Finnestad Ancestry

Ole and Mari Finnestad's great grandson, William Roosevelt Olson was born on February 10, 1901 in Cylinder, Palo Alto county, Iowa to Mary (Knutson) and Stephen Olson. William married Dorothea C Lagerquist on June 28, 1937.    William died on October 25, 1960 in Rockford, Winnebago county, Illinois and was buried at the Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery in Rockford. Here is a photo of Dorothy (Lagerquist) Olson's headstone. Here is a photo of the Lagerquist/Olson family plot. Here is a photo of the entrance to Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery. Here is a map of the Lagerquist/Olson plot. William was the grandson of Elizabeth (Finnestad) and Ole Andreas 'Andrew' Knutson.

Here is a copy of the obituary and funeral service card* for Ole and Mari Finnestad's great grandson, William Roosevelt Olson. William was the son of Mary (Knutson) and Stephen Olson and the grandson of Elizabeth (Finnestad) and Ole Andreas Knutson. *Provided by Beverly Skog, great great granddaughter of Ole and Mari Finnestad.

Here is a photo* of Ole and Mari Finnestad's granddaughter and two of their great grandchildren. From left to right:  Elmer A Olson, Mary (Knutson) Olson and William Roosevelt Olson Elmer was the second child and William Roosevelt the sixth child born to Mary (Knutson) and Stephen Olson. Mary was the daughter of Elizabeth (Finnestad) and Ole Andreas Knutson. This photo was taken in the fall of 1933 at the wedding of Elmer and Mary Ann Connors. *Photo provided by Beverly Skog, great great granddaughter of Ole and Mari Finnestad.

I'm pretty sure this is the 1930 US Census for Mari and Ole Finnestad's grandson, William Roosevelt Olson. If I'm correct, William was living in Minneapolis, employed as a cloth cutter for an underwear company.    William was born in February 10, 1901 in Cylinder, Iowa.  He would have been 29 at the time the census was taken in April of 1930.   Both his parents were born in Norway, so everything seems to match.   If the middle initial were more legible, I would be 100% certain it is his census. The rest of his siblings are accounted for here , here and here .  Since the post of the 1930 US Census for Mary Olson, I figured out that Ann (Bell) was Stanley's wife and not the wife of William.