Birth: 9 Feb 1877 in Forslev,Haslev,Soro,Denmark
Death: 3 Feb 1943 in Portland,Multhomah Co,Oregon
Burial: 6 Feb 1943 Rose City Cemetery,Portland,Multhomah Co,Oregon,USA

Note: The biography is a work in progress. Please contribute or correct any mistakes. Thanks, Martha-Lisa Mode Flinsch
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Condensed from Verna Harris's story of her mother "Anna" Hansen and the Hansen family:
Ane "Anna" Hansen Christianson Daughter of Jens Hansen
Verna Marian Christianson Harris Grandaughter of Jens Hansen

... She ["Anna" Hansen"] was 16 years old when they came to the new land, so she remembered it well. It must have been a nearly impossible hardship for mother Maren [Maren Sophie Jeppesen Hansen Wife of Jens Hansen] to get ready a family of 11 [nine children, 2 parents] for moving. And she was to leave her homeland and her own family behind. Mama said they lived in a long low house, and Maren's mother, Grandmother Jeppsen lived in a couple rooms at one end. She was blind and all the children loved her. They quarreled with each other about taking a bowl of soup that their mother had made for her. For the chance to go over to sweep her floor or do little chores for her. Mama often got to go because she was older. I have wondered who cared for her after the family left.

If it were a hardship for grandmother Maren. It must have been a most challenging task for grandpa Jens, who had to have a sale, keep and pack the most necessary clothing, tools, and household goods for 12 people, one a small baby. He bought 11 tickets so I assume the baby was carried on. Aunt Fanny [Fanny Emilie Hansen Mode Daughter of Jens Hansen] was the baby. I suppose that they boarded a liner in Copenhagen, and it was large, a 5-deck ship.

Mama talked about the trip over durinq our Cando winters, and I wish now that I had asked more questions. They had a space on the third deck with their trunks and belongings packed around them. Her mother had brought two large kettles along and each day made a large pot of soup or stew. Grandpa could buy supplies at the ship's store, and there was a huge coal range that the passengers could use. I'm sure that they had to carry their own water and dispose of their waste which went overboard in those days. People couldn't keep very clean, and Mama said the smells were almost overwhelming. They were even worse when they went by the 4th deck stairs and bilge area. They were not supposed to go up on deck. But Mama said they did sneak up for a breath of fresh air when they could. Their crossing was not too rough, but most of the passengers got motion sickness anyway. It lasted over two weeks and then they were quarantined at Ellis Inland for three days. That was as bad or worse than the voyage, Mama said.
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Hans was the oldest boy. When he
reached draft age, he enrolled in the Army. We have pictures of him in his uniform, and he did service in the Spanish American War. When got out, he went to Oragon where he married Veda. She was a Mormon, and they had two children, Bessie and Alfred. He was a butcher by trade, and had his own butcher shop in Burns, Oragon. He is buried in the Rose City Cemetery of Portland, Oregon.
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Hans immigrated to the United States from Denmark with his parents Jens and Maren Hansen. He married Veda Nelson Hansen and they had a Daughter, Bessie and a Son John A. Hans was naturalized in 1908.

From a funeral card
"In Memory of HANS J. HANSON
Born in Denmark
Passed Away February 3, 1943
Portland, Oregon
Services at THE DRAWING ROOM CHAPEL of HOLMAN and LUTZ
February 6, 1943 9:00 A.M.
MR. CLYDE J. GRIMSVEDT, Officiating
Central Lutheran Church
William Elliott, Soloist
Rex Stratton, Organist
Concluding Services
ROSE CITY CEMETERY"
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