#1 OLSON, Sam 1872-1960
OLSON, ARNESON, JOHNSON, MORGAN, DENNIS, SCHWANKE
Posted By: Connie Van Gorp (kermit) (email)
Date: 11/17/2011 at 15:01:17
[NOTE: Svein and Svend is the same name. His mother is a Svendsdatter (= daughter of Svend), so he is named after his maternal grandfather.
(Svein is the more "Norwegian" and Svend the more "Danish" spelling of the name)
Tove DJ]
[NOTE: Sam's Norwegian name was SVEIN.
Svein was born September 18th 1872 in Seljord, Telemark county, Norway. His parents were Amund Olafson and Helge Svendsdatter.
Source: Parish records for Seljord.
(The obituary says he was born in Fla-Dahl, which must be garbled for Flatdal. Flatdal is an annex to Seljord parish.)
Tove DJ]
SAM OLSON
Sam Olson, 87, died this morning at St. Olaf Hospital.
A resident of Lyle, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. H.O. Johnson (Sadie) and Mrs. Donald Morgan (Laura), Lyle; Mrs. Albert Olson (Irene), Norwalk, Calif.; four sons, Lafayette and Raymond of Minneapolis, Benny of Albert Lea, Melvin of Auburn, Me.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Worlein Funeral Home.
Austin Daily Herald - Thurs. March 31, 1960 (pg.
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