He and Cecelia Nelson married in Denmark, about 1884; their oldest child, Seigfred Oscar was born in Denmark and came with Magnus and Cecelia to America. Magnus was serving an apprenticeship in Denmark (possibly as cabinetmaker)(this from Swedish Immigration Records, including birth date). They were Swedish per census records.
Buried
Kellogg, Jasper County, Iowa, United States of America. [8][9]
File
Format: jpg.
Magnus Peter Olsen emmigration record.
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Magnus Peter Olson gravestone.
Sources
↑ Source: #S1202588671 Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records
↑ Source: #S1216084754 State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101784559
↑ Source: #S1216084558 State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 101716638
Gravestone for death date (buried in "Kellogg Our Silent City" cemetary; his gravestone includes the original "e" - i.e. Oleson, while the other members of his family buried there are Olson; 1925 census for Iowa. Swedish emmigration record
Source: S1202588671 Repository: #R1200156839 Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Repository: R1200156839 Ancestry.com
Source: S1202588796 Repository: #R1200156839 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Source: S1202588836 Repository: #R1200156839 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Source: S1216084754 Repository: #R1200156839 Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Source: S1216084884 Repository: #R1200156839 Web: Iowa Gravestones Index Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Magnus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Magnus: