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Has 2 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Elva Victoria Olsen |
| Birth |
27 May 1909 |
Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
5 Jun 1930 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWJZ-NXP |
| Death |
Jul 1970 |
| Person ID |
I148221 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Johannes Peter "John" Olsen, b. 15 Aug 1878, Esbønderup, Gribskov, Frederiksborg, Kongeriget Danmark d. 16 Apr 1977 (Age 98 years) |
| Mother |
Hulda Pedersen, b. 24 Jul 1880, Silkeborg, Silkeborg, Midtjylland, Kongeriget Danmark d. 24 May 1924, Kimberly, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage |
27 Jun 1908 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F38063 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Fred Rupert McEwen, b. 14 May 1911, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States d. 13 Apr 2008, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 96 years) |
| Marriage |
20 Apr 1930 |
Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States |
| Divorce |
Yes, date unknown |
| Children |
| | 1. Helen Louise McEwen, b. 31 Jan 1931, Hazelton, Jerome, Idaho, United States d. 13 Dec 2013 (Age 82 years) |
| | 2. Lois Mae McEwen, b. 9 Feb 1932, Kimberly, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States d. 9 Nov 2005, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States (Age 73 years) |
| | 3. John Alan McEwen, b. 7 Jan 1936, Kimberly, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States d. 23 Feb 2014, Henderson, Clark, Nevada, United States (Age 78 years) |
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| Family ID |
F14312 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
| Family 2 |
Whitie Elvis Cox, b. 13 Aug 1914, Idaho, United States d. 11 May 1954, Custer, Idaho, United States (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Aug 1946 |
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States |
| Family ID |
F38062 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
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| Notes |
- Elva Victoria Olsen Cox was born on May 27, 1909, in Richfield, Utah. H e r father is John Peter Olsen and her mother was Hulda Ask Olsen, both f ro m Denmark.
In 1915, they moved to Kimberly Idaho. Elva has two brothers and two si s ters. Their mother died when Elva was 15 years old and, being the olde st , she helped to raise the other children .
She married Fred R. McEwen on April 20, 1930 and the marriage was solemn i zed in the Salt Lake Temple. They lived in Hazelton where their firs t d aughter, Helen Louise, was born.
They moved to Kimberly, Idaho, the following year and another daughter , L ois Mae, was born. Four years later, their son, John Alan, was bor n in K imberly.
In 1940, the family moved to Burbank, California where Elva worked in t h e defense industry at Lockheed Aircraft, during World War II. After t h e war, she moved back to Idaho, to Twin Falls .
Elva and Fred eventually divorced .
On August 25, 1946, she married Elvis (Whitie) Cox, who was killed i n a m ine accident in 1953. During the
seven years before his death, they worked together for the Cattle Associ a tion of Challis, Idaho, and for the National Forest Association, as we l l as ranching.
Elva worked at Woolworth's in Twin Falls for many years until her heal t h required her to retire.
Surviving Elva are a son, John Alan McEwen, of Granada Hills, CA, two da u ghters, Helen Jones of Glendale, CA, and Lois Earls of Norwalk, CA, fat he r, John P. Olsen of Kimberly, ID, two brothers, John A. and Floyd H. O lse n, both of Kimberly, ID, two sisters, Lily Staley of Kimberly, ID, an d Vi olet Brown of Burbank, CA, and seven grandchildren.
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