Olander 'Ole' ' Giertz' BJORKLUND

- 1994

• Name	Olander 'Ole' ' Giertz' BJORKLUND  [1]
  Birth	, Kolema,, Sweden   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Note	When men were 21 of age in Sweden they were forced to serve in the Armyone year. They couldn't keep their last name. The first one took theDad's first name and added a 'son'. - Olander was signing up, looked outthe window and saw a beer joint across the street with 'Giertz on it sosaid Olander Giertz - So much for family trees. Olander 'Ole' ' Giertz' Bjorklund's claim cabin was about a half mileeast and south of Oak Hill Number One School house. The school year of1911-1912 was taught by Neil Schuler from Spearfish, SD. About twomonths after school started, someone piled wood too close to the stoveand the schoolhouse burned down. School had to continue, so they usedOrlander Giertz' claim cabin for a schoolhouse.
  Death	1994	, Port Orchard, Kitsap County, Washington, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I49738	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Swen 'Swan' BJORKLUND,   b. , Kolema,, Sweden
  Family ID	F9837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1113] . [S1113] . Citation Detail: 'PIONEERS OF CROOK COUNTY 1876-1920', by the Crook County Historical Society, c 1981, Mary Gertrude Morris (nee Seeley) Mahoney, Donald R. Coy, 1995 [S1113] . Citation Detail: 'PIONEERS OF CROOK COUNTY 1876-1920', by the Crook County Historical Society, c 1981, Mary Gertrude Morris (Seeley) Mahoney, Donald R. Coy, 1995