Henry G. Olson

As printed in 1910

HENRY G. OLSON.

Henry G. Olson is an enterprising and progressive young man of Weller township, making his home on the farm which was also the place of his birth. His natal day was May 30, 1875, his parents being Olaf and Mary (Malmgren) Olson, whose sketch appears above.

Henry G. Olson, the only son of the family, was educated in the public schools of Bishop Hill, while his training at farm labor was received under the direction of his father on the home place, during the periods of vacation. He continued to assist his father until the latter's death, since which time he has operated the land on his own account. The place consists of one hundred and five acres and he also cultivates another tract of forty acres and he owns twelve acres of timberland. He thoroughly understands his work, is systematic and methodical, and keeps everything about the place in repair, and altogether is a successful and representative business man.

When Mr. Olson took charge of the home farm he sought a companion and helpmate in Miss Almeda Arnquist, a daughter of Andrew Arnquist, a leading merchant of Bishop Hill. After completing her education, Mrs. Olson engaged in teaching for eight years in the primary department of the village schools prior to her marriage, which was celebrated on the 18th of October, 1904. She is the mother of two sons and a daughter: Donald, born July 5, 1905; and Roland and Dorothy, twins, born December 20, 1906.

Mr. Olson does not consider himself bound by party ties but votes for men and measures rather than for party. His fraternal relations are with the Modern Woodmen and Select Knights. Both he and his wife are well known in this section, where their entire lives have been spent and where they have a wide circle of friends.

As printed in History of Henry County, Illinois (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.