What Was The Co-Operative Land and Trust Company

The following news clipping provides additional details on who the ran the Co-operative Land and Trust Company and what their vision was in developing land throughout the North Western United States.

Why Merced County, California

The Co-operative Land and Trust Company of San Francisco had acquired large tracks of land in the Merced area and was actively promoting and encouraging farms and others to come try their hand.  The pricing strategy on the land was for payment in cash and the balance of the purchase price from one-third of the crop each year.

SALES CONTINUE IN MERCED LAND

MERCED, June 2.—Although summer is ordinarily considered the dull season for the country land business, there seems to be no decrease this year in the demand for small farms. This is especially true of irrigated lands adapted to alfalfa growing. The Co-operative Land and Trust Company of San Francisco reports a brisk demand for its alfalfa farms in Merced Colony No. 2. In spite of the approaching summer season, home seekers are coming to Merced every day, and beginning work on newly acquired farms. (Source: San Francisco Call, Volume 110, Number 3, 3 June 1911)

John seems to have grown tired of the cold Idaho winters and was looking for a warm place to retire.  Central California must have seemed like the perfect place to retire, even if only to spend the cold months and then return to Idaho during the remaining months.  Unfortunately, his wife did not see things the same way and John was left to manage the land on his own while his wife stayed in Idaho year round.

Example of newspaper ad from Co-Operative Land and
Trust Company promoting land in California

The Final Months of John Hansen's Life

Based on information contained in the short news clipping in the Idaho Falls Daily Post dated October 20, 1921, John Hansen had traveled to his property in California sometime in June and had remained there until his passing on Sunday, October 16 from the effects of diphtheria.  According to the death certificate John was under the care of a doctor from Monday, October 10 until his death six days later.  His body was transported from California back to Idaho Falls and arrived on Thursday morning, October 20. He was buried in the Taylor Cemetery during a graveside service held at 2:00PM on Sunday, October 23.

Source: Idaho Falls Daily Post (October 20, 1921, page 1)

John acquired the property in California in 1918 and most likely traveled back and forth between his property in Idaho Falls and the property in California.  His wife, Alice, had no interest in being away from her children and grandchildren so she remained in Idaho Falls.  It is unknown if she did travel to California, if this was her first visit or if she had traveled there with John previously.

On John's death certificate Alice is listed as the informant, so it is assumed she traveled to California to arrange for the return of his remains to Idaho Falls.

California Death Certificate of John Hansen

Coming to America

John Hansen's parent's Jorgen "John" Christoffer Hansen and Sissie Petersen Hansen joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tuesday, 18 March 1862 in Denmark.  Just one short month later they boarded the ship Athena in Hamburg, Germany on 21 April 1862 leaving all they had known to travel to Zion.  They traveled with 484 Scandinavian Saints under the leadership of Elder Ola N. Liljenquist and arrived in New York at Castle Garden Emigrant Depot (Map)on 9 June 1862¹ with their twelve year old daughter Anne.

Title Page of the ship Athena's Passenger List¹

The family is listed as Jorgen Hansen (age 38), Cisel Hansen (age 43) and Ane Hansen (age 12).

Family Names on Passenger List for  the ship Athena
which arrived in New York on 9 Jun 1862²

Castle Garden Emigrant Depot was located on the southern end of Manhattan and served as America's first immigrant receiving center.  Castle Garden welcomed over eight million immigrants from its opening in 1855 until its closing in 1890. Castle Garden is also known as Castle Clinton and is now managed by the US National Parks Service.  For more history on Castle Garden visit the National Parks Service or About.com to learn more.

Castle Garden Emigrant Depot

Ships, Saints and Mariners

The following excerpt taken from "Ships, Saints, and Mariners" by Conway B. Sonne provides additional insight into the journey the Hansen family embarked on to come to Zion.

Artist's depiction of Athena

Ship:Athena

Size: 1058 tons: 167' x 36' x 23' 

Built: 1857 by George Thomas at Quincy, Massachusetts

Flying a German flag, the Yankee-built Athena on 21 April 1862 began one of the most unpleasant voyages in the annals of Mormon migration. This square-rigger sailed from Hamburg with 484 Scandinavian Saints under the leadership of Ola N. Liljenquist, a Swedish master tailor and one-time burgher of Copenhagen. Elder Liljenquist was the first Scandinavian convert to return to his native land as a missionary. A strong spiritual leader, he served two missions in Europe, one as president of the Scandinavian Mission. Later he was ordained a patriarch in the LDS Church and became an early settler in northern Utah. After arriving at Hamburg from Copenhagen, the Saints traveled five miles up the Elbe River to board the Athena. Master and part-owner of the ship was Captain D. Schilling, who early demonstrated a harsh and hostile attitude toward his passengers. To his dismay, Elder Liljenquist soon learned the difference between the German and British laws in providing for emigrants during passage. He recalled, "The water for use on shipboard taken in on the Hamburg Elbe, rotted long before we reached our destination; the provisions were of very inferior kind and the way it was cooked was still worse, and then not half enough of it."

When the Mormons protested, Captain Schilling reminded them that he had carried emigrants across the Atlantic for twenty-five years and that his was the sole authority on the water. To emphasize his point, he produced the irons and handcuffs he used on passengers who did not follow his orders and persisted in complaining. Elder Liljenquist wrote in his journal: 

"One Sunday afternoon, after we had concluded our afternoon services, I suppose through jealousy and not having any influence with the Saints, he threatened to throw me overboard and I suppose he would have carried out his purpose had he dared to."

The Athena steered a course north of Scotland. The weather was fair, and soon the ship was in the Atlantic Ocean. Liljenquist wrote:

"We had favorable winds for several days, with considerable motion of the sea, and therefore many suffered with sea sickness. Two weeks after leaving Glilckstadt we had covered about half the distance to New York, but from that time the wheel of fortune rather turned against us. While we hitherto had been favored with good winds, these now turned, and then at other times we had a perfect calm. The captain steered towards the southwest until we reached the Gulf Stream, about 300 miles south of the New Foundland Banks. After that we had such a calm for a whole week that not even a feather stirred and the temperature of the water and air varied between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit. This sudden change from the cool north, together with the bad water, which became stagnant from the heat, caused the sickness, which already had a hold among us, to increase rapidly. The measles took away 33 of the little ones, and several of the adults also suffered with bowel complaints and diarrhea. The first winds that blew the captain utilized to take us further north into a cooler climate. Now, we are well, thanks to Him, who holds our destiny in his hands. Five adults have died, namely Ole Nielsen, 37 years old; Christine Poulsen, 29 years old; Hans Nielsen from Amager, 52 years old; Ane Nielsen, 70 years old, and Kaisa Rosen, 65 years; of age. The captain ordered the cook to make oat meal porridge for the sick in the morning, rice at noon, and sago porridge in the afternoon."

After a forty-seven-day passage the Athena arrived at New York on 7 June. Thirty-eight passengers had died, one of the highest death tolls of any emigrant company. Many others had taken ill. Two days later the company was on a train headed for Florence, Nebraska. There the Saints encountered a long delay before continuing their westward journey, and several more died.

Although built in America, this vessel's name is also recorded as Athenia either by mistake or prior to a change in registration. The ship was sold to owners in Bremen, Germany-probably because of the Civil War. She seems to have had a long service until at least 1875, but her eventual end is unknown. 

Autobiography of Ola Nilsson Liljenquist 

as contained in Tullidge’s Quarterly Magazine 4:1 (July 1881) pp.572-73. 

April 21st, 1862, I left Copenhagen the second time, for Zion, in charge of a company of Saints, numbering four hundred and eighty-four souls.  This was the fourth and last company that started from Copenhagen to Zion in the spring of 1862.  I left, feeling exceedingly grateful for the power and graces that had been bestowed upon us while we had been bearing our testimonies to tens of thousands of people and felt that our garments would be unspotted from their blood in the great day of judgment.  The Lord has blessed our feeble efforts with much fruit, but we felt that the harvest would be great though the laborers few.  The company [p.572] arrived at Hamburg on the 22nd, and were taken by boat five miles up the Elbe, where we embarked on a German emigrant ship, a large sailing vessel, called the Athenia.  We set sail on the morning of the 24th.  We learned before we reached New York, to our sorrow, the difference of the German laws and the English in fitting out an emigrant ship for its long voyage.  In the first place, the water for use on shipboard, taken in on the Hamburg Elbe, rotted long before we reached our destination; the provisions were of a very inferior kind,  and the way it was cooked was still worse, and then not half enough of it as it was.  The captain said he carried emigrants across the Atlantic twenty-six.   He showed me the irons and hand-cuffs he used to put upon the emigrants when they were not servient of his will,  and stated that he use to cut off the finest head of hair from the girls, and said he would treat us the same if we did not honor him as the sole chief, and quit finding fault with the treatment we had.  One Sunday afternoon, after we had concluded our religious  services, I suppose through jealousy and for not having any influence with the Saints, he threatened to throw me overboard, and I suppose would have carried out his purpose in a crazy fit, had he dared to.  Measles broke out among us and thirty-five deaths occurred, as the result of bad water and food.  Finally, after seven weeks at sea, we arrived at New York, where we took the car for St. Joseph, and from there by steamer to Florence.  Horace S. Eldredge was the emigration agent at New York and he arranged everything well for us.  At Florence we had a very long delay, and several deaths occurred.  The four companies were made into two at Florence,  C. A. Madsen was appointed captain of one, and myself of the other; and our great chief, John Van Cott, presided over both, as we traveled close together.  We arrived safely at Salt Lake City, September 22nd, 1862. . . . [p.573] 

A Compilation of General Voyage Notes
From Mormon Migration

"EMIGRATION NEWS FROM SCANDINAVIA. . . . the Athenia, (Captain Schilling,) on the 21st, with 484 souls, under the presidency of Elder O. N. Liljenquist. . . ."

MS, 24:18 (May 3, 1862), p.283

"Mon. 21. [Apr 1862] -- The ship Athenia sailed from Hamburg, Germany, with 484 Scandinavian Saints, under the direction of Ola N. Liljenquist. The company arrived at

New York June 6th and at Florence [Nebraska] June 19th."

CC, p.67

". . . For several months, the preparation for this large emigration had been going on in the different conferences throughout Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The emigrating Saints from the Jutland Conferences in Denmark went direct to Hamburg, while most of those from the other conferences first gathered in Copenhagen and thence made their way to Hamburg in different companies. . . .

. . . The steamer 'Albion' sailed from Copenhagen April 14, 1862, with about 500 emigrating Saints on board, and, after a successful voyage, arrived at Kiel at 8 o'clock a.m. of April 15th. After spending about two hours in transferring the baggage of the emigrants to the railway cars, the company left Kiel on an extra train for Altona, where they arrived at 1:30 p.m. President John Van Cott, assisted by other brethren, proceeded immediately to read the list of the emigrants and bring them on board the ships 'Electric' and 'Athenia' which, like the 'Humbolt' and 'Franklin,' were anchored in the Elbe off Hamburg.

The last of the Latter-day Saint Scandinavian emigrants of that season sailed from Copenhagen, April 17, 1862, on board the steamer 'Aurora,' which arrived at Kiel in the morning of the 18th and later the same day continued the journey by rail to Altona, where the emigrants spent a few hours attending to their baggage, and were then taken by a tender to the ship 'Athenia,' which lay at anchor down the Elbe near Gluckstadt. . . .

. . . On Monday, April 21, 1862, the ship 'Athenia' (Captain D. Schilling) sailed from Hamburg with 484 emigrating Saints on board in charge of Elder Ola N. Liljenquist, and before noon the ship was on the broad face of the North Sea. . . .

. . . On the 7th of June, the 'Athenia' arrived in New York, where Elder Soren Christoffersen's company was met, it having arrived the day before. Both companies left New York June 9th by train for Florence, where they arrived safely on the 19th.

The emigrants who sailed across the Atlantic in the four ships mentioned [THE Humboldt, Franklin, Electric, and Athenia] came together in Florence from which place those who had not the means wherewith to equip themselves for the journey across the plains were assisted by the teams sent there from the Valley by the Church, while those who had means wherewith to help themselves were organized into two independent companies. One of these was placed in charge of Elder Christian A. Madsen and was composed of 264 persons, 40 wagons, 14 horses, 174 oxen, 99 cows, 37 heifers, 7 calves, 6 dogs and 10 chickens, and brought along 22 tents, 32 cooking stoves, 5 revolvers and 37 rifles. Hans C. Hansen was captain of the guard and Jens C. A. Weibye secretary for the company, which was divided into six divisions with the following brethren as captains: Soren Larsen, Jens C. A. Weibye, Niels Mortensen (Lynge), Thomas Lund, Lauritz Larsen and Christian H. Gron. The first mentioned had charge of five horse teams and the others eight ox teams each.

The other company, which also counted about 40 wagons, with its quota of persons, animals, etc., was in charge of Elder Ola N. Liljenquist, and Elder John Van Cott was placed as general leader of both companies, which broke camp at Florence, July 14, 1862. The first few days some difficulty was experienced, as the oxen, who were not used to Scandinavian orders and management, would often follow their own inclination to leave the road and run away with the wagons, but after some practice on the part of their inexperienced teamsters, the difficulty somewhat disappeared. The journey from Florence was via Elkhorn River, Loup Fork, Wood River, Willow Lake, Rattlesnake Creek, Fort Laramie, Upper Platte Bridge, Devil's Gate, South Pass, Green River, etc., to Salt Lake City, where the company safely arrived Sept. 23, 1862. . . ."

HSM, pp.166-67

Reminiscences and diary of Martin Peterson Kuhre 

Kuhre, Martin Petersen.  Reminiscences and diary, (typescript), pp. 41-45,48.  (HDA) 

 At one o’clock we sailed with the steamer “Aurora.”  We had a pleasant voyage and arrived at Kiel the 18th in the morning at six o’clock.  We came to the railroad and arrived at Altona.  It took four hours, it is 14 miles. We stayed there seven hours.  Was transported aboard in a little or coast [UNCLEAR] together with our baggage and was towed out to the large emigrant ship.  We came aboard in the evening and got bunk together with Sister Karen and came to house.  I was glad and happy because the Lord had [p.40] blessed me with a good wife to whom I could present my love and assistance.  She was able to comfort and make sweet unto me life with her sincere heavenly love. 

 April 1862

19th.  We fixed our baggage 

 20th. The Sabbath.  We had meeting aboard.  District Presidents were appointed and I was appointed as overseer over the lanterns.  My beloved wife and I rejoiced together. 

 21st.  We were still in harbor at Gluckstad.  We had meeting. 

 22nd.  Changed a dollar and brought bread and some things. 

 23rd.  We were still in harbor at Gluckstad on account of contrary winds. 

 24th.  The same. 

 25th.  Hoisted anchor in the morning with good wind and stood out.  We were tugged out in the forenoon.  My beloved wife was taken seasick and had to go to bed. 

 26th.  Good wind.  My beloved wife kept a bed all day and was sick. 

 27th.  Sabbath.  Calm all day.  Meeting on the deck.  My wife was up and enjoyed the sea. 

 28th.  Good wind and rough. 

 29th.  Good wind.  Everything well aboard.  We got in sight of Scotland in the afternoon.  Passed [-] lighthouse in the evening and [-] islands at 12 o’clock at night. 

 30th.  Heavy sea with contrary wind further on in the day.  Pretty much all were seasick.  My wife was very sick.  Laid in bed all day. 

 May 1862  

The first of May.  The same kind of weather.  My wife was very sick and had to keep in bed all day.  Thanks to the Lord that I am strengthened and am able to help her. 

 2nd.  Same wind, but could manage to steer over high seas.  It blew terribly.  We sailed with reef sails.  My beloved wife was very sick.  Between 4 and 5 in the afternoon she said that now she did not feel like she could live any longer.  Her pulse beat fast and seemingly death was painted in her face.  I pressed her to my bosom and pressed a kiss upon her ice cold lips and my heart bled with the thought of losing her, the dearest I had in the world.  She expressed what was the desire of her heart.  "My Father let me live to remain with him.  I love him dearly."  I sprang out of bed.  Her pulse was stopped.  I took some wine and water and got her to drink it and it seemed she felt a little easier about the heart.  The Lord heard the silent prayers of our hearts and spared her life, thanks to His name eternally.  She is all the time very weak and cannot retain anything on her stomach.  The most of the Saints are very sick. 

 3rd.  We are steering the course.  It is blowing almost a storm.  We are sailing with bram  sail.  We have seen other ships with reefed sails.  My wife is yet very sick.  Oh, Lord, assist her and spare her life and bring us to Zion. 

 4th.  Sabbath.  Good wind and we are steering our course.  My beloved wife had to keep her bed. 

 5th.  My wife was up and was on half deck.  Found herself pretty well.  It was almost a storm but we went with [-].  In the afternoon we went with a side wind and we came very far towards the north. [p.41] 

 6th.  Wind full towards the north till pretty near the evening.  It blew hard and we made pretty good speed.  My wife better, thanks to the Lord. 

 7th.  About the same kind of wind and the ship went with the waves at a good speed.  It blew hard. 

 8th.  It blew hard.  We went along and several ships were passed that sailed with reefed sails.  My wife was lying all day.  In the evening we reefed sail. 

 9th.  Almost a storm.  Meeting aboard.  Hans Anderson and I administered and blessed a child who died half an hour after meeting.  It was Jens Mats child, a boy.  My wife well.  I got a pair of dried bacon for Trine.  It tasted splendid.  Thanks be to the Lord for it.  Rain and sharp wind from the west. 

 10th.   My wife was up.  Wind was west/southwest. 

 11th.  Splendid weather.  We were steering and we had a good meeting of the Saints on deck on quilts and blankets.  I preached, requested by our President Brother Liljenquist.  I felt blessed.  Brother Anderson, H. P. Moller and Liljenquist preached.  We did not get the meeting dismissed as the wind increased and as waves grew high and frightened some of the weakest of the Saints into gathering their clothes together.  I talked with Trine and was lying on the bed clothes on deck and we talked over where we should ship in the evening.  I went up to the brethren and thence down to my bed.  They had to set out bram sail and store sail.  The kaiver sail was broken during the night.  We continued and sailed south/southwesterly.  My wife kept in bed.  Oh, my Lord, strengthen her both spiritually and bodily. 

 13th.  Calm.  My wife was up and better.  I got a pan and fried bacon again.  The steward of the ship gave it to me, God bless him for it.  It tasted splendidly in the circumstances in which we were in. 

 14th.  Easterly wind.  Tail sail out.  My wife was better and up, the Lord be thanked. 

 15th.  Contrary wind.  Good weather.  My wife on deck in bed clothes.  Considerable sickness on board.  One man died.  17 (or 27) years old.  A child also, 7 years old.  In the evening I was up to see them sink in their watery grave. 

 16th.  My wife also up.  I was washing.  The steward gave me peas for dinner.  They tasted splendidly.  Otherwise we should have had rotten cabbage.  He gave me also some potatoes for evening and a big piece of pork of which I fried some for supper.  A child died. 

 17th.  Contrary winds and sharp.  Almost a storm.  My beloved wife well.  I got some cod fish from the cook in the evening.  The Lord bless him for his goodness towards us. 

 18th.  The Sabbath.  An old lady died during the night.  Westerly wind and foggy air.  Two children [-]. [THE WORD MISSING HERE IS PROBABLY, died] 

 19th.  One child died during the night.  A man died.  Calm and warm and many sick.  My beloved wife well. 

 20th.  Calm and warm.  The guard was angry with Brother Halmstead. [POSSIBLY Holmstead]  Brother Halmstead asked his pardon.  In the evening there was music and dancing on the half deck.  Most of them participated in the dance even though their wives and everything that would keep them there was about dead.  I and my wife were lookers on to all this. 

 21st.  Still calm and warm.  A child died. [p.42] 

 22nd.  A sharp wind.  A woman and a boy 16 years old dies and a child.  My beloved wife was seasick.  Oh Lord, assist her. 

 23rd.  A child died last night.  Calm in the forenoon.  Storm in the afternoon and good wind.  This man has lost three children, Carl John Mork. [POSSIBLY, Mark] 

 24th.  Four children died last night.  Jens Poulson's [Poulsen] two sisters and wife and a child died.  My beloved wife is not well today.  Oh Lord, restore her I ask Thee in the name of thy beloved son, Jesus Christ, and bring us to Zion for thy mercy's sake.  The wind calm today.  Last night, rain, thunder and lightning.  My beloved wife very sick of diarrhea.  We got some wine soup from the captain.  It strengthened her very much. 

 25th.  My dear wife has been very sick during the night.  Brother Moller's boy brought us a sugar dipped in opium from the captain to ease it.  The wind northeast and sharp breeze.  One child died during the night.  My wife got a cup full of something that Brother Nielsen called liquor.  Something unpleasant to drink but I hope it will help her.  My beloved wife is still very sick.  I got some pancakes for her from the cook.  She ate a little of them. 

 26th.  Two children died.  The wind calm.  My wife better.  She got some warm wine and it did her good.  In the afternoon she was worse.  We brought the midwife and asked her assistance. 

 27th.  My wife was very sick.  Oh, Lord, assist her.  The midwife counseled to bleed her which was done twice on one arm but did not get any blood.  Niels Johansen brought blood from the other arm.  The wind easterly and a slow breeze. 

 28th.  My dear wife very sick.  I am downcast, but my hope is to the Lord that He will raise her and turn her sufferings into joy in the coming days.  She cannot retain food and is all the time writhing and in pain. A woman died today.  Good wind, the Lord be thanked, but almost a storm.  Four bram sail blown to pieces.  The ship is going at the rate of 11 1/2 miles in four hours.  The wind went west and the mar sails reefed for the first time on the voyage.  High seas and the ship working heavily. 

 29th.  My beloved wife a little better but she can still take nothing of such as I can get her to strengthen the weak body.  I fried a few potatoes for her.  She ate a few of them.  Oh, my God, spare her life.  Hear or hear thy humble servant's prayer for the dearest which thou hast given me on earth.  The wind blew considerably, but we had lots of sail up. 

 30th.  My beloved wife was a little better;  a little.  The wind was westerly.  Four children died today. 

 31st.  Calm.  My dear wife was a little better today, thanks to the name of the Lord eternally. 

June 1862 

The first of June, the Sabbath.  The wind south and calm.  Was together with a ship from Bremmen by the name of “Helena.”  Our captain visited them and they visited us.  My beloved wife better today but must all the time keep in bed.  I cooked a little chicken broth for her today from the table of the captain.  She had wished it so long and she enjoyed it so well, thanks to the Lord as we have to acknowledge His hand in all things.   Meeting on deck.  Brother Liljenquist preached and we had a blessed day and fine weather.  A child died during the night. 

 2nd.  Foggy weather.  A girl died today.  My dear wife is better day by day.  I got a little food for her from the captain's table.  It strengthened her bodily. [p.43] 

 3rd.  The same foggy weather and calm.  Everything well aboard except a little sickness but not so bad as has been.  There happened a little between my dear wife and myself on account that we did not always deal as wisely as we ought.  We got it settled but not without tears on both sides.  The Lord give us mercy to deal more according to wisdom as we do love one another so sincerely. 

 4th.  Foggy.  We passed two steamers.  We had good wind all the time but foggy weather.  My dear wife better every day.  Two children died today. 

 5th.  My dear wife very sick.  The ship rocked very much and is sailing with a good wind and all of us waiting to see land.  I got a little chicken soup from the Captain's table to my beloved Trine.  About 3 o'clock in the afternoon we got land in sight.  Blessed feelings passed through my soul when I saw the land which is the object of my desires and future hopes.  The land where I was to pass through sorrow and joy and whatever comes in life together with this beloved woman the Lord has given me.  Oh my hope is for time and eternity in this land where thousands are flocking to prepare for the millennial morning.  Oh, Lord, hear Thy humble servant's prayer and strengthen and raise my beloved wife. 

 6th. [-] and cast anchor at 8 o’clock.  We heaved anchor again and sailed up a splendid river and enjoyed ourselves seeing the beautiful forests and landscapes.  My beloved wife was up and rejoiced in union with me.  We passed the doctor and got permission to go right up to New York.   We arrived in the city at 5 in the afternoon.  One child died.  We soon got a little to eat and refreshed ourselves.  In the evening a dance on deck. 

 7th.  Two children died today; in all 39.  We arrived at Castle Garden and was glad and rejoiced.  We went up and had warm beef.  It did us good after a long voyage.  We went to a hotel and took a nights lodging there. 

Castle Garden Emigrant Depot, New York (circa 1855)

 8th.  Day of Pentecost.  We went around and got us something to eat and looked around a little. 

 9th.  We came to Castle Garden from the hotel.  Two women had two births during the night in Castle Garden.  We drove from Castle Garden at six in the afternoon to the station in wagons.  We traveled from New York at half past eight in the evening and arrived at Albany at 6:30 in the morning. 

 10th.  After we had rejoiced very much in seeing this pleasant land, these romantic rocky mountains, the green splendid forests and the fruitful fields; my beloved wife was pretty well satisfied.  We traveled from Albany at 12:30 noon and arrived at Niagara at 11:30 noon on the llth, and rode over the bridge under which the great Niagara water fall is running.  We camped in a green space and ate and drank and looked at this so much spoken of waterfall with great interest.  We left Niagara at 2:30 afternoon and arrived the 12th in the morning at 7:00 at Windsor where we were set over to Detroit by a steamer.  Traveled further at 2 in the afternoon.  A child died in the car where I was. 

 13th.  A boy of ten years fell out of the car and got his toes of one foot crushed.  We arrived at Chicago at one in the afternoon.  Everything well.  We had splendid cars to ride in.  We left Chicago at 5 in the afternoon and arrived the 14th at Quincy at 2 in the afternoon.  Went aboard in the steamer and sailed along the Mississippi River 20 miles to Hannibal where we lodged in the cars over night. [p.44] 

 15th.  Sabbath.  We remain in Hannibal.  Bought meat and made soup in the fields. 

 16th.  We left Hannibal at 5 in the morning and arrived at St. Joseph at 6  in the afternoon.  Camped on a green plain.  A little after midnight we went aboard on a steamer and left St. Joseph the same night. 

 17th.  We sailed up the Missouri River.  Sister Sophis [Sophie] Olsen died today aboard the steamer about 6 in the afternoon. 

 18th.  A child died today.  We landed in Florence at 12 midnight. 

 19th.  We hauled our baggage to the camping place and camped there. 

 20th.  Attended to necessaries together with my dear wife. 

 21st.  I made out a note to Brother Niels Johansen calling for 132 dollars American money at 4% interest annually until the same shall be paid. 

 22nd.  Sabbath.  Meeting under open heaven.  I was not there on account of not feeling well.  I built a bower to protect us from the heat of sun. 

 23rd.  Very damp.  My beloved wife not well.  I bought an oxen for thirteen dollars. 

 24th.  Heavy thunder during the night.  The day passed attending to the necessities. 

 25th.  The same. 

 26th.  I went out in country a little together with brethren in order to buy cows.  We went 9 ½ (or 4 ½) miles to town by name Gallawan.  We were lying there overnight but went further again in the morning of the 27th without getting any cows.  I bought a good cow on my road home for 20 dollars.  I came home about noon.  This day was my dear wife’s birthday, 24 years old. 

 28th.  I was looking out for the cow and was looking after the necessities together with my dear wife. 

 29th.  Sabbath. 

 30th.  We received our oxen. 

July 1862

The first of July.  I herded our oxen and our cow.  I was not satisfied with our oxen and gave the brethren to understand it and they thence told me I could have my money back if I desired it.  I concluded that I myself would get my wagon. 

 2nd.  I went to Omaha in the morning and looked at some wagons but returned without buying any. 

 3rd.  I bought the one pair of oxen from the brethren and had to give $69.75 for them.  I went out and looked at a cow but went back again without buying it. 

 4th.  The jubilee of the Americans. 

 5th.  I and my wife went out and got a cow and gave $15 for it. 

 6th.  Sabbath.  We wrote some in a letter home to Denmark and herded our stock. 

 7th.  Nothing remarkable. 

 8th.  Very strong thunder and two English brethren were killed by the lightning. 

 9th.  Rain and we almost swam in water in the tents.  I bought a wagon for $50. 

 10th.  I set [-] on the wagon and sent the wagon to the smith’s and brought provisions. 

 11th.  I bought some provisions and fixed for the journey . . . . [p.45] 

 . . . [Sept.] 26th.  We reached Salt Lake City....[p.48] 

BIB: Kuhre, Martin Petersen.  Rem 

Sources:

1. Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year:  1862; Arrival:  New York,  United States; Microfilm Serial:  M237; Microfilm Roll:  M237_220; List Number:  521.

2. Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year:  1862; Arrival:  New York,  United States; Microfilm Serial:  M237; Microfilm Roll:  M237_220; Line:  12; List Number:  521.

Land Deed for California Property

John Hansen Property in California

According to the memory of Wayne Bingham, John Hansen's grandson, John went to California to purchases a piece of property for a retirement home away from the severe Idaho winters.  In 1918 John took the train from Idaho Falls to Madera, California to get things started. The train took him from Idaho Falls down to Ogden, Utah and then across norther Nevada into Sacramento and then down to Winton, California. The property in Winton was 20 acres on which John planned to raise fruit trees. The current address of the property is 6641 Mercedes Ave, Winton, California.  After John's death in 1921 the property was let go by Alice Hansen to cover outstanding taxes and other fees on the property.

Property Owned by John Hansen (Shown in green north)
Overlaid on the 1917 USGS Map of Winton, California Area

Wayne Bingham and his daughter Colleen Reep recently went to the county offices to get the exact location of the property as well as visit the property to see what it looks like today.  There is a home which stands in the same location as the original home but appears to not be the original house that was built prior to John Hansen acquiring the property in 1918.  There are only a couple of trees around the house and the remainder of the property is unplanted.  The property today has been divided into a 15 acre parcel and a 5 acre parcel. All of the properties surrounding the property seem to all be orchards that are well maintained.

View of the property from the road looking south west

Another view of the house and garage

Merced County Assessor's Parcel Map from 1976 showing
details of property once owned by John Hansen (Lot #36 and #37)

Alice Elizabeth Bateman Hansen's Actual Birth Date

Alice Elizabeth Bateman Hansen and her family seemed to believe she was born on 29 August 1868¹ in Stifford, Essex, England. Alice's son, Lawrence Hansen, who is listed as the informant on her death certificate also listed 29 August 1868 as her birth date and location. Further research has uncovered her date of birth as most likely 18 July 1867² based on birth records located in England for Orsett registration district and Grays subdistrict. The information for this record was provided by Alice's mother, Ester Wiffin Bateman, who was most likely present for the birth.  The birth information was recorded on 28 August 1876 in Stifford.

Birth Record for Alice Elizabeth Bateman (1867)

Death Certificate for Alice Elizabeth Bateman Hansen (1961)

Stifford is located along the northern banks of the Thames River about 22 miles east of downtown London and is now broken into North Stifford and South Stifford. Additional information on Stifford, England can be located at http://www.northstiffordvillage.co.uk/index.html.

Stifford Parish Church

Source:

1. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, death certificate no. 972, Alice Elizabeth Hansen (1961), Division of Vital Statistics, Boise.

2. England. Registrar General. Birth Certificates. General Registry Office, South Port., England, birth certificate (short form) for Alice Elizabeth Bateman, born 18 July 1867; citing entry 243, Orsett registration district and Grays subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.

From Bloomington to Taylor - Part 2

Based on the family information John Hansen and his family left Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho in 1899 to travel to their new property in Taylor, Bannock, Idaho.  In the booklet Bear Lake Pioneers of 1864 it states:

"When they came to Idaho Falls and Taylor, they left Bloomington down in the meadow near the outlet of Bear Lake in 1899.  Traveling in a white top buggy, wagons and the boys on horses who drove several cows and 30 head of sheep.  In the white top rode several chickens and the seed to plant.  They went down through Soda Springs to the Indian reservation.  Because of hoof and mouth disease they wouldn't let the animals cross the streams.  So the sheep came across in the white top buggy that is Blackfoot river as they came into Gosehn."

Sheep Wagons

Sheep wagons, which were common in Idaho's early history, were modified farm wagons with wide shelves extended outward from the sides to form benches and the cover extended over these benches to increase the interior space. They were equipped with a bed, table and stove inside and were used as living quarters for many Western sheep herders. A box for food supplies was attached to the outside with a hole cut in the into the side of the wagon to provide access to the food from the inside. The wagon's top was covered with canvas, and frequently had other layers (whatever was available) to add structural integrity and insulation.

There Goes the Neighborhood

From Bloomington to Taylor - Part 1

Based on the family information John Hansen and his family left Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho in 1899 to travel to their new property in Taylor, Bannock, Idaho.  In the booklet Bear Lake Pioneers of 1864 it states:

"When they came to Idaho Falls and Taylor, they left Bloomington down in the meadow near the outlet of Bear Lake in 1899.  Traveling in a white top buggy, wagons and the boys on horses who drove several cows and 30 head of sheep.  In the white top rode several chickens and the seed to plant.  They went down through Soda Springs to the Indian reservation.  Because of hoof and mouth disease they wouldn't let the animals cross the streams.  So the sheep came across in the white top buggy that is Blackfoot river as they came into Gosehn."

Information from other family members seems to indicate they passed through Wolverine Canyon and stayed the night there on the way over the mountains into Taylor.  I have also been told they may have stayed the night around Grays Lake, which seems out of the way and adds about 20 miles to the trip, but may have been necessary for water.

The following are four of the most plausible routes based on modern roads (many of them dirt) that would roughly trace the route they might have followed. If you have additional information on the route they may have taken or would like to speculate on which of these routes is most likely please contact me.

Option A – Bloomington > Soda Springs > Wolverine Canyon > Taylor

Option B – Bloomington > Soda Springs > Wolverine Canyon > Goshen > Taylor

Option C – Bloomington > Soda Springs > Grays Lake > Wolverine Canyon > Goshen > Taylor

Option D – Bloomington > Soda Springs > Grays Lake > Wolverine Canyon >  Taylor

John & Alice Hansen Move into Town

Source: Idaho Register (December 11, 1914)

In late 1914 John Hansen completed construction of a beautiful new home for his family located in Idaho Falls.  The home was located at 499 'E' Street which was only about 800 feet from the edge of the Snake River and a quarter of a mile from the future site of the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.  He continued to run the  ranch and farm in Taylor, which was less than 10 miles away from the new home.

It is unknown at this point when John acquired the land and started construction of their new home. As seen on the following Sanborn Map of Idaho Falls the future home site was vacant as of the November 1911 publication.  Across the street from where the home is to be built was a small LDS Chapel occupying only a small portion of the block which was owned by the church.

Source: Sanborn Map Idaho Falls, Idaho (November 1911)

By the time John completed construction of his home the LDS Church had built the LDS Auditorium directly across the street from his home complete with a performance stage and dance hall.  The April 1921 Sanborn Map, shows John and Alice Hansen's home as well as the new LDS Auditorium. The property John constructed his new home on was 50' x 140' and was located on the corner of Capital and 'E' Street.  Behind the home was a free standing garage for John to park the Studebaker he had purchased a few years earlier. 

Source: Sanborn Map Idaho Falls, Idaho (April 1921)

While in this home John and Alice also had living with them Alice's father, Alfred Bateman for a time.  They also raised their 16 month old granddaughter Lula Hansen after her mother, Nettie Lords Hansen (married to Sidney Lorenzo Hansen) passed away as a result of complications related to child birth.  Both mother and baby passed away in June of 1917.  Other's of their children lived with them, their babies were born in this home with the help of Alice, and many others visited over the years they were in this home.

Also, according to the 1920 US Census John Hansen owned the home and property free and clear of any mortgage.  The census also indicates that Alice could not read or write.

Sometime between 1937 and 1940 Alice Hansen and her daughter Ellen Lords moved from the home at 499 'E' Street to a new home a few miles away located at 311 11th Street. Alice lived in this home until her death in 1961 (This home still stands today).

The home on 'E' Street was torn down long ago as have most of the homes in the area to make way for progress. I have been unable to locate any photographs of the home as it looked then or any other details about the home.  If you have additional information, photographs, or stories please contact me.

Why Did John Hansen Go To California?

According to the memory of Wayne Bingham, his grandfather, John Hansen went to California to work a piece of property he bought as a retirement home away from the severe Idaho winters.  In 1918 John took the train from Idaho Falls to Winton, California to get things started. The train took him from Idaho Falls down to Ogden, Utah and then across norther Nevada into Sacramento and then down to Winton, California.  It is believed the property in was 20 acres (I am currently working to get a copy of the land documents). John Hansen planned to raise fruit trees on this small acreage in his retirement.

Source: California State Journal of Medicine
February 1924. Page 68.

John traveled back to the property again in 1921 intended to only be gone a few weeks and then return to Idaho Falls, but while there he contracted diphtheria. In the 1920s, there were an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 cases of diphtheria per year in the United States, causing 13,000 to 15,000 deaths per year (Source: Atkinson W, Hamborsky J, McIntyre L, Wolfe S, eds. (2007). Diphtheria. in: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (The Pink Book) (10 ed.). Washington DC: Public Health Foundation. pp. 59–70.)  According to the California Journal of Medicine about 600 people each year were dying in California from diphtheria in the 1920's.  The prospects for those who survived the illness were not much better.  Many suffered for the remainder of their life from the effects of having contracted this illness.  By the 1920's a vaccine had been developed to prevent the spread of diphtheria, but it was not widely used until some years later.

As John started to recover from the effects of diphtheria he contracted pneumonia, a common secondary infection and as a result of this illness he passed away October 16, 1921 in Madera, California.  After his death he was transported back to Idaho Falls and buried in the Taylor Cemetery near the homestead he worked so hard to build.

John's wife, Alice Hansen, was very upset about the property in California and refused to go there with him.  He was planning their retirement but it would take her away from her children and grandchildren she loved so much, even if only for the winter.  She refused to go with him.  After his death she refused to deal with the property and allowed it to be taken by the county in lieu of payment, not only for outstanding taxes, but for rodent eradication, which if left unattended to by the property owners, was by statute taken care of by the county with the owners’ paying for the service.

(Thanks to Colleen Reep, daughter of Wayne Bingham, for her interview of her father and providing much of this information)  If other family members have additional memories, stories or documentation I would love to hear from you.

Union Pacific Railroad Map from Idaho Falls, Idaho to Madera, California (circa 1900)

Taylor and Goshen Canal Company

The following is a transcript of the Articles of Incorporation of the Taylor and Goshen Canal Company.  The name J.H. Hansen appears as a subscriber with 8 shares.  As I am unable to find any reference to another Hansen, the presumption is that this is John Hansen.  I have never seen in any record or reference a middle initial I cannot be completely sure this is him, but would appear to be so.  If someone has information to the contrary or that can confirm this assumption I would be interested in hearing from you.

The Taylor and Goshen Canal Company was formed on May 24, 1899 and ended operation on December 1, 1912. Additional information on the Taylor and Goshen Canal Company can be found at:

• The Pacific Reporter, Volume 102 (Published 1909, pg 381-389)
• Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Idaho: Volume 16 (Pub 1910 pg 639-664)
• Loss of Water for Taylor and Goshen Canal
• History of the Idaho Falls City Canal

City Waterworks Electric Light Plan
Source: Sanborn Map of Idaho Falls (November 1905)

Taylor and Goshen Canal Company

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Know all men by these presents: that we the undersigned, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves togeather for the purpose of forming under the laws of the State of Idaho, and we hereby certify:

First, That the name of said corporation is The Taylor and Goshen Canal Company. 

Second. That the purpose for which it is formed is to construct and own canals and acquire water rights, and to take water for agicultural purposes and for domestic use, the head of it's main canal being located at the tail race of the water wheel of the town of Idaho Falls, on the Crow and Watts Slough, in the town of Idaho Falls, Bingham County, Idaho,and running thence in a southerly and south-easterly direction to Cedar Hollow which shall be the terminus.

Third, the place where it's principal business is to be transacted shall be the town of Taylor, Bingham County, Idaho.

Fourth, That the term for which it is to exist is fifty years from and after the date of it's incorporation.

Fifth, The number of it's directors shall be five and the names and residences of those appointed for the first year or until their successors shall be elected by the stock holders on the 22nd day of March 1899, are as follows to wit:

• William Priest, Taylor, Idaho
• Joseph Jensen, Goshen, Idaho
• Eli Wadsworth, Taylor, Idaho
• A.M. Neilson, Goshen, Idaho
• Henry Harriman, Taylor, Idaho

Sixth, The amount of the capital stock of the corporation is forty thousand dollars, divided into sixteen hundred shares at twenty five dollars per share.

Seventh, That the amount of said capital stock which has been actually subscribed is $14,600.00 and the following are the names of the parties by whom the same has been subscribed:

• William Garner, 16
• August Samuelson, 16
• R.E. Hansen, 16
• Jas Burmeister, 16
• John Lundell, 20
• Lars Sorensen, 16
• Gust Blomquist, 25
• Jas N. Christensen, 20
• Neils Monson, 40
• John L. Blomquist, 25
• Ola Hanson, 25
• Parker V. Cox, 25
• Robert Egbert, 12
• Harry Miller, 16
• Joseph J. Jensen, 16
• Frank Clark, 12
• J.G. McAllister, 18
• Henry H. Harriman, 25
• Wm. Priest, 16
• Albert Wasserman, 16
• A.M. Nielsen, 40
• G.H. Thompson, 16
• H.P. Nielsen, 16
• J.H. Hansen, 8
• J.P. Johnsen, 32
• C.H. Christenson, 16
• Hiram Hansen, 16
• J.H. Vaughn, 16
• Heber Arave, 16
• D.H. Collett, 8
• Heber Christensen, 25
• Mary Ann Jensen, 16
• Geo H. Longhurst, 16

In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 22nd day of March 1899.

• Wm Priest
• Joseph J. Jensen
• Adolph M. Nielson
• Henry H. Harriman
• Eli A Wadsworth

Notorized May 19, 1899 before Joseph A. Clark, Notary
Recorded May 22, 1899 by George F. Gagon, Recorder

John Hansen Purchases A Studebaker

By 1912 John Hansen was becoming well known throughout the Idaho Falls community as a prominent rancher and horseman.  On Tuesday, July 9, 1912 it was reported by the Idaho Register that John Hansen had spent Saturday in town (Idaho Falls).  It would seem based on the news report that he was touring around town in his new EMF Studebaker which he had recently acquired.

Source: The Idaho Register. Tuesday, July 9, 1912

In 1912 a new Studebaker cost approximately $1,100 (which in 2012 dollars is the equivalent of $26,190.48).  To help put the value of the Studebaker into real terms the average American household income was $750 per year which meant this vehicle cost John Hansen about 1.5 times as much as the average annual income.  In 2012 the average annual household income is approximately $63,000 which would translate to a vehicle that cost over $90,000.

Studebaker Ad (cira 1912)

By the end of 1912 there were approximately 356,000 cars on the road in the United States (1 car for every 268 citizens).  For the first time there were more cars than horses on the road in New York City. By 2009 there were estimated to be 254,212,610 cars on the road in the United States (1 car for every 1.2 citizens).

John Hansen appears to have been a successful rancher, farmer and horseman which allowed him to provide well for his family.

Source: 1912 EMF Studebaker Brochure (pg 17)

John Hansen and More Horse Stories

Today I came across another reference in the Idaho Register dated Tuesday, May 2, 1916.  It is a short news article about John Hansen purchasing a French Percheron stallion named Incruste.  The stallion took second place in the 1909 Internationals in the Class 4 - Yearling Stallions category (Source: Percheron Stud Book of America: Volume 13) and who apparently took first prize at the "roundup and fair" in 1915 (Source: The Idaho Register. May 2, 1916).

Source: The Idaho Register (May 2, 1916)

I discovered the breeding record for the stallion, Incruste, which provided additional information on where this particular horse came from and put me on the trail to the Percheron Society of America (The organization now operates under the name: Percheron Horse Association of America). The organization which all pure bred Percherons were registered with.  They published an annual book titled: Percheron Stud Book of America and is made up of multiple volumes.

Source: Percheron Stud Book of America: Volume 13 (1912)

In searching the records of the Percheron Society of America I also discovered the following reference to a Percheron bred by John Hansen in 1908 named Fenelon.

Source: Percheron Stud Book of America: Volume 13 (1912)

 There are many other reference to additional horse bred by John Hansen spanning through several volumes of the Percheron Stud Book of America.  John Hansen spent a great deal of time and money in acquiring and breeding fine horses and appears to have been very well known throughout the Idaho Falls area in the early 1900's for his efforts.

An example of a pure bred champion Percheron
(The individual pictured is not John Hansen nor is the horse one of his and
is only shown here as an example of the type of horses he bred and raised)

Expanding Research Focus On The John & Alice Hansen Family

Today I decided to change the focus of the blog from my research on my great grandfather (Sidney Lorenzo Hansen) to my great-great grandfather John Hansen and his wife Alice Elizabeth Bateman.  As part of this change I am not only interested in research related to his ancestors but all of his children and their descendants.  If you have additional information, photos, stories or other family information I would love to hear from you.

JOHN HANSEN was born on 15 Dec 1863 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, USA. He died on 16 Oct 1921 in Madera, Madera, California, USA. He married Alice Elizabeth Bateman, daughter of Alfred Bateman and Esther Elizabeth WIFFIN on 20 Oct 1884 in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA. She was born on 29 Aug 1868 in Stifford, Essex, England. She died on 23 Mar 1961 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, USA.

John Hansen and Alice Elizabeth Bateman had the following children:

i. HERBERT JOHN HANSEN was born on 18 Aug 1885 in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA. He died on 19 Jun 1890. 

ii. LAWRENCE ALFRED HANSEN was born on 03 Oct 1887 in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA. He died on 17 Jun 1963 in Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho, USA. He married Kate Vinnie Humphreys on 11 Apr 1906. She was born on 04 Jul 1888 in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA. She died on 14 Nov 1963 in Shelly, Bonneville, Idaho, USA.

iii. SIDNEY LORENZO HANSEN was born on 07 Apr 1889 in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA. He died on 02 May 1947 in Taylor, Bonneville, Idaho, USA. He married Nettie May Lords, daughter of David Nerden Lords and Katherine Marilla Locks on 12 Nov 1913. She was born on 10 May 1896 in Blue Valley, Wayne, Utah, USA. She died on 02 Jun 1917 in Taylor, Bonneville, Idaho, USA (Died from complication in child birth). He married MAUDE G. MILLER, daughter of George Harry Miller and Rose Elizabeth Huband on 08 Dec 1917 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, USA. She was born on 17 Jan 1900 in Taylor, Bonneville, Idaho, USA. She died in Nov 1981 in Bonneville, Idaho, USA.
iv. ESTHER ELIZABETH HANSEN was born on 20 May 1891 in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA. She died on 16 Jun 1983 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States. She married Frank Randolph Ashment on 23 Apr 1911 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States. He was born on 22 Apr 1891 in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States. He died on 09 Dec 1960 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.

v. CORA ELLEN HANSEN was born on 08 Dec 1893 in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA. She died on 01 Nov 1975 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, USA. She married Howard Lords on 10 Mar 1915. He was born on 31 May 1894 in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA. He died on 16 Nov 1918 in Bonneville, Idaho.

vi. MARGERY ALICE HANSEN was born on 28 Mar 1895 in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA. She died on 03 Aug 1979 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, USA. She married Alfred R Bingham, son of Erastus Alma Bingham and Susan Ann Lords on 12 Nov 1913 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. He was born on 04 May 1895 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA. He died on 11 Oct 1984 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, USA.

vii. GEORGE HANSEN was born on 25 Feb 1897 in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA. He died on 20 Mar 1897.

viii. CARLINE ANN HANSEN was born on 10 May 1898 in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA. She died on 18 Jul 1958 in Pleasant Hills, Contra Costa, California, USA. She married William Ellsworth Galloway on 23 Dec 1919 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, USA. He was born on 04 Dec 1890 in Heppner, Morrow, Oregon, USA. He died on 24 Feb 1970 in Twin Falls, Idaho, USA.

ix. JAMES ELIZA HANSEN was born in Dec 1900 in Taylor, Bonneville, Idaho, USA. He died in Jan 1901.

x. CHESTER OLIVER HANSEN was born on 31 May 1902 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho. He died on 12 Dec 1989 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho. He married Boletta Margaret Eckersley, daughter of William Alonzo Eckersley and Margaret C Callahan on 01 Aug 1923 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States. She was born on 11 Jul 1905 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. She died in Oct 1976 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States. He married Calista Waite on 27 Apr 1977 in Taylor, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho. She was born on 14 Jan 1904 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah. She died on 20 Jul 2006 in La Mesa, San Diego, California

xi. ALMER HANSEN was born on 05 Jun 1906 in Taylor, Bonneville, Idaho, USA. He died on 01 Feb 1907.

xii. VELMA HANSEN was born on 05 Jun 1906 in Taylor, Bonneville, Idaho, USA. She died on 10 Feb 1998 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States of America. She married Francis Alonzo Eckersley on 23 Oct 1927 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States. He was born on 15 Aug 1908 in Sugar City, Fremont, Idaho USA. He died on 06 Aug 1983 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho USA.