Olaf Evanson

Olaf was born in 1883 in Wisconsin.  Olaf's father was Ole Evanson and his mother was Oline Johannesdatter.  His paternal grandfather was Ouden Hrövig; his maternal grandfather was Johannes Olson. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Evan, Oscar, Sever R., Albert John, Oline, Julia O. and Berthe.  He was the fourth youngest of the eight children. He had a half-brother and three half-sisters, named Berndt, Berthe, Anne and Marie.  He died at the age of 30 in 1913.

‌Olaf and Sophia were married in a religious ceremony on June 9th, 1906 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.