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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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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