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Born 1844
From An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912)
(1872) is the owner of the south half of section 30, Monroe township, a well-improved farm. She resides on the farm and is assisted in its management by three of her sons, Emil, Edward and John, who own land adjoining and are successfully conducting the home place. They have large herds of Shorthorn cattle and Duroc-Jersey swine and a number of fine Percheron horses.
Mrs. Olson was born in Holand, Norway, November 27, 1844. She was married to John Matteson in 1866 and came to America in 1869 and located in Fillmore county, Minnesota, where a few weeks after their arrival her husband died. Two sons were born to this union, Emil, who was born in 1867, and Martin J., who was born in 1869.
In 1871 our subject was married to Gunerius Olson, and the next year they moved from Fillmore county to Lyon county. They took as a homestead claim the southwest quarter of section 30, Monroe township, and later they bought the southeast quarter of the same section. Mr. Olson, who was born in Norway in 1840, died in 1903. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Olson, as follows: Hilda A.. born 1872; Ragna S., born 1875; Olaf C, born 1878; Edward G., born 1881; John A., born 1884; Elma M., born 1889.
Mis. Olson is a member of Holand Lutheran Church, which is situated on her farm.
As printed in An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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