Helena Catherine Kramer

Christian Friedrich Kramer II
(1799-1867)

Maria Christine Köppen
(1800-1882)

Martin Matthew Possin
(1801-1889)

Anna Sophia Jänicke
(1806-1881)

Christian Friedrich Kramer III
(1828-1910)

Louisa Emilie Possin
(1843-1926)

Helena Catherine Kramer
(1865-1952)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Lars Syversen Hanson

Helena Catherine Kramer ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹

Born: 25 July 1865, Lewiston, MN ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³
Marriage (1): Lars Syversen Hanson on 9 October 1888 in Caledonia Township, Trempealeau, WI ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Died: 11 February 1952, Trempealeau, WI at age 86 ⁸ ¹¹ ¹⁴
Buried: 15 February 1952, Trempealeau Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI ¹¹ ¹⁴

bullet Cause of her death was Pneumonia.

bullet Other names for Helena were "Lena" Kramer ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ¹¹ ¹² ¹⁵ and Leona Katherine Kramer.¹⁶

bullet General Notes:

Although her full given name was Helena, she always used the shortened version of Lena.
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Turned somersaults at 86 years of age.
Slipped while ice skating and later died of pneumonia.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She worked as a Housewife. ¹⁴

• She has alternate birth date of July 1866 and a birth location of Minnesota.

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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Utica, MN on 25 July 1870. ⁹

1870 US Census
Page 34, Dwelling 226, Family 231
Utica, Winona County, Minnesota
Helena Kramer..5..MN
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1875 Minnesota State Census in Utica, MN on 1 May 1875.

1875 Minnesota State Census
Page 4 & 5, Family 22
Utica, Winona County, Minnesota
Helena Kramer..9..MN
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Caledonia, WI on 8 June 1880. ¹²

1880 US Census
Page 9A, Roll 1448, District 69, Dwelling 80
Caledonia, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Lena Kramer..Daughter..15..MN
(Living with parents and paternal grandmother.)
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• She appeared on the 1895 Minnesota State Census in Delaware Township, Grant, MN in 1 June 1895. ²

1895 Minnesota State Census
Page 7, Family 49
Delaware Township, Grant County, Minnesota
Lenna Hanson..30..Norway..Farmer's Wife
(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 25 Jul 1865, then her age should have been 29 instead of 30.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 6 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 137, Dwelling 64, Family 65
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
home owned, no mortgage
married 11 years
Lena Hanson..Wife..Jul 1866..35..MN..3/3
(Living with husband and 3 children.)

NOTE - Her birth date should have been Jul 1865 instead of Jul 1866.
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• She appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1905. ⁴

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 458, Family 16, Line 61
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House owned
Lena Hanson..Wife..39..MN
(Living with husband and 3 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 18 April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, Roll 1739, District 173, Dwelling 129, Family 129
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
married 21 years
Lena Hanson..Wife..44..MN..4/4
(Living with husband and 4 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 8 January 1920. ⁶

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, Roll 2018, Dwelling 111, District 219, Family 113
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
King Street;
Lena C. Hanson..Wife..54..MN
(Living with husband and daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 2 May 1930. ⁷

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 24, Dwelling 92, Family 94, Roll 2614
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
home owned, $1000
Lena Hansen..Wife..64..MN
(Living with husband and her brother, Julius Kramer.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 18 April 1940. ¹⁶

1940 US Census
Sheet 3B, Roll 4529, District 61-24, Family 75
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
residence in 1935: Same House
house owned, $700
Leona K. Hansen..Head..74..MN..Widowed..8th grade..Housework, own home
Julius Cramer..Brother..63..MN..6th grade..Farm Laborer

(Lena was widowed and living with her brother.)
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• Her obituary was published in the Winona Republican Herald on 12 February 1952 in Winona, MN.

¹⁴ Mrs. Lena Hanson, 86, died at her home Monday night, following a stroke suffered Sunday. The former Lena Kramer, she was born at Lewiston, Minn., July 25, 1865, and came when 12 years old with her parents to Trempealeau.

She lived at the lower end of Third Lake on a farm until her marriage to Lewis Hanson Oct. 9, 1888, when she moved to town. He died in 1935.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Eli (Mattie) Motschenbacher, Onalaska; Mrs. Vinson (Lena) Rice, Winona, and Mrs. Robert (Louise) Doss, Daggett, Calif.; one son, Harry, Baraboo; one brother, Julius, Trempealeau ; two sisters, Mrs. Norris Northup, Trempealeau, and Mrs. Theodore Gill, Waupun; 18 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.

(Source: Winona Republican Herald, Winona, MN, 12 Feb 1952, page 9)
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• Her obituary was published in the Winona Republican Herald on 13 February 1952 in Winona, MN.

¹⁴ Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Hanson , 86, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the local Methodist Church, the Rev. A. E. Atwood officiating. Burial will be in the Trempealeau Cemetery. Friends may call at the Smith Funeral Home, Galesville, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Survivors include Mrs. Robert Voss, Daggett, Calif., and Mrs. Vinson (Marie) Rice, Winona.

(Source: Winona Republican Herald, Winona, MN, 13 Feb 1952, page 13)
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• She was buried on 15 February 1952 in the Trempealeau Cemetery in Trempealeau, WI.

Find A Grave Memorial 97607558
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Helena married Lars Syversen Hanson, son of Syver Hansen and Sigri Larsdatter, on 9 October 1888 in Caledonia Township, Trempealeau, WI.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ (Lars Syversen Hanson was born on 27 December 1855 in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway ⁸ ¹¹ ¹⁸ ¹⁹ ²⁰ ²¹, baptized on 20 January 1856 in Vinger, Hedmark, Norway,¹⁸ died on 3 April 1935 in Madison, WI ⁸ ¹¹ ¹⁴ and was buried on 6 April 1935 in Trempealeau Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI ¹¹ ¹⁴.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They resided at 24224 - 7th Street in Trempealeau, WI.

• They appeared on the 1895 Minnesota State Census in Delaware Township, Grant, MN in 1 June 1895. ²

1895 Minnesota State Census
Page 7, Family 49
Delaware Township, Grant County, Minnesota
Louis Hanson..30..Norway..Farmer
Lenna Hanson..30..Norway..Farmer's Wife
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 6 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 137, Family 65
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 11 years
Louis S. Hanson..Head..Dec 1857..42..NOR..Imig. 1867..Nat. 33 yr. in US..Harness Maker
Lena Hanson..Wife..Jul 1866..35..MN..3/3
Harry L. Hanson..Son..Oct 1879..10..WI..At School
Lena Hanson..Daughter..Mar 1893..6..WI
Martha Hanson..Daughter..Mar 1896..3..WI
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• They appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1905. ⁴

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 458, Family 16, Line 61
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House owned
Lewis L. Hanson..Head..45..NOR..Shoe Maker
Lena Hanson..Wife..39..MN
Harry L. Hanson..Son..15..WI..Student
Lena Hanson..Daughter..11..WI
Mattie Hanson..Daughter..8..WI
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 18 April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 173, Family 129, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 21 years
Louis S. Hanson..Head..52..NOR..Immig 1867..Shoemaker
Lena Hanson..Wife..44..MN..4/4
Harry L. Hanson..Son..20..WI..House Painter
Lena L. Hanson..Daughter..15..WI
Martha L. Hanson..Daughter..12..WI
Marie L. Hanson..Daughter..4..WI
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 8 January 1920. ⁶

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 219, Family 113, Roll 2018
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
King Street;
Louis S. Hanson..Head..62..NOR..Immig. 1867..Shoemaker, Shoe Shop
Lena C. Hanson..Wife..54..MN
Marie L. Hanson..Daughter..14..WI
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 2 May 1930. ⁷

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 24, Family 94, Roll 2614
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, $1000
Louis Hansen..Head..72..NOR..Proprietor, Shoe Repair Shop..Immig 1867..Naturalized
Lena Hansen..Wife..64..MN
Julius Cremer..Brother-in-Law..53..MN..Railroad Laborer
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Lonis Or Louis Hanson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 09 Oct 1888
Event Place: Caledonia, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Norway
Father's Name: Syver Hanson
Mother's Name: Sarah Liverson
Spouse's Name: Lena Kramer
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birthplace: Minn.
Spouse's Father's Name: Christian Kramer
Spouse's Mother's Name: Louise Possin

Citing this Record
"Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKR-5ZD : 16 March 2018), Lonis Or Louis Hanson and Lena Kramer, 09 Oct 1888; citing Caledonia, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,275,576.
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REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE
(Copy of original in possession of Robert Westphal, Jr., 2004)

Full Name of Husband: Louis Hanson
Full Name of Father of Husband: Syver Hanson
Full Name of Mother of Husband: Sarah Liverson
Occupation of Husband: Shoemaker
Residence of Husband: Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Birthplace of Husband: Vinger, Norway
Full Name of Wife Previous to Marriage: Lena Kramer
Full Name of Father of Wife: Christian Kramer
Full Name of Mother of Wife: Louise Possin
Birthplace of Wife: Town. Utica, Winona County, Minnesota
Time When Marriage was Contracted: October 9, 1888
Place Where Marriage was Contracted: Town. Caledonia, Trempealeau County
The Color of the Parties: White
By What Ceremony Contracted: Religious
Names of Subscribing Witnesses: William Crivitz and Emelie Crivitz
State of Wisconsin, County of Buffalo
I hereby certify that the foregoing marriage was solemnized by me on the day above named and that the above is a true return of said marriage, and the other facts there recorded.

Dated at Fountain City, in the County of Buffalo, on the 17th day of October, A.D. 1888
Name: August F. Nicholas, Lutheran Minister
Residence: Fountain City, Buffalo County, Wisconsin
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Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Hanson and daughter Marie spent Christmas day with (Mr.) and Mrs. Glen D. Drugan at Winona. Mrs. Drugan is a daughter to the Hansons.

(Source: Winona Daily Republican. Winona, MN, 27 Dec 1921, Page 7)
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1 "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708704 : accessed 31 Oct 2014), Name: Louis Hanson; Spouse's Name: Lena Kramer; Event Date: 09 Oct 1888; Event Place: Caledonia, Trempealeau, Wisconsin.

2 1895 Minnesota State Census, Delaware Township, Grant County, Minnesota, p. 7, family 49, Lars Syversen Hanson and Helena Catherine Kramer; index and images, Family Search.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503031 : accessed 7 Apr 2019).

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 137, sheet 3B, dwelling 64, family 65, Lars Syversen Hanson and Helena Catherine Kramer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Sep 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1905 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 458, family 16, line 61, Lars Syversen Hansen and Helena Catherine Kramer; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1443899 : accessed 22 Sep 2012).

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 173, sheet 5A, dwelling 129, family 129, Lars Syversen Hanson and Helena Catherine Kramer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1739.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 219, sheet 4B, dwelling 111, family 113, Lars Syversen Hanson and Helena Catherine Kramer; index and images (accessed 16 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 2018.

7 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 4A, dwelling 92, family 94, Lars Syversen Hanson and Helena Catherine Kramer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2614.

8 Cindy Klemm, "Cindy's Research - It's a labor of love!" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/l/e/Cindy-A-Klemm/; Updated February 2, 2007).

9 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Utica, Winona County, Minnesota, p. 34, dwelling 226, family 231, Christian Friedrich Kramer and Louisa Emilie Possin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

10 1875 State Census, Minnesota, population schedule, Utica, Winona County, Minnesota, p. 4 & 5, family 22, Christian Friedrich Kramer and Louisa Emilie Possin; index and images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503053 : accessed 30 Oct 2014).

12 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Caledonia, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 69, p. 9A, dwelling 80, Christian Friedrich Kramer and Louisa Emilie Possin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1448.

13 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 61-24, sheet 3B, household 75, Helena Catherine Hansen (Kramer) and Julius Kramer; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4529.

14 Robert Westphal Jr., "Westphal Family History," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=westphal : accessed 27 Apr 2013).

15 Drugan Family Records; A collection of family history papers and research originally done by John Drugan during the 1960s and 1970s of the Drugan family in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin and Winona, Minnesota. Supplemental and updated information provided by William Drugan with more recent additions by Robert Westphal, Jr.

16 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 61-24, sheet 3B, household 75, Helena Catherine Kramer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4529.

17 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 137, p. 3B, dwelling 64, family 65, Louis S. Hanson (Hansen); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Sep 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

18 "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1467014 : accessed 17 Sep 2014), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWXJ-7HF : 23 June 2020), Lars, 1856.

19 of Norway, Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway: "1865 Norway Census," dwelling 0088, family 01.

20 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 5, dwelling 32, family 32; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

21 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 72, p. 29A, dwelling 287, family 295, Sigri "Sarah" Larsdatter; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1448.

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