Olaf Forde (1889 - 1935)

Born Oct 1889 in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa

Ancestors

Died 7 Sep 1935 at age 45 in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States

Biography

In the 1900 census Olaff, Student, was the single son of Ole P Forde in Pleasant, Winneshiek, Iowa.^[1]Transcript of census reports birth date as 1880, but clearly the handwritten census shows ʻage 9ʻ.

Olaf, son of Ole Forde & Breta Mostad, died (age 45) on 7 September 1935 in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Pleasant, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: 466; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0139
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #4544634 (accessed 28 September 2023)
   Olaff Forde, single son, Student, in household of Ole P Forde (50) in Pleasant, Winneshiek, Iowa. Born in Iowa, USA.
2. ↑ Death: "Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1972"
   State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904; Certificate Number: 3147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61442 #356646 (accessed 28 September 2023)
   Olaf C Forde death 7 Sep 1935 (age 45), son of Ole Forde & Breta Mostad, in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA.

Notes

Note N140 Iowa, Winnesheik County, Pleasant Twp., Supervisor's District #4, Enumeration District 163,dtd 26 Apr 1910, Sheet 6, Microfilm #1374442, Dwelling #86, Family #92 Olaff, Son, White, Male, Age 20, Single, Born in Iowa, Father born in Norway, Mother born in Iowa, Speaks English, Farmer Labourer, Worker, can read, Is not attending school Iowa, Winnesheik County, Pleasant Twp., Supervisor's District #4, Enumeration District 139,dtd 9 Jun 1900, Sheet 4, Microfilm #1240466, Dwelling #38, Family #40 Olaff, Son, White, Male, Born Oct 1889, Age 9, Single, Born in Iowa, Father born in Norway, Mother born in Iowa, at school, attended school for 4 months.,