Russell, Elsa and Patricia Wennerstrom — vital records and household correlation

31 October 2026 — Original full grave photograph by Binaural66, uploaded28April2014, photo100463928, memorial128713861, Wunder’s Cemetery Chicago section9, downloaded unchanged and visually inspected. Joint stone names Russell and ElsaNeli Wennerstrom; Russell3April1914–2February1991; Elsa death2October1982. Elsa birth day partly obstructed in photo; memorial transcribes14October1915, SSDI JRLJ-9NG instead12October1915. Keep birth-day uncertainty; do not claim photo resolves it. Original image URL https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2014/117/128713861_1398744721.jpg .

Full1940census index K4ML-YMH matches RussellF/Elsa with childrenJuneB, PatriciaJ, LoisJ, RussellA and otherMalteOlson. This distinctive four-child cluster matches sonRussellA’s saved obituary300.10.053 and supports identification of the grave couple. Originalcensus not yet inspected for this family. Full Wisconsin death index V8SN-DSL confirms ElsaN death1982AdamsWisconsin but supplies no day; gravestone supplies day. SSDI JPRR-XZV and NUMIDENT6KQ4-X81B search results agree Russell birth3April1914/death2February1991; index originals not inspected. Do not infer Elsa burial date from death date; no interment day established.

31 October 2026 — Further verification: full NUMIDENT record https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQ4-X81B names Russell Fredrick Wennerstrom, born 3 April 1914 Chicago, died 2 February 1991; parents Fred Wennerstro and Emily Dart. His ORIGINAL signed draft of 16 October 1940, film 104613697 image 354, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSTM-5SXF-B gives Russell Frederick, same birth, wife Elsa Neli, both resident 2114 Wellington Avenue Chicago. The unchanged original is attached and its returned archive copy matches SHA-256.

Patricia Joan Wennerstrom death index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M4-BWMC entry 33245: born 19 August 1935 Chicago, died 13 May 1950 Chicago, age 14, parents Russell Wennerstrom and Elsa Olson, residence 2114 Wellington Avenue. This matches the draft address and 1940 household, establishing Patty’s identity. Birth certificate index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL9S-3BHM cert 31424 gives Patricia Joann Emily Wennerstrom, same birth, registered 29 August 1935, parents Russell (21, Chicago) and Elsa Olson (19, Sweden). Both full indexes inspected; original certificates unavailable. Death index burial says 16 May, Wunder’s, without a year: do not silently supply a year or equate burial with death. No new parent or spouse edges made in this date pass.