Hanson, Evan G. (Evan Greenwood), 1894-1963
Dates
- Existence: 1894 - 1963
Biographical History
Evan G. Hanson (1894-1963) was a United States Navy Commander during World War I.
Evan G. Hanson was born on October 7, 1894 in Fillmore, Utah. His mother Evelyn Mary Olson died in childbirth and his father, Alma Greenwood, allowed Evan to be adopted by Evelyn's sister Bertha Olson Hanson and her husband George M. Hanson in 1894 who raised him as their son. Evan G. Hanson went on to be a United States Navy Commander during the First World War. He was known to have served on the battleship Connecticut as a recorder of summary court-martial and later served on the U.S.S. Louisville.
Evan G. Hanson died on August 21, 1963.
Citation:
FamilySearch.com, via WWW, Oct. 3, 2017 (Evan G. Hanson; b. Oct. 7, 1894 in Fillmore, UT; p. Evelyn Mary Olson and Alma Greenwood, died in child birth; adoptive parents Bertha Olson Hanson and George M. Hanson, 1894; d. Aug 21, 1963)Olson family papers, 1871-1947, Oct. 3, 2017 (US Navy Commander; WWI; battleships Connecticut and U.S.S Louisville; recorder of summary court-martial)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
F. Dean Bradley and Ethel Bradley papers, 1901-1942
Collection contains newspaper clippings, official documents, correspondence and patents pertaining to F. Dean Bradley's mining operations in Nevada. Also included are a marriage certificate, correspondence, newspaper clippings pertaining to the life of F. Dean Bradley and his wife Ethel Bradley. Includes the unpublished short stories of Native Americans in Nevada written by F. Dean Bradley. Materials dated 1910-1942.
George M. Hanson and Bertha Olson Hanson papers, 1912-1939, bulk 1913-1916
Collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, articles, papers and official documents pertaining to George M. Hanson's work as an American Consul Officer in areas such as Tasmania, Sandakan, British North Borneo and Liege, Belgium. Includes letters from Bertha to her sister Ethel Bradley. Materials document George and Bertha's experiences and reflections on Pacific Island peoples, geography and colonial politics. Dated 1912-1939.
La Verne B. Rollin papers, 1924-1947
Olson family papers
Collection contains a variety of correspondence, papers, photographs, and ephemera of the Delilah King Olson family. Collection materials document the life of Delilah King Olson in Fillmore, Utah, and the lives and the careers across the world of three generations of her family, including insight into everyday rural Utah life and political campaigns. Dated 1871-1947.
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