Ernest Olsen

Brief Life History of Ernest

When Ernest Olsen was born on 24 September 1903, in Young Ward, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Hyrum Olsen, was 33 and his mother, Mette Marie Jensen, was 26. He married Sadie Lamb on 18 June 1930, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Cache, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 24 April 1992, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Hyde Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Olsen
1903–1992
Sadie Lamb
1904–1999
Marriage: 18 June 1930
Ernest Marvin Olsen
1933–2020

Sources (36)

  • Earnest Olsen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ernest Olsen, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Ernest Olsen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

Spouse and Children

World Events (8)

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1911

Historical Boundaries: 1911: Lincoln, Wyoming, United States

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

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.

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

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Brief description and memory of James Olsen by his grandson Ernest Olsen

My cousin Cliff was my closest neighbor and best friend when I was a kid. Somewhere along in our teens, we each owned a horse. We used to drive them together on a sleigh. Boy, I'll tell you, the …

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