Here is a census with two branches of the Finnestad/Vallem tree, Elabata Bertina (Vallem) Olson and Walter Orlando Sanderson. Both families were living in Milan township, DeKalb county, Illinois during the 1940 US census.
Ella and family, found on lines 42 - 51 included husband George Olson and their children George Jr, Harold, Vernon, Stanley, Dorothy, Duane, Genevieve and Eugene. George Sr was employed as a farmer and George Jr, Harold and Duane were farm laborers. Vernon was a laborer for the 'corn dept' which I wonder whether that was DeKalb Ag Research which was a large employer in the area. Stanley was employed as a manager of a poultry company and Dorothy was employed as a teacher at a rural school.
Walter Orlando Sanderson, found on lines 55 - 64 was living with wife Mildred (Lindass) and their children, Donna, Wilma, Luann, Norma, Walter Jr and Mary Ann. Also residing with the Sanderson family was a hired hand with an illegible name who was from Norway.
Walter Sr was also employed as a farmer as was the hired hand. Walter was also chosen for additional census questions on the bottom of the form.
Ella (Vallem) Olson was the daughter of Rachel (Olsdatter Finnestad) and Lewis (Lars Pederson Valheim) Vallem and granddaughter of Mari Iversdatter Nordskår and Ole Olson Finnestad.
Walter Orlando Olson was the son of Ellen Marie (Vallem) and Seward Oscar Sanderson, the grandson of Rachel (Olsdatter Finnestad) and Lewis (Lars Pederson Valheim) Vallem and great grandson of Mari Iversdatter Nordskår and Ole Olson Finnestad.
Ella and family, found on lines 42 - 51 included husband George Olson and their children George Jr, Harold, Vernon, Stanley, Dorothy, Duane, Genevieve and Eugene. George Sr was employed as a farmer and George Jr, Harold and Duane were farm laborers. Vernon was a laborer for the 'corn dept' which I wonder whether that was DeKalb Ag Research which was a large employer in the area. Stanley was employed as a manager of a poultry company and Dorothy was employed as a teacher at a rural school.
Walter Orlando Sanderson, found on lines 55 - 64 was living with wife Mildred (Lindass) and their children, Donna, Wilma, Luann, Norma, Walter Jr and Mary Ann. Also residing with the Sanderson family was a hired hand with an illegible name who was from Norway.
Walter Sr was also employed as a farmer as was the hired hand. Walter was also chosen for additional census questions on the bottom of the form.
Ella (Vallem) Olson was the daughter of Rachel (Olsdatter Finnestad) and Lewis (Lars Pederson Valheim) Vallem and granddaughter of Mari Iversdatter Nordskår and Ole Olson Finnestad.
Walter Orlando Olson was the son of Ellen Marie (Vallem) and Seward Oscar Sanderson, the grandson of Rachel (Olsdatter Finnestad) and Lewis (Lars Pederson Valheim) Vallem and great grandson of Mari Iversdatter Nordskår and Ole Olson Finnestad.
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