673
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Source: S_2097893798 Year: 1910; Census Place: North Powder, Union, Oregon; Roll: T624_1290; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 275; Image: 74. Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: Norway Residence date: 1910 Residence place: North Powder, Union, Oregon Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=156553894&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 7884 #156553894
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Source: S_2098249979 Death date: 17 Aug 1943 Death place: Union, Oregon Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ordeath&h=267878&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 5254 #267878
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Source: S_2102963306 Year: 1920; Census Place: Powder, Union, Oregon; Roll: T625_1505; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 191; Image: 324. Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: Norway Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Powder, Union, Oregon Arrival date: 1886 Arrival place: Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=67252172&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 6061 #67252172
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Source: S_2098250210 Year: 1930; Census Place: North Powder, Union, Oregon; Roll: 1956; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 952.0. Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: North Powder, Union, Oregon Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=109901614&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 6224 #109901614
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Source: S_1635066090 Ancestry Record 2469 #1078763928
  11. ↑ Source: S_997017765 Ancestry Record 60106 #31901
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Source: S_1635066090 Ancestry Record 2469 #1001388366
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Source: S_1635066090 Ancestry Record 2469 #1417649696
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  15. ↑ Source: S15117327 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois Ancestry Record 60722 #303092877
  16. ↑ Source: S15117327 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois Ancestry Record 60722 #9093070
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Source: S32371294 Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho Ancestry Record 60566 #75786178
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Source: S39785892 La Grande Observer; Publication Date: 18/ Aug/ 1943; Publication Place: La Grande, Oregon, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/134119938/?article=a97d04aa-e707-413d-bbe1-acc5d416f1aa&focus=0.2556065,0.51916164,0.37307256,0.71266 Ancestry Record 61843 #496347865
  19. ↑ Source: S50827990 Oregon, Birth Records, 1842-1902, 1917 Ancestry Record 61676 #30087405
  20. ↑ Source: S39785892 La Grande Observer; Publication Date: 26 Dec 1939; Publication Place: La Grande, Oregon, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/134213655/?article=e976225b-8a4e-4270-8dd5-9744118f8a2b&focus=0.13884507,0.6198731,0.2592483,0.83012456 Ancestry Record 61843 #64400487
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Source: S39785892 The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 16 Nov 1925; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/129042406/?article=a6defe1e-f49a-4959-a30e-f8b1f38fd3ac&focus=0.13778386,0.621071,0.25615677,0.6507 Ancestry Record 61843 #560208867
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