Brief Life History of Orville James
When Orville James Hanson was born on 5 March 1927, in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States, his father, Olaus Hanson, was 61 and his mother, Guri Julia Hovrud, was 38. He married Leatha Persons in May 1950, in South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ordway, Brown, South Dakota, United States in 1930 and Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 2009. He died on 11 February 2009, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Orville Hanson in household of Ole Hanson, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Orville James Hanson - Individual or family possessions: death: 11 February 2009; Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States
- Orville James Hanson, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1949 · NATO is Established
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.
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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