Individual Details
Oscar August LARSON
(6 Mar 1895 - 19 Jan 1977)
Before his death, Mr. Larson owned the oldest single-owner real estate office in the city of Detroit. Mr. Larson's father owned an art gallery in Jamestown, New York and Mr. Larson acquired many important art objects and paintings from him.
Events
| Birth | 6 Mar 1895 | Port Chester, Westchester, New York, United States |  | ||
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States |  | | |
| Occupation | 1917 | Bookkeeper - Du Bois Glass Co., Du Bois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | 5 Jun 1917 | 22 n. Franklin, Du Bois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States - Dorothy "Dott" LYNCH | | ||
| Census (family) | 1 Apr 1940 | Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States - Dorothy "Dott" LYNCH | | | |
| Residence | 1942 | 18497 Stoepel, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1977 | Lathrup Village, Oakland, Michigan, USA | |||
| Death | 19 Jan 1977 | Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Marriage | Dorothy "Dott" LYNCH | ||||
| Occupation | Realtor - Wayne County, Michigan, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Dorothy "Dott" LYNCH (1894 - ) |
| Father | O. F. LARSON (1868 - ) |
| Mother | Hulda A. (1874 - ) |
Notes
Census
Oscar A. Larson, age 15, was the son of Mr. O. F. and Hulda Larson (both born in Sweden).Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Oscar Larson, age 45, a real estate salesman; and his wife, Dorothy, age 44.https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-K8V?i=1&owc=collection%2F2000219%2Fwaypoints&wc=QZX1-NMJ%3A790103601%2C796947201%2C801167901%2C801167902%3Fcc%3D2000219&cc=2000219
Death
Oscar requested that his body be donated to Wayne State University.Occupation
In addition to the 1940 Census listing, Newspapers.com has quite a few classified ad listings from the Detroit Free Press, showing Oscar A. Larson, realtor, selling property. The announcement for his estate sale states, "Before his death, Mr. Larson owned the oldest single-owner real estate office in the city of Detroit."Endnotes
1. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Michigan, Wayne, Highland Park (Tract 907, part), enumeration district (ED) 82-139, sheet 1B, image 2, household 20, lines 49-50, Oscar and Dorothy Larson; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 31 January 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.
2. "Oscar A. Larson, Real Estate Man," obituary, Detroit Free Press, 22 January 1977; digital images, Newspapers.com ( : downloaded 1 February 2016). image 17.
3. "Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 1 February 2016), Oscar A. Larson; Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records.
4. Social Security Death Index, Oscar Larson.
5. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, New York, Chautauqua, Jamestown Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 0161, sheet 3B, image 6, dwelling 41, family 67, line 59, Oscar A. Larson; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 1 February 2016); National Archives Records Administration.
6. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 1 February 2016), Pesssylvania, Clearfield County no 2, A-Q, image 3567: Oscar August Larson.
7. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 1 February 2016), digital folder 4673158, image 4676: Oscar August Larson.
8. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, New York, Chautauqua, Jamestown Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 0161, sheet 3B, image 6, dwelling 41, family 67, line 59, Oscar A. Larson; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 1 February 2016); National Archives Records Administration.
9. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 1 February 2016), Pesssylvania, Clearfield County no 2, A-Q, image 3567: Oscar August Larson.
10. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 1 February 2016), Pesssylvania, Clearfield County no 2, A-Q, image 3567: Oscar August Larson.
11. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Michigan, Wayne, Highland Park (Tract 907, part), enumeration district (ED) 82-139, sheet 1B, image 2, household 20, lines 49-50, Oscar and Dorothy Larson; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 31 January 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.
12. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 1 February 2016), digital folder 4673158, image 4676: Oscar August Larson.
13. "Oscar A. Larson, Real Estate Man," obituary, Detroit Free Press, 22 January 1977; digital images, Newspapers.com ( : downloaded 1 February 2016). image 17.
14. "Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 1 February 2016), Oscar A. Larson; Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records.
15. Social Security Death Index, Oscar Larson.
16. "Oscar A. Larson, Real Estate Man," obituary, Detroit Free Press, 22 January 1977; digital images, Newspapers.com ( : downloaded 1 February 2016). image 17.
17. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Michigan, Wayne, Highland Park (Tract 907, part), enumeration district (ED) 82-139, sheet 1B, image 2, household 20, lines 49-50, Oscar and Dorothy Larson; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 31 January 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.