Brief Life History of Oliver Wilford
When Dr Oliver Wilford Olsen Jr was born on 4 August 1901, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Oliver Woodruff Olsen, was 25 and his mother, Pauline Korth, was 21. He married Ione Palfreyman on 11 September 1929. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Seattle, King, Washington, United States in 1925 and lived in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States in 1935 and Angleton, Brazoria, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 10 October 1991, in Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- O Wilford Olsen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Oliver Wilford Olsen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Oliver Wiltord Olsen, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1914 · Hotel Brigham Built
Constructed in two phases, 1914 and 1924, Hotel Brigham was originally built to house transient railroad workers.
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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