The Family of Andrew "Fred" & Sarah (Tuttle) Olson

Clark & Marathon Co., Wisconsin

The Fred & Sarah (Tuttle) Olson Family--Circa 1919

Biography

Fred Olson and his wife, Sarah (Tuttle), purchased the property of Dr. Kautsky.  They had seven children: Winnifred, Grace, Byron, Lawrence, Alva, Edith and Dorothy.  He operated the saw mill until it was closed and dismantled.  Fred Olson built the first garage in Cherokee and acquired an automobile agency.

Byron Olson and his wife, Ruby (Lukowicz), started a farm implement business in Cherokee in partnership with his brother, Lawrence, in 1940.  They erected a new building on the site in 1943.  In 1950, Byron purchased his brother's shares of the business and operated it alone until 1960.  They have three children: Gloriette, Phyllis and Roger.  When his son, Roger, returned from the Air Force, he went into the business with him and in 1968 they formed a father-son corporation, and expanded their business.

About 1915 Maurice and Rein puchased the store and tavern building operating the business until 1946, selling to Alphonse Gries, after which time the ownership of the store changed many times.  The present owner is Clifford Recore.

To meet the needs of the horses used in the logging of the timber, a blacksmith shop and a horse barn, housing 12 teams, was built on the north side of the road.  Fred Kleist was the first known blacksmith in Cherokee, selling his business to Bill Roth who did blacksmithing for a short time in Cherokee.

The Fred & Sarah (Tuttle) Olson Family

Fred & Sarah Olson's Golden Wedding--1954

Family Notes:

Bio: Olson, Arne C. (b. 1843)

Bio: Olson, Edith M. (1933)

Bio: Olson, Sarah Wins Auto (1917)

Bio: Olson, Winnifred (1905)

1925

Mrs. Olaf Olsen and sons of Neillsville arrived Tuesday to spend some time at the home of the former's sister, Mrs. Fred Olsen.

1925

Fred Olsen has started out with his threshing machine and is looking forward to a very good season as the grain in this section is a fair crop.

1925

Fred Olson went to Janesville last week at which place he got a Chevrolet sedan at the factory and drove it up for Daley and Delsey of Abbotsford. New he is in Detroit, Mich., and expects to return the latter part of the week with a new Chrysler sedan for himself.

1926

Cherokee is to have a garage. Fred Olsen is going to build one on the corner just west of the store. His son-in-law, Henry Pikallus, is going to run it after it is completed. The basement had been dug and the concrete work will be commenced tis week. Everything is ready to receive the gas tank and Hall's cetified gasoline will be sold as soon as the pumps can be installed.

1926

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pokallus at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen, Friday, April 23rd, a son. (Winifred Cecelia Olson and Henry Richard Pokallus' son, Lloyd Ray Pokallus)

1926

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen and daughter, Grace, and Mrs. Fred Fricke were at Wausau on Tuesday and drove out to Mount View to visit with Elva Olson who is a patient at that institution.

1926

Miss Grace Olsen, who has been employed at Mount View Sanitarium, has come home to take up her studies at the Colby High School. Her place if being filled at the sanitarium by Miss Elsie Gaumann who went to Mount View on Sunday.

#1 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pokallus, who came here several weeks ago from Stevens Point to make their home, for the present, with the latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olson, are at Marshfield to be with their little daughter, Lucile, who is at St. Mary's Hospital in that city. The child's condition, though reported as serious last week, is much improved and physicians in charge look for a rapid recovery. Mrs. Fred Olson and son, Lawrence, motored to Marshfield on Saturday evening to see them. On Sunday the Olson family, with the exception of Mr. Olson, drove to Mount View to spend the day with Elva.

#2 *****CHEROKEE PARK BEING CLEANED UP****
A crew of men in charge of Fred Olson started work on the park at Cherokee on Monday. Several weeks ago this tract of land was taken over by the county and will be improved some. The work this fall will clean out the dead trees and brush and next summer further steps will be taken in making it one of the most beautiful parks in the county. Everything is being burned as they cut it down with the exception of the small hardwood trees that are being cut out where they are too thick, which are to be taken out and cut into fire wood later. With the heavey rainns, this fall, it is slow work to burn the waste and it may take longer to clean it up than the estimated time.

#3 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olson drove to Wausau on Monday to see their daughter, Elva, who has been receiving treatment at Mount View Sanitarium the past week. According to a telephone call received from Mr. Olson, they will stay in Wausau for for a few days as Elva has been taken in to Wausau where she will undergo an operation at one of the hospitals. They were accompanied to Wausau by Clearance Kliefoth, patrolman on this section of highway 16 last summer, who attended the road school on Tuesday.