Finnestad Ancestry

Here is the death certificate for Ole and Mari Finnestad's grandson, Thomas Tobias Travland. Thomas was the 4th and youngest child born to Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Joseph Peterson Travland. Thomas was born May 18, 1879 in Illinois.  The death certificate indicates "Decator" (Decatur), but I highly doubt he was born in Decatur.      Decatur is about 3 hours south of DeKalb county and considering travel was via train or horse back then, it's more likely he was born in DeKalb County since the family lived in Milan township in the 1870's and 1880's. Thomas died in Corpus Christi, Texas on December 5, 1964 and is buried at the Colony cemetery in Normanna, Texas. I haven't seen the death certificate for Iverdine and  Lewis'  second child, Anne Maria who died as an infant in 1873, but this certificate is the closest to getting Iverdine's name correct.    Growing up, we used "Finn" as shorthand whe...

Here is the 1930 US Census for Ole and Mari Finnestad's grandson, Thomas Tobias Travland.   Thomas was living in Bee County, Texas with wife Stella (Berkeland) and 5 of their 7 children:  Willie, Louis, Lillie, Clarence and Gladys. Yesterday, I posted the 1930  for their eldest son, Ernest.  The other missing child was Dina Marie Travland who died at birth or shortly thereafter in 1911. Thomas was the 4th and final child born to Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Joseph Peterson Travland.

Here is the 1920 US Census for Ole and Peter Travland's younger brother living in Bee County, Texas with wife Stella (Berkeland) and their children Ernest, William, Louis and Lillie. Page 2 (below) listed Thomas and Stella's two youngest children, Clarence and Gladys. Thomas and Stella had one other child, Dina Marie Travland that died as an infant in 1911.

Here is the 1910 US Census for Ole and Mari Finnestad's grandson, Peter Andrew Travland, wife Hannah and their son Lawrence (line 70 - 72) living in Bee County, Texas. The image has been smeared, but living a few houses away (lines 79 - 84) was Peter's younger brother, Thomas Tobias Travland, wife Stella and their children, Ernest, William, Louis and Lillie. The three Travland brothers all lived within a short distance of each other in Bee County; yesterday I posted the 1910 Census for their older brother Ole Travland. Peter was the second son (and third child) born to Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Joseph Peterson Travland.    Thomas was the third son (fourth and final child) born to Iverdine and Lewis.