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Lester Welhaven Hansen

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Lester Welhaven Hansen

Birth
Hendricks, Lincoln County, Minnesota, USA
Death
24 Dec 1977 (aged 91)
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
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Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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Lester was the eldest son of Jennie and Hans Hansen. He spent most of his working life as a railway mail clerk under the US Post Office, until retiring in 1945. He was active in community and church activities, and real estate ventures. Eventually, Lillian and he moved to St. Petersburg, Florida.

Lester Hansen spent the last thirty-six years of his life in an avid devotion to the Anderson-Amundson-Von Krogh genealogy. With extensive research in both Norway and the United States, Lester wrote and published three hard-cover volumes on the history and genealogy of the family, one each in the years 1951, 1956, and 1971. Copies of these works can be found in historical libraries both in this country and in Norway.

Without his work it would have been impossible to maintain the family ties that made possible an Anderson-Amundson-Von Krogh family reunion in Decorah, Iowa in 1995. The family owes him an immeasurable debt.

Children of Lester and Lillian:
Eunice Vivian Smith - (m. Harry William Smith) b. 7/23/1912
Margaret Evelyn Hansen - b. 2/2/1916 - d. 4/14/1916
Florence Elizabeth Lemm - (m. William Henry Lemm) b. 3/4/1918
Jean Lorraine Jones - (m. Richard Maurice Jones) b. 6/2/1925
Lester was the eldest son of Jennie and Hans Hansen. He spent most of his working life as a railway mail clerk under the US Post Office, until retiring in 1945. He was active in community and church activities, and real estate ventures. Eventually, Lillian and he moved to St. Petersburg, Florida.

Lester Hansen spent the last thirty-six years of his life in an avid devotion to the Anderson-Amundson-Von Krogh genealogy. With extensive research in both Norway and the United States, Lester wrote and published three hard-cover volumes on the history and genealogy of the family, one each in the years 1951, 1956, and 1971. Copies of these works can be found in historical libraries both in this country and in Norway.

Without his work it would have been impossible to maintain the family ties that made possible an Anderson-Amundson-Von Krogh family reunion in Decorah, Iowa in 1995. The family owes him an immeasurable debt.

Children of Lester and Lillian:
Eunice Vivian Smith - (m. Harry William Smith) b. 7/23/1912
Margaret Evelyn Hansen - b. 2/2/1916 - d. 4/14/1916
Florence Elizabeth Lemm - (m. William Henry Lemm) b. 3/4/1918
Jean Lorraine Jones - (m. Richard Maurice Jones) b. 6/2/1925

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  • Created by: KIKI
  • Added: Jun 14, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91910278/lester_welhaven-hansen: accessed ), memorial page for Lester Welhaven Hansen (19 Feb 1886–24 Dec 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91910278, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA; Maintained by KIKI (contributor 47833518).