Olga Beatta Dahlby

Olga Beatta Dahlby
(1893-1987)

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Spouses/Children:
Perry Joseph Musselman

Olga Beatta Dahlby ¹ ² ³

Born: 24 Apr 1893, Mindoro, WI
Marriage: Perry Joseph Musselman on 10 Nov 1913 in Saskatoon, Sask. ¹
Died: 9 Sep 1987, Birch Hills, Saskatchewan at age 94

bullet General Notes:

Olga was about 6 when her mom died. Olga went to Saskatchewan from West Salem, Wisconsin, in 1912. She worked housework for a year, returning to Wisconsin in the summer and back to Saskatchewan in the fall of 1912.

Olga and Perry were married in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on November 10, 1913. They homesteaded outside of Hanley, Saskatchewan, one year, then moved to Glenside, Saskatchewan, where they raised cattle, sheep, wheat, and some oats. Ten children were born here. After the 1930 drought years, they were forced to move out. The moved the family by teams, driving cattle and sheep 100 miles north to Crystal Springs, where they bought a farm.

Three more children were born here. They remained here until retirement in 1956. They moved to Prince Albert, stayed until 1965 when they moved to Penticton, British Columbia, where Perry passed away in 1967.

MUSSELMAN THEME SONG
(Sequel to 1975 Version)
Tune: John Brown's Body

We're still the Mighty Musselmans who come from far and near
Some on Coffee, some on Tea, and some a bit of Beer.
The fact of the matter is that we are all still most sincere
And everyone knows everyone is very very dear.

CHORUS:
Glory Glory what a super bunch are we
Young or old, big or small, it's one great family
Glory Glory what a super bunch are we
It's really great to be a part of this big family tree.

Our love is true, our love is strong and thankful we shall be
The family's growing more and more and each new one a glee
Who has more fun it is not known and we shall never care
If someone needs another then they surely will be there.

CHORUS

We all have mellowed through the years through lots of laughter, lots of tears.
Some gone to a better place way beyond our dreams.
And we all hope that in the end together we will be
In the greatest dream of all, the dream sublime eternity.

CHORUS

bullet Medical Notes:

Blind - Herditary Eye Disease ⁴

Olga married Perry Joseph Musselman on 10 Nov 1913 in Saskatoon, Sask..¹ (Perry Joseph Musselman was born on 8 Apr 1888 in Rohrsburg, PA ¹ and died on 27 Aug 1967 in Penticton, B.C. Canada ¹.)

1 Karl Edvard Dahlby, (Carl Dahlby) descendents of, by Kevin Stratton, Kevin Stratton, Madison Wisconsin, Karl Edvard Dahlby, (Carl Dahlby) descendents of, by Kevin Stratton (received Dec 2, 2000 by James C. Anderson).

2 Stratton, Kevin, Berg file, August 13, 2001, Stratton, Kevin, Berg file , August 13, 2001.

3 Carl Dahlby, short family history letter from Nancy Tolvstad, Nancy Tolvstad, Dec 1, 2000, Carl Dahlby, short family history letter from Nancy Tolvstad (letter to James C. Anderson via email). Hi Jim, Here's a beginning.
Carl's parents
Ole Simonson Dahlby
b. March 24 1828 in Norway Came to America 1867
m. Norway
d. Jan 4 1913
b. Mindoro, Wi. [the gravestone has 1829-1914, the other dates were in my Grandpa's notebook]
Bergina Huskelhus Dahlby
b.Sept 17 1826 Norway
m. Norway
d. 1892
b. ?
Carl's brother
Berndt "Ben" Dahlby
b. 1855 Norway Some of the others may have more info.
Carl Dahlby
b. Sept. 11 1869 Lewis Valley, La Crosse County Wis.
m. Minna Larson 1899
d. Nov. 21 1941 Elroy, Wis.
b. Onalaska Cemetery [Grandpa was visiting his daughter Marion, he was helping trim a tree and a branch from higher up fell and hit him on the temple killing him instantly. He also had a glass eye, believe he lost the eye when he was sliding and hit a clothesline]
Carl's first wife
Miss Thorgson
Children
Olga [Musselman]
b. April 24 1893
Melvin
b. Oct. 29 1894
d. dec 14 1918 Hopefully the Musselman family will have more info.
Nellie O. Dahlby
b. March 26 1904 Mindoro, Wi.
m. Howard L. Westerhouse June 8 1926
d. October 13 1970
b. Onalaska Cemetery
Howard L. Westerhouse
b. May 4 1902 New Amsterdam, Wi.
m. Nellie O Dahlby June 8 1926
d. August 15, 1977
b. Onalaska Cemetery
Nancy Ann Westerhouse
b. Feb. 9 1931 La Crosse, Wi.
m. Wallace L. Tolvstad Aug. 24 1953
Wallace L Tolvstad
b. July 26 1932 La Crosse, Wi.
m. Nancy Westerhouse Aug 24 1953
d.March 29 1982
b. Onalaska Cemetery
Carol Ann Tolvstad
b. April 16 1959 La Crosse Wi.
m. Bryan Krogan Aug. 20 1994
Bryan Krogan
B. March 1, 1957
John Alan Tolvstad
b. July 27 1961 La Crosse, Wi.
Do you have a copy of Minna's obituary? Any questions about the above let me know Nancy

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