OLSEN, Anna Regina (Larson) 1863-1900

OLSEN, LARSON, LARSEN, NORDHUS, SYSE

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 7/26/2014 at 12:31:00

Obituary from Osage News, July 12, 1900:

Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at her home in the Second ward, Mrs. Lars Iver Olsen breathed her last. She had been ill but a short time but she knew that death was approaching and did not fear to go.

Anna Regina Larson was born at St. Ansgar, Iowa, March 2, 1863 and has always lived in Mitchell County. On June 11, 1881, she was married to Lars Iver Olsen. To this union eight children were born, three of whom have preceded the mother to the better land. Three of the five living children are girls and two, including a four week old baby, are boys. The baby is being cared for by Mrs. Lars B. Larson, but Mrs. Martha Torblaa, a sister of Lars Iver's, will take care of the little one, where it will be nearer the father and other children.

The funeral was held yesterday, July 11, from the Lutheran Church in Osage at noon. Rev. Thompson preaching in English, and from the Rock Creek Church at three o'clock, Rev. Olsen preaching in Norwegian. Rev. Olsen confirmed Mrs. Olsen, performed the marriage ceremony and at last said the last words over her remains. She was laid to rest in the Rock Creek cemetery beside her three children.
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Anna Regina Larson was born March 2, 1863 at rural St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa to Bastian Eide Larson and Anna Petersdatter Nordhus, the fourth of their nine children. When she was a year old, her parents bought farmland and moved to Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

Found in the 1870 census at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa:
Bastian Larson 45, Ann Larson 43, Helen Larson 12, Betsey Larson 11, Rena Larson 7, Peter Larson 5, Lewis Larson 4, Andrew Larson 2.

Anna was confirmed on July 14, 1878 at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

Found in the 1880 census at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa: Bastian Larson 54, Anna Larson 52, Hellen Larson 22, Anna Larson 16, Peter Larson 15, Lars Larson 13, Andreas Larson 6.

On June 11, 1881, Anna married Lars Iver Syse Olsen at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church at Meroa. The Reverand Johan Olsen officiated.

The couple had seven children who were all born in Mitchell County, Iowa:

Klara Annette (b July 7, 1882, d April 25, 1884 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa);

Ida Bertina (b January 9, 1884, married Carl Norby d October 26, 1968 Osage, Mitchell, Iowa);

Clara Annette (b September 30, 1886, d July 11, 1980 Osage, Iowa);

Mathilda (b August 8, 1889, married Henry Norby, d December 8, 1870 Osage, Iowa);

Lawrence Adolph (b November 30, 1892, married Laura Clarissa Williams, d December 6, 1973 Osage, Mitchell, Iowa);

Iver Bertinius (b May 15, 1894, d March 26, 1896 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa) and

Irvin Bert (b June 14, 1900, d September 7, 1900 Mitchell, Iowa).

Found in the 1885 & 1895 censuses at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa:
1885: L J Olson 35, Anna Olson 22, Ida Olson 1 Lars Eidmus (Eidnes) 23.

1895: Anna Olson age 32.

Found in the 1900 census at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa: (Married 18 years, 6 children (4 living), She was 13 years younger than Lars Iver): Lars Iver Syse Olsen 50, Anna R Olson 37, Ida Olson 16, Clara Olson 13, Matilda Olson 10, Lawrence Olson 7.

Anna R Olsen died July 9, 1900 at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa from blood poisoning, a complication of childbirth. She is buried at Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery, Meroa, Iowa.

See memorial for her at FindaGrave #99561146.

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(Contributor's Note: While it may be possible that Anna had 8 children as the obituary writer says, family records only show that she and Iver had seven children, two dyings at age two years and one dying at age 2 1/2 months. Three girls and a boy grew to adulthood.)

See photo of Anna and four of her children in Album 12 of the Mitchell/IAGenWeb Photographs section.