Manfred History & Preservation, Inc.
Biographies
Manfred came to exist because people deemed it a good place to have a railroad stop along the Soo Line. The township (6mi x 6mi) came to have a peak population in the 1920s because of people. Manfred exists as it does today because of people.
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Alveshere, Theodore and Karina
Anhorn, Johannes and Christina
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Bartsch, Charles and Katharina
Beiseker, T.L. and Clara
Bender, Calvin and Beatrice
Bendickson, Glen and Nancy
Bendickson, Martin and Olga
Bendickson, Marvin
Berge, Issac and Gina
Bergh, Melvin and Theresa
Bergsgaard, Otto and Petronella
Berve, Casper and Selma
Berve, Eilert
Berve, Ole and Anna
Berve, Oliver and Agnes
Biever, Albert and Lucy
Biever, Mathias and Elizabeth
Biever, Matt and Jerret
Biever. Joe and Katie
Bjornsen, Nils
Boeker, Conrad
Boese, Ervin and Evelina
Boese, Gustav and Augusta
Boese, Harley and Lydia
Boese, Louis and Ella
Boese, Wesley and Esther
Bowers, Verna
Boyum, Peter A. and Manda
Braaten, Ernest and Eva
Braaten, Ole and Inga
Braaten, Oscar and Marit
Braaten, Taale
Braget, Mernie and Irene
Brecto, Ole A. and Charlotte
Breyer, Donald and Lillian
Breyer, Tony and Josephine
Broe, Sver and Engebor M
Bråtvar, Olaus and Charlotte
Bundt, Emil M. and Minnie
Burkum, Lars and Guri
Burkum, Lester
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Christensen, G. M. and Geoline
Christensen, Marvin
Christiansen, Paul
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Dahle, Gullik and Margit
Deede, Hildor and Nellie
Deede, Phillip and Hilda
Detling, Matt and Mary
Dingman, J. B. and Frances
Dovre, Knut and Mathilda
Dybing, Clarence and Clara
Dybing, George and Tillie
Dybing, Tannes and Ingrid
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Ehni, Ellery and Arlene
Eidesvik, E. S. and Carolyn
Eilertson, Selmer
Ekrem, Severin and Agnes
Elsaas, John and Julia
Elton, Magnus and Anna
Erfjord, Svend and Sofie
Erickson, Andrew and Julia
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Fandrich, Roy and Lucille
Fehr, Bert and Mary
Fehr, Eilert and Marie
Fiebick, Rudolph and Augusta
Fincher, Herbert and Eliza
Fincher, Jesse and Julia
Fisher, Arnold and Helen
Fisher, Art and Ruth
Fisher, Donald and Evelyn
Fisher, Guy and Lina
Fisketjon, Kolbein and Gurina
Fjeld, Nels O.
Fjerestad, Charles and Lillian
Flatlien, Andrew and Marit
Flick, Edgar and Jeanne
Flick, Ray and Gena
Flick, Roger and Darlene
Fonkalsrud, A. O. and Anna
Foss, Leslie and Connie
Froeber, John and Veronica
Frovig, Ole and Ida
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Gartland, Erick
Garver, James and Myrtle
Gilbertson, Knut and Kari
Gladheim, Ole and Clara
Goedecke, Wilhelm and Anna
Grane, Sven and Natalie
Gross, Adolph and Christine
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Haluska, Anton and Martha
Hanson, Charles and Grace Rosetta Melby
Hanson, Fremont and Mabel
Hanson, Gust and Martha
Harrison, Victor and Louella
Hauge, Tennes and Anna
Hauge, Torgeir and Britha
Hauge, Torger T. and Anna
Haugen, Mabel
Haugen, Tollef and Bertha
Hedahl, Edwin
Hedahl, O. S. and Ingrid
Helgerud, Henry and Betsy
Helland, Jacob and Martha
Hieb, Rudolph and Martha
Hirschkorn, Dan and Bertha
Hirschkorn, Dick and Emma
Hirschkorn, Roy and Lillian
Hoel, Anton and Oline
Hoffmann, Frederick and Elizabeth
Hoffmann, Johan P and Paulina
Holzer, Joseph and Gertrude
Hoover, Warren and Bielda
Hovey, Marie
Hovey, Nils and Marit
Hovey, Ole and Mabel
Hukee, S. O. and Julia
Hustoft, Ed and Myrtle
Hustoft, Jens and Bertha
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Jacobson, Rasmus and Margit
Janisch, Frank and Mary
Jenny, Mike and Anna
Johnson, John and Malena
Johnson, Leslie and Olga
Johnson, Nennie and Alpha
Johnson, Russell and Mary
Jorstad, Nels and Gunhild
Jorstad, Ole
Jorstad, Richard
Jorstad, T. T. and Ragndi
Jorstad, Ted
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Kittleson, Violet and Harley
Klev, Jacob
Kodalen, Evind and Esther
Koenig, Fred and Marlys
Koenig, Jacob and Fredericka
Kolasky, Frank M. and Anne Mary
Kopseng, Clarence and Olive
Kopseng, Knut and Ragnhild
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Lageson, Ernest and Dorothy
Langseth, John and Anna
Larson, Art and Edna
Larson, Kermit and Bev
Larson, Walter and Mayme
Le Grand, Joseph and Anna
Lee, Sidney J and Charlotte
LeGrand, Axel and Jennie
Lindbo, Fred and Anna
Lindbo, Gullik and Ragnhild
Lithun, Ed and Pauline
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Mathre, Gerhard and Esther
Mattis, Frank and Gina
McBain, Henry and Tess
McCain, Norman and Harriet
Melaas, Gulbran and Anna
Melby, C.C. and Anna
Melby, C.K. and Mary
Melby, Kermit and Lillian
Melby, Knud and Guri
Melby, Knute and Josephine
Melby, Martin and Alma
Melby, O.K. and Mary
Melby, Oscar and Bertha
Moen, Martin and Clara
Myhre, Helge and Bertha
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Nelson, Albert and Rose
Nelson, Clarence and Lena
Nelson, Eilert and Tillie
Nelson, Emil and Olea
Nelson, George and Alma
Nelson, John P and Emma
Nelson, Knute and Randi
Nelson, Vern and Bernice
Nertrost, Mads and Sigrid
Nertrost, Nels and Cora
Neuenschwander, Calvin and Myrtle
Nordtorp, Emma
Nordtorp, Gullik and Ragnhild
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Olschlager, Martin and Martha
Olsen, Halvor and Martha
Olson, Carl and Bertha
Olson, Talmer and Myrtle
Olstad, Ed and Celia
Ongstad, Herbert and Margaret
Ongstad Oscar and Christine
Ongstad, Sam and Amy
Ongstad, Sofus and Rena
Onstad, Emil and Linda
Onstad, Ole and Gina
Opdahl, Dale and Shirley
Opdahl, Edwin and Sophie
Opdahl, Peder and Kristine
Ostrem, Even and Kjersti
Ostrem, Lars
Overland, Tom and Ingebord
Overrein, Nels and Oliana
Owen William R and Johanna
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Ranum, Juel and Guri
Ranum, Ole and Guri
Ravnaas, Ingvald and Olida
Ravnaas, Ivar
Ravnaas, Morris and Joyce
Reichenberger, Art and Betty
Reistad, Reier
Renden, Jens and Marie
Rittmiller, Erv and Arlene
Roble, Christ and Anna
Roble, Olaf and Nina
Roble, T. O. and Guri
Robøle, Ole H.
Rodacker, Roy and Esther
Rodne, Arthur
Rodne, Berger and Olive
Rodne, Haldor and Delia
Rodne, Ole J. and Maggie
Rodne, Ole L. and Anna
Rodne, Oliver and Inga
Rodne, Otto
Rodne, Selmer and Nora
Rogelstad, Leonard and Mary
Rogne, Erik and Marit
Rogne, T. K. and Mary
Rogness, Andrew and Liva
Rogness, Jacob and Norma
Rogness, John and Edna
Rogness, Sam and Myrtle
Rognlie, Paul and Inez
Rudi, Ole H. and Anna
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Satterberg, Arvid and Marit
Schepp, Emil and Lena
Schlenker, Jake and Evelyn
Schmitcke, August and Fredericka
Schmitz, Mark and Bonnie
Seidlinger, George and Violet
Shefveland, Martin and Regina
Shirley, Adolph
Shirley, Emil and Anna
Skogmo, Anton and Johanna
Sletten, Otto and Marit
Smith, John and Katie
Soderback, Erik and Augusta
Solberg, Alvin and Mildred
Solberg, Andrew P. and Kjersti
Solheim, Helmer and Annie
Solheim, Severt and Bertha
Sommer, Vernon and Elizabeth
Sommer, Virgil and Irene
Sommerfeld, Fred and Lorraine
Sorenson, Benjamin and Maggie
Sorenson, Ed and Stella
Stradinger, Christian S. and Elizabeth
Strauss, Don and Shirley
Strauss, Joe and Ida
Syverson, Selmer and Lillian
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Tansem, Olaf and Sarah
Tessem, Haaken and Anna
Thomas, Louie and Rose
Thomas, Mike and Julia
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Weigelt, Henry and Pauline
Weinmann, Herman J. and Cora
Weiss, Christian
Whipple, B. and Sennev
Widiger, Reiner and Ruth
Wiege, Arthur and Lydia
Willborg, S. N. and Sofie
Wolding, Olaf and Ragnhild
Wolf, John and Delores
These biographies were prepared by Manfred History and Preservation.