Margaret Olsen

b. March 1881
  • Father: Thorval Olsen b. January 1851, d. 18 November 1932
  • Mother: Sophia (?) b. January 1853, d. 16 January 1944
  • Margaret Olsen was born in March 1881 in Norway.
  • According to the 1910 and 1020 censuses, Thorval immigrated in 1881 and Sophie and Margaret followed in 1883. No record of their immigration has yet been found.
  • Thorval Olsen and Sophia (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, at 75 Dikeman Street and "mother" Carrie Armunster, age 81.. Other members of the household included Margaret Olsen, Thomas Sigfried Olsen, Charles W. Olsen, Karen Olsen and Ellen S. Olsen.
  • She was a milliner, according to the 1900 census.
  • Thorval Olsen and Sophia (?) appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, at 425 73rd Street. Other members of the household included Margaret Olsen, Thomas Sigfried Olsen, Charles W. Olsen, Karen Olsen and Ellen S. Olsen.
  • She was employed as stenographer by the railroad, according to the 1910 census.
  • Thorval Olsen and Sophia (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, at 425 73rd Street. Other members of the household included Margaret Olsen, Karen Olsen.
  • She was employed by a private family as a nurse, according to the 1920 census.
  • Last Edited: 17 Jul 2010