Olson, Delilah King, 1841-1907
Biographical History
Delilah King Olson (1841-1907) was a prominent suffragette and women's right activist who settled the Fillmore, Utah with Latter-day Saint pioneers.
Delilah King Olson was born on July 10, 1841 in Sylvania, Ohio to Latter-day Saint pioneers Thomas Rice King and Matilda Robison King, who were a part of the early settlement Fillmore, Utah. She married George Daniel Olson, a cabinet maker and musician, on November 14, 1861 in Fillmore, Utah where all nine of their children were born. She devoted her life to teaching in schools and served eighteen years on the board of examination of teachers in Millard county. She was also the first woman to be elected to public office in Utah.
Delilah King Olson died in 1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Citation:
FamilySearch.com, via WWW, Sep. 26, 2017 (Delilah King Olson; b. Jul. 10,1841 in Sylvania, OH; parents, Thomas Rice King and Matilda Robison King; m. George Daniel Olson, Nov. 14, 1861, Fillmore, UT; cabinet maker, musician; Latter-day Saint pioneers, settlement of Fillmore, UT; nine children)Olson family papers, 1871-1947, Sep. 26, 2017 (suffrage; women's rights; teacher; eighteen years board of examination; first woman elected to public office in UT)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Edmund Olson papers, 1887
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.
Eva Olson papers, 1887-1893
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.
Olson family papers
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.