Andrew William Hansen (abt. 1899 - 1985)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

1899 BIRTH
Preferred name: Andrew William Hansen^[1][2][3]
Birth name: Anders Hansen^[4][5][6][7]
Nickname: Andy
Preferred birthdate: 30 August 1899^[1][2][8]
Or... 31 August 1899 ^[4]
Place: Geneseo Township, Tama, Iowa^[4]

Father: Lars Peter Hansen ^[9][1][2]
Mother: Ida Marie "Mary" Olson^[1][9][2]

Named after his grandfather Anders Hansen of Denmark, he went by the name Andrew or Andy. With the exception of the Anders Hansen original birth record in Geneseo Township, Tama County, birth date 31 August 1899, all other records and Andy himself used the 30 August 1899 birth date.

1899 - Andrew William Hansen - Iowa Delayed Birth Certificate

Apparently, Andy was unaware that his original birth record was at the Tama County Courthouse when he requested a new birth certificate in 1940.

This 1940 delayed birth certificate incorrectly says Andrew William Hansen was born 30 August 1899 in "the city of Reinbeck, Lincoln Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa." (Note that Reinbeck is in Grundy County, not Black Hawk County, and Lincoln Township is in Tama County.)

1911 - Reinbeck, Grundy County and Lincoln, Grant, and Geneseo Townships in Tama County, Iowa

1900 US Census
Geneseo Township, Tama, Iowa ^[5]

Peter Hansen, 26, b Denmark Nov 1873, imm 1891, m 5 yrs, 8 yrs in US, na

Mary Hansen, 29, b Sweden, Apr 1871, m 5 yrs, 3 children, 3 living, 7 yrs in US

Sophy M Hansen, 6, b Iowa Apr 1894, daughter

Norma C Hansen, 3, b Iowa Jan 1897, daughter

Anders Hansen, 9/12, b Iowa, Aug 1899, son

1905 Iowa Census
Post Office Reinbeck, Grant Township, Tama, Iowa^[10]

Although some sources cite their residence as Reinbeck, the nearest town, they never lived there. Peter actually rented various farms in Tama, Grundy and Black Hawk counties until they had enough saved to buy their own place in Orange Township.

Ida Hansen and children in rural Iowa

This is probably their farm house in Orange Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa.

1910 US Census
Orange Township, Black Hawk, Iowa^[6]

Peter Hensen, 37, b Denmark, imm 1892, not NA, m 18 yrs, farmer, owns

Mary Hansen, 38, b Sweden, m 18 yrs, 9 children, 9 living, imm 1892

Sophia Hansen, 16, b Iowa, daughter

Norma Hansen, 13, b Iowa, daughter

Anders Hansen, 10, b Iowa, son

Oscar Hansen, 9, b Iowa, son

Edna Hansen, 7, b Iowa, daughter

Nels Hansen, 5, b Iowa, son

George Hansen, 4, b Iowa, son

Peter Hansen, 3, b Iowa, son

Esther Hansen, 0, b Iowa, daughter

The children went to one-room country schools within two-miles of whatever farm house they were living in at the time. ^[11]"Older children, especially the boys, were needed to work on the farm in spring and fall. Sometimes they could attend school only in the winter." ^[12]

1910 Plat Map - Orange Township, Black Hawk, Iowa

Andy was 13 when the Hansen family moved from the farm into Cedar Falls after Peter purchased a popular café and lunchroom from Severin Markussen in October 1913. ^[13]It has been said that Norma and Andy worked in the family restaurant with their mother.^[14]

1915 Iowa Census
601 Grant, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa^[7]

P.L.Hansen, 43, b Denmark, In US 23 yrs, in IA 23 yrs, Lutheran, $480 income 1914, 8 yrs grammar school, $2000 home value, $500 incumbrances on home, Lutheran, can read, write

Ida M Hansen, 43, b Sweden, In US 23 yrs, in Iowa 23 yrs, Lutheran, 8 years school, wife

Sophia Hansen, 21, b Iowa, abt 1894, single, housekeeper, 8 years school, Lutheran

Norma Hansen, 16, b Iowa, abt 1899, single, domestic, 8 years school, Lutheran

Anders Hansen, 15, b Iowa, $200 income, 2 mo emp 1914, 8 yrs school, Lutheran

Oscar Hansen, 14, b Iowa, abt 1901, 8 years school, Baptist

Edna Hansen, 12, b Iowa, 7 yr common school, Lutheran

Nels Hansen, 10, b Iowa, in school, Lutheran

George Hansen, 9, b Iowa, 4 yrs grammer school, Lutheran

Peter Hansen, 8, b Iowa, at school, Lutheran

Esther Hansen, 5, b Iowa, 1 yr common school, Lutheran

Although the 1915 census says the five eldest children went to school through 8th grade, they later said they had much less education than that (accounts vary from 3rd to 6th grade).^[7] None of the eldest went to school in Cedar Falls and the boys were "farmed out" during the week to help support their large family.

1917-1919 World War I - US Navy
Name: Andrew William Hansen^[15][16]
Rank: Apprentice Seaman
SSN: 480018143
Enlisted: 26 June 1917
Detached: 15 August 1919 ^[17]

1917-1919 - Andrew Hansen - US Navy, World War I

Only two months after the United States entered the World War in April 1917, 17-year-old Andy joined the Navy, unaware he would never see his father again. Andy was in France the following spring when Peter was killed while working for the Illinois Central Railroad.^[18]

1917 - Off to France - Andrew Hansen (front right)

Andy served at the United States Naval air station in Gujan, France, where he spent a year working on airplane maintenance. "The air station was originally designed to be a dirigible station but never progressed past the construction phase due to a lack of men and materials." ^[19] After the signing of the Armistice, Andy was stationed in South Carolina and Virginia until his discharge as an Apprentice Seaman 15 August 1919.^[20]

1917 - World War I - Oscar and Andy Hansen

1919 Cedar Falls City Directory
607 Grant, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa ^[21]
Ida Hansen, Andrew, Sophia, Oscar

1920 US Census
607 Grant, Cedar Falls Township, Black Hawk, Iowa^[22]

Mary Hansen, 46, b Sweden, Imm 1892, NA 1897, head, widow, owns

Andrew W Hansen, 20, b Iowa, laborer, IC railroad

Oscar Hansen, 19, b Iowa, Dray co, wagon driver

Nelse Hansen, 17, b Iowa, laborer, IC railroad

George Hansen, 14, b Iowa, aborer, printing shop

Pete Hansen, 13, b Iowa, none

Ester Hansen, 10, b Iowa, none

1920 US Census
907 James St, Webster City, Boone Township, Hamilton, ^[23]

Vernon Fisher, 28, b Iowa, secton foreman, railroad

Norma Fisher, 23, b Iowa, wife

Mary Fisher, 2-3/4, b Iowa, daughter

Nels Hansen, 16, b Iowa, laborer, working out, brother-in-law

Andrew Hansen, 21, b Iowa, laborer, factory, brother-in-law

1923 Cedar Falls City Directory
607 Grant, Cedar Falls, Iowa^[21]

Mary Hansen, Andrew, George, Pete, Sophia, Nels

1925 Iowa Census
607 Grant, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa^[24]

Ida Hansen, 52, b Sweden, $1500 house value, $1200 insurance on house, widow, father Magnus Olson, mother Ida M Olson, highest grade reached, 4, NA, 40 years in US, parents m IA

Andrew Hansen, 25, b Iowa, highest grade reached 12 (incorrect) , father Peter Hansen, mother Ida M Hansen, parents m IA

Niels Hansen, 20, b Iowa, highest grade reached 10 (incorrect), father Peter Hansen, mother Ida M Hansen, parents m IA

Ester Hansen, 16, b Iowa, highest grade reached 10 (incorrect) , in school, father Peter Hansen, mother Ida M Hansen, parents m IA

1925 MARRIAGE
Andrew Hansen met Mary Kirstine Thuesen in Cedar Falls before she left to work for the Whreyhouse (sic) family in Detroit as a cook. Andy followed her there and they married 27 August 1925 in Lucas County, Ohio. ^[25] Mary returned to Iowa in October and the young couple moved into one of the three identical houses owned by his mother on Lincoln Street in Cedar Falls where their only child, Betty Jean, was born the following year.

In 1926-27, Andy worked for Frank Kennison's "Clark's Dray & Storage" in Cedar Falls (later owned by Andy's brother Oscar).

1920s - Andy Hansen - Driver for Clark's Drayline

1927 Cedar Falls City Directory
706 Lincoln, Cedar Falls, Iowa ^[21]
Andrew Hansen, works dray line (Mary Hansen)

1929 Cedar Falls City Directory
706 Lincoln, Cedar Falls, Iowa ^[21]
Andrew Hansen (Mary Hansen)

1930 US Census
820 4th St, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa^[26]

Andrew W Hansen, 31, b Iowa, $3000, own, truck driver pump factory

Mary Hansen, 28, b Germany, wife, imm 1911, NA (incorrect- not naturalized)

Betty J Hansen, 4, b Iowa, daughter

1934 Church Membership
On 2 December 1934, Andrew William Hansen and Marie Kristine nee Theusen joined the Danish Bethlehem Lutheran Church (now Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church), Cedar Falls, Iowa.^[27]

1938 Cedar Falls City Directory
820 W 4th, Cedar Falls, Iowa ^[21]
Hansen Andrew (Mary) (1)Viking Pump

In 1939, Andy was working at Viking Pump when his father-in-law, Fred Thuesen, asked him to take over the operation of his 160-acre farm about two and a half miles northwest of Cedar Falls. Andy and Mary moved into the large farm home with Fred and Birgette. Later on, Fred sold part of the farm, now the American Martyr Retreat House at 2209 N Union Road in Cedar Falls, and Andy purchased the remainder.

1940s - Thuesen-Hansen Farm

1940 US Census
Cedar Falls Township, Black Hawk, Iowa^[28]

Fred Thuesen, 63, b Denmark, owns $2000, farming, 1935 same res

Roberta Thuesen, 60, b Denmark, wife, 1935 same res

Andrew W Hansen, 31, b Iowa, farming, 1935 same res

Mary Hansen, 28, b Denmark, wife, 1935 same res

Betty J Hansen, 4, b Iowa, daughter, 1935 same res

Andy's nephew Richard said that part of Andy's land was along the river. Every morning the dogs would take the cows for a swim across the river to Dead Man's Island and then bring them back at night to be milked. Occasionally, the cattle strayed onto the Rock Island Railway tracks that ran through the property—a 1943 front page newspaper story reported that six of them were hit and killed by a train. ^[29][30]

1940s - Cattle on the Rock Island Railway tracks

Andy became a successful dairy farmer and served on the board of directors of the well-known Benson Cooperative Creamery--then a large operation where butter production totaled more than 1-1/2 million lbs. in 1944.^[31]

A nephew reported, "The telephone poles and lines on highway 20 from there to a town (maybe Finchford) were put in by Andy at no charge to anyone. He maintained them and whenever there was a storm, he would fix them."^[32]

In addition to Andy and Mary's active membership in the Danish Nazareth Lutheran Church, he was a charter member of American Legion Post 237 in Cedar Falls, a Master Mason, a member of the Knights Templar and the Oddfellows. He held several offices including worshipful master of Black Hawk Lodge No. 65, A. F. and A. M in 1941 ^[33]and eminent commander of Baldwin Commandery No. 11 Knights Templar in 1947.^[34]

1965 Death of Wife Mary
Mary Hansen died at their farm home 7 November 1965. ^[35]

Andy retired from farming in 1968 and moved into Cedar Falls. In his later years, Andy was Grand Marshall of an annual "Sturgis Falls Celebration" parade in Cedar Falls. He remained active in the American Legion and he was recognized as a "50-year Mason" before his death in November 1985 at age 86.^[36]

1985 DEATH AND BURIAL
Andrew Hansen died 28 November 1985 in Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa.^[2][3] Masonic Services were held with burial 2 December 1985 in Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa.^[37]

Andrew & Mary Hansen Gravestone

Andrew W Hansen Obituary ^[38]

1985 - Andrew Hansen Obituary

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-9Q6G : accessed 25 November 2020), Andrew William Hansen, 30 Aug 1899, Iowa, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 80240, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101693740.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QV-49L4 : 11 February 2019), Andrew W Hansen, 28 Nov 1985; citing Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States, The State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.; FHL microfilm 2,155,741.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLGQ-7J4 : 4 December 2020), Andrew Hansen, Nov 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Tama County Courthouse, Toledo, Tama, Iowa, County Recorder Birth record [Anders Hansen, Toledo, Tama, Iowa, b 31 Aug 1899 Geneseo Twp, Tama, Iowa to Mary Oleson and Peter Hansen]
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9L2-RJ8 : accessed 8 December 2020), Anders Hansen in household of Peter Hansen, Buckingham & Genesee Townships, Tama, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 8B, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,460.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML13-7KW : accessed 25 November 2020), Anders Hansen in household of Peter Hansen, Orange, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 31, sheet 8A, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 392; FHL microfilm 1,374,405
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4R-71LV : 24 November 2020), Andrew Hansen, 1915; citing Cedar Falls Township, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,379,477.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLGQ-7J4 : 4 December 2020), Andrew Hansen, Nov 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLLS-26SG : 7 November 2019), Andrew W Hansen, ; citing Pension, Iowa, United States, multiple county Recorders, Auditors, and County Clerk Offices, Iowa; FHL microfilm 007897589.
10. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-VVGR : 24 November 2020), Anders Hansen, Tama, Iowa, United States; citing card #A 84, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,642.
11. ↑ "...one-room schoolhouses, built when the homesteaders first settled in the state, helped establish Iowa’s national reputation for excellence in education. The State Legislature (back in the late 1800s) determined that if we are going to have these immigrants come here, then we need to teach their kids, because we want families to come...At its peak, Iowa had 12,623 country schools, located every 2 miles to make it easier for farm families to send their kids to school..." Bjork, Teresa, " Iowa's country school Legacy" published 8-1-2017, Iowa Farm Bureau website, https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Iowas-country-school-Legacy
12. ↑ "One Room Schools," Iowa PBS, https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2673/one-room-schools
13. ↑ Waterloo Evening Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, 3 Oct 1913
14. ↑ Pat & Claudia Fisher Interview 2010
15. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QRCV-H2PZ : 25 October 2019), Andrew William Hansen, 16 Aug 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
16. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
17. ↑ Andrew W Hansen detached 15 August 1919 Abstract of WW I Military service for Andrew Hansen
18. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139914203/lars-peter-hansen: accessed 16 June 2023), memorial page for Lars Peter “Peter Lars” Hansen (4 Nov 1872-12 May 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #139914203,citing Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by sameelee (contributor 48534864).
19. ↑ Sitz, Capt. W.H. USMC, "The History of US Naval Operation", US Gov't Printing Office, Washington, 1930, page 24. http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/pdf/navalaviation.pdf
20. ↑ US Government document, Abstract of WW I Military service, Andrew W Hansen, 1917-1919
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4} Cedar Falls City Directory, Cedar Falls, Iowa
22. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YB-7G4 : accessed 25 November 2020), Andrew W Hansen in household of Mary Hansen, Cedar Falls Ward 1, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing ED 7, sheet 16B, line 84, family 474, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 478; FHL microfilm 1,820,478.
23. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8B1-N9L : accessed 9 December 2020), Andrew Hansen in household of Vernon W Fisher, Hamilton, Iowa, United States; citing ED 124, sheet 16A, line 38, family 371, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 491; FHL microfilm 1,820,491.
24. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQW-ZL28 : 21 June 2020), Andrew Hansen in household of Tover Christensen [Ida Hansen], Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm
25. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q4M-TST : 26 August 2019), Andrew W Hansen and Mary Thursen, 27 Aug 1925; citing Marriage, Lucas, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
26. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMNZ-JJT : accessed 8 December 2020), Andrew W Hansen, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 14B, line 92, family 408, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 642; FHL microfilm 2,340,377.
27. ↑ Danish Bethlehem Lutheran Church records (now Nazareth Lutheran Church), Cedar Falls, Iowa, Member book page 317 [Andrew William Hansen, b August 30, 1899, and Marie Kristine nee Theusen, b February 19, 1902, church membership Dec 2, 1934 Cedar Falls, Ia]
28. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMR1-NB7 : 28 February 2020), Andy Hanson, Cedar Falls Township, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-14, sheet 14A, line 38, family 267, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1139.
29. ↑ Waterloo Daily Courier - Sunday, September 05, 1943, Waterloo, Iowa "Train Kills Cattle"
30. ↑ As told by nephew Richard Hansen 2009
31. ↑ Waterloo Daily Courier - Tuesday, February 20, 1945, Waterloo, Iowa, "Benson Creamery Makes 1,632,101 Lbs. Butter in '44"
32. ↑ As told by nephew, Pat Fisher
33. ↑ Waterloo Daily Courier - Tuesday, January 13, 1942, Waterloo, Iowa, "Wells Worshipful Master of Cedar Falls AF & AM" (He succeeds Andrew W Hansen, who has headed the Masonic fraternity for the past year.)
34. ↑ Waterloo Daily Courier - Wednesday, December 17, 1947, Waterloo, Iowa, "Andrew Hansen Commander of Knights Templar"
35. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64464508/mary-christina-hansen: accessed 14 June 2023), memorial page for Mary Christina Thuesen Hansen (19 Feb 1902–7 Nov 1965), Find A Grave: Memorial #64464508, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by sameelee (contributor 48534864).
36. ↑ Personal knowledge
37. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64464485/andrew-william-hansen: accessed 14 June 2023), memorial page for Andrew William “Andy” Hansen (Aug 1899–28 Nov 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64464485, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by sameelee (contributor 48534864).
38. ↑ Waterloo Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, 28 November 1985, Andrew W Hansen obituary

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