Olavus Andrew Madsen

1885 - 1963  (77 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 34 descendants in this family tree.

 Set As Default Person    

• Name	Olavus Andrew Madsen
  Gender	Male
  Birth	16 Jun 1885
  Military	26 Apr 1942	Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States
  Death	27 Jan 1963	Waseca, Minnesota, United States
  Record No: 1524179; Cert No: 020794 :: Book G, Pg 424, Line 7
  Burial	Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States
  Lakewood Cemetery :: Plot: Blk 2
  Siblings	2 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Caroline Matilda Madsen           b. 18 Apr 1884, Manchester, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States           d. 17 Jun 1970, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States  (Age 86 years)   2. Olavus Andrew Madsen           b. 16 Jun 1885             d. 27 Jan 1963, Waseca, Minnesota, United States  (Age 77 years)   3. Amanda Josephine Madsen           b. 20 Nov 1886, Hartland, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States           d. 28 Sep 1942, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 55 years)   4. Morris Albert Madsen           b. 22 Aug 1888, Hartland, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States           d. 17 Sep 1978, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States  (Age 90 years)   5. Albert Olander Madsen           b. 30 Oct 1889, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States           d. 30 Aug 1953, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 63 years)   6. Alma M Madsen           b. 13 Jun 1892, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States           d. 8 Nov 1987, Maplewood, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States  (Age 95 years)   7. Selma Bertina Madsen           b. 10 May 1895, Hartland, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States           d. 12 Jul 1975, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 80 years)   8. Hanna Angelina Madsen           b. 22 Aug 1897, Hartland, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States           d. 30 Jan 1994, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States  (Age 96 years)
  Person ID	I5837	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Father	Andrew Ole Madsen           b. 9 Aug 1863, Hartland, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States           d. 8 May 1935, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maren Jane Meyer           b. 11 Jun 1862, Norway           d. 18 Jun 1945, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Dec 1883	Freeborn, Minnesota, United States   [1, 2]
  Volumes A-B, p 456-457; Bk B, Page 227-3
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 4 months - She : 21 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F1628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Henrietta Dahlen           b. 1890             d. 18 Feb 1927, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	5 Aug 1909	Freeborn, Minnesota, United States
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 2 months - She : ~ 19 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. Arnold Orlando Madson           b. 7 Jan 1910, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States           d. 13 Aug 2003, Waseca, Waseca, Minnesota, United States (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Louise Mildred Madson           b. 29 Jun 1911, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Alvina Helen Vivian Madson           b. 28 Oct 1913, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F1626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 5 Aug 1909 - Freeborn, Minnesota, United States Military - 26 Apr 1942 - Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States Death - 27 Jan 1963 - Waseca, Minnesota, United States Burial - - Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Find-A-Grave :: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71901618/olavus-ole-madson

  
  

• Reference

  "Olavus Andrew Madsen". Coon White Family History. https://www.cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I5837&tree=cw (accessed August 20, 2026).

  
  

Sources

[S2187] Ancestry.com, Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019, Minnesota Association of County Officers; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota Official Marriage System. [S2235] Ancestry.com, Minnesota, U.S., Marriages Index, 1849-1950.