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Finnestad family: Ole, Mari and children - recap

Here is a summary of Ole and Mari Finnestad and their 11 children along with their final resting places:

Ole Oleson Finnestad
February 14, 1814 - November 22, 1906
Union Cemetery - Lee County, Illinois

Mari Iversdatter Skaar Finnestad
July 12, 1824 - November 1, 1905
Union Cemetery - Lee County, Illinois

Elizabeth Olsdatter Finnestad Knutson
April 10, 1844 - March 14, 1930
Lawnridge Cemetery - Rochelle, Illinois

Sarah (Serina) Olsdatter Finnestad
July 5, 1846 - August 21, 1923
Union Cemetery - Lee County, Illinois

Maria Olsdatter
March 7, 1848 - May 15, 1851
Fister, Norway

Dana (Iverdine) Olsdatter Finnestad Travland
December 2, 1850 - November 3, 1879
Union Cemetery - Lee County, Illinois

Bertha Olsdatter Finnestad Haaland
December 2, 1850 - April 29, 1929
Union Cemetery - Lee County, Illinois

Rachel (Rakkel) Marie Olsdatter Finnestad Vallem
December 2, 1853 - April 8, 1932
Lawnridge Cemetery - Rochelle, Illinois

Ole Oleson Finnestad
June 4, 1856 - July 7, 1928
Fairview Cemetery - DeKalb, Illinois

Mary Olsdatter Finnestad Bell
January 19, 1859 - August 21, 1937
Evergreen Cemetery - Everett, Washington

Berthel (Bert) Oleson Finnestad
July 18, 1861 - May 22, 1914
Saskatchewan River Church Cemetery - Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada

Rasmus Oleson Finnestad
November 20, 1863 - September 5, 1945
Evergreen Cemetery - Everett, Washington
Saskatchewan River Church Cemetery - Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada

Barnel Oluf Oleson Finnestad
July 8, 1866 - February 18, 1868
Hetland Church - Stavanger, Norway
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