When Joseph McKinley Olsen was born on 28 June 1906, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Joseph A Olsen, was 35 and his mother, Lydia Lavonia Conrad, was 31. He married Ora Evelyn Jones on 2 November 1931, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States. He lived in Bramwell, Gem, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Bramwell Election Precinct, Gem, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 12 February 1997, in Gem, Idaho, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Emmett Cemetery, Emmett, Gem, Idaho, United States.
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The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
A monument honoring the Provo pioneers and Indian war veterans was dedicated on July 24, 1909, as Pioneer Park opened to the public.
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .
German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.
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