Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Arnold W Olsen
Age at last birthday: 11
Date of birth: Sep 1888
Birthplace: Dakota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-house: son
Home in 1900: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: Fourth Street West
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Occupation: at school
Months in school: 9
Siblings living at home: Albert M (age 16), Edwin F (9), Ray N (7), Linda C (4), and Lloyd V (1)
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T623 790; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 279
Date: 1 Jun 1900

Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Arnold W Olsen
Age in 1910: 22
Estimated birth year: 1888
Birthplace: North Dakota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of family: son
Home in 1910: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1905 4th Street
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Occupation: maker
Industry: candy
Salary or wage worker: wages
Whether out of work on April 15, 1910: no
Number of weeks out of work in 1909: 0
Siblings living at home: Albert M (age 26), Edwin F (19), Ray N (18), Linda C (16), Lloyd E (10), Earl M (8), and Laura (7)
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T624_724; Page: 42A; Enumeration District: 0183; FHL microfilm: 1374737
Date: 5 May 1910

Extract from World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:
Name: Arnold William Olsen
City: Duluth
County: Saint Louis
State: Minnesota
Birthplace: Fargo, North Dakota
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1888
Roll: 1675462
Draft board: 2
Address: 2007 West 5th Street, Duluth, Minnesota
Occupation: candy maker
Employer: Peterson Candy Co.
Where employed: 338 North 38th Avenue West
Dependents: none
Marital status: single
Military service: none
Age: 28
Height: short
Build: slender
Eyes: grey
Hair: light
Date: 5 Jun 1917

Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Arnold W Olsen
Age: 31
Estimated birth year: 1889
Birthplace: North Dakota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Home in 1920: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 2009 Piedmont Avenue
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Father's native tongue: Norwegian
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Mother's native tongue: Norwegian
Occupation: candy maker
Type of industry: shop
Salary or wage worker: wages
Siblings living at home: Ray N (age 26), Lloyd V (21), Earl B (18), and Lauris P (16)
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T625_859; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 121; Image: 101
Date: 14 Jan 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Arnold Olsen
Age: 41
Estimated birth year: 1889
Birthplace: North Dakota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Home in 1930: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 2009 Piedmont Avenue
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Norway
Mothers' birthplace: Norway
Military service: yes - world war
Occupation: candy maker
Industry: wholesale candy factory
Salary or wage worker: wages
Sibling living at home: Lauris (age 26)
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: 1127; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 25.0
Date: 11 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Arnold W Olsen
Age: 51
Estimated birth year: 1889
Birthplace: North Dakota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Hermantown, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 5851 Midway Road
Marital status: married
Spouse: Eleanore M Olsen age 39 b. Minnesota
Highest grade of school completed: 6
Living on farm: yes
Home owned or rented: owned
Value of home: $1500
City of residence in 1935: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: bookbinder
Industry: book repair work
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 30
Amount of money wages or salary: $422
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 35
Assigned to emergency work: yes
Duration of unemployment: 229 weeks
Census place: Hermantown, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1956; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 69-68A
Date: 4 Apr 1940

Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942:
Name: Arnold William Olsen
Age: 53
Birth date: 25 Sep 1888
Birth place: Fargo, North Dakota
Race: white
Address: Route 1, Box 585J, Duluth, Minnesota
Telephone: Melrose 264 F 1
Name of person who will always know your address: Mrs Eleanor Olsen, Route 1, Box 585J, Duluth, Minnesota
Employer: Clyde Iron Works
Place of employment: Duluth, Minnesota
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Weight: 135
Eyes: gray
Hair: gray
Complexion: ruddy
Other characteristics: mole on right side by lip
Date: 27 Apr 1942

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Arnold W Olsen
Age: 61
Estimated birth year: 1889
Birthplace: North Dakota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Hermantown, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: Midway Road west side
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: painter
Industry: iron works
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Hermantown, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Date: 14 Apr 1950

Extract from the listing of Saint Louis County death certificates:
Name: Arnold William Olsen
Date of death: 7 Jan 1970
Certificate number: 20

Extract from U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963:
Name: Arnold W Olsen
Birth date: 25 Sep 1888
Service number: 3 125 826
Pension number: XC 16 133 850
Enlistment date: 25 May 1918
Discharge date: 28 Apr 1919
State: Minnesota
Grade: private; bugler
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Company: A
Unit: 144 M.G. Bn. 40th Div.
Death date: 7 Jan 1970
Cemetery: Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery location: Duluth, Minnesota
Type of marker: flat granite
Religious emblem: Latin Cross (Christian)
Name of applicant: Lauris M Anick
Relationship: daughter
Address of applicant: 4521 Midway Road, Duluth, Minnesota
Date: 13 Jan 1970