Olson's Tree » William Edward Olson (1879-1941)
Personal data William Edward Olson
Sources 1, 2Sources 2, 3- He was born on June 7, 1879 in De Land, Piatt County, Illinois, United States of America.Sources 2, 3
- Resident: Argenta, Friends Creek Twp., Macon, Illinois.Source 2
- He died on August 19, 1941 in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America, he was 62 years old.Sources 2, 3
- He is buried on August 21, 1941 in Weldon, Dewitt, Illinois.Source 2
- A child of Nels Olson and Sophia J. Halberg
Household of William Edward Olson
He has/had a relationship with Edna Olson.
Child(ren):
- Marjorie Floyd 1906-2006
Timeline William Edward Olson
This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info.
Symbols used: 
grandparents
parents
brothers/sisters
children
grandparents
parents
brothers/sisters
children
Sources
- (Not public)
- Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 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 13 » In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.
- 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 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
- June 1 » Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
- August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
- October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.
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 2 » World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
- May 12 » Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin.
- November 19 » World War II: Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. The two ships sink each other off the coast of Western Australia, with the loss of 645 Australians and about 77 German seamen.
- December 1 » World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol.
- December 5 » World War II: Great Britain declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania.
- December 24 » World War II: Benghazi is conquered by the British Eighth Army.
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.
- May 15 » First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft.
- May 31 » Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.
- June 22 » World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
- November 13 » World War II: The aircraft carrier HMSArk Royal is torpedoed by U-81, sinking the following day.
- December 12 » World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.
- December 17 » World War II: Japanese forces land in Northern Borneo.
Same birth/death day
- 1877 » Roelof Klein, Dutch-American rower and engineer († 1960)
- 1879 » Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer and academic († 1963)
- 1879 » Knud Rasmussen, Danish anthropologist and explorer († 1933)
- 1883 » Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and scholar († 1948)
- 1884 » Ester Claesson, Swedish landscape architect († 1931)
- 1886 » Henri Coandă, Romanian engineer, designed the Coandă-1910 († 1972)
- 1929 » Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)
- 1932 » Louis Anquetin, French painter (b. 1861)
- 1936 » Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
- 1942 » Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer (b. 1901)
- 1945 » Tomás Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b. 1875)
- 1950 » Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1871)
About the surname Olson
- View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Olson.
- Check the information Open Archives has about Olson.
- Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Olson.
The Olson's Tree publication was prepared by Charles Olson.
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P257.php : accessed January 5, 2026), "William Edward Olson (1879-1941)".
Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P257.php : accessed January 5, 2026), "William Edward Olson (1879-1941)".