Bio of Olson, Ole S. (b.1884) Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920.
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Olson, Ole S. (page 777), one of the younger farmers of Oakwood Township,
was born in Norway, March 1, 1884, son of Ole and Ingeborg (Thompson)
Olson. Both parents were natives of Norway, where Ole, Sr., died when the
subject of this sketch was a very small child; but the mother is still
living. Ole S. Olson attended the common schools of his native land, and
at the age of 19 years, in 1903, he came to America, and at once to
Oakwood Township, Wabasha County, Minn., where he began working out as a
farm hand. That occupation he followed for 16 years, 13 years of which
were spent in the employ of one man, William Polson ~ a record of
continuous service seldom excelled. In 1919 Mr. Olson began agricultural
activities on his own account, renting his present farm of 152 acres in
section 19, Oakwood township, where he is following modern diversified
farming and stock raising. He keeps a good grade of Shorthorn cattle and
Duroc-Jersey hogs, and is prominently identified with the interests of the
community. Mr. Olson married Josephine Wurst, who was born January 17,
1894. Of this marriage there is one child, Helen, born May 20, 1910.