Mabel Olson (1890-1971)

Mabel Olson (1890-1971) Clerk and Housewife (b. June 25, 1890, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60619, USA - d. August 15, 1971, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA) Social Security Number 329449523.

Birth
Mabel was the daughter of Otto Olson (1858-1921) a barber born in Farsund, Norway; and Hannah E. Hansen (1864-1936).

Siblings
Her siblings include: Tillie Olson (1885-1918) who married Norval Wintrone (1890-1918) and died in the influenza pandemic; Harry Oliver Olson (1887-1964) who served in World War I and later married Germaine X (1900-1920); Norman Otto Olson (1895-1977) who married Eva Folkerts (1904-2000) and after a divorce married Isabelle Wickman (1901-1931); and Helen Olson (1900-1970) who married John Joseph Lozinski I (1896-1980) and later divorced.

Chicago
Mabel appears in the 1900 US Census in Chicago living with her parents at 167 Milwaukee Avenue. She appeared in the 1910 Chicago City Directory working as a clerk and living at 465 Milwaukee Avenue.

Marriage
She married Jesse Garrett Clay (1888-1976) around 1911.

Child
They had one child: Harry Garrett Clay (1913-1965).

Rockford, Illinois
In 1930 Jesse and Mabel were living at 1611 Myott S. Sherman Street in Rockford and Jesse was working as a railroad postal clerk. They owned their own home and it was valued at $6,250.

Death
Mabel died in 1971 and was buried in Willwood Cemetery.

Funeral notice
Her funeral noticefrom the Chicago Tribune is as follows: "Services for Mrs. Mabel Clay, 81, of 2202 Logan Street, Rockford, will be held at 3 p.m. today in the chapel at 304 North 5th Avenue, Rockford. Mrs. Clay died Friday in a Rockford nursing home. Mrs. Clay, who was born in Chicago, spent most of her life in Rockford. She leaves her husband, Jesse; three grandsons; seven great-grandchildren; and a brother."