LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p.394; by Andrew Jenson

Hansen, Christian Valdemar, an alternate member of the High Council in the Fremont Stake, Idaho, and a resident of Rexburg, Fremont county, Idaho, was born May 23, 1870, at Swenstrup, Sjaelland, Denmark, the son of Hans J Hansen and Marie Nielsen. He was baptized Sept.11, 1879, by Christian A. F. Orlob and confirmed by Andrew Jenson; emigrated to America with his parents in 1883, crossing the Atlantic in the steamship "Nevada," and located in Logan, Utah. Bro. Hansen's opportunities for education in youth were limited, but he learned early in life to earn his own living, working mostly in canyons with teams, hauling lumber and wood. Later he took up painting as an occupation. He was ordained a Teacher by Thos, Morgan in 1888 and was appointed to preside over a Teachers' quorum in the Logan 4th Ward. In [p.395] 1893 he was chosen as secretary of the Logan 4th Ward Y. M. M. I. A. and afterwards acted as second counselor in said association. He was ordained an Elder Dec.18, 1893, by James C. Johnson, married Olivia Nelson, Dec. 20, 1893, in the Logan Temple, labored as a home missionary in the Cache Stake in 1894, was appointed a Ward teacher in 1895, became a teacher of the theological class in 1898 and was also appointed president of the 4th Ward Y. M. M. I. A.; afterwards he acted as a counselor in the Y. M. M. I. A. and was treasurer of the Ward Sunday school. He became a member of the Cache Stake Y. M. M. I. A. board in 1906 and was chosen as second counselor in the presidency of the 2nd Quorum of Elders; afterwards he became first counselor. In the spring of 1908 he removed with his family from Logan to Independence, Idaho, where he had purchased a farm. Here he acted as first assistant superintendent in the Independence Sunday school and in 1908 he became president of the Ward Y. M. M. L. A.; soon afterwards he was sustained as superintendent of the Ward Sunday school. In 1911 he was chosen as Ward clerk at Independence and in 1911 was appointed first counselor in the presidency of the Scandinavian meetings in the Fremont Stake. He was ordained a Seventy Nov.22, 1911, by Joseph W. McMurrin. In 1912 he removed with his family to Idaho Falls to follow the trade of a painter. In 1913 he was sustained as a member of the Bingham Stake Sunday School Board and he held that position till he moved to Rexburg, Idaho. At a special Seventies meeting held Nov. 7, 1913, he was chosen as a president in the 84th Quorum of Seventy and soon afterwards called to labor as a home missionary in the Fremont Stake. He was set apart as superintendent of the Fremont Stake Sunday schools May 10, 1914, and ordained a High Priest March 18, 1917, by James E. Talmage and set apart as an alternate member of the High Council in the Fremont Stake of Zion.