Mildred Elizabeth Hanson

Brief Life History of Mildred Elizabeth

When Mildred Elizabeth Hanson was born on 27 July 1913, in Twinsburg, Summit, Ohio, United States, her father, Richard Harvey Hanson, was 23 and her mother, Helen May Collins, was 24. She married Edward Elmer Brittan on 27 November 1932, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Franklin Township, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1930 and Moran, Streetsboro, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1940. She died on 31 December 2003, in Ravenna, Portage, Ohio, United States, at the age of 90.

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Family Time Line

Edward Elmer Brittan
1910–1984
Mildred Elizabeth Hanson
1913–2003
Marriage: 27 November 1932
Patricia Ann Brittan
1930–
Betty Marie Brittan
1933–1997
Marilyn Jean Brittan
1938–

Sources (7)

  • Mildred Brittan in household of Edward E Brittan, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Mildred E Brittan, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Mildred E Hanson in entry for John W Hamley and Betty M Brittan, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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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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