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The Eric Wm. Olsen Family Home PageUpdated November 24, 2000 | Updated November 24, 2000 Andrew & Thomas have a new sibling due in May 2001!!!Here is the history of Andrew & Thomas Olsen.If you are related to any of the 1000+ people on the attached reports, please let me know.This site and reports are updated frequently! ----------------- NORWAY & DENMARK:Andrew Olsen (Andrew William's namesake) of Chetek, WI. Born in Trondhjem, NOR, October 16, 1844, son of Ole and Irene Olson. Arrived in Chetek in about 1882. Married Bertha Katherena Jensen (1863-1928), daughter of Jens (1826-1917) and Marie Peterson (1826-1898) of Lolland, DEN. Andrew & Bertha had 12 Children. 4 died in infancy; others: Elmer (1890-1976), Mable Organ (1892-1966), Oscar Arden (1893-?), Claude (1895-1971), Dewey Carlisle (1901-1976), Lucille Greech (1903-?), Violet Wears (1904-1988), Rex (1906-1980). SWITZERLAND & GERMANY:Gottlieb (b.1855, SWZ) & Mary (Schiller) (b.1857, Rockland, MI) Gisin, Gesen, Geisen, Geisin, Gisen, Giesen, Giesin of Nebraska, Colorado & later Wisconsin.Gottlieb -son of John (b. 1822 Basel, SWZ, d. West Point, NE) & Elizabeth (b.1826 SWZ d. West Point, NE). Mary daughter of Fredrick (b.1827, GER) & Johanna (Hertzer) (b.1830 GER, d. aft 1906 Wisconsin) Schiller.Children of Gottlieb and Mary: John, Lottie Olsen (b.Leadville, CO 1886), Albert, Edna Bancroft. Pattern of migration goes from port of entry via Michigan, & then to West Point, Nebraska and Colorado in 1870's/1880's, later to Ashland & Superior, WI by 1887. Lottie & Edna buried in Superior. SWEDEN:Gus (1880-1964) & Hilma (Halvordson) (1878-1959) Mauritson of Arvika, SWE. Immigrated 1909 to Minneapolis via Montreal on the Carpathia.Hilma Halvorson had three siblings:Oscar (b. 1873 of SWE, later Denver, CO), Marie (1875-1960) and Ellen.Children of Gus & Hilma: Fred, Henry, Elsa (Swenson) Lilly (Chavie) of Minneapolis/Milwaukee.Marie married Axel Emil Hernberg (1873-1921).I am a descendant of Hilma, I have known relatives who are descendant of Marie.I need help in making the ancestral link. NORWAY:Ole Olson & Gina (Hattrem) Olson of Gudbransdalen, NOR, later Minneapolis. Children: Agnes (Eiken), Arnold, Gudrun (Revell), Kenneth, Margaret (Mauritson), Olga (Roskaft). (dobs: 1897-1906) Olga is the sole survivor, living in Minnesota. GERMANY, IRELAND & POLAND:Franz Eitz (1849-1920) of Braunsweig, Germany & Later St. Louis MO. Son Charles J. Eitz (1878-1944) of St. Louis, later Chicago. James Cullen and daughter Anna Marie (1880-1967) of County Wexford, Ireland later Chicago. Edward Mack (1887-1962) of Chicago and wife Sophie Bonkowski (1889-1981). IRELAND:Patrick Duffy (b. 1829) of W. Mayo, IRE; Patrick Dolan (c. 1790-c. 1850) of Ireland & Son James Dolan (1826-1918) of Co. Mayo. Edward Lowery (b. 1820) and son John (1852-1925) of Cornamoora, Co. Galway, Ireland; Edward Manion (b. 1820) & son John (c. 1840-1925) of Galway, Ireland. Have/need more info on these. Will share. PLESE VIEW BOOK FOR MORE |
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