Adolph Wilhelm Olsen b. 24 May 1891 Bornholm, Denmark d. 5 Oct 1955: Smith Family Tree

Adolph Wilhelm Olsen

1891 - 1955 (64 years)

Name	Adolph Wilhelm Olsen [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Birth	24 May 1891	Bornholm, Denmark [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11]
Gender	Male
Immigration	Abt 1894	USA [2, 4, 6, 7]
Census	1900	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1910	Hennepin, Putnam, Illinois, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Hired Man
Military Draft Registration	1917	Cook County, Illinois, USA [1]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Census	1920	Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA [7]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder of Erle E Wagner
Census	1930	Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Married to Marie; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1940	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Married (Marie not in Home); Relation to Head of House: Brother of Martin
Census	1950	Richmond Heights, St Louis County, Missouri, USA [11]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Dorothy
Death	5 Oct 1955 [9]
Burial	Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Affton, St Louis County, Missouri, USA [9]
		Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum (also known as Sunset Burial Park) Affton, St Louis County, Missouri Find a Grave: #31853
Person ID	I24117	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Nils P Olson, b. Jan 1844, Denmark
Relationship	natural
Mother	Sena olson, b. Apr 1861, Denmark
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1895 [2]
Family ID	F4309	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Ellen Dorothy Johnston, b. 19 May 1913, Illinois, USA d. 11 Jan 2011 (Age 97 years)

Marriage Sep 1943 [10]

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living

Family ID F9979 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2 Marie Estelle O'Brien, b. 29 Oct 1896, Illinois, USA d. 22 Jul 1984, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 87 years)

Marriage 22 Dec 1921 Cook County, Illinois, USA [8]

Children

	1. John Sidney Olsen, b. 20 Jun 1924, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 18 Jul 1971, Harvey, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. James Stuart Olsen, b. 3 Jan 1923, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 14 Oct 2004, Elk Grove, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F9980 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 24 May 1891 - Bornholm, Denmark
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Hired Man - 1910 - Hennepin, Putnam, Illinois, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Cook County, Illinois, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder of Erle E Wagner - 1920 - Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
	Marriage - 22 Dec 1921 - Cook County, Illinois, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Marie; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married (Marie not in Home); Relation to Head of House: Brother of Martin - 1940 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Dorothy - 1950 - Richmond Heights, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
	Burial - - Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Affton, St Louis County, Missouri, USA

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Sources

[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook; Roll: 1613143; Draft Board: 6.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook; Roll: 1613143; Draft Board: 6
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 256; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0288; FHL microfilm: 1240256.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 256; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0288; FHL microfilm: 1240256
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Hennepin, Putnam, Illinois; Roll: T624_318; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1374331.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Hennepin, Putnam, Illinois; Roll: T624_318; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1374331
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_948; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 103-927.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_948; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 103-927
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Berwyn, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 414; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 2004; Image: 358.0; FHL microfilm: 2340149.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Berwyn, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 414; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 2004; Image: 358.0; FHL microfilm: 2340149
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1375; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 546; Image: 52.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1375; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 546; Image: 52
[S1222] Ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942
[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[S9100] Newspapers.com: Marriage License for JOHNSTON/OLSEN • St Louis Globe-Democrat - 4 Sep 1943, Ellen Dorothy Johnston and Adolph Wilhelm Olsen - St Louis Globe-Democrat; Publication Date: 4/ Sep/ 1943; Publication Place: St Louis, Missouri.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/573421963/?article=1012da6d-b60b-4042-9d4f-bc3827e31f01/24de39c9-c3b9-4cad-b99b-e4d0c9a79c6f&focus=0.50289,0.424974

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Richmond Heights, St.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Richmond Heights, St

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