Finnestad Ancestry

Ole and Mari Finnestad's great granddaughter, Elizabeth "Penny" (Ludwig) Corson was the 4th child born to Edith (Knutson) and Charles Edward Ludwig on November 1, 1930 in Rochelle, Ogle county, Illinois. Elizabeth married Gerald Corson on May 27, 1950 in DeKalb, Illinois.   Elizabeth passed away on March 28, 1971 in DeKalb.    Her burial was at the Fairview Cemetery in DeKalb.   The grave marker for Elizabeth and Gerald is difficult to locate as a shrub has grown over the marker.    Here is a closeup of Elizabeth's engraving. Here is a closeup of Gerald's engraving.  Gerald R Corson was born January 9, 1925 and died April 30, 1982. Elizabeth was the granddaughter of Elizabeth (Finnestad) and Ole Andreas 'Andrew' Knutson.

Here is the obituary* for Ole and Mari Finnestad's great granddaughter, Elizabeth (Ludwig) Corson. Edith was the youngest child (as far as I know) of Edith (Knutson) and Charles Edward Ludwig, the granddaughter of Elizabeth (Finnestad) and Ole Andreas Knutson. *Provided by Beverly Skog, great great granddaughter of Ole and Mari Finnestad.

I haven't been able to track down a photo of Elizabeth (Finnestad) and Ole Andreas Knutson's daughter Edith (Ella) Olivia (Knutson) Ludwig yet, though I did come across this photo of Edith's daughter, Elizabeth Ludwig from the 1947 Rochelle High School (see red arrow) year book. Elizabeth Ludwig was a sophomore in 1947.   Elizabeth was the youngest daughter of Edith (Knutson) and Charles Edward Ludwig and the granddaughter of Elizabeth (Finnestad) and Ole Andreas Knutson.   Her great grandparents were Mari and Ole Finnestad. Sometime around 1949 or 1950, Elizabeth would marry Gerald Corson, who I believe lived in DeKalb, Illinois while Elizabeth was growing up in Rochelle.