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HANSMANN, Bernhard Ludwig Wilhelm Theodor

HANSMANN, Bernhard Ludwig Wilhelm Theodor

Male 1820 - 1912  (91 years)

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  1. 1.  HANSMANN, Bernhard Ludwig Wilhelm TheodorHANSMANN, Bernhard Ludwig Wilhelm Theodor was born on 21 Sep 1820 in Oldenburg, Stadtkreis Oldenburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany; died on 12 Aug 1912 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; was buried in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Bernhard Ludwig Wilhelm Theodore Hansmann
    • Birth: 21 Sep 1821, Atens, Wesermarsch, Lower Saxony, Germany
    • Death: Aug 13, 1912, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Bernhard married RONNINGER, Sophie Wilhelmine Bernardine on 13 Oct 1854. Sophie was born on 24 Mar 1827; died on 12 Apr 1876 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; was buried in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. HANSMANN, Ida Marie "Lilli of the Valley"  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jul 1855; died in 1855.
    2. 3. HANSMANN, Max Henry Louis Ranniger  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1856 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 12 Jun 1952 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
    3. 4. HANSMANN, Otto  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Nov 1857; died on 17 Nov 1861.
    4. 5. HANSMANN, Lena Marie  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jul 1859 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 18 Apr 1907 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; was buried in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
    5. 6. HANSMANN, Alfred Emil Theodor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Aug 1861 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 13 Dec 1951; was buried in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
    6. 7. HANSMANN, Louise Theodore W  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Apr 1863 in District of Columbia, USA; died on 25 Dec 1955 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA.
    7. 8. HANSMANN, Ella Sophie  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Oct 1864 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
    8. 9. HANSMANN, Hulda Auguste  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Apr 1867; died in 1870.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  HANSMANN, Ida Marie "Lilli of the Valley"HANSMANN, Ida Marie "Lilli of the Valley" Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bernhard1) was born on 6 Jul 1855; died in 1855.

    Notes:

    In H.Hansmann's Genealogy p.35, he noted under her birth "died soon".


  2. 3.  HANSMANN, Max Henry Louis RannigerHANSMANN, Max Henry Louis Ranniger Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bernhard1) was born on 24 Jul 1856 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 12 Jun 1952 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Maximillian Henry Louis Ranniger Hansmann
    • Residence: 1 Jul 1895, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Notes:

    From bio on FindaGrave:
    Maximillian “Max” Hansmann was born in Washington, DC in 1856. He was one of eight children. His father, a doctor, Bernhard Theodore Hansmann, was born in Germany and educated at Heidelberg. His mother was Sophie Ranniger Hansmann.

    Max attended a private school from ages 8 to 10. At age 11, he became a "folder" and a page for the House of Representatives and entered the U.S. Treasury Department at age 13 as a laborer. He was then detailed to the office of the U.S. Lighthouse Service Board in 1872 at age 16, where he served for over 50 years.

    His early duties included tracing and drafting which he continued intermittently over the length of his career. In 1881, he was assigned to the office of Lighthouse Engineers in South Carolina for three months to prepare drawings for the Savannah River Lights.

    Part of his job was to also set up exhibitions showcasing lighthouse technology at various expositions. He reminisced that in 1873, at age 17, he was involved in positioning a lighthouse lens to be visible from inside the third floor window of the Treasury building during the evening of the second inauguration of President Ulysses. S. Grant. The bright flash of the lens was quite noticeable all along Pennsylvania Avenue attracting much attention and comment.

    He also was in charge of the lighthouse exhibit at the 1881 and 1884 Cincinnati Industrial Expositions and was assigned as part of a team to travel to London in 1883 to represent the United States in setting up a similar Lighthouse Board exhibit at the London Fisheries Exhibition which was awarded a gold medal of the first class. There were undoubtedly more expositions and world fairs that he participated in during his long career.

    Additional duties over the course of his service were to take charge of the Lighthouse Board's files of charts, plotting and verification of positions of aids of navigation, listing and keeping track of lights and fog signals and preparing monthly bulletins and notices to mariners.

    At his retirement, Max was serving as the assistant engineer in charge of the hydrographic division of the Bureau of Lighthouses in Washington, DC. He retired from his post on March 1, 1927 with an "exceptional record of 55 years of service" as noted in the Lighthouse Bulletin.

    In his private life, Max had several passionate hobbies including bicycling, photography, and collecting records and oriental art. In 1879, he helped found the Capital Bicycle Club in Washington. DC. (which still exists today) and was known to take his camera with him everywhere he cycled. He became captain of the club in 1884 and visually recorded many interesting trips through his photography.

    One of his most famous bicycling adventures was recounted in the August 1883 issue of "The Wheelman" where Max and two other club members rode 500 miles in three weeks to visit the Luray Cave and Natural Bridge in Virginia where "no machine had ever been seen." (see attached photo illustration.)

    As a result of many such trips, he helped form a photography group within the Club that staged America’s first photography salon, the “Washington Salon and Art Photographic Exhibition” in 1896. The Smithsonian has the original photos from this exhibit (see attached photo.)

    Max was known to be very creative and mechanical. Along with a fellow cycler, he invented and patented a combined lamp and cyclometer in 1881 that when attached to the axle of the bicycle, measured distance traveled. He also worked in wood, ceramics and silver. Examples of his work include a turned wooden lamp he made on his lathe with a ceramic overlay and a kaleidoscope he made for his grand-nephew.

    Max was also known for collecting records. One of his friends recounted that he had an "extremely keen ear for music". He also enjoyed collecting Japanese art. He never traveled to the Far East but eventually became disillusioned by their military build-up and stopped collecting prior to WWII.

    Up until his death in 1952, he was a member of the Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia.

    Max was a bachelor and in relatively good health until he passed away at age 96. Per his instructions, he was cremated and his remains were sent to Keene Valley, NY, where they were spread over the area he loved and where he spent his summers, his cabin in the Adirondacks which he named "Content."


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    Bernard Ludwig William Theodor Hansmann

    1821–1912
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    Sophie Wilhelmine Bernardine Ranniger Hansmann


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    Lena Marie Hansmann Williams

    1859–1907
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    Alfred E Theodore Hansmann
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  3. 4.  HANSMANN, OttoHANSMANN, Otto Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bernhard1) was born on 8 Nov 1857; died on 17 Nov 1861.

    Notes:

    The last number of date of death messy. Not sure of the number.


  4. 5.  HANSMANN, Lena MarieHANSMANN, Lena Marie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bernhard1) was born on 8 Jul 1859 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 18 Apr 1907 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; was buried in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Notes:

    H.Hansmann's Genealogy p.68 spells her given name as "Lina" but he often spelled Atens Germany as Atins.

    Residence:
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife

    Lena married WILLIAMS, George Harry on 27 Aug 1890 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. George was born on 2 Jul 1861 in Fairfield, England; died on 9 Aug 1941 in Arlington County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. WILLIAMS, Harry Theodore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jun 1891 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 3 Aug 1891 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; was buried in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
    2. 11. WILLIAMS, Lena L  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jan 1893 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 26 Feb 1962 in Reisterstown, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; was buried in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, Ocean, New Jersey, USA.
    3. 12. WILLIAMS, Louise Emma  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jan 1896 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 23 Mar 1974; was buried in West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.

  5. 6.  HANSMANN, Alfred Emil TheodorHANSMANN, Alfred Emil Theodor Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bernhard1) was born on 16 Aug 1861 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 13 Dec 1951; was buried in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head

    Alfred married CAMPBELL, Josephine on 16 Oct 1889 in District of Columbia, USA. Josephine was born on 20 Oct 1862 in Maryland, USA; died on 27 Nov 1919; was buried in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. HANSMANN, Elwood  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1899 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 16 Mar 1954 in Mexico.

  6. 7.  HANSMANN, Louise Theodore WHANSMANN, Louise Theodore W Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bernhard1) was born on 6 Apr 1863 in District of Columbia, USA; died on 25 Dec 1955 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Louise T. W. Hansmann
    • Residence: 1 Jul 1891, Washington, District of Columbia, USA


  7. 8.  HANSMANN, Ella SophieHANSMANN, Ella Sophie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bernhard1) was born on 16 Oct 1864 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

    Ella married WOODBURY, George Forrest on 18 Oct 1895. George was born on 27 Oct 1864 in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois, USA; died on 5 Sep 1907 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. WOODBURY, Eloise T  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Aug 1896 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 3 Oct 1967 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA.

  8. 9.  HANSMANN, Hulda AugusteHANSMANN, Hulda Auguste Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bernhard1) was born on 22 Apr 1867; died in 1870.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  WILLIAMS, Harry TheodoreWILLIAMS, Harry Theodore Descendancy chart to this point (5.Lena2, 1.Bernhard1) was born on 8 Jun 1891 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 3 Aug 1891 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; was buried in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    H.Hansmann's Genealogy p. 68 states "died 6 weeks old" but he was was almost 3 months old.


  2. 11.  WILLIAMS, Lena LWILLIAMS, Lena L Descendancy chart to this point (5.Lena2, 1.Bernhard1) was born on 21 Jan 1893 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 26 Feb 1962 in Reisterstown, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; was buried in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, Ocean, New Jersey, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter

    Lena married HARDEN, Samuel G on 11 Dec 1913 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Samuel was born in 1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 12.  WILLIAMS, Louise EmmaWILLIAMS, Louise Emma Descendancy chart to this point (5.Lena2, 1.Bernhard1) was born on 22 Jan 1896 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 23 Mar 1974; was buried in West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter

    Louise married ALEXANDER, Norris W on 28 Jul 1913 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Norris was born in 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Louise married HACKNEY, Emelius Samuel on 4 Jun 1954 in Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. Emelius was born about 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  HANSMANN, ElwoodHANSMANN, Elwood Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alfred2, 1.Bernhard1) was born on 8 Dec 1899 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 16 Mar 1954 in Mexico.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Notes:

    Expand. Lots of info in the Reports of Deaths of AmCitizens Abroad.

    Residence:
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son

    Family/Spouse: Louise B. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 14.  WOODBURY, Eloise TWOODBURY, Eloise T Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ella2, 1.Bernhard1) was born on 7 Aug 1896 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 3 Oct 1967 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: 1897, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Residence: 1933, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Eloise married BECKHAM, Robert O on 8 Jan 1916 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Robert was born in 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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