Della Frances Thompson 1897–1981

Della Frances Thompson, 1897–1981 (aged 84 years)

Della Hanson inspiserer staben ved palasset

Della Hanson saman med Haile Selassie og kona

Della Hanson (bak t.v) utanfor palasset til Haile Selassie I

Herbert og Della ved Hospital og misjonsskulen utanfor Addis Abeba

Della handlar gardinstoff for keisaren sitt palass

Della diskuterer borddekking med Keiserinne Menen I

Name

Della Frances Thompson

Name: Della Frances /Thompson/
Given names: Della Frances
Surname: Thompson

Name

Della Frances Hanson — married name

Name: Della Frances /Hanson/
Type of name: married name
Given names: Della Frances
Surname: Hanson

Gender Female

No family available

Descendants of Della Frances Thompson

Generation 1
1. Della Frances Thompson was born on October 9, 1897 in Hutchinson, McLeod County, Minnesota, USA and died on November 17, 1981 in Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA at the age of 84.
  She married Herbert Martin Hanson, son of Edward Hanson and Caroline Dorthea Ingebrigtsdatter, before 1921. He was born in November 1894 in Artichoke, Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA and died in October 1966 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the age of 71.

Ancestors of Della Frances Thompson

Generation 1
1. Della Frances Thompson was born on October 9, 1897 in Hutchinson, McLeod County, Minnesota, USA and died on November 17, 1981 in Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA at the age of 84.

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Census

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1900 USA Census transcript - Thomas Thompson - Household

Name	Relation	Race	Sex	DOB	Age	MC	YrsM	ChB	ChL	BP	FBP	MBP	YUS	YOI	N/A	Occupation	MnsU	Edu	Eng?	Home
Thompson Thomas	Head	W	M	Apr 1862	38	M	10	-	-	DEN	DEN	DEN	18	1882	N	Brickmason	1	-YY	Y	O-F-H
Thompson Elizabeth	Wife	W	F	Jul 1870	29	M	10	6	6	MN	CAN	CAN						-YY	Y
Thompson Evelyn	Daughter	W	F	Oct 1890	9	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN				At school		9YY	Y
Thompson Rosser	Son	W	M	Jul 1892	7	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN				At school		9YY	Y
Thompson Esther	Daughter	W	F	Nov 1893	6	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN
Thompson Alden	Son	W	M	Sep 1895	4	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN
Thompson Della	Daughter	W	F	Oct 1897	2	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN
Thompson Pearl	Daughter	W	F	Nov 1899	0	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN
Riis Martha	Servant	W	F	Jul 1885	14	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	GER				Servant	0	-YY	Y

Census

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1910 USA Census transcript - Thomas Thompson - Household

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	MC	YrsM	ChB	ChL	BP	FBP	MBP	YOI	N/A	EngL	Occupation	Industry	Employ	Edu	Home
Thompson Thomas	Head	M	W	48	M	20	-	-	DEN	DEN	DEN	1892	N	English	Brick layer	Contract	Yes	-YY	O-F-H
Thompson Elizabeth	Wife	F	W	39	M	20	10	10	MN	CAN	CAN			English	None			-YY
Thompson Evelyn E	Daughter	F	W	19	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN			English	School teacher			-YY
Thompson Rosser W	Son	M	W	17	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN			English	None			YYY
Thompson Ester K	Daughter	F	W	16	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN			English	None			YYY
Thompson Alden	Son	M	W	14	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN			English	None			YYY
Thompson Della L	Daughter	F	W	12	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN			English	None			YYY
Thompson Florence	Daughter	F	W	10	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN			English	None			YYY
Thompson Daniel	Son	M	W	8	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN			English	None			YYY
Thompson Leonora L	Daughter	F	W	6	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN			English	None			YYY
Thompson Rhoda V	Daughter	F	W	3	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN			English	None			YYY
Thompson Nathen	Son	M	W	8/12	S	-	-	-	MN	DEN	MN				None			-NN

Census

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1920 USA Census transcript - Thomas Thompson - Household

Name	Relation	Ten	Sex	Race	Age	MC	YOI	N/A	YON	Edu	BP	FBP	MBP	NL	Eng?	Occupation	Industry	Employ
Thompson Thomas	Head	OF	M	W	57	M	1882	N	1889	-YY	DEN	DEN	DEN	Danish	Y	Bricklayer	House	W
Thompson Elizabeth	Wife		F	W	49	M				-YY	MN	CAN	CAN		Y	None
Christenson Evelin	Daughter		F	W	29	M					MN	DEN	MN		Y	None
Christenson Christian	Son in law		M	W	28	M					MN	DEN	MN		Y	Carpenter	House	W
Thompson Rosser	Son		M	W	27	S					MN	DEN	MN		Y	Mason	Brick	W
Thompson Ester	Daughter		F	W	26	S					MN	DEN	MN		Y	Nurse	Hospital	W
Thompson Alden	Son		M	W	24	S					MN	DEN	MN		Y	Mason	Brick	W
Thompson Della	Daughter		F	W	22	S					MN	DEN	MN		Y	Teacher	Music	W
Thompson Florence	Daughter		F	W	20	S				YYY	MN	DEN	MN		Y	Stenographer	???	W
Thompson David	Son		M	W	18	S				YYY	MN	DEN	MN		Y	None
Thompson Leonard	Son		M	W	15	S				YYY	MN	DEN	MN		Y	None
Thompson Rhoda	Daughter		F	W	13	S				YYY	MN	DEN	MN			None
Thompson Nathen	Son		M	W	10	S				YYY	MN	DEN	MN			None
Thompson Kenneth	Son		M	W	7	S				Y--	MN	DEN	MN			None

Pass

Herbert & Della Hanson

Residence

Herbert og Della Hanson reiste som misjonærar til Ethiopia i september 1934.

Event

Heimreise frå Ethiopia via Egypt, gjennom Europa til Norge
Avreise Oslo 9. mai og ankomst New York 19. mai 1939

Residence

Della vart etterkvart ansatt som husholderske i palasset til til konge og keisar Haile Selassie I, og tenestegjorde der i 14 år

Event

Avreise Alexandria, Egypt 14. april og ankomst New York 29 april 1946

Event

For God and Emperor
Author: Herbert M Hanson & Della Hanson
Publisher: Pacific Press; F edition (1958)
ASIN: B0006ACKBM

Note

Haile Selassie's housekeeper
She is Seventh-Day Adventist from Minnesota

"Housekeeper, lady in waiting and adviser on American affairs to the Negus Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and his Empress (Negusta) turns out to be a pink-cheeked, gray-haired American woman from Hutchinson, Minn. by the name of Mrs. Della Hanson.
When LIFE Photographer Hart Preston recently reached Addis Ababa, the capital the Italians had thoughtfully rebuilt before the British reconquered it, he found Mrs. Hanson virtually the third most important person in Ethiopia.
Herbert Hanson and his wife, Della, arrived in Addis Ababa ten years ago as missionaries for the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. They stuck it out through the Italian invasion, nursing the Ethiopian wounded. After a 1939 furlough, they were back in Addis Ababa when the British arrived. Mrs. Hanson produced the only U.S. flag in Addis Ababa for the British mach-in.
Haile Selassie promptly began looking for a housekeeper. The wife of the capital's native mayor suggested Mrs. Hanson. Mrs. Hanson not only accepted the job, but also took over the Ethiopian royal family in toto. She has introduced strawberry shortcake, angel-food cake, potato salad, cold cuts to the Ethiopian diet. She buys the Empress' clothes, superintends the five palace cooks, writes the menus and runs the palace staff of 50."

LIFE 7 Jun 1943

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Family with Herbert Martin Hanson
husband Parents Edward Hanson Caroline Dorthea Ingebrigtsdatter	Herbert Martin Hanson 1894–1966
herself	Della Frances Thompson 1897–1981

Descendants

Della Frances Thompson(1897–1981)
- Herbert Martin Hanson1921
  - No children