Emigrant Info
| Origin (Norway) | Stavanger |
| Emigrated | 1825 |
| Settled in | Kendall County |
| State | Illinois |
| Location | Kendall County, Illinois |
| Information | Pioneer. Emigrated from Stavanger aboard the Restauration in 1825. In 1839 he purchased land in Kendall County, Illinois, at the place where Newark later developed. He was the father of colonel Porter Olson, of the 36th Illinois. |
| Source | Ulvestad, page 16, 62, 252, 689, 16 |