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Birth:
22 October 1920
De Queen, Arkansas

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Death:
24 December 2003
Many, Louisiana

Cause of Death:


Cremation:
2003
Scattered at Mount Rainier

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Additional Names:
Christopher Michael Hansen Jr
Jim Hansen
Grandpa Jim

Related:
❧ Here We Go Around The Mulberry Bush
❧ My Health Book
❧ My Health Book (transcription)

❧ James Harding Hansen

James Harding Hansen, ~1948

Parents
Christopher Michael Hansen
Mary Dale Barree
Spouse(s)
Velma Dell Lowrey
Georgina F. Lee
Cathileen O. Pettit
Mary J. Harris
Jodie (common-law marriage)
Karen Wiersbitzky
Children
Sylvia Jo Hansen
Diane Dell Hansen
James Michael Hansen

1920

22 October

Born in De Queen, Arkansas, to Mary Dale Barree and Christopher Mikkel Hansen.

~1936

"Accidental" shooting of a friend while hunting. The boy lived about 3 or 4 weeks and died.

1939

24 December

Married Velma Dell Lowrey in De Queen, Arkansas.

1941

18 June

Daughter Sylvia Jo was born in De Queen, Arkansas.

1942

3 August

Officially changed his name from Christopher Michael Jr to James Harding, though he was using that name since before 1930.

1944

Begins work as engineer at Richmond Shipyard No. 4 in Richmond, California.

5 July

Committed armed robbery against taxicab driver L.E. Aldrich in Richmond, California.

12 July

Arrested in Oakland, California and admitted to the Contra Costa County Jail.

8 October

Caught attempting an armed escape from the Contra Costa County Jail with a hostage, put in solitary confinement.

16 October

Sentenced 5 to life by Justice Thomas P. Meehan.

20 October

Admitted to San Quentin State Prison for 1st Degree Robbery and Arrest Evasion for 8+5 years.

1946

16 December

Granted parole.

1954

5 March

Daughter Diane Dell was born in Burlington, Colorado.

1962

15 February

Son James Michael was born in Ballard, Washington.

~1967

Married Georgina F. Lee in Washington.

1972

11 January

Married Cathileen O. Pettit in Clark, Washington.

1974

22 January

Divorced Velma Dell Lowrey in King, Washington.

1980

18 January

Divorced Georgina F. Lee in Bellingham, Washington.

1980

19 January

Married Mary J. Harris in Whatcom, Washington.

1997

2 April

Married Karen Wiersbitzky in Bowie County, Texas.

2003

24 December

Died in Many, Louisiana.

Cremated with ashes scattered at Mount Rainier.


Birth Certificate, 1920
James with Mary Dale
De Queen, Arkansas, 1923
James
De Queen, Arkansas, 1923
James with Uncle Andrew Hansen
De Queen, Arkansas, 1924
(L->R) James, Mary Dale, Aunt Carrie Marie
De Queen, Arkansas, 1924
(L->R) Joe Newton Barree, Mary Dale, James, picking cotton
De Queen, Arkansas, 1925
Marriage Certificate for James and Velma Dell, 1939
Arkansas Marriage Index, 1939
Name Change Application, 1942
World War II Draft Registration Card
1942
James Harding and Velma Dell, California, 1943
Cabby Points Out Fellow Diner as Thug
The Oakland Post Enquirer, Page 3
Oakland, California
12 July 1944
Contra Costa Jail Delivery Foiled
The Times, Page 10
San Mateo, California
9 October 1944
County Jail Break is Frustrated
Martinez News-Gazette, Page 8
Martinez, California
9 October 1944
Officers Thwart Martinez Jail Escape Plot
The Modesto Bee, Page 7
Modesto, California
9 October 1944
Contra Costa Jailbreak Frustrated
The Oakland Post Enquirer, Page 3
Oakland, California
9 October 1944
Accomplices Jailed
Martinez News-Gazette, Page 1
Martinez, California
11 October 1944
Escape Plot Foiled at County Jail Sunday
Contra Costa Times, Page 2
Walnut Creek, California
12 October 1944
Jail Break Leader Plea is Quashed
Martinez News-Gazette, Page 1
Martinez, California
13 October 1944
San Quentin State Jail Records
30 August 1945
Velma Dell, Sylvia, James Hansen
~1948
Lowrey In-laws: James Harding, Buford Turnage, LaVerne Lowrey, David McAnally
De Queen, Arkansas, ~1952
Unknown Newspaper Clipping, ~1954
(L->R) Edward and Alice (Hansen) Cannon, James and Velma Dell (Lowrey) Hansen, Winfred and Annie (Hansen) Burden
Texarkana, Texas, 1955
Phone Directory
Seattle, Washington, 1957
Marriage Papers for James and Cathileen O.
Clark, Washington, 1972
Divorce Papers for James and Velma
Seattle, Washington, 1974
James
kitchen at Uncle Willie's Ranch, Texas, mid-1970's
James with (potentially illegal) garden
late-1970's
James with (potentially illegal) garden
late-1970's
James
late-1970's(?)
Marriage License for James and Mary J.
Whatcom, Washington, 1979
Washington Marriage Index
1979
Divorce Papers for James and Georgina F.
Bellingham, Washington, 1980
Marriage Papers for James and Mary J.
Whatcom, Washington, 1980