Tofterå Slettemoen genealogy
Ole Jensen Oleson
1860 - 1952 (92 years)-
Name Ole Jensen Oleson Birth 15 Feb 1860 Steien, Bardu, Målselv, Troms 
Christening 15 Feb 1860 Målselv, Troms Gender Male Death 29 Mar 1952 Colfax, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA Person ID I45882 Tofterå Slettemoen Last Modified 28 Jan 2026
Father Jens Johan Ols. Søvik, b. 27 Aug 1821, Søvik, Alstahaug, Nordland d. Colfax, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA Mother Ane Elise Pedersdtr., b. 1826, Overhalla, Trøndelag d. 1866, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA (Age 40 years) Marriage 16 Jul 1854 Alstahaug, Nordland Family ID F15436 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Pauline Jørgine Bersvendsdtr. Severson, b. 30 May 1866, Colfax, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA d. 17 Jun 1929, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA (Age 63 years) Marriage 27 Oct 1885 Family ID F15442 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 28 Jan 2026
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Notes - Colfax, Apr. 2 __ Services for Ole J. Olson, 92, were held Thursday at 2 o'clock at the Colfax Lutheran church with Rev. Theo. M. Moe officiating. Mr. Olson died Sunday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lynn Schwartz.
Mr. Olson was born Feb. 15, 1860 in Monsalver, Norway. At the age of 8 years he came with his parents to the United States, settling near Colfax on a farm.
He was united in marriage on Oct. 27, 1885, to Pauline Severson of Colfax, who preceded him in death in 1929. To this union 13 children were born, six having preceded him in death. He is survived by (Emma) Mrs. G. E. Berntsen, Luck; Mrs. Bertha Semingson, Colfax; (Hilda) Mrs. Chris Gjertson, Saskatchewan, Can.; James Olson, Luck; Eddie Olson, Colfax; Richard Olson, Buffalo, N. Y.; (Luella) Mrs. Lyn Schwartz, Colfax; also 24 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
Interment was made in the village cemetery.
The Dunn County News; Wed., April 2, 1952
- Colfax, Apr. 2 __ Services for Ole J. Olson, 92, were held Thursday at 2 o'clock at the Colfax Lutheran church with Rev. Theo. M. Moe officiating. Mr. Olson died Sunday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lynn Schwartz.