Individual Details
Arthur Eugene Hanssen
(14 May 1878 - 1 Jan 1956)
Events
| Birth | 14 May 1878 | Bryant, Clinton, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 22 Dec 1909 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Blanche Margaret Eilers |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 5 May 1910 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Blanche Margaret Eilers | | | |
| Census (family) | 20 Jan 1920 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Blanche Margaret Eilers | | | |
| Census (family) | 1925 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Blanche Margaret Eilers | | | |
| Census (family) | 29 Apr 1930 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Blanche Margaret Eilers | | | |
| Census (family) | 1940 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Blanche Margaret Eilers | | | |
| Death | 1 Jan 1956 | Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | 4 Jan 1956 | Oakwood Cemetery, Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Blanche Margaret Eilers (1887 - 1942) |
| Child | Avelda Marie Hanssen (1911 - 2007) |
| Child | Margaret Mathilda Hanssen (1913 - 2005) |
| Child | Otto Henry "Bud" Hanssen (1914 - 1944) |
| Child | Paul Arthur Hanssen (1916 - 2009) |
| Child | Muriel Frieda "Mert" Hanssen (1917 - 2001) |
| Child | Eileen Blanche Hanssen (1920 - 2007) |
| Child | Mary Josephine Hanssen (1922 - 2012) |
| Child | Dorothy Lucille Hanssen (1925 - 1997) |
| Child | George Lyle Hanssen (1927 - 2015) |
| Father | Otto Peter Hanssen (1855 - 1930) |
| Mother | Matilda J. Menneke (1859 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Virtus L Hanssen (1880 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Adeline F Hanssen (1882 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Emma L Hanssen (1886 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Freida C. Hanssen (1890 - 1982) |
Notes
Marriage
Miss Blanche Eilers and Arthur Hanssen were married last evening, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eilers by Rev. M. A. Breed, in the presence of an invited company of relatives. Mrs. Hanssen is a graduate of the Monticello high school of the class of 1907. She made a good record as a student, and has the practical qualities so admirable in a good wife, and of this the groom cannot fail to note. Mr. Hanssen is a member of the firm of Hanssen Bros., general contractors. He is a bright and promising business man of acute perceptions and unusually sound judgment. Prospects are bright for the young couple, and we trust that they may always be so.Census (family)
107, 107 Hanssen, Authur E., Head, MW, 31, Married 1-O yrs, IA IA Germany, Farmer, General Farm, rent farmBlanch, Wife, FW, 22, Married1-0 yrs, IA IA IA, none
108, 108 Eilers, Henry & Mary (Blanche's parents)
Census (family)
Faint and hard to read, couldn't see birthplace area.SD 5, ED 72 sheet 7 A
line 20
Fm 129,129 Hanssen, Arthur Head R M 41
Blanche Wife 31
?Alneida Daughter 10 ?
Margaret Daughter 6 ?
Otto Son 5
Paul Son 3
?ruria Daughter 2
Census (family)
6 HANSSEN ARTHUR E 46 IA H HANSSEN, OTTO P PA MENEKE, MATILDA 66 IA IA7 HANSSEN BLANCHE 36 IA W EILERS, HENRY 64 IA PETERS, MARY 56 IA IA
8 HANSSEN AVELDA 13 IA D IA
9 HANSSEN MARGARET 11 IA D IA
10 HANSSEN OTTO 10 IA S IA
11 HANSSEN PAUL 8 IA S IA
12 HANSSEN MURIEL 7 IA S IA
13 HANSSEN EILEEN 4 IA D IA
14 HANSSEN MARY 3 IA D IA
Census (family)
167, 1736, Hanssen, Arthur E, Head, own, has radio, MW, 52, married at age 31, IA IA IA, Farmer, general farm" , Blanche M, wife, FW, 42, Married at age 21, IA IA IA
" , Margaret M, daughter, FW, 16, single, IA IA IA
" , Otto H, son, MW, 15, single, IA IA IA, farm laborer, farm
" , Paul A, son, MW, 13, single, IA IA IA, attended school
" , Muriel, daughter, FW, 12, single, IA IA IA, attended school
" , Eileen B, daughter, FW, 10, single, IA IA IA, attended school
" , Mary F, daughter, FW, 8, single, IA IA IA, attended school
" , Dorothy L, daughter, FW, 4 6//12, IA IA IA
" , George L, son, MW, 2 4/12, IA IA IA
Census (family)
own home $2500, farmHanssen, Arthur E. Head
, Blanche, wife
, Otto, son,
, Paul, son
, Eilene, daughter
, Mary, daughter,
, Dorothy, daughter
, George, son
Hosch, Elaine, lodger,
own home, $2000. farm
Hanssen, Matilda J, Head
Death
Hanssen Rites Held Wednesday At Funeral HomeFuneral services for Arthur E. Hanssen, 77, were held Wednesday afternoon from the Goettsch funeral home with the Rev. Charles Ellett in charge of services. Burial was made at Oakwood cemetery.
Mr. Hanssen died Jan. 1 in Cedar Rapids following a long illness.
Mr. Hanssen was born May 14, 1878, the son of Otto P. Hanssen and Matilda Menneke Hanssen of Bryant, Iowa. He graduated from the Oxford Junction high school in 1896 and attended Iowa State college.
He was married Dec. 23, 1909, to Blanche Eilers and they made their home in Jones county where the de-ceased was a surveyor for many years in construction work. More recently he farmed near Monticello. Mrs. Hanssen preceded him in death in 1942. One son, Otto, was killed in World War II.
Survivors include two sons, Paul of San Diego, Calif., and George of Washington, D. C.; seven daughters, Avelda, Mrs David Daly of St. Petersburg, Fla., Margaret, Mrs. James Starkey of Anamosa, Muriel, Mrs. Charles Highley of Cedar Rapids, Ilene, Mrs. Art Tompkins of Santa Monica, Calif,, Mary, Mrs. Ezra Jones of Mount Pleasant, and Dorothy, Mrs. Dale Lloyd of Anamosa; 17 grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Rita Tillotson of Provo, S. D.
His mother, Mrs. O . P. Hanssen, died a week ago with services held Friday. He was also preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.
Burial
1101 Emma L Hanssen 09/29/1896 10 yrs -from Oxford Junction Cem- Otto P & Matilda (Meneke) Hanssen, parents1101 Mattilda J Hanssen 1859 (12/30/)1955 Art, husband
1101 Otto P Hanssen 05/05/1855 Sabula near Monticello 6/7/1930 wife (Matilda ) & son, Arthur - dau, Frieda Tillotsen
1101 Blanche M Hanssen 1887 (03/31/)1942 Arthur Hanssen, husband
1101 Arthur E Hanssen 1878 (01/04/)1956
1101 Adeline F Hanssen 06/01/1885 3 yrs - d/o O R & M J Hanssen
1101 Otto Henry Hanssen 12/23/1914 5/5/1945 WWII - In memory of - s/o Arthur & Blanche Hanssen
Endnotes
1. Hanssen, G. L., Accokeek, MD, The Hanssens of Eastern Iowa, a family history. (Waldorf, MD: R.A. Hanssen Printing, August 2000).
2. "Home news," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 23 December 1909; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 1 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
3. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 22 March 2014), Arthur Eugene Hanssen and Blanche Margaret Eilers, 22 Dec 1909.
4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > IOWA > JONES > LOVELL TWP Series: T624 Roll: 409 Page: 115.
5. US Population Census - Iowa, Jones Co., 1920 (read Dec 17, 2001 by Nancy Prouty).
6. Iowa State Census, Jones Co. - 1925 (US GenWeb Joanne Wilken Jones Co. Lookup Sun, 6 Feb 2000).
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1930 > IOWA > JONES > LOVELL TWP Series: T626 Roll: 662 Page: 155 ED 53-11 sheet 9A.
8. 1940 U.S. Census, Jones Co., Iowa, Lovell Twp, enumeration district (ED) 53-11, sheet 10A, 183, Hanssen; digital images, National Archives (http://1940census.archives.gov/search/?search.census_year=1940&search.enumeration_district=53-11&search.page=1&search.result_type=image&search.state=IA#filename=m-t0627-01172-00276.tif&name=53-11&type=image&state=IA&index=7&pages=20&bm_all_text=Bookmark : accessed 5 April 2012).
9. "Hanssen Rites Held Wednesday At Funeral Home ," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 5 January 1956; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 29 March 2012), Newspaper Digital Archives.
10. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.