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Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson 1883–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12-27-1883

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1942

Death Location: Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Joseph Fitzgerald

Mother: Jessie Strohauer

Spouse(s): Charles Hanson, Joseph Smith

Children(s): Celia Metrow, Richard Smith, Francis Smith, James Smith, Alice Smith

Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson was born in 1883 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of Joseph Fitzgerald And Jessie Strohauer. In 1900, Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson resided in Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson resided in Chicago Ward 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA. Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson married Charles H Hanson, Joseph Richard Smith, and had children including Alice Roseanna Hanson Smith, Celia M Cecilia Metrow, Francis Frank James Smith, James Henry Hanson Smith, Richard Walker Smith. Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson passed away in 1942 in Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson was born in 1883 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of Joseph Fitzgerald And Jessie Strohauer.
  • In 1900, Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson resided in Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson resided in Chicago Ward 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA.
  • Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson married Charles H Hanson, Joseph Richard Smith, and had children including Alice Roseanna Hanson Smith, Celia M Cecilia Metrow, Francis Frank James Smith, James Henry Hanson Smith, Richard Walker Smith.
  • Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson passed away in 1942 in Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bertha Hanson's Ancestors

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Bertha Hanson
1883–1942
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
Joseph Fitzgerald
1867–
Ireland
Jessie Strohauer
1865–
Buffalo, New York
Grandparents
Peter Strahaner
1839–1870
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Eugenia Strohauer
1841–
France
Great-Grandparents
Henry Strahaner
1800–1866
Mary Zimmerman
1801–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Strohauer
1765–1814
Evæ Schwarm
1765–

Bertha Hanson's Descendants

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Bertha (Alice Saunders) Hanson (12-27-1883–28 Oct 1942) m. Charles (H) Hanson (1880–20 May 1909) m. Joseph (Richard) Smith (12/25/1880–2-1-1960)
  1. 1. Celia (M (Cecilia)) Metrow 1911–2012
  2. 2. Richard (Walker) Smith 1919–1978 m. Mary (Lois) Schmid 1921–2017
  3. 3. Francis ((Frank) James) Smith 1922–1995
  4. 4. James (Henry Hanson) Smith 1903–1924
  5. 5. Alice (Roseanna Hanson) Smith 1905–1996

Bertha Hanson's Timeline

7 Records

1883
12-27-1883
Birth of Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 17
Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson resided here in Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 37
Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson resided here in Chicago Ward 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 47
Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson resided here in Chicago (Districts 1001-1250), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago (Districts 1001-1250), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 52
Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 57
Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson resided here in , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1942
28 Oct 1942
Age 59
Death of Bertha Alice Saunders Hanson in Cook, Illinois, USA
Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12-27-1883
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago (Districts 1001-1250), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1942
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Cook County Clerk; Chicago, IL; Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths)

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