Emma Christina Gilbertson

Female25 March 1894–January 1975

Brief Life History of Emma Christina

When Emma Christina Gilbertson was born on 25 March 1894, in Stoughton, Dane, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Hans Hagbart Gulbrandsen, was 36 and her mother, Augustine Carlsdatter, was 35. She married Edward Melvin Hanson on 16 September 1916, in Richland, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Havre, Hill, Montana, United States in 1920 and Elba, Elba Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States in 1940. She died in January 1975, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Colfax, Dunn, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Melvin Hanson
1892–1972
Emma Christina Gilbertson
1894–1975
Marriage: 16 September 1916
Harvey Wilbur Hanson
1917–1983
Genevieve Carol Hanson
1919–2006
Dorothy Marie Hanson
1922–2008
Eddie Hanson
1924–2013
Roland Gerome Hanson
1926–1933

Sources (17)

  • Emma Hansen in household of Edward M Hansen, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Gilbertson, "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926"
  • Emma Gilbertson, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 September 1916Richland, Montana, United States
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 2

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1912

    Age 18

    Historical Boundaries 1912: Hill, Montana, United States;

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 22

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    Name Meaning

    English (northern): from the personal name Gilbert + -son.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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