Brown Olson (March 31, 1850 – March 8, 1897) was an American farmer and politician. Born in the town of Christiana,

Vernon County, Wisconsin Vernon County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,714. Its county seat is Viroqua. History Vernon County was renamed from Bad Ax County on March 22, 1862. Bad Ax County had been created on ...

, Olson was the first white child to be born in the town. Olson was a farmer. He served as chairman of the Christiana Town Board and was a

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. In 1891, Olson served in the

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.'Death notice-Brown Olson,' The Marshfield Times, March 12, 1897, pg. 4

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