Finnestad Ancestry

Here is the 1940 US Census for Mary Olson and two of her children, Elmer and Olaf. Found on lines 4 - 7, Elmer was living with wife Mary Ann (Conner) and father-in-law, James E Conner.   Also living in the household was Juanita Spaulding, listed as niece.    Juanita was the granddaughter of James E Conner.      Elmer was employed as an electrician, Mary employed as a bookkeeper. Living next door, lines 8 - 9 is Elmer's mother, Mary (Knutson) Olson and his brother, Olaf.   Olaf was employed as a clerk for a clothing store. Juanita Spaulding was the daughter of Mary's brother, Arthur Edwin Conner and Ella Elizabeth Zapf. Elmer and Olaf were the sons of Mary (Knutson) and Stephen Olson, the grandsons of Elizabeth (Olsdatter) and Ole Andreas Knutson and the great grandsons of Mari Iversdatter Nordskår and Ole Olson Finnestad.

Here is the obituary* for Ole and Mari Finnestad's great grandson, Olaf A Olson. Here is the funeral* service card.    Olaf was the son of Mary (Knutson) and Stephen Olson and the grandson of Elizabeth (Finnestad) and Ole Andreas Knutson.     His grave marker can be viewed here . *Provided by Beverly Skog, great great granddaughter of Ole and Mari Finnestad.

Elmer and Stanley Olson's younger brother Olaf, was also buried at the Lawnridge Cemetery in Rochelle, Illinois. Olaf A Olson was born July 25, 1906 and died December 4, 1972. His marker was misspelled as "Olsen".