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:
La Verne B. Rollin papers, 1924-1947
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9056 Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Content Description
Collection contains materials pertaining to the life and work of La Verne B. Rollin. Materials contain newspaper clippings, ship passenger lists, commencement books, photographs, a magazine, a pencil drawing of La Verne B. Rollin and a poem tribute to Delilah King Olson, her grandmother. Also included are letters from La Verne to her mother detailing her life as a writer, editor in New York City, New York and American Red Cross worker all throughout Europe. Of particular interest is a...
Dates:
1924-1947