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Personal data Olaf Engelby 

  • Alternative name: Oluf Ingebrigtsen
  • He was born on June 9, 1879 in Norge.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Marlys Seibert; Diane Adams, Rosemary Cantrell,Janet Meyne, Kelly Volkman, Gary A. Christopher, Ike Chukwu, Jeffrey Lehman, et al.; G. R. Wise Gittens
  • He died on January 21, 1942 in somewhere in IA, he was 62 years old.
  • He is buried after January 20, 1942 in Lyon Twp., Hamilton Co., IA (Evergreen Cem.).
  • A child of Ingebret Yestebo and Olina Johanneson
  • This information was last updated on March 10, 2024.

Household of Olaf Engelby

He is married to Ida Leonora Kordelia Zachariason.

They got married on July 17, 1906 at Webster City, Hamilton Co., IA, he was 27 years old.


Notes about Olaf Engelby

Olaf Engelby
Oluf Ingebrigtsen

Sources: Author: Seibert, Marlys Engelby; Title: Basic Family History, (Publication site: Ankeny IA, Publisher: MYEJS, Publication date: May MCMLXXXV)

"...
Olina Johanneson 1838-1915
m.
Ingelbret Yestebo 1840-1908
Eight Children
...
e) Olaf 1879 to 1-12-1942 Ledyard, IA m. Ida Zackuraison b. 1884 d.
..."

Author: Adams, Diane; Cantrell, Rosemary; Meyne, Janet; Volkman, Kelly; Christopher, Gary A.; Chukwu, Ike; Lehman, Jeffrey; et al.; Title: "Olaf Engelby," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xvi Nov MMXXIII)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYJY-XTP

"... Olaf Engelby Last Changed: Christmas Eve, 2017 Gary A. Christopher Sex Male ...

Birth 9 June 1878 Norway Last Changed: Christmas Eve 2017 Gary A. Christopher

Death 21 January 1942 Iowa, ... Last Changed: Christmas Eve 2017 Gary A. Christopher

Alternate Name Also Known As Oluf Ingebrigtsen

Baptism 26 Jul 1878 Hosanger, Hordaland, Norge
Baptism 28 Jul 1878 Lindås, Hordaland, Norge
Immigration 1897
Residence 1910 Hamilton, Hamilton, Iowa, ...
Military Draft Registration 12 September 1918 Ledyard, Kossuth, Iowa, ... World War I
Residence 1920 Springfield, Kossuth, Iowa, ...
Residence 1925 Lu Verne, Kossuth, Iowa, ...
Residence 1930 Springfield, Kossuth, Iowa, ...
...
Residence 1940 Springfield Township, Kossuth, Iowa, ...
Physical Description Arm, shoulder, and back disabled

Spouses & Children

Olaf Engelby Male 1878-1942 LYJY-XTP
Ida Leonora Kordelia Zachariason Female 1884-1980 LYJY-V67
Marriage 17 July 1906 Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, ...

Children (4)

[1] Cliften Otar Engelby Male 1907-1981
[2] Inmar Obert Engelby Male 1911-1970
[3] Olaf Kingsley Engelby Male 1917-1992
[4] Carlos Arlin Engelby Male 1929-1980

Parents & Siblings

Ingebrigt Ingebritson Andersen Male 1847-1908 K4L9-6TX
Oline Johannesdatter Female 1836-1915 KC8B-MSC
Marriage 4 November 1868 Lygra, Hordaland, Norway

Children (8)

[1] Anna Marie Ingebrigtsdatter Female 1868-1900
[2] Andrew Engelby Male 1871-1948
[3] John Engelby Male 1873-1952
[4] Julius Emil Engelby Male 1876-1944
[5] Olaf Engelby Male 1878-1942
[6] Ingeborg Oline Ingebrigtsdatter Female 1881-1939
[7] Cornelius Engelby Male 1883-1913
[8] Andy Engelby Male 1886-1956 KK79-1Q9 [<-Eugene Roger Engelby's father]

Engebrigt Engelby Male Deceased LYJY-VVN
O'Lena Johnson Female Deceased LYJY-X17
No Marriage Events

Children (1)

[1] Olaf Engelby Male 1878-1942"

Author: NN (family name not given), Michael; Title: "Olaf Engelby," (Publication site: Jewell IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxii July MMXV)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149662636/olaf-engelby

"Photo [stone for Olaf juxtaposed with stone for Ida Engelby & Engelby memorial stone] added by Michael [NN-family name not given]

Olaf Engelby Birth 9 Jun 1878 Norway Death 1942 (aged 63-64) Burial Evergreen Cemetery Jewell, Hamilton County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 149662636

Father: Ingebrigt Andersson Birth 1840 in Norway Death 1908 in Norway
Mother: Olina Johannesdatter Birth 1838 in Norway Death 1915 in Norway

Spouse
[photo-woman] Ida Leonora Kordelia Zachariason Engelby 1884-1980

Children

[photo-stone shared with Alma Engelby] Inmar O. Engelby 1911-1970
[photo-partially obscured stone shared with Virginia Engelby] Olaf Kingsley Engelby 1917-1992
[photo-stone shared with Betty Engelby with military-style plaque attached] Carlos Arlin Engelby 1929-1980

Created by: Michael Added: Jul 22, 2015 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 149662636"

Author: Gittens, G. R. Wise; Title: "Olaf Engelby," (Publication site: Rake IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave. Publication date: v Oct MMXII)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98346075/olaf-engelby

"Photo [man] added by G R Wise Gittens

Olaf Engelby Birth 9 Jun 1878 Norway Death 21 Jan 1942 (aged 63) Iowa, USA Burial West Cemetery Rake, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 98346075

Son of Engelbright Andreason Engelby and Olivia Johanneson

Parent to Clifton O, Inmar A, Carlos Alin, Olaf Kingsley

Created by: G R Wise Gittens Added: Oct 5, 2012 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 98346075"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Olaf Engelby

Olina Johanneson
1836-± 1915

Olaf Engelby
1879-1942

1906

Ida Leonora Kordelia Zachariason
1884-1980


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Birthday June 9, 1879

  • The temperature on June 9, 1879 was about 20.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
    • February 15 » Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
    • May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
    • September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
    • October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13​⁄2 hours before burning out).
    • December 21 » World premiere of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Day of marriage July 17, 1906

  • The temperature on July 17, 1906 was between 13.6 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
    • June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
    • August 16 » The 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
    • September 18 » The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
    • October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.
    • December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.

Day of death January 21, 1942

  • The temperature on January 21, 1942 was between -16.5 °C and -10.4 °C and averaged -14.0 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • February 18 » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army begins the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among the Chinese in Singapore.
    • June 10 » World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich.
    • July 18 » World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia.
    • August 7 » World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal begins as the United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
    • September 10 » World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign.
    • October 11 » World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.


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