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:
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.
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