My Paternal Line – Tony Hanson

The information provided below was assembled to assist me in identifying potential YDNA matches: my Haplogroup is R-M198.

2. Arnold William Hanson, my father, was born 11 Dec 1914 in Berlin, La Moure, North Dakota, married Anna Lorraine Amborn (b. 16 June 1923, d. 7 Jan 2019) and died 21 May 1971 in the Hines Veterans Hospital, Cook, Illinois.

He had three daughters
He had one son: Anthony Edward Hanson who has no children
His parents were Anton Edward Hanson and Inger Marie Andersdatter (who changed her name to Inger Marie Dahl when she emigrated to the United States).
- North Dakota Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Certificate: Arnold W. Hanson
- Baptism Certificate

4. Anton Edvar Hanson was born on the Herset farm in Nesna, Nordland, Norway on 25 April 1886. He emigrated to the United States in 1904 where his middle name was Americanized to “Edward” and where he met and married Inger Marie Antonsdatter. He died 18 Feb 1921 from Pneumonia shortly after purchasing a farm just North of Birchwood, Washburn, Wisconsin.

Nesna was and is a small town on the coast of Norway located 25 miles (41 km) South of the Arctic Circle. As you will see below, Nesna was the birthplace for this entire line of my family.

He had one daughter
He had one other son: Herman Bernard Hanson
- He had a son (b, 1936) with Josephine E Ortner: He is still living and has no sons.
- He had another son with Marcella A Miller: Danny Hanson, b. 18 Jun 1952, d. 12 Mar 2018.
  - He has two sons, both still living. One of them has a son.
His parents were Hans Emaus Isakson and Inger Marie Andersdatter.
- Nesna, Nordland County, Norway Parish register: 1880 – 1910 (n.p: Nordland county, Nesna, Parish register (official) nr. 838A11 (1880-1910), n.d), Birth and Baptism, Page 38, Male entry number 24

8. Hans Emaus Isakson was also born on the Herset farm in Nesna, Nordland, Norway on July 4, 1853. He married Inger Helene Andersdatter in Norway. He and most of his children emigrated to the United States. He died in the Northern Pacific Benevolent Society Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 14 June 1932.

He had 5 daughters who survived childhood
He had one other son: Ludvig Martin Hanson (b. 11 January 1881, d. 22 June 1955 in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota) who had 6 daughters and 5 sons:
- Lloyd Howard Hanson (b. 15 May 1917, d. 12 May 1986)
- Ralph Merrill Hanson (b. 27 June 1919, d. abt 1973)
  - Living Hanson
- William Clayton Hanson (b. 18 May 1923, d. 25 March 2006)
  - Living Hanson
  - Living Hanson
- Living Hanson (b. 1932)
  - Living Hanson
- Allen Lee Hanson (b. 16 September 1934, d. April 1987)
  - Living Hanson
His parents were Isak Johan Larsen and Maren Christiane Andersdatter
- “Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHLN-MMF : 26 January 2020), null in entry for null, 1853.
- Nesna, Nordland County, Norway Parish register: 1840 – 1854, Birth and Baptism, Page 168, Entry Number 68

16. Isak Johan Larsen was born in Nesna, Nordland, Norway about 22 February 1818. He married Maren Christiane Andersdatter and died in Nesna on 19 December 1888.

He had 3 daughters
He had 6 sons:

1. Hans Emaus [or Emahus] Isakson (see above)
2. Anton Edvard Isakson (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 18 October 1845, d. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 4 June 1885)
  - Isak Johan Antonson (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 17 August 1877, d. January 1968 in North Dakota)
    - Albert G Antonsen
    - Arthur Edward Antonsen
  - Karl Antonsen (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 26 October 1883, d. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 6 February 1884)
  - Karl Antonio Antonsen (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 10 June 1885, d. 30 November 1881)
3. Lorents Andreas Isakson (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway, emigrated to the United States in 1915, d. 2 February, 1922 in Washington USA)
  - Ivar Anker Lorentssen (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 2 July 1877, d. Fargo City, North Dakota, USA 7 January 1957)
    - Malter Ola Lorentzen
      - Gerald M Lorentzen
      - Donald W. Lorentzen
      - Dennis B. Lorentzen
    - Arnold I Lorentzen
    - Norman Martin Lorentzen
      - Living Lorentzen
  - Otto Kristian Lorentssen (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 8 January 1885, d. Almeda, California, USA 16 October 1955)
    - Edwin Lorentzen
    - Thomas Bjerknes Lorentzen
      - Living Lorentzen
  - Hilmar Krough Moeller Lorentssen (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 15 April 1888, d. Prince Ruperst, BC, Canada 13 December 1960)
  - Wilmelm Andreas Lorentssen (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 25 June 1890, d. USA 18 January 1893)
4. Elias Nicholi Isakson (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 21 April 1855, d. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 10 April 1911)
5. Jacob Johan Isakson (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 6 February 1858, emigrated to the United States in 1888, d. North Dakota, USA about 1931)
  - Edwind Isakson (b. North Dakota, USA about 1916)
  - Arnold Edward Isakson (b. North Dakota, USA about 1925)
    - Living Isakson
    - Living Isakson
6. Benjamin Nicolai Isakson (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 9 June 1860, emigrated to the United States in 1889, d. Fort Ransom, North Dakota, USA 30 April 1946)
  - Emil Bernard Isakson (b. North Dakota, USA 15 July 1895, d. 1990)
    - Living Isakson (b. 1928)
      - Living Isakson
      - Living Isakson
    - Living Isakson (b. 1935)
      - Living Isakson
      - Living Isakson
  - Ingval Augustine Isakson (b. North Dakota, USA 23 February 1897, d. 9 April 1988)
    - Living Isakson (b. 1923)
    - Living Isakson (b. 1924)
    - Living Isakson (b. 1938)
    - Living Isakson (b. 1941)
  - Richard Bang Isakson (b. North Dakota, USA 5 January 1908, d. South Dakota, USA 21 June 1952)

His parents were Lars Isachsen and Ingeborg Maria Hansdatter
- Nesna, Nordland County, Norway Parish Register: 1791 – 1820, Page 303, next to last entry on the bottom of the page.

32. Lars Isachsen was born in Nesna, Nordland, Norway in February 1783. He married Ingeborg Marie Hansdatter and died in Nesna on 28 March 1793.

He had one daughter
He had one son: Isak Johan Larsen (see above)
His parents were Isaac Stenersen and Kirsten Nielsdatter
- “Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH2Q-5QZ : 10 February 2018), Kiersten Nilsdr. in entry for Lars, ; citing ; FHL microfilm 125,212.
- Nesna, Nordland County, Norway Parish register: 1770 – 1791, Page 199: First entry

64. Isaac Stenersen was born in Nesna, Nordland, Norway on 23 May 1748. He married Kirsten Nilesatter and died in Nesna in 1801.

He had four daughters
He had one son who survived childhood:
- Lars Isachsen (see above)
His parents were Steener Johnsen and Karen Isachsen
- “Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHSC-93Y : 25 January 2020), null in entry for null, 1748.

128. Steener Johnsen was born in Nesna, Nordland, Norway about 1696. He married Karen Isachsen and, later, Anna Andersdatter and died in Nesna in 1776.

He had three daughters
He had five sons:
- Johan Steenersen (b. 26 January 1738 in Nesna, Nordland, Norway) – View his baptism/birth record. Also indexed on FamilySearch. He had one son:
  - Agustus Johansen (b. Feb 1782 in Nesna, Nordland, Norway) – View his baptism/birth record.
- Anders Steenersen (b. 4 March 1741 in Nesna, Nordland, Norway) – View his baptism/birth record. Also indexed on FamilySearch.
- Soren Steenersen (b. 28 January 1743 in Nesna, Nordland, Norway)
- Anders Steenersen (b. 20 October 1745 in Nesna, Nordland, Norway) – View his baptism/birth record. Also indexed on FamilySearch.
- Isak Steenersen (see above)
- Ole Steenersen (b. 3 December 1752 in Nesna, Nordland, Norway) – his mother was Anna Andersdatter

I have not found any documentation identifying the parents of Steener Johnson.

There are about 50 trees in MyHeritage that identify his parents as John Stenersen and Marit Hendricksen.
There is one entry for a Jon Stenersen and Marit Hendricksen in the Family Search Family Tree that is a possibility.
Frode Holthe, a Norwegian researcher, also identifies Jon Stenersen as the father of Stener Johnson in his database citing sources I am not familiar with…
- Skifteprotokoll Nordland fylke, Helgeland sorenskriveri nr. 36 (3A 0051), 1762-1762, s. 223a. Skifte 28. mai 1762 etter mors søster Kirsten.
  - Probate Records for Nordland County, Helgeland Magistrate Record Book number 36 (3A 0051), 1762-1762, page 223a, Probate 28 May 1762, after mothers sister Kirten
- Skifteprotokoll Nordland fylke, Helgeland sorenskriveri nr. 8A (3A 0012), 1738-1740, s. 236a. Skifte 4. november 1739. Etter far.
  - Probate Records for Nordland County, Helgeland Magistrate Record Book number 8A (3A 0012), 1738-1740, page 236a Probate 4 November 1739 by father.

These are the names of interest… If you are a YDNA match with any of them please contact me!

Antonsen	Albert G
Antonsen	Arthur Edward
Antonsen	Karl Antonio
Hanson	Allen Lee
Hanson	Anton Edvar
Hanson	Anton Edwin
Hanson	Arnold William
Hanson	Danny
Hanson	Herman Bernard
Hanson	Lloyd Howard
Hanson	Ludvig Martin
Hanson	Ralph Merrill
Hanson	William Clayton
Isachsen	Lars
Isakson	Anton Edvard
Isakson	Arnold Edward
Isakson	Benjamin Nicolai
Isakson	Edwind
Isakson	Elias Nicholi
Isakson	Emil Bernard
Isakson	Hans Emaus
Isakson	Ingval Autustine
Isakson	Jacob Johan
Isakson	Lorents Andreas
Isakson	Richard Bang
Johnsen	Agustus
Johnsen	Steener
Larsen	Isak Johan
Lorentssen	Hilmar Krough Moeller
Lorentssen	Ivar Anker
Lorentssen	Otto Kristian
Lorentssen	Wilhelm Andreas
Lorentzen	Arnold I
Lorentzen	Dennis B
Lorentzen	Donald W
Lorentzen	Edwin
Lorentzen	Gerald M
Lorentzen	Malter Ola
Lorentzen	Norman Martin
Lorentzen	Thomas Bjerknes
Steenersen	Anders
Steenersen	Isak
Steenersen	Ole
Steenersen	Soren
Stenersen	Issac
Stenersen	Johan