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Lylas Hopkin Olsen 1917–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1917

Birth Location: Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA

Death Date: 1 Oct 1993

Death Location: Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA

Father: Bertus Olson

Mother: Fannie Hopkin

Spouse(s): Merle Skovgard

Children(s): Gary Skovgard

The story of Lylas Hopkin Olsen began in 1917 in Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA. In 1920, Lylas Hopkin Olsen resided in Election District 3, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA. In 1930, Lylas Hopkin Olsen resided in Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA. Lylas Hopkin Olsen married Merle Simon Skovgard, and had children including Constance J Connie Skovgard, Gary Merle Skovgard, Robert Skovgard. Lylas Hopkin Olsen passed away in 1993 in Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lylas Hopkin Olsen began in 1917 in Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA.
  • In 1920, Lylas Hopkin Olsen resided in Election District 3, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA.
  • In 1930, Lylas Hopkin Olsen resided in Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA.
  • Lylas Hopkin Olsen married Merle Simon Skovgard, and had children including Constance J Connie Skovgard, Gary Merle Skovgard, Robert Skovgard.
  • Lylas Hopkin Olsen passed away in 1993 in Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bertus Olson
1897–1975
Birth Location: Utah, USA
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Fannie Hopkin
1897–1980
Birth Location: Croyden, Morgan, Utah, USA
FH

Spouses(s)

Merle Skovgard
1912–1972
Birth Location: Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
MS

Children(s)

Gary Skovgard
1939–2003
Birth Location: Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
GS

Lylas Olsen's Ancestors

Self
Lylas Olsen
1917–1993
Birth Place: Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
Parents
Bertus Olson
1897–1975
Utah, USA
Fannie (Amelia (Millie)) Hopkin
1897–1980
Croyden, Morgan, Utah, USA
Grandparents
John (Robinson) Hopkin
1832–1928
Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England
Margaret Kennedy
1857–1931
Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Kennedy
1824–1893
Elizabeth Black
1822–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Black
1789–1834
Janet Nisbett
1797–1871

Lylas Olsen's Descendants

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Lylas (Hopkin) Olsen (8 Oct 1917–1 Oct 1993) m. Merle (Simon) Skovgard (28 Dec 1912–17 Sep 1972)
  1. 1. Gary (Merle) Skovgard 1939–2003 m. Roberta (Helen "Bobbi") Orr 1942–2019

Lylas Olsen's Timeline

9 Records

1917
8 Oct 1917
Birth of Lylas Hopkin Olsen in Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Lylas Hopkin Olsen resided here in Election District 3, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
Election District 3, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Lylas Hopkin Olsen resided here in Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Lylas Hopkin Olsen resided here in Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Lylas Hopkin Olsen resided here in Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Lylas Hopkin Olsen resided here in Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
1951
Bef. 1951
Age 34
Lylas Hopkin Olsen resided here in Wyoming, USA
Wyoming, USA
1980
1980
Age 63
Lylas Hopkin Olsen resided here in Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
1993
1 Oct 1993
Age 76
Death of Lylas Hopkin Olsen in Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming; Roll: m-t0627-04568; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 2-1
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Election District 3, Big Horn, Wyoming; Roll: T625_2025; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342355
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Election District 3, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Election District 3, Big Horn, Wyoming; Roll: T625_2025; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming; Roll: m-t0627-04568; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 2-1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming; Roll: m-t0627-04568; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 2-1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Basin, Big Horn, Wyo

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bef. 1951
    Event Place: Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1993
    Event Place: Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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