#2 Sam Olson, 1872-1960

OLSON

Posted By: Connie Van Gorp (email)
Date: 5/1/2024 at 13:54:22

[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]

Funerals

OLSON - Funeral services for Sam Olson, Lyle, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Worlein Funeral Home, the Rev. Merland Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Mona, Iowa.

[ Austin Daily Herald - Friday, April 1, 1960, pg. 2 ]