Edna Mae Sylvester and Harold John Ellefson

HAROLD JOHN ELLEFSON was born June 21, 1891 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin,⁷¹⁹⁵ and died November 22, 1977 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.⁷¹⁹⁵ He is buried in Mount Vernon Pioneer Cemetery, Springfield, Lane, Oregon.^{7195, 456}

He married EDNA MAE SYLVESTER on October 9, 1915 in Parsonage, Lutheran Church, Eugene, Lane, Oregon,⁷¹⁹⁶ daughter of PERCIS JULIA PARSLOW and PHILIP MALANCTON SYLVESTER. She was born November 28, 1895 in Jasper, Lane, Oregon,⁷¹⁹⁴ and died July 15, 1976 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.⁷¹⁹⁴ She is buried in Mount Vernon Pioneer Cemetery, Springfield, Lane, Oregon.^{7194, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Sutherland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Edna M. Sylvester)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Edna M. Sylvester)
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Edna M. Sylvester)

Children of EDNA MAE SYLVESTER and HAROLD JOHN ELLEFSON:

1. JOHN IRWIN ELLEFSON, b. September 7, 1916, Eugene, Lane, Oregon;⁴⁵³² m. LAILA VIOLA ULVILA on August 1, 1942 in First Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church, San Francisco, San Francisco, California¹¹³⁸²; d. October 27, 1978, Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon.^{876, 11380}
2. HAROLD K. ELLEFSON, b. September 10, 1922, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon;⁷³⁷⁷ m. FLORENCE AGNES FRENCH on September 28, 1948 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon⁸²¹⁹; d. December 26, 2009.⁵⁶
3. Daughter



Personal Information

Harold J. Ellefson

• was a salesman at a paint store⁷¹⁶⁸
• was a member of the Sons of Norway⁷¹⁹⁵
• was a member of the Lutheran Church. ⁷¹⁹⁵

Marriage Announcements and News

Eugene Daily Guard, October 11, 1915⁷¹⁹⁶

Ellefson-Sylvester Wedding

In Eugene, Saturday evening, October 9, at the Lutheran parsonage, Edna Sylvester of Springfield and Harold Ellefson of Eugene were married. Miss Sylvester is well known in this city, having been a student of the high school two years. SHe is a sister of Charley Sylvester and has been living east of town. Mr. Ellefson has a position with the Ludford Paint company of Eugene. The young people began housekeeping immediately in the home prepared by the groom.

Obituaries

World, July 22, 1976⁷¹⁹⁴

Edna Ellefson

Services for Edna M. Ellefson, 80, 29-year resident of the Florence area who died July 15 in Portland, were held July 17 at Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Jasper. She was born Nov. 28, 1895, in Jasper. The Rev. J. Milton Griamrood of the Resurrection Lutheran Church of Springfield officiated.

Mrs. Ellefson is survived by her widower, Harold; sons, John of North Bend and Harold of Portland; daughter, Phyllis Wilson of Portland; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

World, December 2, 1977⁷¹⁹⁵

Harold J. Ellefson

Services for Harold J. Ellefson, 86, a former resident of the Florence area, were held recently at the Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Jasper with the Rev. Paul Hein of the Hope Lutheran Church of Springfield officiating.

Mr. Ellefson was born June 21, 1891 in Eau Clair, Wis., and died Nov. 22 in Portland.

He was a member of the Lutheran Church, Sons of Norway and was the first ranger at the Boy Scout Camp on Siltcoos Lake.

Survivors include his sons, John of North Bend, Harold of Portland; daughter, Phyllis Wilson of Portland; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna, in July of 1976.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 15, 19004640	Jasper, Lane, Oregon	Philip Malancton Sylvester Percis Julia Parslow Clara Bell Sylvester Joseph Philip Sylvester Edna Mae Sylvester
April 18, 19104636	Pleasant Hill, Lane, Oregon	Philip Malancton Sylvester Percis Julia Parslow Joseph Philip Sylvester Edna Mae Sylvester
January 7, 1920902	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon	Harold John Ellefson Edna Mae Sylvester John Irwin Ellefson
April 9, 19307168	Oak Grove, Clackamas, Oregon	Harold John Ellefson Edna Mae Sylvester John Irwin Ellefson Harold K. Ellefson Daughter
April 6, 19405212	Oak Grove, Clackamas, Oregon	Harold John Ellefson Edna Mae Sylvester John Irwin Ellefson Harold K. Ellefson Daughter