Ole Olson, Sr.
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| Name at Enlist | Ole Olson, Sr. |
| Birth Name | |
| Lived | 22 Oct 1824 – 27 Jun 1901 |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Norway Township, Racine County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | C |
| Rank at Enlistment | Sergeant |
| Muster Date | 2 Dec 1861 |
| Death Location | Barron County, Wisconsin |
| Burial Location | First Lutheran Cemetery, Barron, Barron County, WI |
| Immigration | 1859 |
| Spouse | Anna Johnson |
| Marriage Location | Wisconsin |
Ole Olson, Sr. was born on October 22, 1824. He immigrated in 1859.
Olson joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company C. The men of the company called themselves the “Norway Bear Hunters,” but they were also known as the Color Company because the regimental Color Guard was attached to their company.
The army listed him as living in Norway Township, Racine County, WI, age 34, and unmarried. He enlisted for three years on October 9, 1861 at Milwaukee, WI, and mustered at Madison, WI on December 2, 1861 as a Sergeant (Sersjant). Olson was sick in St. Louis on March 4, 1862 and was reported on June 3, 1862 to be still sick at St. Louis. He was thought to have deserted from Mississippi River Island No. 10 on June 1, 1862, but was found to be sick in Evansville, IN. He was declared unfit for service and was discharged on November 14, 1862.
After the war, he returned to WI and married Anna Johnson. Together they had at least one child named Anne (1867). In 1900, he was a widower living in Clinton, Barron County, WI with his daughter and her family. He died on June 27, 1901. He is buried in First Lutheran Cemetery, Barron, Barron County, WI.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-5; Regimental muster and descriptive rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.42; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.424; Nordmaendene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.260; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.299; 1890 Veterans Schedules; findagrave.com; 1900 Census, Roll: 1777, Page: 19A, Enumeration District: 0005, FHL microfilm: 1241777; Wisconsin Marriage Records, GS Film #1275614, Digital Folder #007622505; Image #00048.