Anton Olson

  Research Notes:

1. Each Step left its Mark, p 263-264

- emigrated with his father [Ole A Olson, born 1867; died 1930, Ole's findagrave id, 112450430 ]
and sister [ Thora ] to Canada in 1901 from Harvey, ND - same year as Ole O Skaret




2. Whitecourt homestead; records reviewed, 15 Jul 2022

Anton OlsonSW¼ Section 6, Twp 60, Range 10, W5th; Reel 3015, images 8171-1875 [ancestry]

- entry received by Land Office, 11 Jan 1912; 18 yrs old, b in MN, residence Halley, AB
- image 1873, statement - Homestead patent
age 22; built house 1 Apr 1912; lived on homestead from;
1 Apr 1912 to 1 Oct 1912
1 Mar 1913 to 15 Sep 1913
22 Mar 1914 to 1 Oct 1914
1 Jan 1915 to 12 Jun 1915
otherwise at father's Ole A Olson, NW Sec 16, Twp 48, Range 21, W 4th
single
19125 acres broke
19137 acres8 acres cropped
19141112
1915720
livestock: 2 horses, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915
house: 14 by 16 log house, value of $300
2 log barns: 14 by 16, value of $50; and one 24 by 32, value of $100
machine shed, 12 by 16, lumber, value $25; welll value $15
fencing; 1.25 miles; value of $125

above statement sworn at Whitecourt, 2 Dec 1915; and recommended for patent 14 Dec 1915
- in support of application, submitted by William Henkleman, SW¼ Sec 2 Twp 60, Range 11

letter - 22 Feb 1916, letter of patent

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The following is information on Anton Olson's father, Ole Andrew Olsen born 1867 in Norway:

1926 Canada - Prairie Provinces, Alberta, Camrose district: sub-district/ED 45, 60; Twp 46, 47, 48, range 21, W4th; page 14
line 13: Ole Olson, NW¼, Sec 16, twp 48, range 21, 4; Lloyd George; age 58 b in Nor; widow; em 1901; farmer
line 14: Anton Olson, SW¼, Sec 21, twp 48, range 21, 4; Lloyd George; age 31 b in US; single; em 1901; farmer
[this quarter, 160 acres, was originally purchased by Oscar O Hendrickson on 18 Jun 1912 from the CPR for $11.00]
[on line 2 of this page: Oscar Hendrickson, on NE¼ Sec 8]

1921 Canada Census, Alberta, Victoria district, sub-district 25 - Lloyd George, page 16; dw/fam 153 [line 3]
Ole Olson, Sec 16, Twp, 48, range, 21, W4th; age 53 born in Noway, em 1901; farmer
son, Anton, age 27, b in US

1916 Canada Census - MB, SK, AB; Alberta, Victoria District; sub district 17, page 12; dw/fam 118/119; line 41
Ole A Olson, Twp 48, Range 21, w4th; age 47 b in US; Lutheran; emigrated 1901; Farmer
dau, Helena [Thora?], age 19 b in US [1897]
son Anton, age 22, b in US [1893-94]

1906 Canada Census - MB, SK, AB; Alberta, Strathcona district, sub-district 19B, page 9; fam 83 [line 16]
Andrew Olson [Ole A], age 38 b in Nor; widow; sec 16, twp 48 range 21 W4th; 5 horses, 8 cows, 17 cattle, 3 hogs
son Anton, age 12 b in US
dau Victoria [should be Thora] age 11 b in US



1900 US Census, Twp 151, Pierce Co, ND; ED 0103; sheet 9A; dw 158/fam 161 *
Ole A Olsen, b Sept 1867 in Norway, age 32; Widow; emigrated 1885; farmer
son, Anton, b Oct 1893 in MN; age 6
NOTE: daughter Thora b about 1895 is NOT recorded
- 2 male boarders, both teachers

* about 20+ kms west of the Devils Lake area; southern portion of the country - boundary just north of Harvey
NOTE: south east parts of Pierce Co border Wells Co - Ole Skaret homestead was in Fram Twp, Wells Co and the western border borders Twp
151 Pierce co. So it is quite possible that Ole A Olsen and Ole Skaret knew each other and traveled together to Armena


1895 MN State Census, Otter Tail Co, MN, Western Twp [T.131N., R.44W] page 4; fam 19 [image 1047 on ancestry]
Ole A Olson, age 27 b in Norway, in state 10 years and 10 yrs in this district [1885]; farmer
wife Helene age 20, b in MN
son Anton, age 1 yr and 8 months b in MN
dau, Linora [sp??], age 1 month, b abt Apr/May 1895 [enumeration date: as of 1 Jun 1895]

* Note: no marriage record on MOMS; nothing on MMHS - birth/death; nothing on Ancestry birth/death

BUT a couple of FTs on Ancestry: Bethlehem Lutheran, Fergus Falls, church records,
image 286: marriage, 22 Mar 1892, Ole Olson, age 24 b in Nor; Helena Jorgenson, age 18 b in MN
witness, George T Jorgenson and .... Hanson
image: 256: births, Anton, born 20 Oct 1893, bap 20 Nov; parents Ole Olson og Helene
witness, John Jorgenson, Mr Hanson, Mr and Mrs Nicolay Hanson
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60722/images/41742_314239-00585?pId=3971104

then, Rock Prairie Lutheran, Wendell, MN; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60722/images/41742_314240-00569?pId=926598
image 190, birth: Julia Olsen, b 9 Jan 1897; parents: Ole Olsson and Lina Olson, witness Mr and Mrs A K Vigen; John Jorgensen and Louisa Jorgensen


Ancestry Family Trees

Klonteig FT [Kevin Klonteig] accessed 22 Jul 2022 *
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/153841670/person/102034719080/facts
- Ole Andrew Olson, b Sep 1867 in Norway; 28 Apr 1930, Camrose
- wife, Johanna Helena Jorgenson, b 25 Dec 1873, Harvey, Wells Co, ND; died 22 May 1898, Harvey, ND
son Anton, b 30 Oct 1893, Fergus Falls; died 9 Aug 1977, Camrose
- the above names Ole A's wife and that her father was Thor Postmyr Jorgenson, b 11 Jul 1835 at Kandiohi Co, MN [unlikely], died 12 Jun 1912

* son of Ken Klonteig and Gladys, nee Olson

Nick Elkow, OBIT Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, AB) issue 13 Nov 2002, page 22
- died 11 Nov 2002 at age 77; from Sherwood Park
- survived by his wife Carol, 6 children [not names]

Carol Anne Elkow, OBIT Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, AB) issue 16 Feb 2010, page 37
- died 13 FEb 2010; from Sherwood Park
- survived by daughter, Stacy; a stepson Barry (Donna) Elkow; stepduather, Tammie Arnell; her brothers, Lenoard and Gordon (Jean) Olson;
sisters, Gladys Kloateig, Delores (John) Whyte, and Karen (Ken) Gehring
- predeceased by her husband Nick, her paresnt Olga and Anton Olson, and her brother Ordin

other Ancestry Family Trees

Jana Schachtschneider FT [Jana Schachtschneider]; accessed 22 Jul 2022
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/109734912/person/240073403834/facts

Paul Sartison FT [Paul Sartison]; accessed 22 Jul 2022
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/172953155/person/272247460048/facts
- Ole A Olson's wife, Johanna Helene Jorgenson, b 25 Dec 1873, Burbank, Kandiyohi, MN; died 22 May 1898 Pierce Co, ND and links daughter Thora Olson married to Adolph Moe in 1917, Camrose - but nothing on their children
- this FT also has a photo of Johanna Helene and then of her father, Thor Postmyr Jorgensen b 11 Jul 1835, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Nor and died 12 Jun 1912 at Fergus Falls; and Johanna Helene's mother, Thora/Thorinne Johnsdatter Wolley, b 27 Jun 1848, Tørdal ... and died 16 May 1942 at Robinhood, Saskatchewan [municipality of Medstead - close to 200 kms west of Prince Albert, about 50 kms north of North Battleford
- this FT only does not record any siblings to Johanna Helene [but another one does] - see below; Johanna Helene's sister, Anna Gurine 1869-1935 married Henrik Hanson (1868-1939) emigrated to Robinhood SK [and had 10 children]; and brother Edward died at Turtleford SK - same general area; and has link to Johanna Helene's mother's obit - poor image

Jorgenson-Walker FT [KarylBissellJorgenson]; access 11 Mar 2023
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36704288/person/402041384609/facts
- this appears to be complete
son Anton [married to Olga Grue, daugther of Cornelius Grue]
dau Thora, records marriage to Adolph Martinus Moe, but not their children
dau Julia, b 9 Jan 1897 at Aastad Twp, Ottertal; died 10 Nov 1959 at Henning, Otter Tail , m. Carl Knudson, 1880-1968 [see Fergus Falls Journal for obit]
- links to Ole A Olson and Johanna Helene's marriage record from Fergus Falls in 1892
- links to Ole A Olson marriage to Olga, but doesn't record names of children

NOTE: from the Jorgenson-Walker FT [see above] - a photo of family of Ole A Olson, b 1867, wife:
Johanna Helene Jorgenson, 1873-1898 in Pierce Co, ND

Ole A Olson, had come to the Armena/Hay Lakes area in 1901. Ole was a widower, and came from Harvey, North Dakota area. This is according to the Hay Lakes history book, page 263. Anton, age 7, and Thora age 5 also came with him. The Hay Lakes book does not record any information on any of the other children of Ole. According to the the other Ancestry Family Trees, Ole was married about 1892 to Johanna Helena Jorgenson b 1873. At some point Ole and Helene Olson moved to Pierce Co, ND - see my notes under the 1900 US Census for Ole

NOTE: I have a photo from the Jorgenson-Walker FT (above) downloaded as a PDF -




Note: there are a few Ancestry FTs, re: Aloph Moe, but most have very limited information, some being close relatives

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Ole A OlsonNW¼ Section 16, Twp 48, Range 21, W4th; Reel 2728, images 738-745 [ancestry]

Statutory Declaration
- 34 years old, Bittern Lake, Alta PO
- widower, 2 children
- obtained entry: 31 May 1901
- first as residence: 26 Nov 1901 and continuously since
- no wife, but children have been living with me continually
- house 14 by 14 value of $100 built Oct 1901; stables 14 by 16 and 24 by 24 value $75; fence 1.5 mile value $75;
4 horses, 11 head of cattle
19015 acres broke
19025 acres5 acres cropped
1903310
1904310
25 acres cultivated; no hay land; but 40 acres swamp; 95 acres timber and brush
- lost ... [?, maybe 2] horses - "... held ... me back in making improvments since I came on the place
- signed at Bittern Lake, 9 Jul 1904 with witness Martin Steen

and then sworn statement [essentially the same as above] dated at Wetaskiwin, 18 Aug 1904
- John Moe NE¼ sec 4, Twp 48, Range 21; and Fred Nelson, NE¼, Sec 16
then image 740
Application for homestead entry, dated 29 May 1901; Ole A Olson from North Dakota

letter of patent: 17 Feb 1905

Anton married Olga Caroline Grue, daughter of Cornelius Simensen Grue and Larsina Brekhus, on 26 Dec 1933 in Armena, Alberta, Canada.¹⁴⁵⁹ (Olga Caroline Grue was born on 30 Jul 1904 in Bittern Lake, Alberta, Canada,⁵⁵⁴ died in 1995 in Armena, Alberta, Canada ¹⁴⁶⁰ and was buried in Scandia Cemetery, Armena, Alberta, Canada ¹⁴⁶⁰.)