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Hans Gerhardson (1863 - 1936)

Hans Gerhardson was born Apr. 13, 1863(# 40) on Ivarsøy farm, Fitjar in Hordaland County, Norway. He died Dec. 6, 1936 in Belgrade, Minnesota. He was son of Gerhard Conrad Thomsen and Anna Martine Olsdatter. Hans married Esther Elaine Anderson on Dec. 05, 1890 in Belgrade, Minnesota. She was born Jun. 13, 1859.(# 68) on Haugsbų farm, Sveio, Norway. She died Nov. 15, 1947. They had 7 children:

1. Anna Marie Gerhardson, b. Aug. 30, 1891, d. Jun. 20, 1914 in Maddock, North Dakota.

2. Alma Caroline (Gerhardson) Hanson, b. Mar. 29, 1893 in Belgrade, Minnesota, d. Dec. 30, 1979 in Moorhead, Minnesota. She married Simon B. Hanson, Jun. 9, 1920 in Crow River Lutheran Church in Belgrade, Minnesota. He was born in 1891. He died in Jan. 1988 in Moorhead, Minnesota.

3. Gerhard A. Gerhardson, b. Feb. 20, 1895, d. Jan. 31, 1983 in Belgrade, Minnesota. He married Ada L. Thorson, Sep. 12, 1923 in Crow River Lutheran Church in Belgrade, Minnesota.

4. Martha Sophia (Gerhardson) Johnson, b. Jan. 6, 1897, d. Jun. 1983 in Mora, Minnesota. She married Hans Olai Johnson, Jun. 14, 1925 in Crow River Church. He was born Apr. 8, 1896, d. Oct., 1976 in McGrath, Minnesota. Find A Grave.

5. Einar Gerhardson, b. Aug. 5, 1899 in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, d. Oct. 17, 1983 in Belgrade, Minnesota. He married Pearl Tangen, Nov. 17, 1935 in Crow River Church. She died Feb. 5, 1995 in Belgrade, Minnesota.

6. Henry Gerhardson, b. May 1, 1901 in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, d. Oct. 18, 1978 in McGrath, Minnesota. He married Pearl Otelia Petersen, Sep. 25 1932, in Brooten, Minnesota. She was born Apr. 30, 1909 in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, d. Aug. 10, 1996 in Cambridge, Minnesota.

7. Laura (Gerhardson) Mikkelson, b. Dec. 8, 1904 in Belgrade, Minnesota, d. Jul. 8, 1992. She married Lauritz B. Mikkelson, Jun. 9, 1935. He was born in 1902, d. 1982.



In the 1865 census Hans was living on Ivarsøy farm, Fitjar, Hordaland County, Norway together with his parents and his siblings.

In the 1875 census Hans was living on Ivarsøy farm, Fitjar, Hordaland County, Norway together with his parents and his siblings.

In the 1900 census Hans was living in Colfax Township, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, together with his wife and children.

In the 1910 census Hans was living in Colfax Township, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, together with his wife and children.

In the 1920 census Hans was living in Colfax Township, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, together with his wife and children.

In the 1930 census Hans was living in Colfax Township, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, together with his wife and children.

His gravestone in Find A Grave. 1)


1)
Simon Steinsbų: Fitjar Bygdebok page 107.
Thanks to Rick Gerhardson in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA, for this information.
Ricks grandfather is Henry Gerhardson in the picture above.
Hordaland county, Fitjar, Parish register (official) nr. A 1 (1862-1881), Birth and baptism records 1863, page 10.