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| resting_place    = Chico Cemetery, Chico, California<ref>http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1959690/person/-1876055937</ref>
 
| resting_place    = Chico Cemetery, Chico, California<ref>http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1959690/person/-1876055937</ref>
 
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Carolina Ulrika Asplin]]|Nov 8, 1878}}<ref>http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1959690/person/-1876055937</ref>
 
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Carolina Ulrika Asplin]]|Nov 8, 1878}}<ref>http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1959690/person/-1876055937</ref>
| children          = [[Lillie Olivia Olson]]<br />[[Hattie Matilda Olson]]<br />[[Effie Caroline Olson]]<br />[[Frank Samual Olson]]<br />[[Carrie Louise Olson]]<br />[[Roy Sanford Olson]]<ref>http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1959690/person/-1876055937</ref>
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| children          = [[Lillie Olivia Olson]]<br />[[Hattie Matilda Olson]]<br />[[Effie Caroline Olson]]<br />[[Frank Samual Olson]]<br />[[Louise Carrie Olson]]<br />[[Roy Sanford Olson]]<ref>http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1959690/person/-1876055937</ref>
 
| parents          = [[Peter Olson]]<br />[[Carin Eriksdotter]]<ref>http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1959690/person/-1876055937</ref>
 
| parents          = [[Peter Olson]]<br />[[Carin Eriksdotter]]<ref>http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1959690/person/-1876055937</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 06:03, 16 December 2010

John O. Olson
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Born April 12, 1858(1858-04-12)[1]
Myrtissjo, Hassela, Gävleborg, Sweden[2]
Died 1929[3]
Resting place Chico Cemetery, Chico, California[4]
Spouse Carolina Ulrika Asplin (m. 1878) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Carolina Ulrika Asplin to John O. Olson" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/John_O._Olson)[5]
Children Lillie Olivia Olson
Hattie Matilda Olson
Effie Caroline Olson
Frank Samual Olson
Louise Carrie Olson
Roy Sanford Olson[6]
Parents Peter Olson
Carin Eriksdotter[7]

Overview[8][edit]

Eric Olson and brother John were born in Sweden. They came first to Minnesota, then to Phelps County. Each took a homestead. Eric married Ellen Marie Anderson, who had come from another part of Sweden. Converting prarie land to farmland was a termendous struggle. Evidence of those meager days is shown by some soupspoons Eric had hand-carved of wood for his family's use. Eleven children were born, nine growing to maturity. The first six children were girls. They all grew up doing their part to help their parents develop that homestead into a productive farm. Clara married Oscar Vaughn. They had five children: Lulu, Vernon, Ellen Marie, Raymond and Marshall. They farmed near Overton. Minnie remained single doing domestic work in homes of the wealthy in Denver, Chicago, and Beveryly Hills, California. Alice married Frank Edlund. They had five sons: Darryl, Kermit, Lincoln, George, and James. Frank and Alice later purchased the Olson homestead. Ethel married Ed vaughn, brother of sister Clara's husband. Their four children are Irving, Aline, Kenneth, and Lee. They farmed north of Westmark Church, where Lee now lives. June married C. Lawrence Hanson. Their son died in infancy. They farmed near Emmaus Church. Anna married Harry Ostgren and had one daughter, Dorothy. After farming near the old Orphans Home they moved to Colorado. The first son, Elmer, worked for the Union Pacific Railroad at North Platte. He had no family. He died in Colorado from an illness incurred while railroading. Palmer went to Colorado. He went into the grocery business with his uncle Oscar Anderson. His daughter died in infancy and his widow lives in Denver. Two more sons, Tannis and Theodore, died in their early youth. Gladys went to nurses' training in Chicago, where she married a postman, James Lawler. They had two sons, Tommy and John. After moving to Colorado for their sons' health, Gladys retired from nursing and is now widowed and living in Littleton. The courage and perseverance of the Olson family has been an inspiration to me, a great-granddaughter. (Mary Anne Miller Ghumm)

Olsons in Richvale[edit]

There is a line of Olsons in Richvale, California, tracing its origins to Sweden through Phelps County:

John & Carolina ("Lena") Olson (born in Sweden)
moved from Phelps County to Richvale in 1920
married in 1878; buried in Chico Cemetery, Chico, California
son: Roy Olson
moved to Richvale in 1917; married Fern Burnham in 1928
children: Barabra (1932 - ); Robert (1939 -)
son: Frank Samuel Olson (1892|12|16-1965|3|18), born in Loomis, Nebraska
married Ruth Hope ___ (1895|4|8 - 1983|5|10)
children: Donald Laverne Olson (1920|6|23 - 1943|12|28) - WWII
daughter: Louise Carrie Olson (1896 - 1982)
married Ammon Levi Warren (1892-1979)
daughter: Hattie
married Elmer ("Jack") Slusser
Hattie and Jack moved with John Olson from Nebraska to Richvale in 1920
children: Louise Slusser, married Art Evans in the Warren home in 1944

Evangelical Free Confirmation class records:

Louise Slusser, class of 1930
Kathryn Slusser, class of 1932-36
Jeane & Janis Slusser, class of 1953

This section is based on Eric Lindstrom's trip to Richvale, relying on documents found at the Richvale Evangelical Free Church, the Glen Oaks Memorial Park Cemetery in Chico, and Biggs-Gridly Cemetery, personal conversations with oldtimers at the Richvale Cafe, and Richvale: A Legacy of Courage, Dedication, and Perseverance (Teresa Ward, 2006) --- all collected on 2010-11-1.

Photos[edit]

John and carolina olson.jpg Olson family photo.jpg John and carolina olson2.jpg
John and Carolina Back row, John, Roy & Frank
Middle Row, Carolina & Carrie Louise
Sitting, Effie Olson

Historical Records[edit]

  • John (age 13) and sister Anna (age 15) live in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota in the 1870 Federal Census
  • John (age 62) and Caroline (age 65) live in Westmark, Phelps County, Nebraska with children Frank (age 27), Louise (age 23), Roy (age 19), and Ruth (age 23) in the 1920 Federal Census

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