February Birthday's of the
Descendants & Near Relatives
of Thomas and Elizabeth Ducklow

(Only those born in the year 1930 or earlier are noted, unless permission given to publish)

Name ................................................. Birth Date .. From Wisconsin County
James "Jim" Richard DUCKLOW .................. 2 Feb 1862 ...... Barron
Henry "Hank" Willard THOMPSON .............. 2 Feb 1907 ...... Maricopa, AZ
Alta Bryle nee HAMMANN BLAIR ................ 4 Feb 1901 ....... Barron
Jerome Theodore John HANSON .................. 6 Feb 1929 ...... Barron
Minnie nee BERKHOLTZ DUCKLOW ......... 10 Feb 1901 ...... Winnebago
Lamont Vernon DUCKLOW ......................... 12 Feb 1908 ...... Pierce
George TORGERSON .................................... 13 Feb 1902 ..... Des Moines, IA
Josie Emma nee DUCKLOW RICKERD ....... 14 Feb 1883 ..... Pierce
Jeffrey Michael DUCKLOW .......................... 16 Feb .............. Hennepin, MN
Alan D MARKER ........................................... 17 Feb 1922 ...... Sonoma, CA
Frank Erwin DUCKLOW ............................... 17 Feb 1885 ..... Pierce
Hilma C nee THOLLANDER HANSON ........ 18 Feb 1890 .... Barron
Milton "Buck" Charles BLAIR ....................... 18 Feb 1924 ..... Dane
James Walter GOOD ...................................... 19 Feb 1866 .... Ashland
Mary Elizabeth nee WAGNER DUCKLOW ... 21 Feb 1889 .... Monroe
Lynn Shaw DUCKLOW .................................. 21 Feb 1902 .... Monroe
Josie Belle nee ROATCH DUCKLOW ........... 24 Feb 1884 .... Pierce
Robert "Bob" Charles DUCKLOW ................. 26 Feb 1922 .... Outagamie
Lilah M nee HANSON ROGSTAD .................. Feb 1890 ........ Barron
Francis "Mickey" Michael HOGAN ................ Feb 1930 ........ Ashland

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Truman Quote

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.—Harry S. Truman [1884-1972]

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Biography of Fred J. Hanson
Son of John Hanson and Elizabeth Ducklow Hanson
[Published January 25, 2009]

The biography of Fred J Hanson that follows is excerpted from page 480 of a book titled History of Barron Co., Wisconsin published by H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co. in 1922. This tome is another example of a self-congratulating local "history" filled dotted with complementary language outlining the life and virtues of a local area's many esteemed citizens. This history book's volume of pages are a primarily a collection of paid autobiographies of some residents the Barron County area with some some information about the attractive features of the county that make it a great place to carve-out a living. A separate post in this blog containing biography of Charles Ducklow discusses the economic nature of this types of local biographical books.

Fred J Hanson was the first born of Elizabeth Ducklow and John Hanson. Elizabeth was Thomas and Elizabeth Ducklow's tenth child. Elizabeth and John Hanson moved from the Oconomowoc area to Clinton Township in Barron County about three years after the were wed. both Fred and his sister Nellie came to Barron County as very young children (ages three and one, respectively).

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Fred J. Hanson, an active farmer of section 11, Clinton Township, was born at Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Dec. 2, 1883, the son of John and Elizabeth (Ducklow) Hanson, natives of Ashland County, Wisconsin [see footnote], of Norwegian and Irish descent. John Hanson is a farmer and carpenter. He came to Clinton Township in 1886, and secured 80 acres in section 2, to which he later added 80 more, making a good place of 160 acres, which he developed, and where he carried on general farming until his retirement. In the family there were eight children. Fred J. is a Clinton farmer. Nellie is the wife of Charles Blair, of Clinton Township. Charles farms on the old homestead, Lila is in Rice Lake. Theodore J. lives in Poskin, this county. Gordon, Clarence and an unnamed infant are dead. Fred J. was brought to this township when he was three years old, and was here reared and educated. He thoroughly learned farming and carpentering from his father, and remained at home until after he was 27 years old, helping with the farm work and following his trade throughout the surrounding country. In the fall of 1911 he bought 80 acres in section 11, Clinton Township. He has developed this into a good place, and here he successfully carries on general farming, stock raising and dairying, breeding good cows, horses, sheep and swine. He is one of the enterprising young men of the community, modern in his methods, liberal in his ideas, and held in the highest liking and esteem by all who know him. Mr. Hanson was married at Dallas, this county, Sept. 27, 1911, to Hilma Thollander, who was born in Clinton Township on Feb. 18, 1890, the daughter of Charles J. and Signe Thollander, natives respectively of Sweden and Norway, and early settlers of Clinton Township, who now live at Hudson, this state. There were two other children in the family: Teekla and Emma, who died at the age of two years. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson have two bright children. Budd J. was born Oct. 28, 1915, and Glen C. was born April 8, 1917.

Footnote: This biography states that John and Elizabeth are natives of Ashland, Wisconsin. This is the only reference the author has ever found stating that Elizabeth or John are from Ashland. If they were from Ashland, they had lived there for only a very short time. Both Elizabeth and John were born in Dodge and and Jefferson Counties in southern Wisconsin, were wed there and had their first two children born there.

Footnote: The original publication occurred in 1922. Its copyright expired on or before 1997 . The book is now in the public domain.

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Twain Quote

Sufficient unto the day is one baby. As long as you are in your right mind don't you ever pray for twins. Twins amount to a permanent riot; and there ain't any real difference between triplets and a insurrection. —Mark Twain [1835-1910] from "The Babies Speech" given in 1879

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Twins and Triplets in the Greater Ducklow Family
[Published January 4, 2009]

There are four known sets of twins and two known sets of triplets born in the total of about the 750 children identified as descendants of Thomas and Elizabeth Ducklow [see footnote]. The number of sets is notably fewer twins than the expected average (the average would be in the range of 15 to 22 sets for 750 births). However, it is about the expected number for triplet births (average is about 1 to 1.4 sets for 750 births) [see footnote]. Note that its seems much more likely that twins or triplets will be born from the George Ducklow line than the other branches of Thomas and Elizabeth's children.

A set of twins born in 1932; descendants of George Ducklow
A set of twins born in 1962; descendants of Peter Ducklow
A set of triplets born in 1996; descendants of George Ducklow
A set of triples born in 1996; descendants of Charles Ducklow
A set of twins born in 1998; descendants of George Ducklow
A set of twins born in 1999; descendants of George Ducklow

There is a possibility too that Thomas and Elizabeth's eighth and ninth children where twins: Infant Elizabeth and Infant Maria Jane, both born around 1855 or 1856. Information is lacking, but at least one fellow genealogist believes that these two infants could have been twins. Both of these children died as infants or toddlers. Maria Jane likely in 1856 and Elizabeth in February of 1857.

Footnote: The research continues on identifying all descendants of Thomas and Elizabeth Ducklow. 750 is the number charted so far.

Footnote: Source of the twin and triplet birth rate information comes from the March of Dimes web site. Link here.

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