HOGANSON Daughters (c. 1907)

Sam HOGANSON's daughters (c. 1907). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

HOGANSON Women (c. 1910)

HOGANSON women (c. 1910). Twins in front. Back probably: Unknown lady, Elise, Emma, Lina, and Lillie. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Herman HOGANSON and the Twins

The following are two pictures of Herman HOGANSON that were clearly taken at the same time (c. 1908) and then printed onto postcards. In the first one he presumably is with his twin sisters, Clara and Mabel.


Postcard. Herman HOGANSON and the twins (Jackson, MN: G. A. Anderson, c. 1908). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

In the second one Herman is alone.


Postcard. Herman HOGANSON (Jackson, MN: G. A. Anderson, c. 1908). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Interestingly on 28 Jul 1919, Herman sent this postcard from Barnesville, Minnesota to his older sister, Mina (HOGANSON) Roe, wishing her "birthday greetings." Mina's birthday was the 29th.


Reverse of Herman HOGANSON postcard. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Herman HOGANSON and His Daughters

Portrait. Mabel and Selma HOGANSON (Moorhead, MN: Flaten, c. 1913). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Portrait. Herman HOGANSON family (Moorhead, MN: Flaten, c. 1915). From left: Ingeborg "Ella," Olive, Mabel, Selma, and Herman. Image courtesy of Verla Williams. Digitally retouched by Mark D. Williams.


Postcard. From left: Selma, Herman, and Mabel HOGANSON (c. 1918). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Herman HOGANSON Children

Portrait. Herman HOGANSON children (Moorhead, MN: Flaten, c. 1923). From left: Olive, Mabel, Howard, Sherman, and Selma. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Herman HOGANSON Family (c. 1930)

Portrait. Herman HOGANSON family (Fargo, ND: McCracken, c. 1930). Back: Herman. Middle: Olive, Sherman, Howard, and Ingeborg "Ella." Front: Mabel, Lillian, and Selma. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Clara and Mabel HOGANSON Family Group Sheets

Twins Clara and Mabel HOGANSON were born on 27 Dec 1902. Neither girl married or had any offspring. Clara died first on 20 Feb 1949; Mabel died on 8 May 1957.


Family group sheets. Clara and Mabel HOGANSON. Images courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

Clara and Mabel HOGANSON Portraits

Portrait. Clara and Mabel HOGANSON (Jackson, MN: Anderson, c. 1902). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Portrait. Clara and Mabel HOGANSON (Jackson, MN: Anderson, c. 1905). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Portrait. Clara and Mabel HOGANSON (Jackson, MN: Anderson, c. 1915). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Portrait. Mabel and Clara HOGANSON (Mankato, MN: Snow, c. 1921). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Clara and Mabel HOGANSON Graduation

Commencement Announcement. Mabel and Clara HOGANSON (Jackson High School, 3 Jun 1921). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Portraits. Clara and Mabel HOGANSON (c. 1921). Images courtesy of Verla Williams.

Clara and Mabel HOGANSON: Minnesota State University (1924)

Imagine my surprise to see that Ancestry.com had a yearbook for Minnesota State University in Mankato for the year 1924. Clara and Mabel both appear in it on page 47 (see below).


Yearbook (Mankato, MN: Minnesota State University, 1924), p. 47. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Clara and Mabel HOGANSON Obituaries and Memorials

Clara HOGANSON passed away on 20 Feb 1949 and was laid to rest on 24 Feb at Riverside Cemetery in Jackson, MN.


Obituary and Memorial. Clara HOGANSON (1902-1949). Images courtesy of Verla Williams.

Twin sister Mabel managed to live until 8 May 1957 and on 11 May she was also buried at Riverside Cemetery.




Obituaries and Memorial. Mabel HOGANSON (1902-1957). Images courtesy of Verla Williams.