Brief Life History of Olof
When Olof Hanson was born on 20 February 1831, in Sundal, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Hans Larsson, was 30 and his mother, Christina Olfsdotter, was 28. He married Marta "Martha" Stina Larsdotter on 22 February 1853, in Sundals-Ryr, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1884 and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States for about 12 years. He died on 22 August 1924, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Olof Hansen, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Olof Hanson - birth: 20 February 1831; Sundals-Ryr, Alvsborg, Sweden
- Mr. Olof Hansen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1847
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Christian Barfuss BIRTH 1 Jun 1800 Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland DEATH 16 Apr 1847 (aged 46) Bern, Switzerland BURIAL Logan City Cemetery Logan, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 27371672
1859 · Logan is Founded
"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""
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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Olof Hanson's Biography by Alva Garff Wilson, his Granddaughter
History of Olof Hanson, Pioneer of 1864 Written by Alva Garff Wilson, Granddaughter The memory of my Grandfather always inspires in me a feeling of tenderness, and devotion, and gratitude. I thin …
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