Virgil Lester Olson

1917 - 1952  (35 years)

• Name	Virgil Lester Olson  [1, 2]
  Birth	27 Apr 1917	Brandt, Deuel, South Dakota, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1925	South Dakota, USA   [9]
  	Marital Status: Single
  Residence	1935	Ward 1, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single
  Residence	29 Jul 1937	Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA   [5]
  _MILT	10 Feb 1941	Huron, South Dakota, USA   [3]
  Residence	1945	Huron Ward 2, Beadle, South Dakota, USA   [4]
  Burial	1952	Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA   [6]
  Virgil Lester Olson - Accidental Death	15 Dec 1952	Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA   [10]
  		Virgil Lester Olson - Accidental Death
  Death	16 Dec 1952	Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota, USA   [6, 11]
  Virgil Lester Olson - Newspaper Card of Thanks	31 Dec 1952	Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA   [12]
  		Virgil Lester Olson - Newspaper Card of Thanks
  Name	Virgil L Olson  [9]
  Name	Virgil L Olson  [5]
  Name	Virgil L Olson  [4]
  Name	Virgil L Olson  [3]
  Name	Virgil Olson  [8]
  Name	Virgil Olson  [11]
  Name	Virgil Olson  [11]
  Name	Virgil Olson  [7]
  Name	Virgil Olson  [6]
  Reference Number	1258
  Residence	Beadle, South Dakota, USA   [3]
  Residence	Residence Post Office: Huron  [1]
  Person ID	I1258	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Olson
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F9052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth-Elaine C Knapp,   b. 1 Mar 1920, South Dakota, USA d. Jul 1982, Brookings, Brookings, South Dakota, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1940	Beadle, South Dakota, USA   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Apr 1917 - Brandt, Deuel, South Dakota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single - 1925 - South Dakota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single - 1935 - Ward 1, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA Residence - 29 Jul 1937 - Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA Marriage - 5 Oct 1940 - Beadle, South Dakota, USA _MILT - 10 Feb 1941 - Huron, South Dakota, USA Residence - 1945 - Huron Ward 2, Beadle, South Dakota, USA Burial - 1952 - Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA Virgil Lester Olson - Accidental Death - 15 Dec 1952 - Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA Death - 16 Dec 1952 - Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota, USA Virgil Lester Olson - Newspaper Card of Thanks - 31 Dec 1952 - Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA Residence - - Beadle, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	Virgil Lester Olson - Accidental Death
  	Virgil Lester Olson - Newspaper Card of Thanks

  
  

• Sources

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