Oline Olsdatter Seljestad

1865 census for Rogde, Kinservik:

http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/ft/person/pf01038233003409

1930 U. S. census:

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&indiv=tr...

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30749853/olina-seljestad

MRS. JACOB SELJESTAD (UDESVANG [Ullensvang], HARDANGER)

Blair and the Beaver community suffered the loss of another pioneer Thursday evening, April 22, 1948, when Mrs. Jacob Seljestad passed away at her home in this village after being ill much of the time for the past three and a half years.

Funeral services were held in the North Beaver Creek Lutheran church on Monday, April 26 with her pastor Lutheran S. Borgen officiating. The music was provided by Mrs. Lloyd Quammen and Mrs. Helmer Sexe, the church organist accompanied them on the organ.

Mrs. Jacob Seljestad, nee Olena Olson Rogde, was born July 6, 1863 at Rogde, Norway. She was baptized in infancy in Uldesvang, Norway, and was confirmed in the Lutheran church in Odda by the late Rev. Redervold.

She came to America as a young lady, and in 1887, she was united in marriage to Jacob Seljestad at Roschelle, Illinois. To this union five children were born.

For several years the young couple resided in Chicago where Mr. Seljestad operated one of the city’s street cars. In the year 1900 the family moved to Beaver Creek where they made their home until a few years ago when they moved to the village of Bair.

On January 25, 1947, she fell and fractured her hip, and had been more or less bed-ridden since then. She was a faithful member of the North Beaver Creek Lutheran church and until recent years was active in the congregation’s Ladies Aid Society.

She is survived by her husband, Mr. Jacob Seljestad and four children, Tommy Seljestad of Shelton, Washington; Bertha, Mrs. Anton Miklethun of Blair; Julia, Mrs. Edwin Dahl of Galesville, and Ida, Mrs. Andrew Herreid of Ettrick.

She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Servina Seljestad and Ingorjor Otterness of Odda, Norway.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Gena, Mrs. Menford Johnson, who passed away January 31, 1947 and a sister, Mrs. Ole Myrrlie of Hills, Minnesota who passed away last December 12.

She is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. At the time of her death she was 84 years, 9 months and 16 days.

She was married to her resting place by six grandsons, Jennings Miklethun, Willard Johnson, Andrew Herreid, Orene Johnson, Laurel Dahl and Lloyd Dahl. Four granddaughters, Judy Herreid, Beverly Miklethun and Arleen and Delores Christopherson acted as flower girls. Interment was in the Beaver Creek cemetery.

THE BLAIR PRESS - APRIL 29, 1948