#1 OLSON, Sam 1872-1960

OLSON, ARNESON, JOHNSON, MORGAN, DENNIS, SCHWANKE

Posted By: Connie Van Gorp (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.