George Adolphus HANSON^[1]

1831 - 1880  (49 years)

• Name	George Adolphus HANSON
  Birth	1831	Frederick, Frederick Co, MD   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1850-1853  [3]
  	George received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. James College in St. James, Maryland about 1850. He then attended Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduating in the class of 1853.
  Occupation	1853 - 1880  [2, 3]
  	George made his living as an attorney in Maryland. He, also, authored Old Kent: The Eastern Shore of Maryland, a book presenting the genealogical histories of many old Maryland families, including his own. The book was published in 1876.
  Death	12 Feb 1880	Chestertown, Kent Co, MD   [3, 4]
  	George died at Chestertown, Maryland on 12 February 1880. He was about 49 years old.
  Person ID	I62599	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Alexander Baird HANSON
  Mother	Susan Wilson BLACK
  Family ID	F7215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Courtney Cordelia BARRAUD,   b. 1 Jul 1836, Norfolk, Norfolk Co, VA d. 4 Aug 1871, Kent Co, MD (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1857  [4]
  	The couple was married on 23 September 1857.
  Children	1. Alexander Barraud HANSON, Sr.,   b. 6 Jul 1858, Frederick, Frederick Co, MD d. 30 Jun 1928, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co, AL (Age 69 years)   2. Barraud HANSON,   b. c.1862, Maryland d. 26 Nov 1950, Dallas Co, TX   3. St. George Courtney HANSON,   b. c.1865, Maryland   4. Mary Susan HANSON,   b. c.1867, Maryland   5. Edward Anderson HANSON   d. Before July 1870   6. Catherine Annika HANSON,   b. c.1870, Maryland d. Before 1876
  Family ID	F7056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2933] Alexander Barraud Hanson, SAR membership no. 79648-923, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889 - 1970. [S2937] 1870 US Census / Hanson, Geo A. [S2942] Charles Warren, Warren, History of the Harvard Law School and of Early Legal Conditions in America, Volume III, ((New York: Lewis Publishing Co, 1908)), p. 61. [S2938] George A. Hanson, Hanson, Old Kent: The Eastern Shore of Maryland, ((1876, Rpt. Baltimore: GPC, 2002)), p. 168., ISBN 0-8063-4632-9.