MOE, Olava Finsand 1872-1958
FINSAND, MOE, HALVORSDATTER
Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 11/25/2012 at 07:04:10
Olava Finsand was born February 19, 1872 at Albany, Green, Wisconsin to Tosten Olsen Finsand and Margarethe Halvorsdatter, the oldest of their twelve children. Olava was baptized in Wisconsin. Her family moved to Rock township, Mitchell County, Iowa about 1872 and lived a short while before buying land in Cedar township, Mitchell County, Iowa.
Olava was confirmed at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church at Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa on June 5, 1887.
She married Olaus George Moe on October 6, 1895 at Rock Creek Lutheran, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa. The couple had 5 children:
Mabel Georgine (October 4, 1896 - December 7, 1976),
Olvin Herbert (January 31, 1898 - October 29, 1967),
Clarence Leonard (August 27, 1900 - August 5, 1979),
Edward Frederick (June 30, 1903 - July 12, 1979)and
Alice Olga (March 16, 1910 - May 5, 2004).Olava (Finsand) Moe died November 11, 1958 at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa and is buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.
Find A Grave Memorial# 62728428
Found in the 1880 census living at Rock, Mitchell, IA: T. Fendsand 43, Margaret Fendsand 33, Olivia Fendsand 8, Hans Fendsand 5, Peter Fendsand 3, Christian Fendsand 1.
Found in the 1895 to 1940 censuses at Cedar, Mitchell, IA:
1895: Olava Finson age 22.1900: George O Moe 30, Olava Moe 28, Mabel G Moe 3, Olvin H Moe 2.
1910: George O Moe 40, Olava Finsand Moe 38, Mabel Moe 13, Olvin Moe 11, Clarence Moe 9, Edward Moe 6, Ruby Moe 0.
1915: Mrs. Alava Moe 43.
1920: George Moe 49[19], Olava Moe 47, Mabel G Moe 23, Olvin H Moe 21, Clarence L Moe 19, Edward F Moe 16, Alice O Moe 9.
1925: George O Moe 55, Olara Moe 53, Mabel G Moe 28, Olvin H Moe 26, Clarence L Moe 24, Edward F Moe 21, Alice O Moe 14.
1930: George O Moe 60, Olava Moe 58, Mabel G Moe 33, Clarence L Moe 29, Edward F Moe 26, Alice O T Moe 20.
(Censuses transcribed as found without fixing spelling errors.)
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