Anna Olson
3 March 1858 - 25 March 1929
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Birth
3 March 1858
Jern, Sweden
Death
25 March 1929
Grantsville
Burial
1929
Grantsville
Alternate Names
Given Name
Anna
Given Name Alternate Spellings
Anne
Last Name
Olson
Maiden Name Alternate Spellings
Olsen, Olesen
Married Names
Johnson
Family
Marriage
Children
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Parents
Mother: Maja Kajsa Olson (10 October 1826 - 18 May 1890)
Father: Johannes Olsson (10 September 1823 - 18 June 1897)
Biography
Born March 3, 1858, in Dalsland, Alvsborg County Sweden to John and Mary Olson. Missionaries found her family as a young girl and she was baptized Feb 20, 1869, by John Quist. She received much persecution from teachers and students and as such at age 14 Anna quit school to work full-time ironing for wealthy people.
She immigrated to Zion with her sister, Matilda, at age 17, arriving in Utah by train on October 10, 1877. She worked for the Rydalch family and then John Anderson earning money to send home.
She married Charles Johnson by Daniel H. Wells in the Endowment House. After their marriage, Charles was able to help her mother, father, and two brothers, Charles and Gus, immigrate to Zion.
She joined the Relief Society in 1886 and served as Counselor and then president.
Events
Emigration
Departure: 19 September 1877
Sweden
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