Person:Sophia Olson (2)

BIOGRAPHY: Sophia Olson was born July 25th 1886 the ninth child of Kitteland Gunhild Olson. She grew up on the family farm and was just nine yearsold when her mother died .She used to help her father sew buttons onsuits he made. Sophie was confirmed December 22 1902 in Trinity Lutheran.Sophia married Carl Holm on December 13th 1910 in Elbow Lake. Annie Holmand Helmer Olson witnesses. Sophia and Carl Holm lived in South Dakota.In 1919 they lived in New Effington, South Dakota. They visited inFebruary to Wendell and are written in the Feb 7th paper of the ElbowLake Twp News. Mr and Mrs Nels Olson, Mrs. Carl Holm of New Effingtontook dinner Sunday with Mr and Mrs Martin Olson. In the February 21 paperis this funny ad. Lost, strayed or stolen, one perfectly good soldierfrom my place about February 4th anyone who has seen him please notifyCarl Holm, Victor, South Dakota for reward. He will answer to the name ofHelmer or Lu. Sophia and Carl never had children but at some time looked after MayOlson, Kittel and second wife Mary's daughter. According to the Wendelltribune Sophia and Carl were frequent visitors back to Wendell as well asmany family members of the Olson's traveled to South Dakota. Theyreturned in 1921 for Carl Olson's funeral. Carl Holm passed away. Sophia marries Elmer Samuelson and they live in Minneapolis.

BIOGRAPHY: Niece Verna learned to cook chicken from Sophie. She wouldscrub it real good with a brush and soap and water. Verna still does thisalso. Verna would weave baskets. She had made one that was kinds big andhad a handle. Sophie saw this basket and really wanted it. She told Vernathat she had a beautiful doll at home that she would give to Verna if shecould have the basket. Verna gave her the basket. The next time Verna andher family went to South Dakota to visit, she was all excited aboutgetting this wonderful doll. Sophie, Verna's mom, told her that she couldnot ask for the doll and if Sophie didn't offer it to her she could notbring it up. Well, Sophie never did give Verna that doll. I wonder if sheever thought about it when she used that basket. Aunt Sophie also always told Verna that she should use face cream all thetime so she wouldn't get wrinkles. She also liked to primp and dress sovery nice. She liked to wear high heels. She would tell Verna that sheshould primp more.

Sophia is especially close to Elmer's daughter Zella. Sophia passed away in 1976 and was buried Walla Lutheran Cemetery, NewEffington, South Dakota

History of Stony Brook Township by Louis O. Foss From the first Settlement to 1918 p254 ANNIE, GINA, SOPHIA AND CAPITOLA MAY OLSON Annie Olson is married to Mr. Sven Larson and to them been born the following children : lnga, Sophia, Annie, Selma, Gina, Lawrence and Alvin. They reside on farm near Battle Lake, Minnesota. Gina Olson is married to Mr. Solomon Hultberg. and to them have been born the following children : Josephine, Clara, Elizabeth and Richard. They live in South Dakota. Sophia Olson married Mr. Carl Holm, but no children have been born to them. They live in South Dakota. Capitola May, is the only child in the second marriage. Her mother married a second time, and they live in North Dakota, the writer believes. The married daughters of Mr. Kittel Olson are good wives and mothers.

1. ↑ GEDCOM File : ~ATE2.ged.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees. (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;)
   Database online.

   Record for Gunhild Ellingson

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;)
   Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Stony Brook, Grant, Minnesota; Roll: T623_765; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 62.

   Record for Kittil Olson