Brief Life History of Anson Abner
When Anson Abner Handy was born on 10 May 1851, in Indiana, United States, his father, Abner Stephen Handy, was 27 and his mother, Sally Malinda Tanner, was 21. He married Catherine Frey on 21 September 1882, in Beauford Township, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Good Thunder, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States for about 5 years and Hillyard, Spokane, Washington, United States in 1910. He died on 23 January 1919, in Granada, Martin, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Center Creek Township, Martin, Minnesota, United States.
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- Anson A Handy in household of Abner S Handy, "Minnesota State Census, 1865 "
- Anson A Handy, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
- Auton Abner Handy, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001"
Spouse and Children
1851–1919 Male
1856–1934 Female
Children (3)
1883–1970 Male
1891–1972 Female
1894–1974 Female
Parents and Siblings
1823–1915 Male
1829–1911 Female
Siblings (7)
1846–1938 Male
1849–1939 Male
1851–1919 Male
1854–1941 Male
1844–1954 Female
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World Events (8)
1854
Age 3
1863
Age 12
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English hondi ‘skillful with one's hands, dextrous’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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