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Richard William Olson 1941 – 2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1941

Birth Location: Foreston, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America

Death Date: 3 Okt 2003

Death Location: Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Rune Olsson

Mother: Geradine Tessendorf

Spouse(s): Karen Sleeper

Children(s):

Richard William Olson was born in 1941 in Foreston, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America, the child of Rune Mauritz Olsson and Geradine Elizabeth BETTY Bauers Tessendorf. Richard William Olson married Karen Lou Sleeper. Richard William Olson passed away in 2003 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard William Olson was born in 1941 in Foreston, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America, the child of Rune Mauritz Olsson and Geradine Elizabeth BETTY Bauers Tessendorf.
  • Richard William Olson married Karen Lou Sleeper.
  • Richard William Olson passed away in 2003 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Richard Olson's Ancestors

Self
Richard Olson
1941 – 2003
Birth Place: Foreston, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America
Parents
Rune Mauritz Olsson
1918 – 2003
Gällö no 2, Revsund (församling), Jämtland, Sweden
Geradine (Elizabeth BETTY Bauers) Tessendorf
1918 – 2000
Milaca, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America
Grandparents
Per (Emanuel) Olsson
1893 – 1983
Revsund, Jämtland, Sweden
Margareta (Charlotta) Kjelsson
1879 – 1918
Gällö, Revsunds församling, Jämtland, Sverige
Lessie Lockwood
1879 –
Indiana
Sarah Tessendorf
1883 –
Iowa
Great-Grandparents
Kjel Olofsson
1831 – 1919
Rakel Olofsdotter
1835 – 1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Olof Kjelsson
1804 – 1881
Ingeborg Olofsdotter
1805 – 1892
Olof Pilt
1804 – 1899
Katarina Jonsdotter
1799 – 1892

Richard Olson's Timeline

2 Records

1941
8 Feb 1941
Birth of Richard William Olson in Foreston, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America
Foreston, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America
2003
3 Okt 2003
Age 62
Death of Richard William Olson in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1941
    Event Place: Foreston, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-1995
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Jun 2000
    Event Place: Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Geraldine Elizabeth “Betty” Tessendorf - Bauer Kutchara

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Oct 2003
    Event Place: Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Richard W. “Dick” Olson 3 Oct 2003

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Apr 2016
    Record Source: Findagrave, Gerald M “Gerry” Olson

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Okt 2003
    Event Place: Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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