Photos from the Dearth family

Here are some pictures provided by Roxanne (Dearth) Hamilton that I have been rather slow in posting. My intent to create a chronological history is practically impossible so I've decided to post things randomly.

These photos represent the sisters and their respective families of my great grandfather, Oliver Finnestad. As I have yet to encounter any photos of Oliver with his sisters, I do not know what the extent of their relationship was in adulthood.

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Men: Pete Svetika (Husband of Frances Finnestad), Rodney Risetter, Leo Dearth (Husband of Wanda Risetter), Friends

Women: Betty (Risetter) Shipman, Rita (Richardson) Roots, Wanda (Risetter) Dearth, Norraine (Richardson) Carlson, Helen Dearth

As this was Wanda and Leo's wedding, this photo was taken November 15, 1946.

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Women: Florence (Johnson) Dearth – Leo’s Mother, Betty (Risetter) Shipman, Wanda (Risetter) Dearth, Frances (Finnestad) Svetika, Alice (Finnestad) Gittleson

Men: Frank Dearth – Leo’s Father, Leo Dearth, Peter Svetika (Husband of Frances), Sal Gittleson (Husband of Alice)

I rather like this photo. Note the women's legs. If my memory serves me correctly, I recall Roxanne saying that Frances was a fun-loving, free-spirit type of woman, so I am willing to bet this was her idea.

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Rodney Risetter, Betty (Risetter) Shipman, Leo Dearth, Wanda (Risetter) Dearth With Deborah (Dearth) Craig, Alice (Finnestad) Gittleson, Frances (Finnestad) Svetika

I am assuming this photo was taken within a year of Deborah's birth, however, I have not yet found out the date.

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Finnestad Farm - Stavanger, Norway

It was customary in Norway to take the farm name as the family name. Prior to arriving in America, Ole Finnestad was known as Ole Olson. According to the Regional State Archives of Stavanger, in 1862, Ole Olsen bought a farm from Bjørn Larsen. The following link provides some farm information along with the family members in 1865: http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=59&filnamn=f61126&gardpostnr=582&sokefelt=vis “Merknad 387b” now means property nr. 16 of the farm Finnestad. (Please keep in mind that accuracy of records is less than perfect - so ages and other information are not always correct) For more information on Stavanger and a map of the area, please go to the following wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stavanger

Rasmus Oleson Finnestad family tree

I have completed cleaning up the family tree and added a final tab for Ole and Mari Finnestad's son, Rasmus. Six of Ole and Mari's eleven children produced the most descendants; the last 6 tabs include those six children and the two subsequent generations. Here is a summary and links to the additional tabs: - Elizabeth Knutson - Iverdine (Dana) Travland - Rachel Vallem - Ole Finnestad (Jr) - Bert Finnestad - Rasmus Finnestad The family tree will always be available on the right hand margin for easy access. In the future, subsequent generations will be listed on a new spreadsheet to reduce any confusion. The additional spreadsheets will be listed in the right hand margin below the original family tree.

Charles A Ludwig - WW II enlistment

Here is the WW II enlistment information for Ole and Mari Finnestad's great grandchild, Charles A Ludwig. Charles enlisted November 14, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. He was a machinist at the time of his enlistment. Charles was the son of Edith (Knutson) and Charles E Ludwig. Charles' grandparents were Elizabeth and Ole Andreas Knutson.

Finnestad Ancestry

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