Edwin Andrew Olsen Jr. (1919 - 1994)

Born 24 Dec 1919 in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota

Ancestors

Husband of Lillian Teresa (Rothboeck) Olsen — married 5 Jul 1941 in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, United States

Died 22 May 1994 at age 74 in Medford, Jackson, Oregon

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Biography

Edwin (Jr.) was born in 1919 in Minnesota. He was the son of Edwin Olsen and Elizabeth Kisserow. The family lived near Beaver Brook, Washburn, Wisconsin. His mother traveled by train to St Paul a short time before he was born and she and Edwin returned to the farm after.

He registered for the draft at age 21 on 1 Jul 1941 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He listed his mother Elizabeth as his primary contact. At that time he was working for the Midwest Nine Co. in St. Paul as a Bottler.

He married Lillian Rothboeck in 5 July 1941 in South Dakota. They lived in Southern California for a time where Edwin worked for an aircraft plant. They had three children, raising them in Oregon, where they had moved after the war.

He enlisted for service in World War II as a Private on 28 Jan 1943 at Los Angeles, California. At that time he had a high school education and his civilian occupation was listed as a "semi-skilled construction occupation." He served as a Corporal in the US Army Air Corps.

He passed away in 1994 at age 74 in Jackson County, Oregon.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF2Z-P21 : accessed 3 July 2018), Edwin A Olsen in household of Edwin A Olsen, Beaver Brook, Washburn, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 231, sheet 2A, line 6, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2020; FHL microfilm 1,822,020.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X93W-44W : accessed 27 March 2021), Edwin Olsen Jr. in household of Elizabeth Olsen, Beaver Brook, Washburn, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 3A, line 22, family 55, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2616; FHL microfilm 2,342,350.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSL4-LSF : 25 November 2019), Edwin A Olson in household of Elizabeth Olson, Ward 7, St. Paul, St. Paul City, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90-156, sheet 9A, line 17, family 236, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1998.
• 1950 U.S. Census, Edwin A Olsen, Medford, Jackson, Oregon, E.D. 15-59, Sheet No. 20, Lines 28-30, taken Apr 14, 1950, at: census page.
• WWII Draft Registration Cards for Minnesota, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 172; The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Sharing link: https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/23552103?h=ed8a23
• Marriage record, Edwin A Olsen and Lillian Rothbeck, 5 Jul 1941, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016, Ancestry.com. South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949. Pierre, SD, USA. Sharing link: https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/23551858?h=9b5a9f
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMN4-C83 : 5 December 2014), Edwin A Jr Olsen, enlisted 28 Jan 1943, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V36N-KM6 : accessed 13 September 2015), Edwin A Olsen, 22 May 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "Oregon, Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZWR-5JY : accessed 13 September 2015), Edwin Andrew Olsen, Jr, 22 May 1994; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Jackson, Oregon, certificate number 94-10914, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
• Obituary of Edwin A. Olsen, Jr., Medford Mail Tribune, May 1994.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1048541/edwin-andrew-olsen : accessed 15 February 2018), memorial page for Edwin Andrew Olsen (24 Dec 1919–22 May 1994), Find A Grave Memorial no. 1048541, citing Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by US Veterans Affairs Office (contributor 5) .