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John Olson b. 1839
John Olson
childrenGeorge L. Olson
Source: History of Marshall County, Kansas (1917)
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What the record says
History of Marshall County, Kansas (1917).
Born on a farm near Stockholm, Sweden, October 26, 1839.
Worked as a herder and coachman in Sweden.
Emigrated to the US in 1868 settling in Missouri, then came to Marshall County, Kansas in 1869, an early pioneer.
Farmed in Murray township, then near Axtell, later a quarter section in Lincoln township.
Retired in 1912 and moved to Axtell.
Married in Murray township.
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