Brief Life History of Esther Viola
Esther Viola Hanson was born on 25 August 1893, in Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States as the daughter of Steen Hanson and Ellen Marie Johnson. She married Oliver Andrew Richardson on 6 January 1918, in Denver, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Denver, Colorado, United States in 1920 and Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States in 1920. She died on 4 January 1985, in Orange, California, United States, at the age of 91.
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- Esther Richardson in household of Oliver Richardson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Esther V Hanson, "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907"
- Esther V Hanson, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
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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.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Hann or Hand + son; see Hand 5.
Irish: variant of Hampson .
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Hansson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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