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John "Johannes Hovelsen" Olsen 1862–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 MAY 1862

Birth Location: Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway

Death Date: 1949

Death Location: Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, USA

Father: Hovel Smedsrud

Mother: Anne Johansdatter

Spouse(s): Hattie Dickenson

Children(s): Helen Olsen, Eugene Olsen, Dorothy Olsen

John "Johannes Hovelsen" Olsen was born in 1862 in Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway, the child of Hovel Olsen Smedsrud And Anne Johansdatter. John "Johannes Hovelsen" Olsen married Hattie A Dickenson, and had children including Dorothy Malinda Olsen, Eugene Field Olsen, Helen M Olsen. John "Johannes Hovelsen" Olsen passed away in 1949 in Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • John "Johannes Hovelsen" Olsen was born in 1862 in Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway, the child of Hovel Olsen Smedsrud And Anne Johansdatter.
  • John "Johannes Hovelsen" Olsen married Hattie A Dickenson, and had children including Dorothy Malinda Olsen, Eugene Field Olsen, Helen M Olsen.
  • John "Johannes Hovelsen" Olsen passed away in 1949 in Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hovel Smedsrud
1836–1893
Birth Location: Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway
HS
Anne Johansdatter
1834–1916
Birth Location: Stange, Hedmark, Norway
AJ

Spouses(s)

Hattie Dickenson
1871–1948
Birth Location: –
HD

Children(s)

Helen Olsen
1891–1982
Birth Location: Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, USA
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Eugene Olsen
1896–1986
Birth Location: Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, USA
EO
Dorothy Olsen
1902–1986
Birth Location: USA
DO

John Olsen's Ancestors

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John Olsen
1862–1949
Birth Place: Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway
Parents
Hovel Olsen Smedsrud
1836–1893
Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway
Anne Johansdatter
1834–1916
Stange, Hedmark, Norway
Grandparents
Ole (Halvorsen) Smedsrud
1807–1874
Sør-Aurdal, Hedalen, Valdres, Oppland, Norway
Johanne Hansdatter
1808–1891
Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Halvor Smedsrud
1769–
Beret Nielsdatter
1767–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ingebor Olsdatter
1744–

John Olsen's Descendants

1.
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John ("Johannes Hovelsen") Olsen (28 MAY 1862–1949) m. Hattie (A.) Dickenson (1871–1948)
  1. 1. Helen (M.) Olsen 1891–1982 m. Oscar (N.) Johnson 1891–1968
    1. 1. Stanley (R.) Johnson 1917–
    2. 2. Robert (D.) Johnson 1918–
  2. 2. Eugene (Field) Olsen 1896–1986 m. Florence Davenport 1896–1920 m. Gertrude (Catherine) Lewis 1896–1960
  3. 3. Dorothy (Malinda) Olsen 1902–1986 m. John (Manton Daine) Sr. 1901–1972
    1. 1. John (Manton Daine) Jr. 1928–2014
    2. 2. William (D.) Daine 1930–2004
    3. 3. Mary (Louise) Daine 1931–2009 m. Allen (Bonnifield) Sharp 1930–1995

John Olsen's Timeline

3 Records

1862
28 MAY 1862
Birth of John "Johannes Hovelsen" Olsen in Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway
Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway
1862
15 JUN 1862
John "Johannes Hovelsen" Olsen was baptized in Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway
Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway
1949
1949
Age 87
Death of John "Johannes Hovelsen" Olsen in Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, USA
Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1862
    Event Place: Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1862
    Event Place: Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, USA
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