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OLSEN, Hannah Frederikke
1871 - 1929 (58 years) Has 2 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.
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Name OLSEN, Hannah Frederikke Birth 22 May 1871 Kragera, Norway 
Gender Female Death 2 Oct 1929 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial 5 Oct 1929 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Person ID I606 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father OLSON, Aug, b. Kragera, Norway d. Yes, date unknown Mother JOHNSON, Serena, b. Between 1847 and 1848, Kragera, Norway d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F438 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family EDGOOSE, John Robert, b. 16 Apr 1871, Heanor, Derbyshire, England d. 2 May 1918, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 47 years) Marriage 8 Aug 1896 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Children 1. EDGOOSE, Roy Kirk Halvor, b. 21 Feb 1897, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 6 Oct 1975, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years)2. EDGOOSE, Grace Serine Margaret, b. 1 Apr 1899, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 21 Jul 1974, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 75 years)3. EDGOOSE, Harriet Magdaline, b. 11 Oct 1902, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 16 May 1981, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years)Family ID F436 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Biographies 
EDGOOSE, Hannah Frederikke born OLSON (1871-1929) aka EDGOSS (1900)
Hannah OLSON [or OLSEN?] was born on 22 May 1871, daughter of Aug. OLSON and his wife Serena (formerly JOHNSON) of Kragera, Norway.
(source: death certificate)
Hannah OLSON married John Robert EDGOOSE in Chicago, USA, on 8 August 1896. John Robert EDGOOSE was the son of John and Hannah EDGOOSE who had married at Brinsley, Nottinghamshire, England, on 30 October 1865.
The 1900 United States Federal Census of Chicago Ward 16, Cook County, Illinois:
Robert EDGOSS (sic), head, born April 1871 in England, not naturalised, unemployed 4 months during the last year, house rented;
*Hanne EDGOSS, wife, born May 1871 in Norway, mother of 2 children - both living, year of immigration unknown;
Roy EDGOSS, son, born in 1897 in Illinois;
Grace EDGOSS, daughter, born in 1899 in Illinois.
The 1920 United States Federal Census of Precinct 8, Ward 28, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, taken on 5 January 1920:
*Hannah EDGOOSE,head, aged 48, widow, immigrated 1893, naturalised 1890 (sic), born in Norway, no occupation;
Roy EDGOOSE, son, aged 22, single, born in Illinois, tool maker at printing press;
Grace M. EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 20, single, filing clerk in medicine factory, born in Illinois;
Harriet A. EDGOOSE, daughter, single, aged 17, born in Illinois, filing clerk in medical laboratory;
Henry MAGNUS, boarder, aged 48, single, born in Norway, toolmaker, printing machinery.
She died at 1830 N. Fairfield Avenue, Chicago, on 2 October 1929 at the age of 58. She was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, on 5 October (Lot 38a Section E). Mrs. H. LARVICK (Harriet EDGOOSE) of 1830 N. Fairfield Ave. was the informant.
(death certificate)
"EDGOOSE---HANNA EDGOOSE, 1830 N. Fairfield-ave., beloved mother of Roy, Grace and Harriett, fond daughter of Mrs. Serena OLSON, sister of Mrs. GUSSIE THOMAS, in California, and Harry OLSON: resting at funeral home. 4138-40 W. North-av. Services 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct, 5; Interment Mount Olive."
(GenealogyBank.com: Chicago Daily News (Chicago, Illinois), 3 October 1929)
(revised 09.02.2026)