OLSEN, Clara (Anderson) 1885-1952

ANDERSEN, OLSEN, RING, KETELSEN, PETERSDATTER, PETERSON, ANDERSON, RUSTAD, MAHLUM, HUSOM, LEE, JOHNSON

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 8/22/2011 at 10:34:29

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Mrs. Chris Olsen

Clara Andersen was born March 9, 1885, near Meltonville, Newburg, Mitchell, Iowa, to Hans Andersen and Gena Petersdatter. Clara can be found in the 1895 census at Newburg, Mitchell, Iowa. She was the fourth of 10 children, her parents emigrating to the area from Akershus, Norway.

In 1898, her parents and some of her siblings moved west to homestead land at Palermo, North Dakota. Clara and her oldest sister, Inga decided to not go with. Inga had married Sam Ring and they lived near St. Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa. Clara moved in with this couple and attended school at St. Ansgar besides helping with the household. She graduated from the St Ansgar Seminary (high school). She can be found living with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ring in the 1900 and 1905 censuses at St Ansgar.

She married Kristian Olausen Olsen (more commonly known as Chris Olsen) on December 28, 1905 at the Lutheran Parsonage in Osage, Mitchell, Iowa. They had 5 children: Gladys Ivey Olsen (born Feb 7, 1907, married Elmer Ketelsen, died September 24, 2001); Glenn Carlton (born April 9, 1909, never married, died June 2, 1963); Geral Clair (born July 30, 1916, died August 10, 1916); Garmen Christian (born April 23, 1919, married, died September 10, 1978); and Gail Ione (born April 3, 1921, never married, died August 29, 2004).

After her marriage to Chris, they lived on rented farms around the St Ansgar area and raised their family. Some of her hobbies were sewing, drawing, painting, and writing poems. She also gardened and helped with the farm chores.
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OLSEN, Clara (Anderson) 1885-1952

Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Anderson Olsen, 67, who died at the Mitchell County Memorial hospital, February 7, 1952 following a cerebral hemorrhage suffered at her home, were held at the First Lutheran church February 11 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Olaf A. Langehough officiating.

Clara Anderson Olsen was born in St. Ansgar March 9, 1885, the daughter of Hans and Gena Peterson Anderson.

She was baptized April 19, 1885 and confirmed June 9, 1901, in the First Lutheran church in St. Ansgar by Rev. J. Olsen.

On December 28, 1905 she was married to Chris Olsen, at Osage, by the Rev. Urness. Five children were born to them: Gladys (Mrs. Elmer Ketelsen), Glenn, Garmen and Gail all of Osage. Another son, Gerald Claire died in infancy.

Mrs. Olsen was preceded in death by her parents, five sisters, Inga Rustad, Anna Mahlum, Helen Husom, Selma Lee and Nina Anderson, one brother, George and two grandsons.

She is survived by her husband, two daughters, two sons, eight grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Ole Johnson of Kensett and two brothers, Peter and Adolph Anderson of Palermo, North Dakota.

Burial was in the St. Ansgar cemetery with Rev. Langehough in charge of committal services.

Source: St. Ansgar Enterprise
(Credit: Karen L. Robertson; Date: 10/22/2011)
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NOTES:

Found in the 1910 census at St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa. Found in the 1920, 1925 and 1930 censuses at Newburg, Mitchell, Iowa, living on various rented farms.

The family eventually bought a farm located east of St. Ansgar and southwest of Stacyville, Iowa. There Clara lived until her death on February 7, 1952 at the hospital in Osage, Mitchell, Iowa. She was 67 years, 11 months old. Her funeral was conducted at the First Lutheran Church in St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa. The service was officiated by Rev. O.A. Langehough and the pall bearers were Carl Dahl, James Jensen, Lloyd & Lester Milton, H. B. Nickerson, and Ellery Kirchgatter.

She is buried at St Ansgar City Cemetery, St. Ansgar, Mitchell county, Iowa.

(Note: Clara Andersen Olsen is one of my maternal great-grandmothers. I have a wedding photo of her and Chris Olsen that I would be happy to share with anyone interested. Email me and mention her name.)

(Credit: D. Badker)