Clifford Virgil Olson

Brief Life History of Clifford Virgil

When Clifford Virgil Olson was born on 3 October 1919, in Manilla, Crawford, Iowa, United States, his father, Lewis Olson, was 47 and his mother, Josephine Johnson, was 37. He had at least 1 son with Syble Olson. He lived in Greeley Township, Shelby, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Whitfield, Queensland, Australia in 1973. He registered for military service in 1944. He died on 16 May 1973, in Dalton, Murray, Georgia, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Old Harris Cemetery, Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clifford Virgil Olson
1919–1973
Syble Olson
1918–1978
Lonny Louis Olson
1940–2004

Sources (12)

  • Clifford V Olson in household of Lewis Olson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Clifford Vergil Olson, "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950"
  • Clifford V Olson, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"

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World Events (8)

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1921

Edith Cowan is elected to the Western Australia Parlaiment. She is the first woman parliamentarian in Australia.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

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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