Mrs. Karen Hanson died her Sunday (Feb 9) and had she lived until May 10 she would have been 99 years old. As far as we know, she was the oldest resident of Allamakee county. For the past 40 years she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Sever Johnson and the best of care was given her. For the past two years she has been able to see little, only perceiving light from dark and her hearing was not so keen.
As Karen Holen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Knudt Holen she was born near Oslo, Norway, May 10,1842. When she was 22 years old, she set sail for America, the only one of her family to come at that time. The trip took seven weeks. She came direct to Allamakee county where she had an uncle, Ole Olson living near Elon.
The next year Feb 2, 1866 she married Andrew Hanson and together they farmed near Waukon until his death in 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson were the parents of nine children of whom four survive. She knew pioneer life from experience, working in the fields beside her husband and raising her large family, leaving no time for idleness.
Her greatest pleasure in her declining years was to have callers with whom she could converse in her native tongue, since she did not learn the English language. All callers were entertained with lunch with true Norwegian hospitality.
Direct descendants are three daughters , Mrs. Johnson of Lansing, Mrs. Lars Hanson of Waukon, Mrs. Albert Nelson of Cumberland, Wis., and a son Cornelius of Waukon; 15 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren who will cherish her memory.
Mrs. Hanson was a member of the Old W.P. Creek Lutheran church, from where the funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. A.P. Lea officiating. Burial was in the church yard cemetery. Casket bearers were her grandsons, Howard Johnson, Arthur, Emil, Clarence and Elmer Hanson and Chester Nelson.
Source: Newspaper clipping scrapbook
As Karen Holen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Knudt Holen she was born near Oslo, Norway, May 10,1842. When she was 22 years old, she set sail for America, the only one of her family to come at that time. The trip took seven weeks. She came direct to Allamakee county where she had an uncle, Ole Olson living near Elon.
The next year Feb 2, 1866 she married Andrew Hanson and together they farmed near Waukon until his death in 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson were the parents of nine children of whom four survive. She knew pioneer life from experience, working in the fields beside her husband and raising her large family, leaving no time for idleness.
Her greatest pleasure in her declining years was to have callers with whom she could converse in her native tongue, since she did not learn the English language. All callers were entertained with lunch with true Norwegian hospitality.
Direct descendants are three daughters , Mrs. Johnson of Lansing, Mrs. Lars Hanson of Waukon, Mrs. Albert Nelson of Cumberland, Wis., and a son Cornelius of Waukon; 15 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren who will cherish her memory.
Mrs. Hanson was a member of the Old W.P. Creek Lutheran church, from where the funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. A.P. Lea officiating. Burial was in the church yard cemetery. Casket bearers were her grandsons, Howard Johnson, Arthur, Emil, Clarence and Elmer Hanson and Chester Nelson.
Source: Newspaper clipping scrapbook
Mrs. Karen Hanson died her Sunday (Feb 9) and had she lived until May 10 she would have been 99 years old. As far as we know, she was the oldest resident of Allamakee county. For the past 40 years she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Sever Johnson and the best of care was given her. For the past two years she has been able to see little, only perceiving light from dark and her hearing was not so keen.
As Karen Holen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Knudt Holen she was born near Oslo, Norway, May 10,1842. When she was 22 years old, she set sail for America, the only one of her family to come at that time. The trip took seven weeks. She came direct to Allamakee county where she had an uncle, Ole Olson living near Elon.
The next year Feb 2, 1866 she married Andrew Hanson and together they farmed near Waukon until his death in 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson were the parents of nine children of whom four survive. She knew pioneer life from experience, working in the fields beside her husband and raising her large family, leaving no time for idleness.
Her greatest pleasure in her declining years was to have callers with whom she could converse in her native tongue, since she did not learn the English language. All callers were entertained with lunch with true Norwegian hospitality.
Direct descendants are three daughters , Mrs. Johnson of Lansing, Mrs. Lars Hanson of Waukon, Mrs. Albert Nelson of Cumberland, Wis., and a son Cornelius of Waukon; 15 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren who will cherish her memory.
Mrs. Hanson was a member of the Old W.P. Creek Lutheran church, from where the funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. A.P. Lea officiating. Burial was in the church yard cemetery. Casket bearers were her grandsons, Howard Johnson, Arthur, Emil, Clarence and Elmer Hanson and Chester Nelson.
Source: Newspaper clipping scrapbook
As Karen Holen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Knudt Holen she was born near Oslo, Norway, May 10,1842. When she was 22 years old, she set sail for America, the only one of her family to come at that time. The trip took seven weeks. She came direct to Allamakee county where she had an uncle, Ole Olson living near Elon.
The next year Feb 2, 1866 she married Andrew Hanson and together they farmed near Waukon until his death in 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson were the parents of nine children of whom four survive. She knew pioneer life from experience, working in the fields beside her husband and raising her large family, leaving no time for idleness.
Her greatest pleasure in her declining years was to have callers with whom she could converse in her native tongue, since she did not learn the English language. All callers were entertained with lunch with true Norwegian hospitality.
Direct descendants are three daughters , Mrs. Johnson of Lansing, Mrs. Lars Hanson of Waukon, Mrs. Albert Nelson of Cumberland, Wis., and a son Cornelius of Waukon; 15 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren who will cherish her memory.
Mrs. Hanson was a member of the Old W.P. Creek Lutheran church, from where the funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. A.P. Lea officiating. Burial was in the church yard cemetery. Casket bearers were her grandsons, Howard Johnson, Arthur, Emil, Clarence and Elmer Hanson and Chester Nelson.
Source: Newspaper clipping scrapbook
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