George
Robert
(Bob)
Olson
Sr.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie. Iowa, United States
Son of Bror Adolph Olson
and Segrid Theresia (Nelson) Olson
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mildred Alice (Morrow) Olson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Kathryn (Olson) Hathaway and Rob Olson
Died
at age 96
in Salem, Marion,Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 May 2017
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Biography
George was born about the 6 September 1915 at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie. Iowa, United States, he was the son of Bror Adolph Olson and Sirrid “Sadie” Theresia (Nelson) Olson. [1]
Household 1920
Residence: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie. Iowa, United States
- Head: Bror A Olson, age 45. Birthplace: Sweden
- Wife: Sadie Olson, age 41, Birthplace: Iowa, United States
- Son: Langford Olson, age 16, Birthplace: Iowa, United States
- Daughter: Evelyn Olson, age 9, Birthplace: Iowa, United States
- Son: Everett Olson, age 6, Birthplace: Iowa, United States
- Son: Robert Olson, age 4. Birthplace: Iowa, United States. [2]
He married Mildred Alice (Morrow) Olson on the June 20, 1941, in Alexandria, La, United States. They had two children;
- Mary Kathryn “Kathy” Olson Hathaway, b.1946,
- George Robert Olson: Jr, b. 1950 -2012,
George Snr, served in the Army during World War II with special troops, 34th infantry division. He retired from the Army Reserves as a captain.
- He worked as a claims agent for Southern Pacific Railroad in San Francisco, transferred to Eugene in 1948 and retired in 1977.
George passed away about the 22 September 2011 at Salem, Marion,Oregon, United States, age 96, he was buried at the Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. Plot: Section COL-3 ROW 111 Site B. [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-RMTZ : 28 May 2022), George Robert Olson.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDMZ-SWF : 1 February 2021), Robert Olson in entry for Bror A Olson, 1920.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77418625/george-robert-olson: accessed 13 July 2023), memorial page for George Robert “Bob” Olson (6 Sep 1915–22 Sep 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77418625, citing Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by margie etheridge (contributor 47124857).
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