Dave Matherly.Dave married Joni Louise Lenhardt.
Joni Louise Lenhardt [Parents] was born 1 on 25 Jan 1961 in Boise, ID. She married Dave Matherly.
Other marriages:Sjurson, Jay
Roseborough, Greg
August Olson [Parents] 1 was born 2 in 1860 in Sweden. He died 3 in 1908. He married Addie Geiselmann.
Other marriages:Giberge, Anna Mary
Came to America about 1871. In a letter dated 12 Sep 1977, Edna Olsensays his name was John August Olsen.
Addie Geiselmann 1, 2.Addie married August Olson.
She and August lived in the 2200 block of Howard St. in St. Louis, MO
They had the following children:
F i Rose Olsen.
Died of pneumonia at about one year oldF ii Edna A. Olsen was born on 24 Mar 1902. She died in Jun 1984. M iii Teddie Olsen. M iv Eugene Olsen.
Olaf Olson 1, 2 was born 3 in Göteborg, Sweden. He died 4, 5 in Sweden. He married Anne Erickson.
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Olaf and Anne sailed from Sweden in 1867 (per David Stobbs) or Anne andthe children about 1871 (per Grace Gaukrodger Stobbs and Florence Olsen)with four or five children. They (she?) settled first in Louisiana, MO;and later in St. Louis, MO and Woodriver, IL.
Died in Sweden; Louisiana, MO; or Woodriver, IL; when a tree fell on him.David Stobbs indicates that he was buried in Woodriver, IL; whileFlorence Olsen wrote in 1976 that her father (Frank Swanson Olson) toldher a tree fell on his father in Sweden and killed him, and Anne and thechildren came to the US after that when Frank was about 12.
It should be noted that while Olaf's name was almost certainly "Olson"when (or if) he left Sweden, many printed resources in the US use"Olsen". Researchers following this line should remain aware of bothspellings, or valuable information might be missed.
Anne Erickson died 1 in Woodriver, IL. She married Olaf Olson.
They had the following children:
F i Josephine Olson was born in 1859. F ii Charlotte Olson was born on 18 Mar 1856. She died on 17 Mar 1934. M iii Frank Swanson Olson was born on 11 Nov 1859. He died on 23 Aug 1937. M iv August Olson was born in 1860. He died in 1908.
? Markussen.? married Anna Mary Giberge.
Anna Mary Giberge 1 was born 2 in Paris, France. She married ? Markussen.
Other marriages:Olson, August
Divorced in 1894.
According to Ancestry.com, born abt. 1873 and residing in Cook, IL in1900. In the same time span; Charles, Frank and Joseph Giberge wereindexed in Missouri. Joseph died in Saint Louis in 1892. Her brothers?
August Jon Olson [Parents] was born 1 in 1890 in St. Louis, MO. He died 2 in California. He married Helen Coats in 1913.
In a letter dated 12 Sep 1977, Edna Olsen says his name was John AugustOlsen, the same as her father's.
Helen Coats was born 1 on 12 Oct 1867. She died 2 on 8 Jul 1959. She married August Jon Olson in 1913.
Herman Schneider.Herman married Josephine Olson.
He was a blacksmith who made many of the wrought-iron fences around homesin St. Louis, MO.
Josephine Olson [Parents] 1 was born 2 in 1859 in Sweden. She married Herman Schneider.
Came to America about 1871.
A photo of Josephine is posted at
http://www.landiss.com/family/images/olsen-schneider.htm
They had the following children:
F i Minnie Schneider. M ii Robert Schneider. F iii Hattie Schneider.
Frank Swanson Olson [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 11 Nov 1859 in Sweden. He died 3 on 23 Aug 1937. He married Elizabeth Anne Bub.
Came to the US about 1871, was a carpenter, lived in St. Louis, MO.
It is said they had 15 children.
Elizabeth Anne Bub was born 1 on 2 Sep 1865. She died 2 on 22 Dec 1940. She married Frank Swanson Olson.
They had the following children:
M i Floyd Bernard Olsen was born 1 on 10 Dec 1888. He died 2 on 12 Oct 1960. M ii Ollie Francis Olsen was born on 8 Apr 1890. He died on 5 Dec 1959. F iii Anne Edith Olsen was born 1 on 9 Jun 1892. She died 2 on 21 Jan 1968. M iv Elmer Francis Olsen was born 1 on 9 Jun 1894. He died 2 on 24 Nov 1914. M v Edward Andrew Olsen was born 1 on 24 Aug 1896. He died 2 on 8 Jan 1923. M vi Francis Olsen was born 1 in Nov 1899. He died 2 on 9 May 1902. F vii Catherine Olsen was born 1 on 15 Jan 1903. She died 2 on 15 Jan 1903. F viii Florence Catherine Olsen was born 1 on 15 Jan 1904. She died on 9 Jan 1996.
Both Florence and Adele used the spelling "Olsen" as evidenced by theirletters and obituaries. That is the spelling they also used to refer toother members of their family, including their father, aunts and uncles.F ix Adele Josephine Olsen was born on 20 Feb 1907. She died on 25 Feb 1999.
Thomas Henry Gaukrodger [Parents].Thomas married 1 Charlotte Olson on 12 Feb 1883 in Alton, IL.
Charlotte Olson [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 18 Mar 1856 in Sweden. She died 3 on 17 Mar 1934 in Harvey, IL. She married 4 Thomas Henry Gaukrodger on 12 Feb 1883 in Alton, IL.
Came to America in 1867 (per David Stobbs) or about 1871 (per GraceGaukrodger Stobbs).
Raised Viola Viarz Olsen.
Lived In Harvey, IL.
They had the following children:
M i John Henry Gaukrodger was born 1 on 23 Apr 1883. He died 2 on 21 May 1948 in Harvey, IL. M ii George Elmer Gaukrodger was born 1 on 2 Feb 1887. He died 2 on 30 May 1946 in Harvey, IL. F iii Grace Mae Gaukrodger was born on 3 Jul 1889. She died on 12 Dec 1953. M iv William Gaukrodger.
Daniel Jay Landiss [Parents] was born 1 on 11 Jun 1943 in Alton, IL. He married P. E..
Other marriages:Mundy, Joyce
This is the DJL referenced in the footnotes.
Professor of Technology in St. Louis, MO
http://www.landiss.com/
mailto:dan@landiss.com
P. E..P. married Daniel Jay Landiss.
Daniel Jay Landiss [Parents] was born 1 on 11 Jun 1943 in Alton, IL. He married 2 Joyce Mundy on 8 Jun 1968 in St. Louis, MO.
Other marriages:E., P.
This is the DJL referenced in the footnotes.
Professor of Technology in St. Louis, MO
http://www.landiss.com/
mailto:dan@landiss.com
Joyce Mundy 1 was born 2 in 1947. She married 3 Daniel Jay Landiss on 8 Jun 1968 in St. Louis, MO.