Brief Life History of Oscar Ludvig
Oscar Ludvig Olson was born on 19 May 1880, in Sunne, Värmland, Sweden as the son of Olof Larsson and Christina. He married Petra Landenget on 8 March 1913, in Gladstone, Delta, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Delta, Michigan, United States in 1920. He died on 22 April 1936, in Gladstone, Delta, Michigan, United States, at the age of 55.
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- Oscar L Olson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Oscar L. Olson, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Oscar Ludvig Olson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1881 · Hudson's
Clothing merchant Joseph Lowthian Hudson opened his first store inside the Detroit Opera House on April 2, 1881. Hudson was very successful with his small store and was able to move to a larger location on Woodward Avenue, far outside what was then the commercial district. Hudson's continued to grow until it became the tallest department store in the world. Hudson's 2,124,316 square foot store filled 32 floors, had 51 elevators, 48 escalators, 705 fitting rooms, and served over 16,000 meals a day.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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