Notes:

In the 1910 census Claus Hanson is living with his daughter Emma andher husband Charles Miller and family in Hampton Township, Rock IslandCounty, Illinois. He is a widower, and a direct immigrant fromGermany; Both of his parents were born in Germany as well.
At the age of 86 years, Claus Hanson is living with his son-in-lawJoseph F. Griffin and his family in South Moline, Rock Island County,Illinois.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON ORIGINS OF THE FAMILY: "As a matter of trivia, theterm "Holstein" derives from the Old Norse and Old Saxon, HolsetaLand, meaning simply "Woodland". Originally, it referred to thecentral of the three Saxon tribes north of the Elbe river, Tedmarsgoi,Holcetae, and Sturmarii. The area of the Holcetae was between the St?rRiver and Hamburg, after Christianization their main church was inSchenefeld.
The term Schleswig takes its name from the city of Schleswig. The namederives from the Schlei inlet in the east and viking meaning inlet orsettlement in Old Saxon and Old Norse."
Internet Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleswig-Holstein
[Transcribed 12 April 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

*Claus married Anna Annie about 1874 in Possibly Schleswig, Holstein, Germany. Anna was born in 1835 in Schleswig, Holstein, Germany; Parents Born In Same Part Of Germany; died in 1900 in South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; was buried in 1900 in Bowlesburg Cemetery, Silvis, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
No information on the marriage could be found in the Illinois StateArchives on their web site, nor any information on thewww.Ancestry.com web site either. More research is required.

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"From: "Gary"
To: sljuhl1234@yahoo.com
Subject: Hensen Genelaogy
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:43:26 -0600
Hello Sandra,
Thank you for answering my e-mail.
I live in a small community called ---------, Texas.
It is ---------- East of -----------.
I try to get to my grandmother's family reunion (which is held inGeneseo) about every third year. She was married to Vernon Miller(son of Emma Hansen and Charles Miller).
I have been to Bowelsburg Cemetery and the tombstone of
Clause and Annie's states::
Clause Hansen 1835-1921 and His Wife-Annie 1835-1900.
On the other side is has John D. Hansen 1880-1903.
In the Rock Island County, IL 1880 Census Index
it has
Hanson, Banah-Hampton tnp, 324b, 24. 80y, widower.Schleswig-Holstein. "Father" living with Claus Hanson (45y,Schleswig-Holstin.
I can send you Emma and Charles Miller family group sheet if you areinterested in that.
Which family line connects you to Clause?
Thank you for the information.
Gary --------"
[Transcribed 30 December 2007, SLJuhl, compiler--original kept in thePark Family records. No personal information will be given outwithout the express permission of Gary-----]

*Banah + Wife. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]