Hannah Selma Nielsen

Female9 June 1890–9 March 1922

Brief Life History of Hannah Selma

When Hannah Selma Nielsen was born on 9 June 1890, in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States, her father, Lars Nielsen, was 55 and her mother, Ane Kirstine Danieline Rasmussen, was 33. She married George Davis Green on 21 October 1913, in Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 9 March 1922, in Paul, Minidoka, Idaho, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Davis Green
1892–1967
Hannah Selma Nielsen
1890–1922
Marriage: 21 October 1913
Max Blaine Green
1918–1919
Derald Lorenzo Green
1922–2019

Sources (20)

  • Hanna Nielsen in household of Lars Nielsen, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Hannah S Nielsen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Hannah Neilsen in entry for Max B Greene, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 October 1913Weber, Utah, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 6

    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.

    1898 · The Ogden Utah Sugar Factory Opens

    Age 8

    The Ogden Utah Sugar Factory harvested sugar from beets because sugar cane was hard to grow in northern Utah. During World War, it was hard to get sugar beet seeds, so the company started to harvest the seeds of the beets they were using. The Company merged with a factory in Logan to create the Amalgamated Sugar Company which is still operational today.

    1900 · Gold for Cash!

    Age 10

    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.

    Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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    Story Highlight

    Derald Green Interview

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