Biographies:   Ole O. AANSTAD, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., WI 

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Ole O. Aanstad, expert accountant and popular fire insurance man of Eau 
Claire, was born November 8, 1842, at Lom Gudbransdalen, Norway, to Grinstad
and Martha (Aanstad) Aanstad.  He received his early education in his native
country, where he lived until 1862, when he emigrated to the United States
and to Wisconsin.  He spent one summer at La Crosse, Wis., then came to
Eau Claire, where he has since resided.  After his arrival here, he spent
one winter in attendance at the Wesleyan Seminary, which then stood where 
the high school buildings are now located.  He later took a thorough course 
at the Bryan & Straton's Business College at St. Paul, from which he grad-
uated in 1866.  For twenty years thereafter he was employed as bookkeeper
by the Daniel Shaw Lumber Company and for fifteen years served in the same
capacity for the Eau Claire National Bank.  Prior, however, to his taking 
the position with the bank and after leaving the employ of the lumber company
he was for several years engaged in the grocery business on Water street.
Since 1893 he has been engaged in the fire insurance business, and since its
organization in 1908 has been bookkeeper for the Luther Hospital.

In 1866 he married Sarah M., daughter of Torget Olson, one of the pioneer
settlers of Eau Claire, and by her had eleven children.  Of the seven who 
grew to maturity Christopher, Caroline, wife of William Chrissinger, Maria,
Sarah, Helge and Tovald are living, while Oscar is deceased.

Mr. Aanstad is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Eau Claire
county Old Settlers' Association, while in politics he affiliates with the
Republican party.

--Taken from "The History of Eau Claire County, 1914, Past & Present", page
623.