He was born in Genesoa, Ill. on Oct. 8, 1870. he came to Globe on May 5, 1896 and was employed at the Buffalo smelter, owned and operated by the Globe Mining Company. Later, he was employed at the Hoosier and Gray Shaft in Copper Hill. He married Agnes Clara Vinyard on Aug. 5, 1898. After working in Copper Hill for 10 years, he and Clara moved to Wheatfields to engage in the cattle industry, ranching and farming. they also operated a store, selling mostly to the Indians who lived in that district. He was a member of the school board and drove the school bus from Wheatfields to Globe. In 1929, they moved to Globe, where he was employed by T.J. Long, who owned and operated a feed and fuel store. He left there in 1931 and became a janitor at the Gila County Courthouse. He and Clara had more than nine children, which included John, Ethel, Marge, Kate, Bill, Emma, George, Clarence and Dorothy.
Source: "Ollsens Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary; Both Long-Time Local Residents," Arizona Record newspaper, Aug. 5, 1948; courtesy Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum, Miami, Az.
Source: "Ollsens Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary; Both Long-Time Local Residents," Arizona Record newspaper, Aug. 5, 1948; courtesy Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum, Miami, Az.
He was born in Genesoa, Ill. on Oct. 8, 1870. he came to Globe on May 5, 1896 and was employed at the Buffalo smelter, owned and operated by the Globe Mining Company. Later, he was employed at the Hoosier and Gray Shaft in Copper Hill. He married Agnes Clara Vinyard on Aug. 5, 1898. After working in Copper Hill for 10 years, he and Clara moved to Wheatfields to engage in the cattle industry, ranching and farming. they also operated a store, selling mostly to the Indians who lived in that district. He was a member of the school board and drove the school bus from Wheatfields to Globe. In 1929, they moved to Globe, where he was employed by T.J. Long, who owned and operated a feed and fuel store. He left there in 1931 and became a janitor at the Gila County Courthouse. He and Clara had more than nine children, which included John, Ethel, Marge, Kate, Bill, Emma, George, Clarence and Dorothy.
Source: "Ollsens Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary; Both Long-Time Local Residents," Arizona Record newspaper, Aug. 5, 1948; courtesy Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum, Miami, Az.
Source: "Ollsens Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary; Both Long-Time Local Residents," Arizona Record newspaper, Aug. 5, 1948; courtesy Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum, Miami, Az.
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