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James Clifford Olson 1913–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 DEC 1913

Birth Location: Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 13 MAR 2002

Death Location: Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, USA

Father: Almer Olson

Mother: Hannah Johnson

Spouse(s): Mathilda Tesch, Berdena Forsythe, Ruth Jeffries

Children(s): Gary Olson

The story of James Clifford Olson began in 1913 in Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA. James Clifford Olson married Berdena Rae Forsythe, Mary Ellen Cunningham, Mathilda Rosaline Tesch, Ruth Revilla Jeffries, and had children including Gary Kay Olson, Kenneth L Olson, Sandy Kaye Olson, Sonja Marie Olson. James Clifford Olson passed away in 2002 in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Clifford Olson began in 1913 in Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA.
  • James Clifford Olson married Berdena Rae Forsythe, Mary Ellen Cunningham, Mathilda Rosaline Tesch, Ruth Revilla Jeffries, and had children including Gary Kay Olson, Kenneth L Olson, Sandy Kaye Olson, Sonja Marie Olson.
  • James Clifford Olson passed away in 2002 in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Almer Olson
1887–1959
Birth Location: Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA
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Hannah Johnson
1886–1958
Birth Location: Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway
HJ

Spouses(s)

Mathilda Tesch
1923–2018
Birth Location: Union township, Mitchell, Iowa, USA
MT
Berdena Forsythe
1911–1974
Birth Location: Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, USA
BF
Ruth Jeffries
1912–1994
Birth Location: Rock township, Mitchell, Iowa, USA
RJ

Children(s)

Gary Olson
1936–2019
Birth Location: Osage, Mitchell, Iowa, USA
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James Olson's Ancestors

Self
James Olson
1913–2002
Birth Place: Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Almer Boyd Olson
1887–1959
Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA
Hannah Johnson
1886–1958
Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway
Grandparents
Christian (Mathias) Olson
1841–1927
Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway
Karen ((Karolin)) Olson
1842–1910
Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway
Johannes Vernsen
1849–1926
Messenvangen, Norway
Karen Nielsdatter
1853–1946
Ottersborg, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Mathias Olsen
1806–1867
Johanne Halvorsdatter
1811–1877
Rasmus Johnson
1820–1901
Martha
1820–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Olson's Descendants

1.
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James (Clifford) Olson (22 DEC 1913–13 MAR 2002) m. Mathilda (Rosaline) Tesch (4 JUN 1923–27 APR 2018) m. Berdena (Rae) Forsythe (9 DEC 1911–22 MAR 1974) m. Ruth (Revilla) Jeffries (23 FEB 1912–JUL 1994)
  1. 1. Gary (Kay) Olson 1936–2019

James Olson's Timeline

2 Records

1913
22 DEC 1913
Birth of James Clifford Olson in Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA
Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA
2002
13 MAR 2002
Age 89
Death of James Clifford Olson in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, USA
Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 DEC 1913
    Event Place: Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 MAR 2002
    Event Place: Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, USA
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