Emma Carolina Hanson
1860 - 1926 (66 years)
Person ID: I74 | Tree: Import from RootsMagic | Last Modified: 22 Oct 2025
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Name Emma Carolina Hanson Notes
Aunt Emma lived with a lot of tragedy in her life. Seven of her ten
children died in infancy. Her first husband was killed in a train
accident which Emma unfortunately witnessed. A son died in a drowning
accident while in boot camp during World War I.
Birth 10 May 1860 Henry, Illinois, United States 
Gender Female Died 17 Aug 1926 Randolph, Riley, Kansas, United States - MRS. EMMA CARLSON DIES
Wife of Randolph Man Had Lived in and Near Home Most of Life
Mrs. Emma C. Carlson, wife of Godtfrey Carlson of Randolph died Tuesday evening at the family home.
With her at the time of her death were her husband, her son, Waldon and wife and her son Frank of Portland, Oregon.
Mrs. Carleson was born in Watago, Ill., 66 years ago. She came to Kansas as a small child with her father, Lewis Hinson and family, who settled on a homestead west of Randolph. Most of her life has been spent in and near Randolph.
She was a sister of L.A. Hanson of this city.
The funeral will be held in Randolph Friday at 2 p.m. with interment in the Rose Hill cemetery.
Emma Caroline (Hanson) Carlson obituary 17 Aug 1926 -
Parents
Father Lars Hansson (ID:I73), b. 20 Dec 1830, Löthen, Hanebo, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 30 Jan 1895, Riley, Kansas, United States (Age 64 years) Mother Lisa Stina Hultman (ID:I64), b. 30 Dec 1842, Hälleryd Södergård, Stockaryd, Jönköping, Sweden d. 11 Apr 1899, Randolph, Riley, Kansas, United States (Age 56 years) Marriage 6 Feb 1859 Mercer, Illinois, United States [7] Children 1. Emma Carolina Hanson (ID:I74)
(current person)
, b. 10 May 1860, Henry, Illinois, United States d. 17 Aug 1926, Randolph, Riley, Kansas, United States (Age 66 years)2. Margaretha Julia Hanson (ID:I75), b. 4 Jun 1862, Wataga, Knox, Illinois, United States d. 29 Jun 1862, Wataga, Knox, Illinois, United States (Age 0 years)3. Sigrid Ester Hanson (ID:I76), b. 4 Jun 1862, Wataga, Knox, Illinois, United States d. 26 Jun 1862, Wataga, Knox, Illinois, United States (Age 0 years)4. 
Franklin Soloman Hanson (ID:I77), b. 14 Mar 1864, Henry, Illinois, United States d. 4 Jan 1946, Lindsay, Tulare, California, United States (Age 81 years)5. Edward Cornelius Hanson (ID:I78), b. 24 Apr 1866, Riley, Kansas, United States d. 5 Jul 1937, Ceresco, Saunders, Nebraska, United States (Age 71 years)6. Louise Juliana Hanson (ID:I79), b. 29 Mar 1869, Riley, Kansas, United States d. 31 Jan 1936 (Age 66 years)7. Louis Alfred Hanson (ID:I80), b. 25 Feb 1872, Riley, Kansas, United States d. 26 Nov 1942 (Age 70 years)8. Edna Medora Hanson (ID:I81), b. 3 May 1874, Riley, Kansas, United States d. 19 Feb 1954 (Age 79 years)9. Esther Olive Hanson (ID:I82), b. 29 Jul 1876, Riley, Kansas, United States d. 25 Jan 1880 (Age 3 years)10. Effie Marie Hanson (ID:I83), b. 14 Aug 1878, Riley, Kansas, United States d. 6 May 1962 (Age 83 years)11. Esther Clarinda Hanson (ID:I84), b. 16 Dec 1882, Riley, Kansas, United States d. 3 Jan 1952 (Age 69 years)12. Alfonso Emanuel Hanson (ID:I85), b. 23 Aug 1885, Riley, Kansas, United States d. 27 Jan 1928, Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, United States (Age 42 years)13. David Philip Hanson (ID:I86), b. 6 Aug 1887, Riley, Kansas, United States d. 19 Mar 1888, Riley, Kansas, United States (Age 0 years) -
Family 1
Husband 1 Swan Carlson (ID:I87), b. 29 Jul 1853 d. 28 Dec 1892 (Age 39 years) Marriage 16 Oct 1882 Riley, Kansas, United States [8] - llicense applied for on Oct 11 1882
1882 Marriage License Swan Carlson and Emma Hanson Children 1. Nora Carlson (ID:I88), b. Bef 1884 d. Bef 1884 (Age < 0 years)2. Frank Emanuel Carlson (ID:I90), b. 8 Oct 1884 d. Yes, date unknown3. Louis Alphonso Carlson (ID:I91), b. 10 May 1887 d. 11 Apr 1918, South San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States (Age 30 years)4. Clarence Carlson (ID:I92), b. Bef 1895 d. Bef 1895 (Age < 0 years)5. Mable Carlson (ID:I93), b. Bef 1895 d. Bef 1895 (Age < 0 years)Family 2
Husband 2 Godfrey Carlson (ID:I94), b. 28 Sep 1869 d. 3 Nov 1964 (Age 95 years) Marriage 19 Aug 1895 Children 1. Ernest Carlson (ID:I95), b. 9 Oct 1896 d. 16 Dec 1896 (Age 0 years)2. Waldon Carlson (ID:I96), b. 13 Nov 1897 d. Yes, date unknown3. Lois Carlson (ID:I97), b. 8 Jan 1900 d. 14 Feb 1900 (Age 0 years)4. Arthur Carlson (ID:I98), b. 1 Dec 1902 d. 8 Dec 1903 (Age 1 year) -
Other Personal Events
1860 Federal Census 3 Jul 1860 Sparta, Knox, Illinois, United States [1] - Hanson, Lewis (M, age 28, )
Hanson, Elisa (F, age 18, )
Hanson, Emma (F, age 2 mos, )
Entry for Louis Hanson family 1865 Illinois State Census 3 Jul 1865 Walnut Grove, Knox County, Illinois, United States [2] - I DOUBT THIS IS OUR FAMILY
Lewis Hanson
1 male under 10 [presumed to be Solomon]
1 female under 10 [Emma]
1 male between 30 and 40 [Louis]
1 female between 30 and 40 [Lisa Stena but age is wrong]
1 female between 40 and 60 [unknown]
1865 State Census Knox County Lewis Hanson 1870 Federal Census 18 Aug 1870 Jackson, Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, United States [3] 1875 Kansas State Census 1 Mar 1875 Jackson, Riley, Kansas, USA [4] - Dwelling 186, family 217
Lewis Hanson, 45, male, white, Farmer
--Eliza, 32 female, white
--Emma, 15, female, white
--Frank, 11, male, white, farm help
--Edward, 9 male, white
--Louisa, 6, female, white
--Alfred, 3, male, white
--Edna, 1, female, white
1875 Louis Hanson Family Church Record - Swedish American From 1885 to 1886 Malmo, Saunders, Nebraska, United States [5] - Sven b 22 Jul 1853
Emma b 10 May 1860
Sven and Emma married 16 Oct 1882
Frans Emmanuel b 8 Oct 1884, bap 23 Nov 1884
Records entered into church book 7 Feb 1885
Family left in 1886
Sven Carlson and family, 1885-1886 1885 Nebraska State Census 17 Jun 1885 Mariposa Township, Saunders, Nebraska, United States [6] - Swan, age 33
Emma, age 25
Frank, age 8 mos
1885 State Census for Swan Carlson Family _UID 12008869589DF011AC2C22966722CE3E1EE7 - Hanson, Lewis (M, age 28, )
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Photos Emma Carolina Hanson
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Source Citations
- [S5] 1860 U.S. Census, Sparta, Knox, IL, Page 120, Line 30, dwelling 858, family 858, Emma Hanson;.
- [S7] population schedule, Walnut Grove, Knox County, p. 1;.
- [S9] 1870 U.S. Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Riley, Kansas; Roll: M593_441; Page: 510A; Family History Library Film: 545940.
Record for Edward Hanson - [S11] population schedule, Jackson Township, Riley County, p. p. 23;.
- [S259] Evangelical Covenant Church Records, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/51406:61586.
- [S19] 1885 Nebraska State Census, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1034407:1668.
- [S84] Illinois, U.S. Marriage Index, 1860-1920, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60984/records/272868 (accessed 2 Apr 2016), Marriage record of Lewis Hanson and Eliza C. Hultman.
- [S334] Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/233088:61371.