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Olson, Eva (Mary Evalyn), 1867-1894

 Person

Biographical History

Eva Olson (1867-1894) was the mother of a United States Naval Commander and daughter of a prominent Latter-day Saint suffragette.

Eva Olson was born on September 2, 1867 in Fillmore, Utah to parents Delilah King Olson and George Daniel Olson. She married the widower Alma Greenwood and became his second wife in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 20, 1893. She died giving birth to their son Evan Greenwood, who was then adopted and raised by her sister, Bertha Olson Hanson, and her husband George M. Hanson. Her son went on to be a United States Naval Commander.

Eva Olson died on October 7, 1894 in Fillmore, Utah.

Citation:
FamilySearch.com, via WWW, Oct. 17, 2017 (Eva Olson; b. Sep. 2, 1867 in Fillmore, UT; p. Delilah King Olson and George Olson; d. Oct. 7, 1894 in Fillmore Utah, childbirth; son Evan Greenwood, United Stated Naval Commander, adopted by sister Bertha Olson Hanson and George M. Hanson.)

Olson family papers, 1871-1947, Oct. 17, 2017 (m. Alma Greenwood Dec. 20, 1893 in Salt Lake City, UT)

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