Orville Olin Olson was baptized on June 2, 1889 in Steward, Lee county, Illinois at the Methodist Episcopal Church. His sister Alma Elizabeth Olson was baptized on June 21, 1891.
Orville's baptism record can be found on line 8. This is the earliest entry that included the use of his middle name and the only document I've encountered with the spelling of 'Ilin' as 'Iling'. His birth is confirmed as March 24, 1889.
Alma's record is located further down the page on line 30 and her birth is confirmed as March 19, 1891. Alma Elizabeth Olson passed away sometime before the family moved to Independence township, Palo Alto County, Iowa. Her death can be narrowed down as sometime between June 21, 1891 and June 14, 1900 based upon the census data. I do not know the date the family moved so Alma died either in Illinois or Iowa.
Orville and Alma were the first two children born to Mary (Knutson) and Stephen Olson, and were the grandchildren of Elizabeth (Finnestad) and Ole Andreas Knutson and the first two great-grandchildren of Mari (Iversdatter Nord-Skaar) and Ole (Olson) Finnestad Sr.
Orville and Alma's cousins, Lena Josephine Travland and Wesley Travland are also listed on this baptism record.
Lena Josephine Travland was the third child born to Matilda (Vogel) and Lewis Travland (following the death of Lewis' first wife, Iverdine Finnestad) and the granddaughter of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.
Wesley Travland was the son of Mary Ann (Olson) and Ole Kristian Travland and the grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.
The Methodist Episcopal Church still stands today and is located at 507 Main Street and is currently named the Steward United Methodist Church. A little bit of history about the church can be found here. Scroll down to the bottom and look for 'Steward Methodist Church'.
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