The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-11
Obituary, John Hansen.

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fathers farm and his early seducation
was obtained at the country school.
Before he was nineteen he passed a
county examination and began to
teach in the home school.
| He was married to Mary Margaret
MoBroom, daughter of Robert Nc
Broom whose farm Joined to the old
| Hansen farm, October 49, 1873. When
tile Owl wGr broke out Mr. Hansen
volunteered for service and went out
as u private IN company II. OF the
58th Ohio regiment. He remained in
service until January 1S, 1865, having
been promoted suooessively to the
place of sargeant, first lieutenant and
reglmental quartermaster. Out OF
appreciation of MIR. Hansen's manly
qualities at this time, one of his sn.
perior officer wrote and had published
in the home paper an article from
which we quote Lieut.. Hansen OF
Hooking county Is n brave, talented
and accomplished young man, hold
ing responsible position ana he is
filing the same honorably and up.
rightly He is none of your SELFISH
close listed men. but one of kind
aud generous dispos ,tlon, commanding
the res pect and confidence of all with
whom he is associated :" Gould not
the same be said of him the day be-
fore his death? His colonel said of
him, "While | breathe, | shall never
forget Captain Hensen's bravery and
5elpfulness III railying the men IN the
battle of Shiloh.
After the war Mr.. Hansen bought
farm and for ten years engaged in
farming and stock raising. In the
autumn of 1878 he was elected clerk
OF the courts. This necessitated the
removal OF the family TO the county
seat at Logan and it was there that
the Sons and daughters OF John and
! Mary NJ Hansen were brought up
Mr.. Hansen served SIX years as clerk
of courts during which time he
| bar.
He continued to reside in Logan
and to pursue the profession OF law
until March, 1898 That was worlds
fair year at Chicago. Mr.. Hansen
had two brothers engaged IN the man
ufacture of steel building materials in
tie west and they wished their
brother John go represent their inter-
esss at the fair. When the fair was
over Mr. John Hansen located a steel
factory at Vinton, Iowa, and remain
ed there III shat work ten years In
1905 he came to California because of
the failing health of his wife aud for
reas ons connected with the business
affairs of their sons Charles and
Homer, they soon decided to locate
at Sunland. The history of Mr.. Han
sen 8 life In Sunland is too we'll
kuown to need repetition. There
were seven children, r.. W., now
prsctioing medicine in Nebraska,
Dora a teacher in Pasadena, Charles
who died March II, 1908, Pearle
Cleve who died In infancy, Homer A.
who practioed medicine In Nebraska
until three years ago when he came
to California where ne already bad
mportane business interests, Jennie,
wife of r. q Harsh real estate
man of Los Angeles, and John Ebert
physician and surgeon of Bellwood,
Nebraska. What was true of Captain
Hansen In his early manhood WAS true
OF his entire career He was kind,
generous, upsetish and honorable in
all things The best of husbands by
the testimony of his wife, best of
fathers by the testimony of the cGild.
rem, the best OF citizens by the testl-
mony of his neighbors
Truly good man has fallen, HE
rests from his labor and his works do
follow him 4" Capt. Hansen joined
the church in his Goth year and re-
manned consistent christian-let me
add, gentlemen-a consistent church
gentleman up to che day of his death.
FUNERAL SERMON.
Scripture-Psalm 23 st John / IA
| to 3; | Thes. Alb
What blessed legacy was the gift
OF the holy word OF Goa to man
How many treasures, riches, because
OF age OF service sleam from its pa es.
when we are tempted or in doubf,
when perplexisies hedge us abon il
is lamp to our feet When we ale
sorrow laden 1t is a balm to cur
weary souls The father has gone out
of this home. a citizen from til
community. These are not meaning
less phrases, nor empty words. lie
citizen, could / say more? IG was
Jesus of Nazareth, was 1t not, who
was and ever will be the ideal clti.
zen, rendering TO Caesar the things
that were Caesars and to God the
things that are Gods, and God
himself stands as the perfection of
fatherhood He was good father,
good clgizen, The saying of
many words would not add to the sig.
nifcance or expIessIveness of these
two titles which he SO justly earned,
q good father, a good citizen. In
few months we may go over thess
hills and find them carpeted with bios
SONS, earh sweet with its own peou-
liar fragrance and perfect i'll its own
way, 30 there may be different types
of citizenship. He was soldier
citizen We cannot think of him
G Jmlng in contact with any form oil
evil without his sword buckled on
him His was the soldier type of
citizen One who when taps sounded
the end of his day of life might we'll
cry out in the words of tnRt fighter
of old? II have fought have finished,
have Kept" have fought the fight
of character, have finished the cur
riculum in the school OF experience,
l have kept the sacred gift of my
MANHOOD.
1t is not mete for me to eulogize
his character or his life. la sense
[ did not know him You did not
know him, ms sons and daughters
shared with him his Joy and sorrows
for so many years, did not know him.
We | knew somewhat the seeming
Results OF The batrles OF life in which
he was engaged Those mosEsintimate.
ly assoolated with HIM caughU at
times perhaps glimpsss of the real
battles tlas Which Eook place IN his
inmost heart But only God anew