Hans Larson

Possibly related information to Hans LARSON's parents: Lars Hanson LØKEN, Tjenesten (Servant), 35 år (years old) married Agnete Gulbrandsdtr Togstad 30 år Ringsaker (church) 12 June 1821. See Churchbook, Ringsaker, Vol 5, 1814-1826 pp 427 line 322 schema 2114/2050. (Transcribed by Michael Gordon in Hamar, Norway, archives.

Hans Larson bora record Vol 6 line 697, schema 2361. (transcribed by Michael Gordon in Hamar, Norway, archives).

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Hans LARSON, son of Lars HANSON 
Born: 11 Oct 1821 at: Storhamar, Hedmark, Norway
Marr: Mar 1847 at: Nes Parish, Hedmark, Norway. Pastor Palodan officiated.
(from Hans Larson's Pension application, 15 Jan 1898)
Christie Larson's 17 Jun 1904 pension application says she was married on or about 4 Feb 1846
Died: 3 May 1904 at: Farmstead near Shelly, Minnesota
Buried at Augustana Church Cemetary, Norman County, Minnesota GPS: N47d 23.78' W96d 47.30' Directions to cemetary: 3.2 miles north of Halstad (intersection of 200 and 75) then east on CR17 2.5 miles. Augustana will be on the right, or south side of the road. Cemetary is on the south side of the church. Headstones are on the east row, midway south. Kiersti NILSDATTER, Daughter of Nils and ? Born: 14 Sep 1826 at: Norway Died: 5 Apr 1911 at: Home near Shelly, Minnesota Buried at Augustana Church Cemetary, Norman County, Minnesota (east row, midway south)
She had many spellings of her name; this is the spelling by Hans Larson's own hand
on his pension application. Note that there is a Christine Nilson, age 16 in Shelly on the
1885 Census. Here we go, 1985 Census -- Kjerstine Gorden and most of the family.
Children: 11 Born Married Lars H. 28 Jul 1847 Charles Nils 15 Mar 1849 Anna (died in Norway) Andreas or Andrew L. 14 Sep 1852 Karen 25 Jul 1855 Morgan Hans Gilbert 16 Oct 1862 Olava Evenstad on 24 Jul 1883 LINK to his page (Norman County book 1 page 95)
Martin 26 Apr 1864
Clara 31 Mar 1867 L.L.Hetland on 29 Jun 1892 (Norman County, book 3 page 104)
Anton (Anthony) 1 Apr 1867 Listed as Anthony in 1985 census.
Bennett 25 Apr 1869

PHOTO of grave markers, view to east. Made 6/1986 by Michael Gordon.

PHOTO, Detail, of Hans grave marker Made 6/1986 by Michael Gordon.

PHOTO, Detail, of Chresti H grave marker Made 6/1986 by Michael Gordon.

Augustana Church view eastward and a bit south; on the right is the cemetary. 6/2002 by Michael Gordon.

Augustana Church view eastward. 6/1986 by Michael Gordon.

MAPS

Locator map, composited from two other maps.

Closer, Brottum train station southeastward

Political map (about 1 mile) showing Odegarden and nearby towns.

Topographic map (very closeup, 1/2 mile perhaps)

Map to Augustana Church from Halstad.  This is where Hans Larson and his wife are buried.

DESCRIPTION.  The GORDON name derives from a farm, Odegaarden, north of Moelv and 2 kilometers southeast from the Brottum train station on a hillside facing southwest above Lake Mjosa.  On this map ( See Map ) it is in the upper left hand corner.  The map coordinate system is 32 ED50-UTM Zone 32, also it appears WGS84 latitude and longitude is displayed.  The detailed topographic map from Statens Kartverk (using a different datum) is:
Odegaarden: North 333916 East -6740 KS: 3.  Datum probably 1 NGO1948 Gauss-K Akse 3.
Brottum train station: North 335164, East -8933.  Thats N -1248, E 2193 from train station to farm; straight line distance 2523 meters east southeast. 

Converting Odegaarden to some other map datums will make it useful to find this farm using GPS:


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Good resource:

Copy of 1885 Shely Census, 1885 . The township is "Shely" (one L). Note: it is reportedly a transcription and contains a few errors. Gordon is shown as "Gorden" but this is actually a better anglicized form of Odegaarden than is Gordon. H.L. Gorden, Kjerstine Gorden, Martin Gorden, Anthony Gorden, Clara Gorden, Bennet Gorden, Kate Gorden. Kate is most likely the daughter of Charles Nils Gordon, born Julia Kate Gordon.

Copy of 1890 Special Census , enumerating veterans and post offices. Hans Larson is now appearing with an alias, Hans L. Gordon.

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SUMMARIZED BIOGRAPHIES

(Written by Charles N. Gordon for the 1938 Gordon Clansman

See photographs of Granum Farm in 1988 , the place Hans Larson emigrated from.

HANS LARSON GORDON: Born near Storhammar, Hedemarken, Norway on Oct. 11, 1821, and died on his homestead near Shelly, Minnesota on May 3, 1904. At the time of his death, therefore, he had reached the age of 82 years, 7 months, and 14 days. Mr. Gordon emigrated to America with his wife and five children about the middle of May, 1860. After a wearisome journey of six weeks and 2 days on the Atlantic in a sailing vessel the family reached Quebec, Canada on the 3rd day of July, 1860. They settled near Onalaska -- now a suburb of La Crosse, Wisconsin -- where the family resided for a period of eleven years. In 1871 the family, including several members, took up homesteads on the banks of the Marsh River in western Minnesota. Here Mr. Gordon spent the remainder of his life with the exception of a few years when he and his wife resided in Tennessee. During the Civil War Mr. Gordon served with the 52 - Second Wisconsin Infantry. He also served the Government as a mail carrier for some time. He died as a result of rheumatic fever.

CHRESTI GORDON (nee Nelson): Born in Norway on September 14, 1826, and died at her home near Shelly, Minnesota on April 5, 1911. She reached the ripe old age of 84 years, 6 months, and 21 days. She often served her neighborhood in the capacity of a mid-wife, and was considered quite an authority on simple home remedies we have been informed. We have been told that Chresti was considered a very beautiful woman in her younger days. The immediate cause of her death was heart failure. So far as we have been able to ascertain her maiden name was Nelson or Nilson since her father's name was Nils. However, some believe her name was Larson. We may have more to add to these brief biographies in our next issue Of the Gordon Clan bulletin.

Document Images

Each of the documents below is available as an online viewable GIF (in most cases at 100 dots per inch greyscale, the narrow strips are at 133 dots per inch), and as a printable tif (400 dots per inch, black and white [line-art], packbits compression).

Thanks to James G. Gordon, son of Lloyd C. Gordon Sr., son of Gilbert Gordon, son of the named Hans Larsen, for obtaining the war and pension records for Hans Larson.

Image scanning and page creation by Michael G. Gordon, son of Lloyd C. Gordon Jr. (brother of the above James G. Gordon), son of Lloyd C. Gordon Sr., son of Gilbert Gordon, son of the named Hans Larson.

  1. GIF TIFF 1865 July 28: Civil War Record. Hans Larson, Co. D, 52 Reg't, Wis Inf [Wisconsin Infantry], age 43, height 5 feet, 6 inches, complexion sandy, eyes blue , hair brown, place of birth Norway, occupation farmer ; was enrolled Mch 24, 1865, and M.O. July 28, 1865. From MI, 18__, to MO, 18__, he held the rank ofPvt. and the rolls on file for that period show him present. The medical records show him treated as follows: April 30 to May 9, 65. Billious Fever, rtn'd to duty. No additional record of disability found. (670). [Note: MI is muster-in, MO is muster-out.]
  2. GIF TIFF 1865 August 28: DECLARATION FOR AN INVALID PENSION. [Note: this does not mean "in-VAL-id" as in not valid or not accepted, but "IN-val-id" as in medically disabled]. State of Minnesota, County of Norman. On this 5th day of August , A.D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety _____ personally appeared before me, a Notary Public of Norman County Minn Court; a court of record within and for the county and State aforesaid Hans Larson aged 68 years, a resident of Town of Shely county of Norman State of Minnesota who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Hans Larson who was Enrolled on the 6th day of March 1865 in Company D of the 52nd Regiment of Wisconsin as a private in the War of the Rebellion and served at least ninety days, and was Honorably Discharged at Ft Leavenworth Kan. on the 28th day of July 1865. That he is partially unable to earn a support by reason of Rehmmatism and Ague Fever. That said disabilities are not due to vicious habits, and are to the best of his knowledge and belief permanent. That he has ____ applied for pension under application No. ______. That he is ___ a pensioner under Certificate No. ____. That he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension-roll of the United States under the provisions of the Act of JUNE 27th, 1890. He hereby appoints J.B. CRALLE & CO., U. S. Pension Attorneys, Cralle Building, 108 C Street, N. W. Washington D.C., his true and lawful attorneys to prosecute his claim; and he hereby agrees to allow said attorneys the lawful fee of Ten Dollars for their services when his pension is allowed. That his Post Office address is Colenso county of Norman State of Minnesota. (Claimant's signature:) Hans Larson (Attest:) Martin Gordon, A. Thompson
    GIF TIFF Continuation of above.
  3. The following submitted in a package received 1890 Dec 23:
    GIF TIFF 1890 December 15. Claimaint's Affidavit. State of North Dakota, county of Traill. "...That I have been afflicted with Rheumatism for the Last 20 Years an have been getting worse as age advansed so that i have not been abel to do anny hard work for the Last 10 Years. My right knee have swolen and stiff for the Last 5 Years."
    GIF TIFF Continuation. Witnessed by Lars H. Gordon, notary public. "I further certify that I am in nowise interested in said case, nor am I concerned in its prosecution; and that said affiant he is personally known to me, and that he is a credible person." [I think Lars H. Gordon is the son of Hans Larson]
    GIF TIFF 1890 Dec 15. NEIGHBOR'S AFFIDAVIT. Written by his neighbors Peter O. Holte who lived 1/2 mile away, and B. A. Flesjer [I think] who lived 1 mile away.
    GIF TIFF 1890 December 15, PHYSICIAN'S AFFIDAVIT. The Physician is apparently W. P. Cleveland, aged 42, a resident of Caledonia, in the County of Traill and state of North Dakota.
    GIF TIFF Continuation. This one is sworn before Martin Gordon, Justice of the Peace. [Another son of Hans Larson?]
    GIF TIFF Continuation. This one has Lars H. Gordon again as Notary Public.
  4. GIF TIFF 1891 March 11 Request from the Commissioner of Pensions to the War Department to certifiy Hans Larson's term and character of service.
  5. GIF TIFF 1891 April 29. A SURGEON'S CERTIFICATE. Medical examination with anatomical (skeletal) chart. Examination performed at Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota.
    GIF TIFF Back side, which is really the start of the examination report.
  6. GIF TIFF 1891 May 8. CLAIMANT'S AFFIDAVIT. State of Minnesota, County of Norman.
    On this Eight day of May A.D., 1891, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths Hans Larson aged 69 years, late pvt [private] Co "D" 52nd Reg't of Wisc. Vols., [Volunteers] applicant for Orig Inv [Original Invalid, probably] Pension No. 858514 a resident of Town of Shely Minn County of Norman State of Minn whose Postoffice address is Colenso Norman Co Minn and well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows:
    That he claims pension under the NEW LAW on the following disabilities:
    FIRST: Rheumitism contracted at or near St. Louis Hospital State of Mo on or about May year of 1865 Under the following circumstances: Exposure.
    (Second, third, and fourth not executed)
    That he rendered military and naval service as follows: Guarding against and capturing Robbers, With Co. "D" 52nd Reg'T of Wisc Vols., Doing Service State of Mo.
    That the date of his final discharge from the service was on the 28th day of July 1865.
    That he has rendered no military or naval service otherwise than as set above.
    GIF TIFF Notarized by Martin Gordon, Justice of the Peace.
  7. GIF TIFF 1898 January 15: From: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions. Request for additional information.
    First: Are you married? If so, please state your wife's full name and her maiden name.
    Answer: Yes. Kiersti Nilsdatter
    Second. When, where and by whom were you married?
    Answer: In March 1847 at Ness, Hedemarken, Norway. Pastor Palodan officiating.
    Third. What record of marriage exists?
    Answer: Pastoral records at the Ness Parish, Hedemarken, Norway.
    Fourth: Where you previously married? If so, please state the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce.
    Answer: No
    Fifth. Have you any children living?
    Answer: Yes; Lars, Born 7/28-1847, Nils, Born 3/15-1849, Andreas Born 9/14-1852, Karen, Born 7/25-1855, Gilbert, Born 10/16-1862, Martin Born 4/26-1864 -- Clara Born 3/31-1867 -- Anton Born 4/1-1867. Bennett Born 4/25-1869.
  8. GIF TIFF 1904 May 10. PENSIONER DROPPED. Certificate No. 639041. Class INVALID. Pensioner Hans Larson. Soldier (blank). Service Pri D 52nd Wis. [To] The Commissioner of Pensions. Sir: I have the honor to report that the above-named pensioner who was being {paid?] at $12 to Apr 9th has been dropped because of death, May 5/1904. son of Lloyd C. Gordon Sr and
  9. GIF TIFF 1904 June 17. DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S PENSION. In this document, Hans' wife is Christi Larson. Witnesses: Swen S. Moen and Edward K. Hage
    GIF TIFF Page 2. of this declaration.
  10. GIF TIFF 1904 July 14: Washington D.C., Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions. Respectfully returned to the Military Secretary, War Department, requesting a full military and medical history of the soldier's xxxxxxxx and also his personal description. No other reports on file. Wid Org 808779
  11. GIF TIFF 1904 Jul 16 and July 18th. Routing slip between Bureau of Pensions and War Department.
  12. GIF TIFF 1911 April 12. PENSIONER DROPPED. Certificate No 601803. Class Widow. Pensioner: Christi Larson. Soldier: Hans. Service: Pri D.52 Wis. [To] The Commissioner of Pensions. Sir: I have the honor to report that the above-named pensioner who was being {paid?] at $12 to Apr 4th 1911 has been dropped because of death, Date not given. Check #180175 Apri 7-1911. mailed to the house. Auditor for the Interior. Very respectfully, F. H. Hagdeburg
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