Brede Bredesen SANDER: Family Group Sheet

At the age of 26, Brede, and Karen, who was 27, got married on 6 Apr 1848 as the parish records attest.


Detail of Hedmark fylke, Grue, Ministerialbok nr. 8 (1847-1858), Ekteviede 1848, side 244. Image courtesy of Digitalarkivet.

However, the records also show that Brede and a woman named Anne Gudmundsdtr had a daughter named Gunne, (aka Jane; see below) who was born on 10 Nov 1847. For Brede's children, please refer to the family group sheet below.


Family group sheet. Brede Bredesen SANDER. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

Coming to America

Brede and Karen SANDER, along with their children, Brede Jr. and Anton, and Brede's daughter, Gunne (Jane) left Norway for America in 1853. The Grue parish records indicate that they relocated on 8 Apr.


Detail of Hedmark fylke, Grue, Ministerialbok nr. 8 (1847-1858), Inn- og utflyttede 1853-1857, side 371. Image courtesy of Digitalarkivet.

Brede Bredesen SANDER's Children

Brede Bredesen SANDER's daughters (Decorah, IA: Borlaug, Probably before 1881). Courtesy of Verla Williams. Digitally restored by Mark D. Williams. Clockwise from top: Anna, Henrietta, Ellen, Jane.


Brede Bredesen SANDER's sons (Howard, SD: Lubeck, Probably before 1881). Courtesy of Verla Williams. Digitally restored by Mark D. Williams. From left: Anton, Bernt, Brede Jr.


Children of Brede Bredesen SANDER (Probably before 1881). B/W copies courtesy of Verla Williams. Digitally restored by Mark D. Williams. From left: Jane, Anna, Ellen, Henrietta, Anton, Bernt, Brede Jr.

Gunne "Jane" Bredesdtr (SANDER) Hanson

Portrait. Jane (SANDER) Hanson (Decorah, IA: Solberg, Bef. 1930). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. Digitally restored by Mark D. Williams.

Jane SANDER was born 10 Nov 1847 in Grue, Hedmark, NOR and was baptized on 23 Jan 1848. The Grue parish records list her as Gunne Bredesdtr.


Detail of Hedmark fylke, Grue, Ministerialbok nr. 8 (1847-1858), Fødte og døpte 1848, side 13. Image courtesy of Digitalarkivet.

Jane's mother was Anne Gudmundsdtr. We know that Anne was born on 5 Aug 1821, the daughter of Gudmund Hansen and Anne Arnesdtr and that Anne and Brede were not married. Brede would marry Karen Huseby on 6 Apr 1848, only a few short months after Jane was born.

The SANDER family tradition was that Jane left her mother to go with Brede, Karen, and her half-brothers Brede Jr. and Anton, in order to have a chance at a better life in America.

Jane (SANDER) Hanson: Family Group Sheet

Jane SANDER married Charles M. Hanson (1845-1921) on 22 Dec 1866 and together they had six children that lived into adulthood: Bernt "Ben" Martinus, Clara Matilda, Mina "Minnie" Amelia, Carl Oscar, Annetta "Nettie" Gustava and Hannah Maria.


Family Group Sheet. Jane (SANDER) Hanson (1847-1930). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

We know a little bit about Charles Hanson from his biography in Past and Present of Winneshiek County, Iowa by Edwin C. Bailey.



"Charles M. Hanson." Edwin C. Bailey, Past and Present of Winneshiek County Iowa, Vol. 2 (Chicago: S. J. Clarke, 1913), pp. 553-554. Images courtesy of Spelhaug.org.

UPDATE (2 Aug 2018): The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America records at Ancestry.com give the marriage date for Jane Sander and Charles Hanson as 22 Dec 1866. This is more likely accurate than 1867 as shown in the Family Group Sheet above.

1870 US Federal Census: Charles Hanson Family

Detail of 1870 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

117 / 115 / Hanson, Carelius [Charles] / 25 / M / W / farm laborer / Norway
_____, Jane / 22 / F / W / keeping house / Norway
_____, B. M. / 2 / M / W / Iowa
_____, Clara M. / 1/12 / F / W / Iowa
_____, Martin / 56 / M / W / farm laborer / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Madison, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: M593_426; Page: 238A; Image: 479; Family History Library Film: 545924.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

1880 US Federal Census: Charles Hanson Family

Detail of 1880 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

28 / 31/ Hanson, Charles / W / M / 35 / Farmer / Norway
_____, Jane / W / F / 32 / Wife / Keeping house / Norway
_____, Bernt M. / W / M / 12 / Son / At School / Iowa
_____, Clara M. / W / F / 6 / Daughter / At School / Iowa
_____, Minnie A. / W / F / 4 / Daughter / Iowa
_____, Carl Oscar / W / M / 2 / Son / Iowa
Hanson, Martin / W / M / 66 / Father / Laborer / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: 370; Family History Film: 1254370; Page: 182D; Enumeration District: 351; Image: 0554.
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Charles Hanson Family (c. 1885)

This picture of the Charles Hanson family dates to around 1885. This can be determined since Charles and Jane's youngest daughter, Hannah, who was born in 1887, is not in the picture and Nettie (far left) who was born in 1881, appears to be about 3 or 4 years old.


Charles Hanson family (Decorah, IA: J. T. Relf, c. 1885). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. From left: Nettie, Oscar, Jane, Clara, Charles, Minnie, and Ben.

Additional confirmation that the image is from the early 1880s comes from a Family Tree Magazine article: "According to the Biographies of Western Photographers: A Reference Guide to Photographers Working in the 19th Century American West (Carl Mautz), J. T. Relf operated a photo studio on Water Street in Decorah, Iowa, in 1880."

In 1885, the state of Iowa took a census. As expected Charles Hanson's family listed above, as well as his elderly father, Martin, are all still sharing a household in Madison township, Winneshiek county.


Detail of 1885 Iowa Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

69 / 69 / Hanson, Charles / 39 / M / M / Farmer
_____, Jane / 37 / F / M / Keeping house
_____, Bernt M. / 17 / M / S
_____, Clara M. / 11 / F / S
_____, Minnie A. / 9 / F / S
_____, Oscar C. / 7 / M / S
_____, Annettie G. / 3 / F / S

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Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. 
Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

1895 IA Census: Charles Hanson Family

In the following 10 years, several changes occurred in the Hanson household that are reflected in the 1895 Iowa Census. Another daughter, Hannah Maria, was born on 18 August 1887. A few years later, Charles and Jane's oldest daughters married. On 22 December 1891 Clara married Ole P. Hovey and on 19 Mar 1894 Minnie married Peter T. Hovey. The Hoveys' exact relationship to each other, if any, is not currently known. That same year on 26 December 1894, Charles' father Martin passed away and was buried in the Hanson plot in the East Madison (Vold) Cemetery.


Detail of 1895 IA Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

69 / 69 / Hanson, Chas M. / 50 / M / M / Norway / Farming
_____, Jane / 47 / F / M / Norway
70 / 70 / _____, Ben M. / 27 / M / S / Iowa
_____, Oscar C. / 17 / M / S / Iowa
_____, Nettie / 13 / F / S / Iowa
_____, Hannah / 7 / F / S / Iowa

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Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. 
Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

Also at about this time or possibly a few years later, the portrait below of the Hanson children was taken. Unfortunately it is not dated.


Hanson Children (c. 1895). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. From left: Oscar, Clara, Hannah, Nettie, Minnie, and Ben.

Clara and Minnie Hanson

This portrait of Clara and Minnie Hanson is also undated, but it appears to have been taken possibly a few years after the Hanson children portrait above.


Clara and Minnie Hanson (Decorah, IA: Star Gallery, date unknown), daughters of Charles and Jane (SANDER) Hanson. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

The following information about the Star Gallery was found at the State Historical Society of Iowa website, IowaHistory.org:

REYNOLDS, BARTLEY J. (1853–1927). Reynolds had a studio in Decorah, Winneshiek County, from about 1892 until 1917. His gallery, called the Star Gallery, was located at 113 W. Water Street (Ben Bear Block). Reynolds' pictures of famous Decorah land sites such as Dug Way, appear in the book Picturesque Decorah which was published by the Decorah Public Opinion newspaper in 1899. He was buried at Phelps Cemetery.

1900 US Federal Census: Charles Hanson Family

Detail of 1900 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Hanson, Charles / Head / W / M / Mar 1845 / 55 / M / Norway
_____, Jennie [Jane] / Wife / W / F / Nov 1848 / 51 / M / Norway
_____, Nettie / Daughter / W / F / Dec 1881 / 18 / S / Iowa
_____, Hannah / Daughter / W / F / Aug 1887 / 12 / S / Iowa

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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: 466; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1240466.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

1910 US Federal Census: Charles Hanson Family

Detail of 1910 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Hanson, Charles / head / M / W / 65 / M / 43 / Nor / Nor / Nor / farmer
_____, Jane / wife / F / W / 62 / M / 43 / Nor / Nor / Nor/ none
_____, Hannah M. / daughter / F / W / 22 / S / Iowa / Nor / Nor / dressmaker

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Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Lincoln, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: T624_428; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0159; FHL microfilm: 1374441.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Charles M. and Jane (SANDER) Hanson Family and Spouses

Charles and Jane (SANDER) Hanson extended family (bef. 1913). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. Front: Clara (Hanson) Hovey, Charles, Jane, Nettie (Hanson) Bothner. Middle: Ole Hovey, Minnie (Hanson) Hovey, Hannah (Owen) Hanson, Hannah (Hanson) Sollied, Gusta (Wold) Hanson, Ludwig Bothner. Back: Peter Hovey, Oscar Hanson, Hans Sollied, Bernt "Ben" Hanson.

1920 US Federal Census: Charles Hanson Family

By 1920, all of the Hanson children had moved out. Living with Charles and Jane were their eight year old grandson, Charles G. Bothner (his mother, Annetta, had passed away in 1913), and two boarders, Anton H. Ark and Helmer G. Gunhus, who were apparently working on the farm. Their names appear on the next page of the census not included here.


1920 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Hanson, Charles M. / head / M / W / 74 / M / Nor / Nor / Nor
_____, Jane / wife / F / W / 72 / M / Nor / Nor / Nor / Nor

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Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Lincoln, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: T625_519; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 171; Image: 322. 
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.

1930 US Federal Census: Jane (SANDER) Hanson

At some point after Charles passed in 1921, Jane moved in with the family of her granddaughter, Stella (Hovey) Falck. The 1930 Census shows Jane, age 82, still living with the Charles J. Falck family at 408 Oak St., in the 2nd Ward of Decorah, IA.


Detail of 1930 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Falck, Charles J. / Head / M / W / 42 / M / Iowa / France / Iowa / Salesman
_____, Stella B. / Wife / F / W / 37 / M / Iowa / Norway / Iowa
_____, Rocellia C. / Daughter / F / W / 11 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Gertrude K. / Daughter / F / W / 9 / S / Iowa / Iowa /Iowa
_____, Elsie M. / Daughter / F / W / 6 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Frances E. / Daughter / F / W / 3 11/12 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Harriet M. / Daughter / F / W / 2 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Barbara A. / Daughter / F / W / 9/12 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
Hanson, Jane / Grandmother / F / W / 82 / W / Norway / Norway / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: 688; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 713.0; FHL microfilm: 2340423.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. 
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

Obituary: Jane (SANDER) Hanson

On 18 Apr 1930, only a week after the 1930 Census above, Jane passed away. She was buried beside her husband in the family plot in the East Madison (Vold) Cemetery.


Obituary. Jane (SANDER) Hanson (23 Apr 1930). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

RIDGEWAY

Mrs. Chas. Hanson Dies

Word was received here by friends of the death of Mrs. Chas. Hanson, a long time resident of Winneshiek Co., who passed away at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Chas. Falck of Decorah, Friday morning. Funeral services were held at the United Lutheran church of Decorah at 2:30 Monday afternoon and burial was made in the Volds cemetery.

Mrs. Hanson, nee Jane Sander, was born in Brandvold, Soler, Norway about eighty-two years ago and at the age of five years she came to this country with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brede Sander. Mrs. Hanson has lived here in Winneshiek County since then except for the time she spent in Canada and South Dakota with her children since the death of her husband. For several years she and her husband, C. M. Hanson lived on the farm now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ludwig, about three miles north of Ridgeway and in the Rheinhart residence of this place.

Mrs. Hanson is survived by the following children: Ben and Oscar Hanson of Sisseton, S. D., Mrs. O. P. (Clara) Hovey of Decorah, Mrs. Peter (Minnie) Hovey of Orleans, Mrs. Hans (Hannah) Sollid of Kyel, Canada. Two daughters preceded her in death, Mrs. L. M. (Nettie) Buttner and Clara, who died in infancy.


Gravestone. Gunne "Jane" B. Hanson. (Madison, Winneshiek, IA: East Madison (Vold) Cemetery). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Three Generations of Hansons

Unfortunately there is only a photocopy of this portrait of three generations of the Hanson family coincidentally all married on December 22nd.


Three generations of the Hanson family (c. 1916). From left: Charles and Jane (SANDER) Hanson (m. 22 Dec 1867), Clara (Hanson) and Ole Hovey (m. 22 Dec 1891), and Florence (Hovey) and Oscar Vick (m. 22 Dec 1916). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.