Gertrude 'Gertie' Olson

1877 - 1970  (92 years)

• Name	Gertrude 'Gertie' Olson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	29 Sep 1877	Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Goodfarm, Grundy, Illinois, USA   [6]
  	Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Elizabeth
  Census	1900	Braceville, Grundy, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Census	1920	Lincoln, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1930	Lincoln, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
  	Marital Status: Widow of Knudtson; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1950	Rake, Winnebago, Iowa, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Mother of Carl Knudson; Marital Status: Widowed
  Death	8 Mar 1970	Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA   [3, 8]
  Person ID	I24850	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Elie Olson,   b. 1839, Norway d. Bef 1880 (Age < 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Monson,   b. Sep 1844, Norway d. 1931, Iowa, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1870
  Family ID	F4089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carl Martin Knudtson,   b. 5 Apr 1876, Illinois, USA d. 1922 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1899	Grundy County, Illinois, USA   [2, 4, 8]
  Family ID	F10588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Sep 1877 - Illinois, USA Census - Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Elizabeth - 1880 - Goodfarm, Grundy, Illinois, USA Marriage - 3 Apr 1899 - Grundy County, Illinois, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1900 - Braceville, Grundy, Illinois, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1920 - Lincoln, Winnebago, Iowa, USA Census - Marital Status: Widow of Knudtson; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Lincoln, Winnebago, Iowa, USA Census - Relation to Head: Mother of Carl Knudson; Marital Status: Widowed - 1950 - Rake, Winnebago, Iowa, USA Death - 8 Mar 1970 - Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-KNUDTSON Gertrude (Olson) Obituary of GERTRUDE "GERTIE" OLSON KNUDTSON

  
  

• Sources

  [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Lincoln, Winnebago, Iowa; Roll: 688; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 479.0; FHL microfilm: 2340423. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Lincoln, Winnebago, Iowa; Roll: 688; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 479.0; FHL microfilm: 2340423 [S1220] Ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Number: 478-66-6134; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: 1965. [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Braceville, Grundy, Illinois; Roll: 303; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1240303. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Braceville, Grundy, Illinois; Roll: 303; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1240303 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Lincoln, Winnebago, Iowa; Roll: T625_518; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 259; Image: 665. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Lincoln, Winnebago, Iowa; Roll: T625_518; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 259; Image: 665 [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Goodfarm, Grundy, Illinois; Roll: 209; Family History Film: 1254209; Page: 381B; Enumeration District: 011; Image: 0769. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Goodfarm, Grundy, Illinois; Roll: 209; Family History Film: 1254209; Page: 381B; Enumeration District: 011; Image: 0769 [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: Rake, Winnebago, Iow. 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: Rake, Winnebago, Iow [S2772] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Gertrude Knudtson • Mason City Globe Gazette - Mar 1970, (Name: Mason City Globe Gazette; Location: Mason City IA; Date: 9 Mar 1970;), Mason City Globe Gazette 9 March 1970. ...she was married to Carl Knudtson at Gardner, Ill., in September 1899. . . . Her husband died in 1922. Obituary-KNUDTSON Gertrude (Olson) Obituary of GERTRUDE "GERTIE" OLSON KNUDTSON