Abbigail was the oldest of 12 children born to Carl and Karen Hansen. Growing up, she was tasked with taking care of her younger siblings as they came along almost every two years.
She married Carl Thorson on 18 July 1914 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Her son, Vernon, told the story of how they homesteaded property in Canada, under extremely harsh conditions, saying they "nearly starved." He said she worked at a ranch feeding farm hands in the area to earn money for the couple.
When Carl and Abby returned to Minnesota, they went owned a farm, and went on to raise four sons, Carl Morris, Vernon, Earl and Stanley. Abby was very thrifty. She made hooked rugs from worn out clothes and gave them to her grandchildren. She also made each grandchild a small afghan, even as she aged and her fingers bent with arthritis. She is remembered as a hardworking, loving woman who greatly enjoyed her time with her grandchildren, teaching some of them how to play a favorite card game, Whisk.
She married Carl Thorson on 18 July 1914 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Her son, Vernon, told the story of how they homesteaded property in Canada, under extremely harsh conditions, saying they "nearly starved." He said she worked at a ranch feeding farm hands in the area to earn money for the couple.
When Carl and Abby returned to Minnesota, they went owned a farm, and went on to raise four sons, Carl Morris, Vernon, Earl and Stanley. Abby was very thrifty. She made hooked rugs from worn out clothes and gave them to her grandchildren. She also made each grandchild a small afghan, even as she aged and her fingers bent with arthritis. She is remembered as a hardworking, loving woman who greatly enjoyed her time with her grandchildren, teaching some of them how to play a favorite card game, Whisk.
Abbigail was the oldest of 12 children born to Carl and Karen Hansen. Growing up, she was tasked with taking care of her younger siblings as they came along almost every two years.
She married Carl Thorson on 18 July 1914 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Her son, Vernon, told the story of how they homesteaded property in Canada, under extremely harsh conditions, saying they "nearly starved." He said she worked at a ranch feeding farm hands in the area to earn money for the couple.
When Carl and Abby returned to Minnesota, they went owned a farm, and went on to raise four sons, Carl Morris, Vernon, Earl and Stanley. Abby was very thrifty. She made hooked rugs from worn out clothes and gave them to her grandchildren. She also made each grandchild a small afghan, even as she aged and her fingers bent with arthritis. She is remembered as a hardworking, loving woman who greatly enjoyed her time with her grandchildren, teaching some of them how to play a favorite card game, Whisk.
She married Carl Thorson on 18 July 1914 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Her son, Vernon, told the story of how they homesteaded property in Canada, under extremely harsh conditions, saying they "nearly starved." He said she worked at a ranch feeding farm hands in the area to earn money for the couple.
When Carl and Abby returned to Minnesota, they went owned a farm, and went on to raise four sons, Carl Morris, Vernon, Earl and Stanley. Abby was very thrifty. She made hooked rugs from worn out clothes and gave them to her grandchildren. She also made each grandchild a small afghan, even as she aged and her fingers bent with arthritis. She is remembered as a hardworking, loving woman who greatly enjoyed her time with her grandchildren, teaching some of them how to play a favorite card game, Whisk.
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