Brief Life History of Harry Albert
When Harry Albert Olson was born on 27 May 1896, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Ole Christian Olsen, was 33 and his mother, Anna Marie Christensen, was 31. He married Verna Arch on 28 April 1920, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 9 September 1969, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Harry A Olsen in household of Ola C Olsen, "United States Census, 1920"
- Harry A Olson, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Harry Albert Olson, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
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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