Brief Life History of Olive
When Olive Nelson was born on 15 September 1897, in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, her father, Alvin Nelson, was 54 and her mother, Martha Emeline McFarland, was 41. She married Roy Alvin Hickman on 22 April 1916. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States in 1910 and Election Precinct 17 Orchard Homes, Missoula, Montana, United States in 1940. She died on 8 July 1984, in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Olive Hickman in household of Roy A Hickman, "United States Census, 1930"
- Olive Hickman, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
- Olive Nelson Hickman, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1895–1982 Male
1897–1984 Female
Children (2)
1917–2011 Male
1925–1964 Female
Parents and Siblings
1843–1926 Male
1856–1928 Female
Siblings (13)
1875–1914 Male
1876–1939 Male
1878–1953 Female
1880–1943 Male
1883–1958 Female
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 1
1902 · Montana Capital Building Completed
Age 5
1920
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the personal name Nell or Nele, either of which might be a pet form of Elias or less commonly of Niel (from Latin Nigellus). See also Neal .
Americanized form of Swedish Nilsson and also of the Danish, Norwegian, and North German cognates Nielsen and Nilsen (compare Nelsen ). Compare also Neilson and Nielson .
History: The Nelson name was an important one in 18th-century VA, starting with Thomas ‘Scotch Tom’ Nelson, who emigrated to VA at the close of the 17th century from Penrith, Cumbria, where the Nelsons were numerous. Scotch Tom settled c. 1700 at Yorktown, VA, where he became a successful merchant and landholder. His son was sheriff and a member of the VA Council, and his grandson, Thomas Nelson (1738–89), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was governor of VA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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