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MOEN, Olava Thorine (Olson) 1869-1901

MOEN, OLSON, LINDELIEN, UHLEN

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 3/25/2015 at 10:49:14

Olava Thorine Olson was born April 6, 1869, on a farm north of Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa to Levor Olson Lindelien and Ingeborg Olsdatter Uhlen, the seventh of their eleven children.

Olava was baptized on May 2, 1869 at the First Lutheran Church at St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa.

She was confirmed on June 7, 1885 at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church at Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

Found in the 1870 -1885 censuses living at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa:
1870: Levi Oleson 45, Isabel Oleson 36, Lewis Oleson 9, John Oleson 6, Oscar Oleson 4, Torena Oleson 1, Ole Hawlson 57, Jane Hawlson 77.

1880: Levi Olieson 55, Isabel Olieson 44, Lars Olieson 19, Johann Olieson 16, Oscar Olieson 14, Thorine Olieson 11, Peter Olieson 9, Isabel Olieson 4, Anna Olieson 2, Ole Harleson 67, Gertrude Harleson 88, Gabriel Frederickson 20,
Hans Strange 20, Julia Johnson 18,

1885: Levi Olson 60, Isabelle 48 Lewis 24, John 21, Oscar 19, Thorine 18, Peter 14, Ida 8, Anna 6

Olava married Syver Veggarsen Moen on September 14, 1897 at Rock Creek Lutheran, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

The couple had one daughter, Lydia (b July 5, 1900 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, d June 8, 1988 Crescent City, Putnam, Florida).

Found in the 1900 census living at Rock, Mitchell, Iowa with her husband at her cousins farm, Henry & Tom Lindley (Lindelien).

Olava T. Moen died on April 7, 1901, at Meroa, Iowa from Bright's Disease. The day before she died, she told of a vision of a stairway to heaven from Jacob's desert dream; she saw the angels of God descending and lifting her out of bed and carrying her up the grand staircase to heaven. Her daughter, Lydia was just 8 months old.

She is buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery, Meroa, Iowa.

There is a memorial for her at Find a Grave #133038110.

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