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Hanson, Bertha Olson, 1873-1965

 Person

Biographical History

Bertha Olson Hanson (1873-1965) was the wife of an American Consul Officer from Fillmore, Utah.

Bertha Olson Hanson was born on August 29, 1873 in Fillmore, Utah to Delilah King Olson and George Olson. She married George M. Hanson on November 11, 1896 in Fillmore, Utah and together they adopted their only son, Evan, in 1894. Her husband George was an American Consul Officer who served in Tasmania; Sandakan, British North Borneo and Liege, Belgium.

Bertha Olson Hanson died on March 12, 1965 in Tucson, Arizona.

Citation:
FamilySearch.com, via WWW, Oct. 2, 2017 (Bertha Olson Hanson; b. Aug. 29, 1873 in Fillmore, UT; p. Delilah King Olson and George Olson; m. George M. Hanson, Nov. 11, 1896, Fillmore, UT; adopted son Evan in 1894)

Olson family papers, 1871-1947, Oct. 2, 2017 (American Consul Officer; Tasmania; Sandakan, British North Borneo; Liege, Belgium)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Olson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9056
Scope and Contents

Collection contains a variety of correspondence, papers, photographs, and ephemera of the Delilah King Olson family. Collection materials document the life of Delilah King Olson in Fillmore, Utah, and the lives and the careers across the world of three generations of her family, including insight into everyday rural Utah life and political campaigns. Dated 1871-1947.

Dates: 1871-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Olson family papers

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