Brief Life History of Lester Chris
When Lester Chris Hansen was born on 4 June 1902, in Atlantic, Cass, Iowa, United States, his father, Peter Fredrick Hansen, was 27 and his mother, Anna Katharina Westphalen, was 23. He married Opal E Shanklin in 1931, in Sarpy, Nebraska, United States. He lived in Washington Township, Cass, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States for about 20 years. He died on 21 December 1969, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- Lester C Hansen, "United States Census, 1950"
- Lester C. Hansen, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Lester Chris Hansen, "Nebraska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1908 · Vance Auditorium
Vance Auditorium opened on February 14, 1908. The auditorium was built by John Thomas Vance. The auditorium was used for community gatherings such as dances and political speeches. Eleven years later, Vance sold the auditorium to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and renamed the building to the Mezona, a combination of the words Mesa and Arizona.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
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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