OLSEN, L.ars Iver (Syse)

OLSEN, TORBLA, LARSON

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 3/23/2009 at 10:52:48

L.I. Olsen settled in Mitchell county, in 1874. He bought land on section 2, Cedar Township, improved it, has a comfortable set of buildings and a large grove. He has another farm in Rock township. He has in all 320 acres of improved land and about six acres of timber. He was born in Norway, March 2, 1850; was but six years old when his parents came to America, and settled in Columbia Co., Wis., and moved from there to Dane Co., Wis.

Here he grew to manhood, attending the common school and working on his father's farm until he came here. He was married June 11, 1881, to Anna Regine Larson. Mr. Olsen's parents also live in Cedar township with their daughter, Mrs. Tarblaa.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 308.
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NOTES:
According to Deidre Badker, his full name is Lars Iver (Syse) Olsen. He was born on the Syse farm, in Norway. See his obitary page on the link below. She also said the correct spelling for Tarblaa is Torbla.

Also, see his Findagrave memorial page at memorial no. 25370031.

http://iagenweb.org/boards/mitchell/obituaries/index.cgi?review=274648

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