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Bradley, Ethel (Ethel Laverne Olson), 1881-1959

 Person

Biographical History

Ethel Bradley (1881-1959) was the wife of a mining engineer in California and mother to a Red Cross Journalist.

Ethel Bradley was born on January 15, 1881 in Fillmore, Utah to parents Delilah King Olson and George Olson. She married Francis Dean Bradley on October 22, 1910 in San Francisco, California. Her husband Francis Dean Bradley was a mining engineer and a writer. Ethel Bradley kept in constant correspondence with her daughter LaVerne, who worked for both the National Geographic magazine and for the Red Cross in Europe.

Ethel Bradley died on January 8, 1959 in Los Angeles, California.

Citation:
FamilySearch.com, via WWW, Oct. 4, 2017 Ethel Bradley; b. Jan. 15, 1881 in Fillmore, UT; p. Delilah King Olson and George Olson; m. Francis Dean Bradley, Oct. 22, 1910, San Francisco, CA; d. Jan. 8, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA)

Olson family papers, 1871-1947, Oct. 4, 2017 (mining engineer and writer; daughter LaVerne, National Geographic; Red Cross)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Edmund Olson papers, 1887

 Series — Box 2: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197239242057], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 9056 Series 6
Content Description

Collection contains a letter from Edmond Olson to his sister Eva Olson in Farmington, Utah. The letter provides an interesting perspective on 19th century Utah rural life and social customs. Dated 1887.

Dates: 1887

Eva Olson papers, 1887-1893

 Series — Box 2: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197239242057], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 9056 Series 5
Content Description

Collection contains materials pertaining to the life of Eva Olson from Fillmore, Utah. Included is a photograph, marriage certificate, and letters from Eva's friends, family and suitors which provide an interesting perspective on the late 19th century courtship customs and social life in rural Utah. Materials dated 1887-1893.

Dates: 1887-1893

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