Wilhelm Apollo Hansen^[1]

1897 - 1968  (71 years)

• Name	Wilhelm Apollo Hansen  [2, 3, 4]
  Birth	8 Jan 1897	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	William Anderson  [7]
  Also Known As	William Apollo, Bill  [12]
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [13]
  Residence	Jun 1918	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Census	1920	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Residence	1935	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [8]
  Census	1940	Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [8]
  Residence	May 1942	Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Residence	1944	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA   [10]
  Residence	1966	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA   [1]
  Residence	Jun 1968	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA   [10, 11]
  Cause of Death	Congestive heart failure  [11]
  Occupation	Florist  [1, 6, 8, 10]
  Occupation	Nutritionist  [11]
  Occupation	U.S.S.M.A. - Champaign, Illinois  [4]
  Research Notes	William is listed in the 1900 census (in the household of his grandfather Henry Mohr) as “William Anderson.” 1910 Census lists name as “Wilhelm A.” According to Wendell Mohr’s notes, William married twice and his children are from his second marriage. Alfred Hansen is listed as William’s father on his death certificate. The informant was his son David; it is possible David did not know that Alfred wasn’t William’s father.  [1, 7, 11, 13]
  Military Notes	Bomber pilot in World War I.  [10, 11]
  Death	20 Jun 1968	Tigard, Washington County, Oregon, USA   [5, 11, 14, 15, 16]
  Burial	24 Jun 1968	Portland Memorial Indoor Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA   [10]
  Association	Clifford Frandsen Luck Mohr (Relationship: Cousin)
  Association	Alfred Wilhelm Hansen
  Association	D.P. Hansen
  Person ID	I498	Mohr-Whalen | Branches: Blood relatives of B. Mohr, Descendants of Heinrich Mohr
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Carl P. C. Andersen           b. Abt 1868
  Mother	Thora Agnes Metha Maria Mohr           b. 15 Mar 1879, København, Denmark           d. 6 Sep 1955, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F6655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Alfred Wilhelm Hansen           b. 10 Jan 1864, Sjælland, Denmark           d. 30 Oct 1945, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Thora Agnes Metha Maria Mohr           b. 15 Mar 1879, København, Denmark           d. 6 Sep 1955, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kathryn Margurite Jensen           b. 22 Oct 1909, Sheldahl, Story County, Iowa, USA           d. 12 Sep 1989, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Bef Feb 1937  [17]
  Children	+ 1. D.P. Hansen + 2. J.J. Hansen + 3. William Apollo Hansen, Jr.           b. 1 Feb 1937, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 9 Oct 2005, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 68 years)   4. Kenneth Melvin Hansen           b. 6 Jan 1938, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. Aug 1992 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Jan 1897 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Residence - Jun 1918 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1920 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1935 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1940 - Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA Residence - May 1942 - Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1944 - Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Residence - 1966 - Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Residence - Jun 1968 - Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Death - 20 Jun 1968 - Tigard, Washington County, Oregon, USA Burial - 24 Jun 1968 - Portland Memorial Indoor Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  When Clifford Mohr arrived in Chicago in the summer of 1929 to attend Grad School at the University of Chicago, Bill brought one of his pick up trucks to the train station to help Clifford bring his trunk to the University. Gave gardening advice as “Doctor Dirt” on a Portland radio station. William listed his own name under “Employer” on his WWII Draft Card, with a work address of 400 N. Highland, Aurora, Illinois. Six grandchildren at the time of his death. [3, 10, 15]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S889] Thomas Hansen, Re: Mohr Genealogy. [S2591] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of William Apollo Hansen. [S3464] FamilySearch.org (National Archives & Records Administration), WWI Draft Registration Card of Wilhelm Apollo Hansen. [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index. [S194] 1920 US Census - Household of Alfred Hansen. [S13] 1900 US Census - Household of Henry Mohr. [S3418] 1940 US Census - Household of William A. Hanson [Hansen]. [S5011] Birth Record of Kenneth Melvin Housen [Hansen]. [S5439] Obituary of William A. Hansen. [S8021] Death Certificate of William (Wilhelm) Apollo Hansen. [S5324] Obituary of Thora Hansen. [S429] 1910 US Census - Household of Alfred W. Hanson [Hansen]. [S301] Ancestry.com (State of Oregon), Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998, Certificate # 9262. [S504] Clifford Mohr, Letter to Kathryn Hansen. [S54] Maintained by Clifford Mohr, Obituary List. [S5767] Birth Announcement of [William Apollo] Hansen.