This document is a work in progress. If you have additions, corrections,  or other pertinent information, please send it to    We have tried to list as much information as is known about each named individual that is a part of this Hansen/Hanson Tree.  Follow Blue underlined links  to identify persons in the various branches of the tree. 

A little explanation about the use of Hansen or Hanson for this tree. Our common ancestor Henning  was born Hansen. Several documents prove this.  Sometime after he arrived in Wisconsin the change to Hanson happened. There are several oral folklore stories but none seem to bear fruit. We do know the change occurred prior to when Wm Hanson went to Texas. The change was never legally  made so in Wisconsin, at least, the birth certificates for Steve and Mary's children were spelled Hansen.  Steve and Mary went to their graves  with the family name spelled Hanson. Their tombstone in the Marcellion Cemetery  reflects  this.  However with Clayton the spelling returned to Hansen and is spelled that way on his tombstone in the Pardeeville Cemetery.  For the purpose of this tree I have sectioned off the spelling to make it easier to follow the branches of this tree.  The spelling Hansen will serve for the Steve Hansen branch with its mostly Wisconsin genealogy (even though you may find some records Hanson)  and the William Hanson branch with its Texas genealogy..
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