Olson's Tree » Edith Olson (1887-1962)
Personal data Edith Olson
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4Sources 2, 3, 4, 5- She was born on April 26, 1887 in Illinois.Sources 4, 5
- Resident in the year 1900: Sangamon, Piatt, Illinois, USA.Source 4
- 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 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
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- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 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
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sangamon, Piatt, Illinois; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0132 / Ancestry.com
- 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.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
- 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.
- July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
- November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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.
- June 7 » The Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books.
- August 15 » James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016.
- August 16 » Pete Best is discharged from The Beatles, to be replaced two days later by Ringo Starr.
- October 27 » By refusing to agree to the firing of a nuclear torpedo at a US warship, Vasily Arkhipov averts nuclear war.
- November 21 » The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.
- November 24 » Cold War: The West Berlin branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany forms a separate party, the Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin.
Same birth/death day
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- 1886 » Ğabdulla Tuqay, Russian poet and publicist († 1913)
- 1886 » Ma Rainey, American singer († 1939)
- 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 February 6, 2026), "Edith Olson (1887-1962)".