Family History

ESTHER PEARL HANSEN born January 7, 1912 - near Havelock, IA
Married Thomas Ringkob on October 2, 1935 - at parent’s home, Jackson, MN

HANNAH (MINNIE) WILHELMINA OLSON (Esther’s mother)
Born July 11, 1883, Flag Center, IL
Married Peter J. Hansen on Dec. 29, 1909 at bride’s parent’s home, Alpha, MN
Died November 12, 1965, Jackson, MN

PETER J. HANSEN (Esther’s father)
Born May 12, 1878, Rochelle, IL
Married Hannah (Minnie) Olson on Dec. 29, 1909, Alpha, MN
Died May 19, 1967

ANNA JOHANNA CARLSON (Esther’s maternal grandmother)
Born May 11, 1855, county or parish Holland, Sweden, near Drame and Varberg
Married Andrew Peter Olson on Oct. 3, 1881- Rochelle, IL
Died May 2, 1932, Alpha, MN

ANDREW PETER OLSON (Esther’s maternal grandfather)
(ANDERS PETTER OLAFSON)
Born August 8, 1848, county of Holland, Sweden, near Varberg
Married Anna Johanna Carlson on Oct. 3, 1881 - Rochelle, IL
Died April 14, 1921 - Alpha, MN

PETRINA JORGENSEN (Esther’s paternal grandmother)
Born January 18, 1859, Denmark
Married Jacob Hansen on November 12, 1877, Stewart, IL
Died 1907 - Havelock, IA

JACOB HANSEN (Esther’s paternal grandfather)
Born December 1, 1855 near Odense on the island of Lyn, Denmark
Married Petrina Jorgensen on November 12, 1877, Stewart, IL
Died March 1938 - Havelock, IA

JOHANNA LENA ELIASON (Esther’s maternal great-grandmother)
Born 1831 - Sweden
Married Carl Carlson in 1852, Sweden
Died January 17, 1913 - Jackson, MN

CARL CARLSON (Esther’s maternal great-grandfather)
Born in Sweden
Married Johanna Lena Eliason in 1852, Sweden
Died - killed by robbers in 1863 in Sweden

GRANDMA JORGENSEN (Esther’s paternal great-grandmother)
Born in Denmark
Died in 1898 - Rochelle, IL