Ole K. Olsen

Brief Life History of Ole K.

When Ole K. Olsen was born on 6 June 1862, in Rakkeby, Børglum, Denmark, his father, Anders Peter Olsen, was 30 and his mother, Ane Johanna Mortensen, was 30. He married Emma Christiansen on 24 April 1884, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 30 years. He died on 4 November 1918, in St. Anthony, Fremont, Idaho, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ole K. Olsen
1862–1918
Emma Christiansen
1859–1943
Marriage: 24 April 1884
Ole Wilfred Olsen
1884–1978
Enid Raymond Olsen
1888–1889
Emma Katherine Olsen
1888–1985
Joseph Elden Olsen Sr.
1891–1984
Anna DaVeda Olsen
1895–1976
Enid Rachel Olsen
1898–1899
Newell Waldo Olsen
1900–1979

Sources (45)

  • Ole Olsen in household of A P Olsen, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Rakkeby Parish Birth Record for Ole Andersen
  • Ole Olsen, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1868 · Magasin Du Nord

Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.

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.

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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