Finnestad Ancestry

In 1950, Oliver Finnestad, wife Mary (Kurth) and daughter Alice Leota Finnestad were living in Creston, Ogle county, Illinois. The family is listed on lines 28 - 30.    Oliver was employed as a carpenter, Mary worked for a coat factory 'running a sewing machine' and Leota was a stenographer for a locomotive company. The other 8 children of Oliver and Mary had married and were living elsewhere.    Oliver was the son of Carline (Quitno) and Ole Finnestad and the grandson of Mari (Iversdatter Nord-Skaar) and Ole Finnestad Sr.

In 1930, Ole and Mari Finnestad's granddaughter, Alice Marie (Finnestad) Gittleson was living with husband Selmer on East Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, Illinois. Alice was the daughter of Ole and Caroline Finnestad. Alice and Selmer did not have any children, so their family tree ends with them.

Standing, left to right: Frances, Alice and Lillian Seated: Caroline and Ole Jr Finnestad I would guess this photo was taken sometime between 1915 and 1917. I base this on the previous photo I have of Frances, taken in 1914 of her confirmation and Lillian was not married until 1918. This is the only photo I have seen of my great great grandparents, Ole and Caroline Finnestad. Thank you to Joan Bays, the great granddaughter of Ole and Caroline for providing this photo.