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Matts Olson

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Matts Olson

Birth
Sweden
Death
16 Jan 1914 (aged 72)
Nebraska, USA
Burial
Uehling, Dodge County, Nebraska, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.7050018, Longitude: -96.4978027
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Name = Matts Olson

Dates on Tombstone = Apr. 18, 1841 - Jan. 16, 1914

Spouse = Carrie Mattson/Jacobs

Parents = Elinos Olaf Anderson (Olaf Linn) & Holknekt Kerstin Mattsdotter

Obituary

The Hooper Sentinel
January 22, 1914

Matts Olson, a pioneer of our vicinity, passed away at his home in
Uehling where he had resided the past three years, Friday morning.
Cause of demise was dropsy. Deceased was born in Sweden in 1841. He
came to this country in 1868 and resided in Omaha one year during
which time he worked for the Union Pacific railroad. The next year
he homesteaded in Logan Township where he resided until he moved to
Uehling three years ago. He was married to Mrs. Carrie Jacobs in
1871. She and his six children survive him. The children are three
sons Eric, William and Alfred and one step son, A. B. Jacobs, three
daughters, Mrs. Ambrose Erickson, Mrs. O. L. Anderson and Mrs. Glen
Carsons. He also leaves a brother, Ole Lindquist and a sister,
Mrs. Lars Olson and another sister in Sweden. Funeral services were
held from the late residence at 1 o'clock, Sunday. Rev. Olander of
Oakland officiated. Interment in the Baptist cemetery south of
Uehling. The entire community join in extending sympathy to the
bereaved ones.

Additional Notes
(1) Source - Dodge County Marriage Records, Book C, Page 108
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Olson, Matts Family
by Marie Erickson Olson

My grandfather, Matts Olson, was born April 18, 1841, in Berkarlos,
Mora, Dalarna, Kopparbergs Lan, Sweden, to Elinos Olaf Anderson and
Holknekt Kerstin Mattsdotter. His mother died Nov. 10, 1852,
leaving six small children. His father married Maria Andersdotter
in 1854. She had a daughter, Margit, who later married her
stepbrother, Andrew. Maria died in 1865.

In 1868, Matts, who used the patronymics system of adding son to
his father's first name for his last name, Olson, and his brother,
Andrew, who chose the name Linn, and Andrew's wife and daughter
came to Omaha, NE. In the 1870's, their father, brother, Olaf, who
chose the name Lindquist, and sisters, Kerstin and Karen, arrived.
Sister Margit remained in Sweden. Grandfather got a job with the
Union Pacific, building the railway west. I have been told he was
present at the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory Point,
Utah, May 10, 1869, but have no proof.

In 1870, grandfather went to Logan Creek in Dodge County where he
filed for a homestead consisting of 80 acres, the north - - ship
20, range 8 east. The deed given by President R. B. Hayes, was
dated Mar. 1, 1879. Forty acres of this land is in my possession.
At the time of grandfather's death in 1914, he owned over 700 acres
in Dodge and Burt counties. In the early 1870's, he married a
widow, Mrs. Carrie Jacobs, whom he had known in Sweden. Her life in
the new world had been tragic. In the spring of 1870, she sailed
with her husband, Bud Jacob, and two sons, for the U.S.A. The
youngest son, born in 1869, had his first birthday on the ocean.
Soon after coming to Omaha, her husband and oldest son died of
typhoid fever. She laid for six weeks with the fever, then in the
middle of winter, was taken by sleigh to relatives of her husband
in Logan Township in Dodge County, where she married Matts Olson.
Grandfather was active in a Sunday School and entertained many
itinerant preachers.

On Oct. 26, 1892, the Olsons deeded two acres for a Baptist
Cemetery south of Uehling. It is still in use.

Grandfather fed cattle. It probably wasn't good for his asthma,
but they were his life. One steer was sent to England.

Grandmother bore 14 children, but only seven grew up. They were A.
B. Jacobs, by her first husband, and the children of Matts Olson
who were Eric, William, Alfred, Mary Anderson, whose twin Christina
died, Christina Erickson, and Mabel Carson. My grandparents retired
to Uehling, NE, where grandfather died in 1914 from dropsy.
Grandmother had a stroke and lived for five years without being
able to speak. She died in 1917. The Olsons, have too many
descendants to name them all, but a vast majority reside in eastern
Nebraska. Only my mother, Christina Erickson, held on to the land
she inherited, in spit of being widowed at 34 years of age and the
Great Depression. At her death in 1959, she passed it on to her
daughters, Marjorie Realph, Marie Olson, the writer of this
article, and Bernice Clough, whose land, since her death in 1984,
is owned by her children, LaNelle, Roger, and David Clough.
Marjorie's son, James Realph, of Blair, farms most of this land, as
well as doing work in the credit field. He loves the land and the
great outdoors. Without the help of his wife, Pam, I couldn't have
submitted this article. My mother also bought her parents' home in
Uehling, NE, in 1918, and lived there for over 40 years.

After almost 50 years in Omaha, my husband, Charles Lorraine Olson,
and I built a house on one of her lots and retired to the peace and
quiet of a small town. My grandparents would be proud to know that
many of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren are or have
been active in the field of education, either as teachers or school
administrators, and active in their churches. They are carrying on
the tradition of making this a better place to live just as my
grandparents did when they helped other poor immigrants get started
in the New World.
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Name = Matts Olson

January, 1914

Matts Olson, an old pioneer of our vicinity passed away at his home
in the east part of town last Friday morning at 2:20 a.m. at the
age of 72 years, 8 months and 29 days. The cause of demise was
dropsy.

The deceased was born in Mora, Sweden April 18, 1841. He came to
America in 1868 and resided in Omaha one year during which time he
worked for the Union Pacific railroad helping to build the bridge
across Salt Lake. The following year he homesteaded in this
township where he resided until three years ago when he moved into
town. He arrived in Omaha with an indebtiness of $50 but at the
time of his demise owned seven hundred and twenty acres of land and
some bank and elevator stock. He was married to Mrs. Carrie Jacobs
in 1871. She and his six children survive him. The children are
three sons; Eric, William and Alfred and one step son E. B. Jacobs,
three daughters, Mrs. A. L. Anderson, Mrs. Ambrose Erickson and
Mrs. Glenn Carson. He also leaves a brother, Ole Lindquist and a
sister, Mrs. Lars Olson and one sister in Sweden.

Funeral services were held from the residence at 1 o'clock Sunday.
Rev. Arlander of Oakland officiated. Interment is in the Baptist
cemetery south of town. The entire community join in extending
sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Name = Matts Olson

Dates on Tombstone = Apr. 18, 1841 - Jan. 16, 1914

Spouse = Carrie Mattson/Jacobs

Parents = Elinos Olaf Anderson (Olaf Linn) & Holknekt Kerstin Mattsdotter

Obituary

The Hooper Sentinel
January 22, 1914

Matts Olson, a pioneer of our vicinity, passed away at his home in
Uehling where he had resided the past three years, Friday morning.
Cause of demise was dropsy. Deceased was born in Sweden in 1841. He
came to this country in 1868 and resided in Omaha one year during
which time he worked for the Union Pacific railroad. The next year
he homesteaded in Logan Township where he resided until he moved to
Uehling three years ago. He was married to Mrs. Carrie Jacobs in
1871. She and his six children survive him. The children are three
sons Eric, William and Alfred and one step son, A. B. Jacobs, three
daughters, Mrs. Ambrose Erickson, Mrs. O. L. Anderson and Mrs. Glen
Carsons. He also leaves a brother, Ole Lindquist and a sister,
Mrs. Lars Olson and another sister in Sweden. Funeral services were
held from the late residence at 1 o'clock, Sunday. Rev. Olander of
Oakland officiated. Interment in the Baptist cemetery south of
Uehling. The entire community join in extending sympathy to the
bereaved ones.

Additional Notes
(1) Source - Dodge County Marriage Records, Book C, Page 108
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Olson, Matts Family
by Marie Erickson Olson

My grandfather, Matts Olson, was born April 18, 1841, in Berkarlos,
Mora, Dalarna, Kopparbergs Lan, Sweden, to Elinos Olaf Anderson and
Holknekt Kerstin Mattsdotter. His mother died Nov. 10, 1852,
leaving six small children. His father married Maria Andersdotter
in 1854. She had a daughter, Margit, who later married her
stepbrother, Andrew. Maria died in 1865.

In 1868, Matts, who used the patronymics system of adding son to
his father's first name for his last name, Olson, and his brother,
Andrew, who chose the name Linn, and Andrew's wife and daughter
came to Omaha, NE. In the 1870's, their father, brother, Olaf, who
chose the name Lindquist, and sisters, Kerstin and Karen, arrived.
Sister Margit remained in Sweden. Grandfather got a job with the
Union Pacific, building the railway west. I have been told he was
present at the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory Point,
Utah, May 10, 1869, but have no proof.

In 1870, grandfather went to Logan Creek in Dodge County where he
filed for a homestead consisting of 80 acres, the north - - ship
20, range 8 east. The deed given by President R. B. Hayes, was
dated Mar. 1, 1879. Forty acres of this land is in my possession.
At the time of grandfather's death in 1914, he owned over 700 acres
in Dodge and Burt counties. In the early 1870's, he married a
widow, Mrs. Carrie Jacobs, whom he had known in Sweden. Her life in
the new world had been tragic. In the spring of 1870, she sailed
with her husband, Bud Jacob, and two sons, for the U.S.A. The
youngest son, born in 1869, had his first birthday on the ocean.
Soon after coming to Omaha, her husband and oldest son died of
typhoid fever. She laid for six weeks with the fever, then in the
middle of winter, was taken by sleigh to relatives of her husband
in Logan Township in Dodge County, where she married Matts Olson.
Grandfather was active in a Sunday School and entertained many
itinerant preachers.

On Oct. 26, 1892, the Olsons deeded two acres for a Baptist
Cemetery south of Uehling. It is still in use.

Grandfather fed cattle. It probably wasn't good for his asthma,
but they were his life. One steer was sent to England.

Grandmother bore 14 children, but only seven grew up. They were A.
B. Jacobs, by her first husband, and the children of Matts Olson
who were Eric, William, Alfred, Mary Anderson, whose twin Christina
died, Christina Erickson, and Mabel Carson. My grandparents retired
to Uehling, NE, where grandfather died in 1914 from dropsy.
Grandmother had a stroke and lived for five years without being
able to speak. She died in 1917. The Olsons, have too many
descendants to name them all, but a vast majority reside in eastern
Nebraska. Only my mother, Christina Erickson, held on to the land
she inherited, in spit of being widowed at 34 years of age and the
Great Depression. At her death in 1959, she passed it on to her
daughters, Marjorie Realph, Marie Olson, the writer of this
article, and Bernice Clough, whose land, since her death in 1984,
is owned by her children, LaNelle, Roger, and David Clough.
Marjorie's son, James Realph, of Blair, farms most of this land, as
well as doing work in the credit field. He loves the land and the
great outdoors. Without the help of his wife, Pam, I couldn't have
submitted this article. My mother also bought her parents' home in
Uehling, NE, in 1918, and lived there for over 40 years.

After almost 50 years in Omaha, my husband, Charles Lorraine Olson,
and I built a house on one of her lots and retired to the peace and
quiet of a small town. My grandparents would be proud to know that
many of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren are or have
been active in the field of education, either as teachers or school
administrators, and active in their churches. They are carrying on
the tradition of making this a better place to live just as my
grandparents did when they helped other poor immigrants get started
in the New World.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Name = Matts Olson

January, 1914

Matts Olson, an old pioneer of our vicinity passed away at his home
in the east part of town last Friday morning at 2:20 a.m. at the
age of 72 years, 8 months and 29 days. The cause of demise was
dropsy.

The deceased was born in Mora, Sweden April 18, 1841. He came to
America in 1868 and resided in Omaha one year during which time he
worked for the Union Pacific railroad helping to build the bridge
across Salt Lake. The following year he homesteaded in this
township where he resided until three years ago when he moved into
town. He arrived in Omaha with an indebtiness of $50 but at the
time of his demise owned seven hundred and twenty acres of land and
some bank and elevator stock. He was married to Mrs. Carrie Jacobs
in 1871. She and his six children survive him. The children are
three sons; Eric, William and Alfred and one step son E. B. Jacobs,
three daughters, Mrs. A. L. Anderson, Mrs. Ambrose Erickson and
Mrs. Glenn Carson. He also leaves a brother, Ole Lindquist and a
sister, Mrs. Lars Olson and one sister in Sweden.

Funeral services were held from the residence at 1 o'clock Sunday.
Rev. Arlander of Oakland officiated. Interment is in the Baptist
cemetery south of town. The entire community join in extending
sympathy to the bereaved ones.


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