Andrew Knute Olson

Brief Life History of Andrew Knute

When Andrew Knute Olson was born on 31 March 1849, in Rogaland, Norway, his father, Knud T. Olsen, was 36 and his mother, Ingeborg Aslaksdatter, was 39. He married Elsie Katherine "Kate" Jenson on 7 March 1872, in LaSalle, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Story, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Union Township, Story, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 January 1926, in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cambridge, Story, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Knute Olson
1849–1926
Elsie Katherine "Kate" Jenson
1848–1901
Marriage: 7 March 1872
James Kenneth Olson
1872–1952
Julia Isabelle Olson
1875–1890
Oliver Martin Olson
1877–1952
Ella Rebekkah Olson
1879–1956
Olson
1881–
Albert L Olson
1882–
Outwater Olson
1884–
William Andrew Olson
1885–1964
Mary Mabel Olson
1887–1921
Joseph E Olson
1889–
Budd Raymond Olson
1893–1922

Sources (30)

  • Andrew K Oleson in household of Knud F Oleson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Andrew K Olsen, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Andrew K Olson, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Page, Iowa, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Thor, Helmer, Selmer, Bjorn, Nils, Elof, Einer, Lennart, Bertel.

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Olsson . In some cases this is also an Americanized form of the variant Ohlsson .

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German Olsen and Ohlsen , cognates of 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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