Notes for Hans Andersen: Obituary HANS ANDERSEN Hans Andersen, a resident of route 1, Sedro-Woolley, passed away at the home of his daughter Mrs. William Hopkins, at Lebanon, Oregon Sunday, June 21 (correction Friday, 19 June). Mr. Andersen, who had gone to Lebanon a short time before his death to visit his daughter, had resided in Skagit county for about 50 years and had owned and operated a poultry farm on route 1, Sedro-Woolley. He was born September 27, 1878 in Denmark. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 23, at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of Lemley mortuary. Rev. Thomas Knutsen of Oak Harbor officiated and burial was in the Sedro-Woolley cemetery. Mr. Andersen was a member of Eagles Lodge, Aerie No. 1 of Seattle, and was also a member of the Lutheran church at Oak Harbor. Surviving are his wife, Maren; three daughters, Mrs. Lee Auvil of Oak Harbor, Mrs. William Hopkins of Lebanon and Mrs. Walter Roberts(on) of Yakima; one sister in Denmark and five grandchildren.
Andersen, Hans, Arbejder, 20, Seattle, Wash., 1850, 10/12/1898, ?, ?, Esbjærg, USA, , I9899A1313 Andersen, Hans. worker, age 20, to Seattle WA, Contract nr. 1850, travel date 10/12 1898, birth place ??, Last living place Esbjerg, Dest. country USA.
Notes from daughter, Viola Robertson April 1999 Hans was born in Denmark. He lived with the Lassen family before he immigrated to Washington State when he was about 18 years old. He left Denmark because he didn't want to be in the German army. He came to his sister and her husband in Wilbur Washington. In 1905 he worked the carbines for the Georgetown Trolley Co. (the Interurban from Everett to Tacoma). He lived in Seattle with his brother, Andrew. He married Maren Nielsen in 1910 and they lived in South Park (Georgetown) next to Andrew. At this time he also began coal mining in Newcastle, Elsie was born December 28, 1910. After Elsie, Mom had a boy that was stillborn - he is buried in Beacon Hill somewhere. The family moved to Mabton to grow corn. Elsie almost drowned in an irrigation ditch - Mom pulled her out by her long blonde hair - this stress brought on labor pains and Dorthea was born July 1, 1914. The family returned to Seattle but then went to Mount Vernon to grow seed cabbage with a friend. This was not successful for earning money so Dad got a job at Northern State Hospital in Sedro Wolley (hospital for mental parients and violent prisoners). In 1924, Dad was the head of the Poultry division at the hospital. I remember Smitty who was mentally deficient but so sweet. He was helper in the chicken house - he would do everything by routine. He grew sweet peas and always gave me bouquets. Dad worked at Northern six years until the new administration of Republicans in the government fired him because he was a Democrat. About 1930, he got a job in Oak Harbor working for Art Harris' chicken ranch and lived there about five years. He left this job to move back to Mount Vernon - Elsie and Dort stayed in Oak Harbor. Dad rented chicken houses from H. L. Willis but had his own stock. I remember helping him out by cutting off the chicken's heads, cleaning the coops and collecting the eggs. Dad owned a house in Mount Vernon and took mortgage to buy chickens. The economy improved and son-in-law Lee bought another farm and talked Dad into moving back to Oak Harbor and run chickens. They never agreed on how that should be done and when Bill Hopkins (Elsie's huband) offered to buy 1/2 the ranch in Sedro Woolley, they moved back and lived there until Dad died.
More About Hans Andersen: Burial: June 23, 1953, Sedro Woolley cemetery. Immigration: 1898, ID Code I9899A1313 Danish Emigration online. Naturalization: January 08, 1908, Certificate of Naturalization - King County. Occupation 1: Poultryman. Occupation 2: 1898, "Arbejder" worker, hand, laborer, labourer.19
More About Hans Andersen and Maren Dorthea Nielsen: Marriage: March 04, 1910, Seattle, Washington.
Hans Andersen (b. September 27, 1878, d. June 19, 1953)
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