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Personal data William Edward Olson 

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Household of William Edward Olson

He has/had a relationship with Edna Olson.


Child(ren):

  1. Marjorie Floyd  1906-2006

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Edward Olson

Nelson Olson
1804-1850
Gunilda Nelson
1800-1890
Gustaf Hallberg
1831-1913
Cecilia (Sissa) Flink
1836-1906
Nels Olson
1844-1916

William Edward Olson
1879-1941


Edna Olson
1880-1954

Marjorie Floyd
1906-2006

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    2. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday June 7, 1879

    • The temperature on June 7, 1879 was about 17.8 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
      • January 13 » In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.
      • May 21 » War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.
      • July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
      • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
      • October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.

    Day of death August 19, 1941

    • The temperature on August 19, 1941 was between 8.4 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
      • January 22 » World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
      • March 1 » World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers.
      • May 27 » World War II: The German battleshipBismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic killing almost 2,100 men.
      • July 31 » World War II: The Battle of Smolensk concludes with Germany capturing about 300,000 Soviet Red Army prisoners.
      • October 20 » World War II: Thousands of civilians in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre.
      • December 16 » World War II: Japanese forces occupy Miri, Sarawak.

    Day of burial August 21, 1941

    • The temperature on August 21, 1941 was between 10.2 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (53%). 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
      • January 5 » 37-year-old pilot Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed dead.
      • January 23 » Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.
      • January 29 » Alexandros Koryzis becomes Prime Minister of Greece upon the sudden death of his predecessor, dictator Ioannis Metaxas.
      • March 27 » World War II: Yugoslav Air Force officers topple the pro-Axis government in a bloodless coup.
      • September 29 » World War II: German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre.
      • December 20 » World War II: First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers" in Kunming, China.
    

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