Brief Life History of Louis Christian
When Louis Christian Hansen was born on 9 June 1876, in Flintinge, Toreby, Ålholm, Denmark, his father, Rasmus Hansen, was 27 and his mother, Karen Nielsen, was 27. He married Fannie Edna Shoemaker on 20 February 1904, in Pierce, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Brunswick, Antelope, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years and Neligh, Antelope, Nebraska, United States in 1940. He died on 7 January 1945, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Plainview, Pierce, Nebraska, United States.
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- L C Hansen, "United States Census, 1910"
- Louis C Hanson, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
- Louis C Hansen, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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World Events (8)
1877
Historical Boundaries: 1877: Antelope, Nebraska, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Thor, Jorgen, Knud, Holger, Morten, Nils, Einer, Johan.
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hans . This is the most common surname in Norway. Compare Hanson 4 and also 2 below.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Danish Hanssen , a variant of 1 above. Compare Hansson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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