The Oleruds & Thoresons
Maren Olerud and three of her daughters
Emma Christine Olerud
Halvor Olerud
My great-great grandparents Tosten Olerud and Maren Ellesfrud immigrated in the early 1860s, with my great-grandfather Halvor Olerud being born in Spring Grove, Minnesota in 1865. Halvor married Thora Thoresen in 1907. Thora was blind for many years after losing her sight due to Glacoma. Halvor and Thora had nine children, three of whom died in infancy. Halvor, Thora, and five of their children had lifespans in excess of 80 years.
Halvor Olerud
My great-great grandparents Tosten Olerud and Maren Ellesfrud immigrated in the early 1860s, with my great-grandfather Halvor Olerud being born in Spring Grove, Minnesota in 1865. Halvor married Thora Thoresen in 1907. Thora was blind for many years after losing her sight due to Glacoma. Halvor and Thora had nine children, three of whom died in infancy. Halvor, Thora, and five of their children had lifespans in excess of 80 years.