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Anna Johanna (Hannah) Nielsen: Death & Memorial

Just before Hannah died: She had her own milk cow.  It was fed and herded with Jims cows, but Hannah milked her morning and night.  One morning, she came into the house after milking the cow and said, “I can’t milk this cow anymore.”  Eli, Manilla’s husband came down and took the cow home with him. She didn’t live too long after that. She died of dropsy.  Dora was with her when she died. Anna Johanna (Hannah) Brown died 21 October 1940. She was 87 years […]