Olson's Tree » Edith Olson (1887-1962)
Personal data Edith Olson
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4Sources 1, 2, 3, 5- She was born on April 26, 1887 in Illinois.Sources 3, 5
- Resident in the year 1900: Sangamon, Piatt, Illinois, USA.Source 3
- She died on August 23, 1962 in Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, USA, she was 75 years old.Source 5
- She is buried in Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois, United States of America.Source 5
- A child of Ola Olson and Anna Reynolds
Household of Edith Olson
She has/had a relationship with Chester Arthur Rankin.
Child(ren):
- Lawrence Elwin Rankin 1911-1998
- James Olson Rankin 1915-1987
- Marion Noble Rankin 1925-2014
Timeline Edith Olson
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Sources
- Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 317; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD) / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sangamon, Piatt, Illinois; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0132 / Ancestry.com
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- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday April 26, 1887
- The temperature on April 26, 1887 was about 6.2 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
- April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
- June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
- September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
- November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
Day of death August 23, 1962
- The temperature on August 23, 1962 was between 10.7 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
- July 12 » The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.
- August 16 » Pete Best is discharged from The Beatles, to be replaced two days later by Ringo Starr.
- August 27 » The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
- September 8 » Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star.
- October 27 » Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down over Cuba by a Soviet-supplied surface-to-air missile.
- October 28 » Cuban Missile Crisis: Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.
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- 1889 » Anita Loos, American author, playwright, and screenwriter († 1981)
- 1889 » Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic († 1951)
- 1894 » Rudolf Hess, Egyptian-German politician († 1987)
- 1960 » Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and composer (b. 1895)
- 1962 » Hoot Gibson, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1892)
- 1962 » Walter Anderson, Russian-German ethnologist and academic (b. 1885)
- 1964 » Edmond Hogan, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Victoria (b. 1883)
- 1966 » Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
- 1967 » Georges Berger, Belgian race car driver (b. 1918)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P56.php : accessed October 22, 2026), "Edith Olson (1887-1962)".