Finnestad Ancestry

The 1950 US Census lists brothers Oliver Kurth Finnestad and Robert Charles Finnestad on the same sheet.    Oliver Finnestad Jr was living with his wife, Pearl Margaret (Thompson) and their sons Michael and Ronald along with a lodger, Emile Harris in Creston, Ogle county, Illinois.    Oliver's younger brother Robert was living next door with his wife Doris (Pollock). Oliver, Robert and Doris worked for a canning company.    Pearl worked as a spinner for a spinning company.      Oliver and Robert Finnestad were the sons of Mary (Kurth) and Oliver Finnestad, grandsons of Caroline (Quitno) and Ole (Olson) Finnestad Jr. and the great grandsons of Mari (Iversdatter Nord-Skaar) and Ole (Olson) Finnestad Sr.

Here is the 1940 US Census for Oliver Finnestad Jr living in Malta township, DeKalb county, Illinois. Oliver, located on line 7, was living with the Quitno family, Leonard, wife Dorothy (Bradley) and their children, Charles and James.    Oliver was a hired farm hand for the family. Oliver was the son of Mary (Kurth) and Oliver Finnestad, granddaughter of Caroline (Quitno) and Ole (Olson) Finnestad Jr. and the great granddaughter of  Mari (Iversdatter Nord-Skaar) and Ole (Olson) Finnestad Sr. Leonard Quitno was related to Oliver's grandmother, Caroline.    Leonard's family tree separated from Caroline's at her grandparents, Anna (Jorgensdatter) and Samson Jonson who were Leonard's great great grandparents.