*Claus Hansen Hanson

1835 - 1921  (86 years)

• Name	*Claus Hansen Hanson
  Birth	1835	Schleswig, Holstein, Germany; Both Parents Born In Same Part Of Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	1921	Hampton Township, South Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois
  Burial	1921	Bowlesburg Cemetery, Silvis, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois
  Person ID	I37636	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Mother	Wife   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F55950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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 StörRiver 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]