Finnestad Ancestry

 I had previously written two posts regarding the death of Rasmus Finnestad.   Those can be found here and here . Here is his Washington state death certificate: The death certificate incorrectly lists his father as "Oluf".    His father was Ole (Olson) Finnestad.    His mother was Mari Skaar, misspelled as "Skaare" on the death certificate.

Before phones were commonplace, many communities had some sort of directory. The city of Everett, Washington provided a directory in 1937, which lists the addresses of Rasmus Finnestad and wife Carrie. Their youngest son Oluf and wife Myrtle are listed as well. Because Rasmus' wife passed away in 1937, this directory was probably published sometime in 1936. The directory also does not list Rasmus' sister, Mary Bell. It is possible she was living in the same household, though her name is not listed.

On an earlier post I stated that Rasmus had been buried in Everett, Washington, according to his granddaughter, Carmen. Here are a couple of photos of the Evergreen Cemetery where Rasmus and sister Mary are buried. Evergreen Cemetery is located at 4504 Broadway, Everett, Washington.