Clara Louise NUNDAHL b. 23 Jul 1898 Crawford County, Wisconsin d. 18 Oct 1956 Rock County, Wisconsin: Geneastory

1898 - 1956 (58 years)

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Name	Clara Louise NUNDAHL
Birth	23 Jul 1898	Crawford County, Wisconsin
Gender	Female
Death	18 Oct 1956	Rock County, Wisconsin
	“Ancestors of Benetta Celia Olson” says that Clara died in Beloit.
Burial	22 Oct 1956	North Kickapoo Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin
	Her funeral was at 2:00 PM. Cora mentions the funeral in her diary. May have wanted to attend.
Notes	Clara’s birth to “Sever Nundal” was reported in the July 29, 1898, issue of the Crawford County Advance (page 1, column 2) published in Soldiers Grove. The Kickapoo Scout’s 16 Jul 1918 edition noted that Thea Thompson and Clara Nundahl were going to La Crosse for employment. At the time of the 1930 census, Odin and Clara and family were living in Franklin township on a farm next to Clara's brother Carl at "Brookville & Black Bottom Road." Odin and Clara are shown as renting their farm. The family consisted of Odin, 35, Clara, 32, Benetta, 9, Orland, 8, Mildred, 6, Selma, 5, Helen, 3+, Agnes, 2+, and Clifford, 0, and a lodger/servant named Martin Dahlberg, 21. The household apparently did not have a radio. Odin was first married at age 25, Clara at age 23. Clara's parents are shown as having been born in Norway; everyone else was born in Wisconsin. Odin is shown as being a veteran of the World War. On the other side of the Olson farm was Anna Thompson and down the road past Carl's farm was Sever Nundahl's farm and Tilman Nundahl's farm. In the 1940 census, the Olson farm is listed a few households down from the Carl Nundahls but on the same census page. Odin and Clara did not own their farm (Carl owned his). Cora said that Clara was her best friend in childhood. Clara was shown as unmarried and living at home at the time of the 1920 census on January 11th. Clara was living in Beloit at the time of her father’s death. Cora had Clara’s 1953 address as 202½ Short Street in Beloit. The vocalists at Clara’s funeral were her nieces Martha Nundahl, Norma Nundahl, and Marlene Nundahl Thoftne.
Person ID	I511	Don Carlson's Tree
Last Modified	2 Aug 2022

Father	Sever Olsen NUNDAHL, b. 12 Nov 1861, Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway d. 19 May 1954, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Age 92 years)
Mother	Brithe (Bertha) BOWE, b. 28 Sep 1868, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin d. 16 May 1944, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 75 years)
Marriage	19 Sep 1896	Vernon County, Wisconsin
Family ID	F124	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Odin Bernhard OLSON, b. 9 Feb 1895, Crawford County, Wisconsin d. 15 Dec 1977, Marshall, Richland County, Wisconsin (Age 82 years)

Marriage 5 Feb 1920 Crawford County, Wisconsin

At the Folsom parsonage by Rev. M. Finstad. Odin’s obit says, incorrectly, that they were married 5 February 1918.

Children

	1. Benetta Celia OLSON, b. 27 Oct 1920, Clayton Township, Crawford County, Wisconsin d. 23 Apr 2002, Soldiers Grove, Crawford County, Wisconsin (Age 81 years)
	2. Orland Clarence OLSON, b. 4 Aug 1922, Wisconsin d. 24 Mar 2017, Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin (Age 94 years)
	3. Mildred OLSON, b. 6 Oct 1923, Wisconsin d. 5 Oct 2015, Columbia County, Wisconsin (Age 91 years)
	4. Selma Bernice (Sally) OLSON, b. 21 Mar 1925, Wisconsin d. 6 Mar 1992, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 66 years)
	5. Helen Marie OLSON, b. 8 Dec 1926, Crawford County, Wisconsin d. 30 Dec 1978, Near Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin (Age 52 years)
	6. Agnes OLSON, b. 7 Dec 1928, Crawford County, Wisconsin d. 8 Dec 2013, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin (Age 85 years)
	7. Clifford Milford OLSON, b. 3 Jan 1930, Crawford County, Wisconsin d. 23 Dec 1934, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Age 4 years)
	8. Anna Tolene OLSON, b. 19 Jan 1931, Vernon County, Wisconsin d. 22 Sep 1999, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama (Age 68 years)
	9. Ervan Tollef OLSON, b. 2 Sep 1932, Crawford County, Wisconsin d. 3 Mar 2016, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Age 83 years)
	10. Robert James OLSON, b. 15 Aug 1933, Vernon County, Wisconsin d. 29 Apr 2001, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Age 67 years)
	11. Clifford M OLSON, b. 10 Oct 1936, Crawford County, Wisconsin d. 26 Dec 2023, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois (Age 87 years)

Family ID F366 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Aug 2022

Photos » Slide Show		Clara Olson, late in life Probably taken in 1955 or 1956. Clara would have been 57 years old. The original is a 5x7 print inserted in, but not attached to, a brown paper folder that says "Rays Photo Service."
		Clara with granddaughter About 1944. This is her first grandchild. Clara is 46 years old.
		Clara Olson, about 23 Clara is on the left. Probably taken in late 1920 or early 1921 if the baby that she is holding is her first child. The original is a postcard. Cora's annotation is "Cousin Clara & some friends."
		Clara Nundahl, late teens Probably taken in 1917 or 1918. Taken in front of her parents' house.
		Cora and the Nundahl kids Probably from about 1914. If so, Cora is 18, Carl is 17, Clara is 16, and Tillman is 12. This is about the time that Cora went to Minneapolis for three months.
		Group at the Nundahls', about 1919 Cora's mother, Anna Bowe Anderson, is in the middle (4th from left). Cora's aunt Bertha is on the right. Clara is third from the left and Rhoda Ekum is on the far left. Taken at Bertha and Sever's house. The woman in the dark dress, 2nd from the left, is Anna Anderson Nelson.
		Group at the Nundahls', about 1919 Cora's mother, Anna Bowe Anderson is on the left in the back row. Cora's aunt Bertha is on the right in the back row, right side. Clara Nundahl is in the middle front. Taken at Bertha and Sever's house. The original is a postcard on which Cora's annotation suggests that the girl on the right in the front is "Anna N." That woman, in the dark dress on Clara's left, is Anna Nelson. The three other women in the picture may be Inge Nundahl (Mrs. Sam), Ida Anderson, and/or Rhoda Ekum.
		Myrtle, Clara, and Cora Taken at the Carter house during Clara's visit in March of 1944. Myrtle was 33, Clara was 45, and Cora had just turned 48.
		Ole Torger school, 1905 or 1906 Cora Anderson is in the light dress, 3rd from the left after the teacher. Clara Nundahl is in a light dress five students to the right of Cora. Carl Nundahl is fifth from the right, partially hidden behind another boy. We know that this is from the 1905-1906 school year because that was the only year that Alice Anderson Johnson taught at Ole Torger.
		Ole Torger school, about 1910 Cora, about 14, is fourth from the left in the back and Clara, about 12, is third from the left. That's Carl Nundahl, about 13, third from the right in the back. Tillman, who would have been 8 or 9, may be the boy in the middle of the picture or the boy next to Carl. The original is a postcard. No photographer indicated. The school Cora attended is referred to as “The Ole Torger School - District #8” in the Vernon County 150 Years book. A description of the history of the school, by Wesley Clayton Slack, is as follows: “The Ole Torger School started in a white wood frame one-room building with pillars on the front porch on land obtained from Ole Torger, hence the name. Many of the students spoke Norwegian so had to learn English."
		Clara and Odin Olson, wedding Taken in 1920. The original picture is in a brown paper mounting with an oval opening. The studio was Jasperson of Viroqua, Wis. On the back, Cora wrote "My Cousin Clara & Odin Olson."
		Clara Nundahl, mid-teens She's probably closer to 13. So this picture may be from about 1911. The original is a postcard but nicely printed. Cora's annotation on the back is simply "Clara Nundahl." This may be her confirmation picture.
		Odin and Clara with Rhoda Ekum. From the 19-teens. Odin is about 23, Clara 20, and Rhoda 22. Taken in front of the Nundahl house.
		Clara Nundahl Olson