John Sigvart Olson

  Research Notes:

Summary:


John Sigvart Olson was born 15 May 1874 likely at Middle River Twp in Marshall Co, MN. On 26 Dec 1904, he was married to Maud Ann Davis (1884-1976). Around 1909-1910 they moved to the area that he had taken a hometead in the Slager/Triburne area of Saskatchewan (Sec 4, Twp 3, Range 15, W2nd). It is not clear that he received a patent since his homestead file is not available on-line. John and Maud's youngest child, Harriet was born in Saskatchewan.

Although I am not certain, but sometime before 1920 Maud and the four children are recorded in the 1920 US Census at Grenora City, Williams Co, ND (about 80 kms south of Tribune, SK). John was recorded in the 1921 Canada Census with his parents. It is not clear why they were not living together, even though they both recorded with a married marital status*. Then in the 1926 census of the Prairie Provinces, John Olson is recorded at the Weyburn Mental Hospital as a patient. Over time he became better, so that by Apr 1935 he and Maude were living together at Harve, Hill Co, Montana - this is recorded in 1940 US census, he and Maude are living together when they were enumerated on 23 Apr 1940 at Wolf Point, in Roosevelt Co, MT. John may have had a relapse or he actually died in MT. John is buried at the Weyburn Mental Hospital Cemetery with a date of death as 4 May 1940. - see point 5

Summary for family of John Sigvart Olson, b 15 Jan 1874 in Marshall Co, MN; died 4 May 1940, Weyburn, SK, Canada
married 26 July 1904, to:

Maud Anna Davis
b 14 Feb 1884, Southside Twp, Wright Co
d. 6 Dec 1976, Conrad, Pondera Co, MT

Children:

Ruby Maud Olson
born 1906\endash 1929 m. 1921, Dolfa Arnold Lobdell, b 31 Jan 1898, Revere, MN,
d. 6 Sep 1973 Missoula, MT
her children:
Eugene Arnold, b 9 Oct 1922, ND; died 6 Feb 1988, Great Falls, Cascade Co, MT
Clarice M, b abt Oct 1924 in ND; died - ?
Lois M b 1926, Coalridge Sheridan, MT; 14 Mar 1979, Missoula, MT; married
Erik S Sundsted, 1927-2012

Mabel Genevieve Olson
born Sep 1908, died 29 Jun 1945, Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA
married 21 Oct 1925 at Sheridan Co, MT
John Elsworth Grayson, b 19 Jan 1901 at Walsh Co, ND; died 27 Mar 1990, Seattle
children:
Joe D Grayson, b abt 1927 in MT;
Phyllis A, b abt 1929
David W, b abt 1931 in Canada

Kenneth Eugene Olson [from obit, see point 6]
born 28 Oct 1909, Minneapolis MN; died 1 Oct 1971, Devils Lake, North Dakota
married: 11 Jun 1938 at Crookston, MN; to:
Julia Jorgenson
children:
John Olson, Babbit, MN
Larry Olson, Devils Lake, ND
Lois married to James Hessler
Connie

Harriet Esther Olson [see point 7]
born 8 Oct 1913, died Jun 1993, Eugene OR; married 30 Oct 1945 at Great Falls, MT
John Gunder Pearson, b 1 Dec 1911, in ND, died 1 Jan 1978
she had 7 Children [4 daughters and 3 sons]
children: [location as of Jun 1993; not in birth order]
Dan Pearson, Conrad MT
Karen Bilyeu, Eugene OR
Joe (Joseph), Choteau, MT
Nancy Carmichael, Sisters, OR
Judy Volta, Eugene
John, Tacoma WA
Jane Faulkner, Albany, OR

Don, Karen, Joe, Nancy Carmichael (married to Bill and in Jan 1971 living at Aptos CA) and Judy Swanson (living at Seattle)


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1. Ancestry FTs

I have used a number of FTs from Ancestry. Most do not have a complete record, and so I have had to reference a number of them. Additionally some of the FTs have incorrect information and so each much time was used to sort the records out. The starting point was usually "Sharons Tree".

Jones FT: https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/14961688/person/5090449400/facts
Davis and Kominski FT; https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/167120542/person/122184757597/facts
David Frimood FT; https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/152651740/person/122030378373/facts
[ info on daughter Harriet, only ]
Sharons Tree; https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/82652950/person/30464114421/facts
[my last access, 19 Mar 2023] ; [ Ingeborg is recorded as Engeborg "Ida" or "Inga" ]

BUT: Davis ... FT - records that he died 7 Jun 1915 at Saskatchewan, NOT Correct
Rowe Butler FT links to a photo from Sharon Knapp of a tombstone
John Sigvart Olson, Sask; Sharon Knapp originally shared this on 22 jul 2010
with the name John Sigvart Olson b 15 Jan 1874 and died 4 May 1940

Davis...FT has a photo of John and wife Maude, and then records more information on her along with 4 children
[John and Maude Olson, jj0611, originally shared this on 26 Oct 2011] ; photo has some links to others who copied it, but only a couple with added information ]
Rubie b 1906
Mable b 1908
Kenneth b 1909
Harriet Ester, b 1914 with no location noted

John Sigvart Olson [also named John Severt Olsen] married possibly in 1903 at Brainerd, MN to
Maude Anne Davis, born 14 Feb 1884 at South Haven (then, Southside Twp, Wright Co, MN; died 6 Dec 1976 at Conrad, Pondera MT, Montana; and she is buried at Hillside Cemetery, in Conrad; findagrave id, 188064860 - no links to other family members

Sharrons Tree, links to: 1910 US Census and to the 1921 Canada Census


2. Canada Census:


1911 Canada Census, Saskatchewan, Regina district (214), Sub District #49, page 3 (image 3 on Ancestry), line 28 (father), fam 38
Twp 3, Range 15 W2 [likely homestead: John S Olson: SE Sec 4, Twp 3, Range 15, Ws: file 101927A [no images on familysearch] ; patent issued but no image, file 82928 ]


then line 31, family 39;
John Olson, age 37 b Jan 1874 [ he isn't recorded in 1916 on Twp 3, Range 15 ]
his wife, Maud, age 27, b Feb 1884
children: all born in the US
Ruby age 5, b Jan 1906
Mabel age 3, b Sep 1908
son, Cannet [?], age 2, b Oct 1909 -- likely, Kenneth

1921 Canada Census, Saskatchewan, Weyburn District (229) sub dis 5, Rural Municpality of Souris Valley; page 3 [image 4 on ancestry]; dw and fam 29, line 23; Sec 13, Twp 3, Range 15, W2
John is recorded with his parents
line 27, John, son age 49 [1872-73], married, b in US; em 1909 {BUT why isn't he noted in the 1916 Census}


1926 Canada Prairie Provinces, Saskatchewan, Weyburn District 36, sub -district 87
[Weyburn Mental Hospital]
page 18 [image 19, on family search]; line 33
John Olson, age 51 born in US; patient; married


3. US Census:

1880 (Middle River Twp, Marshall Co, MN and 1900 US Census, Southside Twp, Wright Co, MN
- John Olson is record with his parents, Peter and Ingeborg Olson (see her research page)

1910 US Census, Minneapolis (ward 5) Hennipen, Co, MN; ED 104; sheet 6A; dw 84; fam 109
John Olson, age 36 b in MN; married 5 yrs; machinist with city railroad
[ married: Crow Wing Co, 26 Dec 1904; MOMS: cert E-493 ]
wife Maud age 26 b in MN; m. 5 yrs; mother of 3 children, 3 living
Rubie age 3 [all children born in MN]
Mable age 1
Kenneth age 6 mos

Maude and chilfren are found 1920 US [linked fr David Frimood FT; also has a link to 1930 US; and from then on, check children]
1920 US Census, Grenora City, Williams Co, ND [40+kms north of Williston ND; and about 80 kms south of Tribune, SK],
ED 240; sheet 7B, dw 123 fam 128, line 84
Maude A Olson, age 35 b in MN, married; works as a washerwoman from her home
Ruby M, age 13 b in MN
Mabelle G [Mable], age 12 b in MN
Kenneth E age 10 b in MN
Harriet E age 6, b in Canada

Maude: 1930 US [link, https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4610693_00910?pId=113478973 ]

1930 US Census, School District 58, Sheridian Co, MT; ED 44; Sheet 1A; dw/fam 10
Dolfa (Arnold) Lobdell, age 32 b in MN; wd; married at age 23; merchant, general store **
- wife Ruby M - but she is crossed off and no other info
Eugene A Lobdell, age 7 b in ND
Clarice M, age 5 yrs, 6 mos b in ND
Lois M, age 3 yrs, 4 mos, b in ND
then, Maud A Olson, Mother in law; age 45 b in MN [re marital status - appears to be blank, but in very faint writing, "un"
Kenneth E, brother in law, age 20 b in MN
Harriet E, sister in law, age 16 b in Canada (American Cit)

Maude: 1940 US Census [link, https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-02228-00739?pId=75715427 ]

1940 US Census Wolf Point, Roosevelt Co, MT; ED 43-26; sheet 14A; fam 379, line 22
John S Olson age 66, b in MN [in Apr 1935 at Havre, Hill Co, MT]; no occupation noted
wife Maude A, age, 56 b in MN [in Apr 1935 at Havre, Hill Co, MT]
daugther, Harriet E, age 26 b in Canada; owns a beauty shop
grand-daughter, Hattie J. age 2 b in ND


4. ** there is another Ancestry FT, McFarland FT; re daughter Ruby
- posted a short bio story of Dolfa A Lobdell and it appears written by him: .... born in Revere, MN ... first 8 years in MN, Gardena and Ambrose ND....at age 8, went to Old Coalridge in MT [close to ND border] ... I married Ruby Olson in 1921 and she passed away in 1929 and Mabel Olson and I were married in 1930 ... my children are Eugene in Seattle, Clarice in Kenai, AK, and Lois, Coalridge MT
- MT marriages, 8 Aug 1921, Dolfa Lobell and Ruby Olson age 16 or Genroa ND, daughter of John Olson and Maude Davis
- MT Marriages, has a marriage on 27 Oct 1930 record for Dolfa Lobell and Mabel Olson, age 22 of Genora, ND, daugther of Gust Olson and Helga Strand [Mabel b 18 May 1908, died 5 Aug 1987]
- findagrave: Dolfa Lobdell, died 26 Sep 1973; id 84562785
- findagrave: Ruby M Lobdell, died 1929; id 130526643; Coalridge Mennonite Church Cemetery, Sheridian Co, MT; there is a small grave marker for Ruby, however, there is also large tombstone photograph "Lobdell"

** another FT, Nancie Carmichael FT
- Harriet Esther Olson, Pearson; findagrave id 131492092 ; died 22 Jun 1993, Eugene OR; a posted obit:
- beautician in Great Falls, and her husband farmed (Gunder Pearson)
- moved to Albany OR in 1973 - Gunder died 5 yrs later and Harriet moved to Eugene
- She is survived by four daughters, Jayne Faulkner of Albany, Nancy Carmichael of Sisters [Deschutes Co OR; part of Bend OR area ], Judy Volta and Kitty Bilyeu of Eugene; three sons, John of Tacoma, Dan of Conrad, Mont., and Joseph of Choteau, Mont. A brother and two sisters preceded Pearson in death.

- this also records that John Sigvart Olson's son, Kenneth died in 1993 in ND and provided a link to a findagrave post (id, 18157031). However, a careful review of the findagrave post, I believe this burial record is of another person named Kenneth Olson. The actual post records a grave marker and what looks like a family plot with a tombstone head, "Olson Kallstad". Viewing other people named Olson buried at this cemetery, there are three people and two of them have the exact same type grave marker (Kenneth Olson and Sherman Olson and suggest that these are brothers, since both had the word 'son' recorded). Due to this, I have not recorded a death or location for Kenneth Olson since I have not been able to find him

John Sigvart Olson's son, Kenneth
Davis and Kominski FT on Ancestry
https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/167120542/person/122204900181/facts
- shows a WW 2 draft card: Kenneth Eugene Olson b 28 Oct 1909 in Minneapolis
- living at Grafton, Walsh Co, ND; married to Julia Amanda Olson
- a minister;
- died abt 1971 in Bismark





5. Death of John Olson Sigvart

Sharon Knapp [this is her aka name] - Sharon Arthur; post of 23 Jul 2010 on Rootsweb.ancestry.com Message board
"Looking for info on the family of Peter Olson 1847 Norway-1934 Tribune. Wife Inga/Ida/Ingeborg:Engeborg Erickson 1852 Sweden-1939 Estevan. Married MN 1872. entered CN ca. 1910 North Portal (ND). Did find son John S. OLson 1874MN-1940 bur. "Sask. Mental Hosp. Cem. Weyburn". The family did live in "Slager" area *. She has posted the "wedding anniversary" photo and newspaper article for Peter and Ingeborg Olson
Sharon Arthur spr3622@montana.com

- on the Sharon Knapp Ancestry FT, she had posted a grave marker

By searching "John Olson, died 1940, Weyburn, SK" [general google search]
- there are three posts [posts by individuals, likely using cemetery burial lists]
1. John Sigvart Olson, b 15 Jan 1874 and died 4 May 1940, buried at Saskatchewan Mental Hospital, Weyburn
plot SMH - P 0502 [apparently the letter "P" refers to the Protestants who were buried in the southern part; Catolics in the north part]
note: that this cemetery "abuts" Hillcrest Cemetery, Weburn
findagrave id, 55931133

** Facebook post 10 Feb 2023 from Judah Zavalney:
- Re; parents of John Sigvart Olson, 1874-1940 [Peder Olsen, 1847-1934] and Engeborg Erickson,
1852-1939]
- and Judah makes a comment in response to some research that Mats Ahlgren done on the family [Feb 2023] along with a link to findagrave id: "...yes because his wife left him at some home for abusive drunks"

On 19 Mar 2023, I posted the following:
Hi. In the 1926 Canada census of the Prairie Provinces, John Olson is recorded at the Weyburn Mental Hospital as a patient. His burial was in 1940 in the "Prostestant section" of the Saskatchewan Mental Hospital Cemetery in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. The Weyburn Mental Hospital was opened on 29 Dec 1921. It had a capacity for 900 patients, who experienced a wide variety of different mental health problems - it was not set up as an alcohol treatment center.

21 Mar 2023, Judag Zavakney: my nana this man's granddaughter [not sure of the name of the John's granddaughter] ... said that he used to work in a coal mine as well [my response follows.
- This was likely Taylorton south of east of Estevan, since his younger brother, Peter Enoch [1882-1954] had lived in Taylorton. Apparently there are/were a number of underground coalmines in the area, Taylorton being one. The hamlet of Taylorton was initially known as Coalfields [location, Township 2, Range 6, W2 ]



2. John Sigvart Olson, b ?; died 4 May 1940, burial noted at Hillcrest Cemetery
- links to another grave marker - "Maibelle G Olson Grayson" b 1907 died 29 Jun 1945, buried at New Tacoma Cemetery in Tacoma;
id, 140573353. Notes on this post, report her father was John Olson and mother was Maude Davis; she also married G E Grayson, on 21 Oct 1925 at Plentywood, Sheridan, Montana; source, KChaffeeB on 23 Jan 2011
3. John Stewart Olson, dates as above; burial at Hillcrest Cemetery; plot P 0520; id 54613443; source is Allison - same as the first posts


Also note that there are a couple of websites that have some background on the SK Mental Hospital
- opened on 29 Dec 1921 with a capacity of 900 patients [ google, Weyburn Mental Hospital, Soo Line Historical Museum, Weyburn, Saskatchewan; there are a number of photos during construction and after]
- It's such a major part of Weyburn's history ... The mental hospital was a city within the city." Johnson noted that the former mental hospital was self-contained in many ways, with their own facilities and farm to feed the patients and staff at the sprawling structure, which was built in 1921. [ a new name sign was made and placed in Nov 2019 ]

* Slager area. There is a cemetery, Slager Cemetery, located on NW sec 18, twp 3, range 14 W2.
Peter Olson homesteaded: sec 13, Twp 3, range 15
- using mapquest, the Slager Cemetery is on Range Road 2152 and bet Twp Road 32 and SK Highway 18
[ but most twp and range roads are not recorded in Sk] The coordinates on findagrave do not match with the coordinates on Google Earth for this cemetery

6. son, Kenneth Eugene Olson, obit published: Bismark Tribune, 4 Oct 1971, page 24
- came from MN with parents John and Maud (Davis) Olson to MT
- married in 1938
- was a minister with the Assemblies of God - served Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota; lived at Devils Lake 1958-1966, then Bismark, and then Devils Lake in May 1971
- children (as above)
- survived by his mother Maude and sister, Mrs Gunder Pearson of Conrad, MT

7. daughter, Harriet Ester married to Gunder Pearson [ Conrad newspaprer on newspaper.com, stops after 1974 ]

from: Independent Observer, Conrad MT, 12 Nov 1970, page2
- 25 th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Gunder Pearson
from: Independent Observer, Conrad MT, 28 Aug, 1974, page 8
- marriage of daughter of Gunder and Harriet Pearson of Albany, OR; Karen Elaine Pearson married to Dean Robert Bilgeu of Albany,
- double ring ceremony assisted by Pastor Bill Carmichael of Albany
- one of the ushers - brother Dan Pearson
- will reside in Albany, OR [suburb of Eugene, OR]
from: Independent Observer, Conrad MT, 1 Sep 1966, page 6
- marriage on 20 Aug 1966, daughter Nancie M Pearson and William L Carmichael
- bride of honor, sister Judith Pearson
- ring bearer, brother Joey Pearson
from: Independent Observer, Conrad MT, 22 Jun 1972, page 5
- Mrs Gunder Pearson returns from Phillipines after visiting with her daughter, Janie Pearson married to Rev.Stanley Faulkner (missionaires) - their children: Kim, Melanie, Julie and Jane

From: Albany Democrat-Herald, 9 Jan 1978, page 11
Gunder Pearson, death 7 Jan 1978; born 1 Dec 1911 in Lignite, ND
- farmed at Conrad MT from 1935; moved to Albany in 1973
- survived by wife Harriet; 3 sons - Joe of Albany, John of Tacoma, WA, and Daniel of Conrad MT; 4 daughters - Nancie Carmichael of Salem OR, Karen Bilyeu of Eugene, Judith Swanson of Kirkland, WA, Jane Faulkner of Tonga, South Pacific;
From: Albany Democrat-Herald, 6 May 1978, page 7
- Joe Pearson graduate of University of OR to marry Lila Mishler
From: Albany Democrat-Herald, 23 June 1993, page 9
- died 22 Jun 1993 at Eugene, at age 79; born 8 Oct 1913 at Regina SK [not likely at Regina but most likely at the farm]
- parents John S Olson and Maude (Davis)
- married Gunder Pearson, 30 Oct 1945 at Great Falls, MT
- moved to Eugene last year, 1992
- survived by 4 daughters, Nancie Carmichael of Sisters, OR, Kitty (Karen) Bilyeu of Eugene, Judy Volta of Eugene, Jane Faulkner of Albany; sons Joseph of Choteau MT, John of Tacoma, WA, and Daniel of Conrad MT
- a brother and 2 sisters died before her







link, https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=Gunder+Pearson%2C&offset=27&p_place=MT ⁹⁰¹⁹

John married Maud Anna Davis on 26 Dec 1904 in Brainerd, Crow Wing Co, Minnesota, United States.⁹⁰¹⁸ (Maud Anna Davis was born on 14 Feb 1884 in Southside Twp, Wright Co, Minnesota, United States and died on 6 Dec 1976 in Conrad, Pondera Co, Montana, United States ⁹⁰²⁰.)