Lizzie was the last of the Grover children to be born in Houston County.  She was born September 14, 1873 and arrived in Clay County before her first birthday. Elise attended Concordia College and, like her brother Ed before her, taught at the Grover school.   She met Louis Olson and stubbornly insisted on marrying him. None of her big brothers thought him good enough for their "little sister."    Louis was from Sweden and  was therefore not to be trusted. Louis and Elise were married on March 3, 1898.  Aleck and Krist conspired to be sure that regular, but not predictable, visits to the Olson farm outside Lake Park were planned to assure Lizzie was being treated properly.    Marriage Index (173 KB PDF document opens in a new window) Elise contracted tuberculosis and died in Lake Park on July 21, 1901. She was only 28 years old.  Her son Oscar was not yet 3. Esther celebrated her first birthday just 4 days after her mother's death. Just as Otto took special care to include his brother Krist's children after his death, he also made sure that the Grovers stayed in contact with Elise's children over the years.   Elise and  Louis Olson are buried in the Eksjo Lutheran Church cemetery in rural Lake Park, Minnesota. Both of her children and many of their descendants are also buried in the cemetery of this beautiful old Swedish Lutheran Church.  It is still an active congregation in the ELCA.       Census Records 1900 1905 1910 1920 1930 Elise & Louis Olson's Farm