Minnesota Death Index (Minnesota Historical Society People Records Search)

Transcription (as written): Hansen, Ervin W.; death 1954-10-31; Freeborn County, Minnesota; certificate 1954-MN-004471. Index row only; no parents, no birth date on the opened index.

2026-10-27 (karel): Toepel Round 10 SOLID death. Ancestry pid 212807149623 (Dorothy 212799248666 father). Death 31 Oct 1954 Freeborn already ON with MNHS cite (cite text still says PROBABLE — left unchanged; research note now SOLID). Gallery MNHS screenshot ON. Potential parents Carl/Charles × Inger not accepted. Not a family event — no spouse field. | Re-filed 27 Oct 17:10 (supersedes 0930): index tier capped at confidence 2 per applier rule.

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 2/4, tier index.
The MNHS index page shows Hansen, Ervin W., death date 1954-10-31, Freeborn County, certificate 1954-MN-004471. This states the death date and county in the claim directly. As an index with a common name and no birth date or parents, it cannot confirm that this is the same Ervin William Hansen born 1899, so confidence is capped at 2.
Matches: Name Hansen, Ervin W. matches Ervin William Hansen (middle initial W.); Death date 1954-10-31 matches 31 October 1954; County Freeborn County matches Freeborn, Minnesota; Certificate ID 1954-MN-004471 matches the cited certificate number
Limits: Index entry only; no image of the original death certificate; Middle name given only as initial W., so William is not confirmed; No birth date or age shown, so the 1899 birth year cannot be checked; No parents or spouse shown, so identity is not tied to the family tree beyond name and place; Place is county level only; city or township of death is not given