Helmer Arthur Hanson (1889 - 1947)

Born 21 Sep 1889 in New Richland, Waseca, Minnesota

Husband of Elizabeth (Thompson) Hanson — married 24 Apr 1917 in New Richland, Waseca, Minnesota

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1947 at age 57 in Saint Louis, Minnesota

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Biography

Helmer married Elizabeth Thompson April 24, 1917, in New Richland, Minesota. ^[1]

In 1917, Helmer's WWI Draft Registration Card says that Helmer was employed as clerk in clothing store and also at a theater in Waseca. ^[2]

By 1920, the US Census shows Helmer's occupation as retail merchant selling groceries and jewelry. Their first child, Hewitt Merril Hanson, was 9 1/2 months old at the time of the census. ^[3]

Sources

"Minnesota Marriages, 1849–1950." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.

"Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840–1980." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.

Year: 1930; Census Place: New Richland, Waseca, Minnesota; Roll: 1133; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 945.0; FHL microfilm: 2340868.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Marriages Index, 1849-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. ↑ Registration State: Minnesota; Registration County: Waseca; Roll: 1682693. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
3. ↑ Year 1920, Census Place: New Richland, Waseca, Minnesota; Roll: T625_866; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 171; Image: 143, Source Information, Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).

Acknowledgments

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