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Kermit and Lillian Melby Husband's Full Name: Kermit Trigby Melby Husband's Place of Birth: Manfred, ND Husband's Father's Name: Martin Knute Melby Husband's Mother's Name: Alma Haugen Melby Husband's Siblings' Names: Myrtle Sailer, Ellanora, Donald, Wife's Full Name: Lillian Elton Melby Wolf Wife's Place of Birth: New Rockford, ND Wife's Father's Name: Magnus Elton Wife's Mother's Name: Anna O. Elton Wife's Siblings' Names: Lester, Kenneth Children's Names: Curtis, Virgil, Garlet Schmaltz, Jeanne Fry, Laurie Lloyd Kermit and Lillian Melby holding Bergit Melby, daughter of Gene and Betty Melby Obituary - Kermit Kermit T. Melby, 76, Manfred, died Friday, September 4, 1992 in the Harvey Hospital. A family service was held at the Nelson Funeral Home, Fessenden, with burial in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. He was born February 7, 1916 to Martin and Alma Melby on their farm north of Manfred where he was raised and received his early education. He attended high school at the Benson County Agricultural School in Maddock. As a young man he farmed with his father north of Manfred and also farmed for a time south of Manfred. He entered the Army December 27, 1941, and served during World War II in the European, African and Middle Eastern Theaters. After his discharge September 17, 1945, he returned to Manfred where he was employed as a Wells County maintainer operator for a time. In 1947, he began working as a substitute mail carrier for Manfred. He re-enlisted in the Army in 1948 and served during the Korean War. In 1953, he returned to Manfred and became full-time rural mail carrier. He retired in September 1984. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1868 of Harvey and the Harvey Eagles Club. He was once married to Lillian Elton. Survivors: sons, Curtis, Fessenden, Virgil, Fargo, daughters, Garlet Schmaltz, Jeanne Frey, both of Harvey and Laurie Lloyd, Fessenden; six grandchildren; brother, Donald, Detroit Lakes, Minn; sisters, Myrtle Sailer, Beulah and Ellanora Houtkooper, Fargo. Source: Free Press - September 14, 1992 Obituary: Lillian Lillian was born on January 24, 1930 at New Rockford, ND. She was the daughter of Edwin and Thelma Nokelby of New Rockford, ND. She was later adopted by Magnus and Anna Elton. She grew up and attended school at Manfred. She married Kermit Melby in 1947. She married Victor Wolfe in 1974. They were business owners in the Harvey area. Victor died on July 13, 1994. Lillian died September 13, 1998. Both are buried at the Veteran’s Cemetery near Mandan. She is survived by 3 daughters and 3 sons-in law. Garlet and Daniel Schmaltz, Harvey, Jeanne and Steven Frey, Minot, Laurie and Scott Lloyd, Fessenden; 2 sons and daughter in law, Curtis Melby, Heaton, Virgil and Sandy Melby, Fargo; 6 grandchildren, Adam Melby, Rustin and Tamra Schmaltz, Kyle and Shaunna Lea Lloyd and DeAnna Frey

Helland Electric Location: Next to Post Office Building Proprietor: Arnie Helland Year Started: 1950’s? Year Ended: unknown History of Business: Arnie Helland had an electrical shop in Manfred for a short time. He later relocated his shop to Harvey. Daisy – Helland Electric Reference points: Red rectangle - Manfred School Blue rectangle - Vang Lutheran Church Purple rectangle – Post Office/Bank Green rectangle – Solheim Station

Casper and Selma Berve Husband's Full Name: Casper Berve Husband's Place of Birth: Manfred, ND Husband's Father's Name: Ola Jonson Berve Husband's Mother's Name: Anna Marie Eilertsdtr Husband's Siblings' Names: Egert, Egert (Josie), Johanna (Knute Ramsfield), Cecilia (Broe), Olida (Ravnaas), Eilert, Oliver (Agnes Berve), Olga (Knudsvig) Jonas (Helen Broe), Wife's Full Name: Selma Rodne Wife's Place of Birth: North Dakota Wife's Father's Name: Haldor Rodne Wife's Mother's Name: Delia Ring Wife's Siblings' Names: Tom, Harley (Phylis), Clara (Ben Rogelstad), Selmer (Nora Ramsfield) Gilma (Roland Howard), Ruth (Bernard Skiftun) Louis (Clara Overland) Children's Names: none 2nd Wife’s Full Name: Hazel Olson Solberg (Nels) Casper Berve was born in rural Manfred, ND to parents Ola Jonson Berve and Anna Marie Eilertsdtr. He lived in rural Manfred most of his life and farmed his land. He married Selma Rodne in 1947. They were active members of the Bethel Lutheran Church in rural Manfred. A few years after Selma's death Casper married Hazel Olson Solberg who had two grown children, Norlin and Janice. Casper and Hazel continued to live in Wells County until their death. They were buried in the Bethel Cemetery.

Arthur Rodne Full Name: Arthur B. Rodne Place of Birth: Manfred, ND Father's Name: Ole L. Rodne Mother's Name: Anna Lunde Rodne Siblings' Names: Lars, Oliver, Otto, Alfred, Carl, Gina, Laura, Berger, Sena Arthur B. Rodne was born September 26.1903, to Ole L. and Anna Rodne near Manfred, ND. "Art" attended rural school in the area and in 1910 traveled with his family to Norway where they spent three years with family. As a young man Art began working on the farm of Nels and Cora (Anderson) Nertrost near Manfred. He worked the fields and with the livestock. His entire life was spent working on their farm. His interest in hunting and trapping was shared with nieces and nephews. He had a special heart for children and spent much time with family showering his nieces and nephews with homemade toys as well as bikes and toy trains and dolls to treasure. Art died on December 4, 1964, at age 61 near Manfred. He is buried at Bethel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Manfred.

Esther Anderson Full Name: Esther Dorothea Anderson Place of Birth: Manfred, Wells, North Dakota Father's Name: Peter Beck Anderson Mother's Name: Anna D. Johnson Wife's Siblings' Names: Arthur, Nennie, Minnie, Orren, Cora, Gertrude (her twin), Pete, Cora, Perry, Frederik, Florence, Mathilda Esther, born May 10, 1895, was the seventh child born to P. B. and Anna Anderson. Her twin sister Gertrude died of diphtheria while still a child. Esther was reared on the family farm west of Manfred. She attended Valley City State College and later Minot State College where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree. Esther taught school for 44 years, 37 of them at Roosevelt Elementary School in Minot before retiring in 1960. She came to Minot in 1923 after teaching for a time in Caldwell, Idaho, Maddock, and Manfred. She also taught briefly at Sunnyside Elementary in Minot before going to Roosevelt School. Esther was a member of the Minot First Presbyterian Church, the Church Circle, North Dakota Education Association, the National Education Association, American Association of Retired Teachers, Minot Stamp Club, Trinity Hospital Auxiliary and Minot Business and Professional Women's Club. Esther died on January 2, 1974. Funeral was held the following Saturday at 10 in Memorial Chapel of First Presbyterian Church. Burial was held in the Manfred Cemetery.

Gerhart M. and Geoline Christensen Husband's Full Name: Gerhart M. Christensen Husband's Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark Husband's Father's Name: Christensen Husband's Mother's Name: unknown Husband's Siblings' Names: unknown Wife's Full Name: Geoline Flolo Wife's Place of Birth: Minnesota, USA Wife's Father's Name: Ole O. Flolo Wife's Mother's Name: Gunhild Espeseth Wife's Siblings' Names: Ole Flolo, Knut Flolo, Carl Flolo, Anne Flolo, Ida Flolo, Louise Flolo, Alfred Flolo, Martin Flolo, Gerhard Flolo, Ingvald Flolo Children's Names: Fern, Genevieve, Harriet, Woodrow and Gladys Gerhard immigrated to America from Denmark as an infant in 1888. Gerhart and Geoline were married about 1910 in Minnesota. They came to Kongsberg, McHenry County, North Dakota the summer of 1917 where he ran the Rogers Lumberyard at Kongsberg. This town was first named Olivia, but because of confusion of similar names, the town name was changed to Kongsberg in 1916. G. M. Christiansen was the manager of the Manfred Roger’s Lumberyard from 1924 - 1932. From Manfred they moved to Knox, Benson County, North Dakota. They were active at Vang Lutheran Church in Manfred and she was a member of the Manfred Homemakers Club. Gerhard died in September 1962 in Maddock; she lived until September 1991.

Sven and Natalie Grane Husband's Full Name: Sven P. Grane Husband's Place of Birth: West Salem, Wisconsin Husband's Father's Name: Peder Swendson Grane Husband's Mother's Name: Maria Dorthia Larsdatter Husband's Siblings' Names: Peter N., Lars M., Petrena, Mekal, Maren, Anton, Berndt, Pauline, Anna Wolford, Olga, Delia, Benek Wife's Full Name: Natalie Jacobson Grane (Hattie) Wife's Place of Birth: Toronto, South Dakota Wife's Father's Name: Christian Jacobson Wife's Mother's Name: Ellen Caroline Johansdatter Wife's Siblings' Names: Lillian (Charles Fjerstad) Children: none Sven Grane (pronounced Grana) came to Manfred in 1896 with the Johnson brothers. He was the Manfred News Editor and wrote very colorful, informative items about Manfred each week from 1905-1907. From these news articles we have been able to gather history on the village and are very grateful to his work. This item was written Aug 24, 1906, and example of his writing: S. P. Grane has installed an Oliver in his sanctum sanctorum. He traded off his old “Williams” towards it when the general salesman Mr. Markwood was here. The typewriter is a standard machine, up-to-date in all particulars and is an honor to the man using it. Sven homesteaded the southeast 40 acres of Section 20 in Manfred Township. On this land he built a claim shanty with 2 x 4’s and attached vertical boards to the exterior. Later this land was transferred to John A. Johnson who owned the adjacent the land in this section. In 1909 he married Natalie, aka Hattie. They moved to Bowman, North Dakota. His wife Hattie died in 1936. He later moved to Oregon to live with his sisters and brothers. He died on August 30, 1959 in Salem, Oregon.

Dr. Peter A and Manda Boyum Husband's Full Name: Peter Arndt Boyum Husband's Place of Birth: Fillmore County, MN Husband's Father's Name: Arne E. Boyum Husband's Mother's Name: Anne Iverson Suphellan Boyum Husband's Siblings' Names: Iver, Eling, Berthe, Ole, John, Erick, Andrew, Ellen, Martin, Jorgine, Eddie, Julia, Maria Wife's Full Name: Manda Martinson Boyum Wife's Place of Birth: Clay Co, MN Wife's Father's Name: Sven Martinson Wife's Mother's Name: Thea Brenna Wife's Siblings' Names: Lydia, Alida, Calma, Chester, Milo, Ernest, Tilford, Alvin Children's Names: Arnie, Lowell, Frances (Tim) P. A. Boyum was the 12th child of Rev. and Mrs. Arne E. Boyum. He was born in southeastern Minnesota and attended public school there; entering Red Wing Seminary. He graduated in 1907 from the University of Minnesota. After a one-year internship at Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis he arrived in Manfred in the fall of 1908. He was a bachelor then, age 28. His office and living quarters were on the second story (southwest corner) of the C. C. Melby Store, at the head of the long flight of stairs. He stayed in Manfred until the spring of 1912. He then went to Devils Lake where he had a friend, Mr. Timbo, who was chief of police there. In about 1915 he went to Keene, North Dakota. This was then a one-horse town where my mother’s family lived. The town is about 30 miles northwest of New Town. It has been abandoned. There he met my mother, Manda Martinson, who was postmistress. They were married in Minneapolis in 1917 and spent much time there, as well as in Fillmore County, which is south of Winona. P. A. Boyum’s father, Rev. Arne Ellendson Boyum came to the USA from Norway in 1853 and to Minnesota in 1856. He was the president of the Hauge Lutheran Church in America for eleven years and he went on ski trips with Elling Elleson. In January 1919, soon after the birth of their first offspring, Arne Sewald Boyum, in Keen, the family moved to Harvey. The family of three boys, Arnie, Lowell born in 1921, and Francis (Tim) in 1923 along with my parents lived in a large house near the southwest corner of the school lot. Dr. P. A. Boyum retired in the spring of 1962 and died shortly thereafter at the age of 82. Mrs. Boyum died in the summer of 1986; Francis died in the summer of 1985; brother Arne died in March of 1997 and his wife Cecile Henry Boyum died in 2000. Dr. P. A. Boyum had seven grandchildren. They are children of Arne S. Boyum: 1) Arne S. Boyum, a lawyer in Rolla; 2) Kelly Boyum a lawyer in Fargo, and a daughter 3) Katherine lives in Chicago. Dr. Lowell E. Boyum and his wife Rebecca Pond had four children: 1) Peter A. Boyum, a medical doctor, lives in Stillwater, MN with his wife Nancy and children Andrew and holly; son 2. Thomas L. Boyum (deceased) was married one year to Robin Jaehning. He died in an accident (age 24) while a senior at the University of Minnesota Dental School; daughter 3) Thann R. Boyum is a doctor of veterinary medicine in North Carolina, son 4) William M. Boyum is a U. S. prosecuting attorney in Asheville, North Carolina. Submitted by Lowell E. Boyum

Nils and Marit Hovey Husband's Full Name: Nils Olson Hovey Husband's Place of Birth: Øystre Slidre, Oppland, Norway Husband's Father's Name: Unknown Husband's Mother's Name: Unknown Husband's Siblings' Names: Unknown Wife's Full Name: Marot Hoyme Wife's Place of Birth: Vestre Slidre, Valdres, Norway Wife's Father's Name: Unknown Wife's Mother's Name: Unknown Wife's Siblings' Names: Unknown Children's Names: Ole, John, Carl, Nora, Julia, and Marie Mrs. Marit Hoyme Hovey, long a resident of the Manfred community, passes away on Sunday, Aug 17, 1941 at the age of 84 yrs, 9 mos. and 19 days. She was born Nov 29, 1856 in Vestre Slidre, Norway and came to Laverne, MN in 1885 where she married Nils O. Hovey that same year. In 1893 the family moved to Wells County where they homesteaded just north of Manfred. Mr. Hovey passed away in 1921. Surviving children are Marie and Ole of Manfred and Carl of St. Paul, MN. Funeral services were conducted from the Vang Lutheran Church in Manfred of which she was a charter member. Rev J. M. Langseth officiated and interment was made in the church cemetery. Source: Obituary

Eldon and Emily Sommer Husband's Full Name: Eldon Sommer Husband's Place of Birth: Courtland, Nicolet, Minnesota Husband's Father's Name: Frank Albert Sommer Husband's Mother's Name: Emma Louise Schroeder Husband's Siblings' Names: Sylvia, Edwin, Vernon, Marvin Wife's Full Name: Emily Fuhrman Wife's Place of Birth: Bowdon, Wells, North Dakota Wife's Father's Name: John Fuhrman Wife's Mother's Name: Carolina Dietrich Wife's Siblings' Names: Johanna, Julius, Edward, Louis, Pauline, Ida, August, Benjamin, Walter, Peter, Elizabeth, Margaret, Robert Children's Names: Lyle ( Patty); Dorothy (Nick Faul); Eldon Dale (Vicki) Eldon was born in Courland, Minnesota and farmed in the Manfred area from 1916 until his health failed. In 1959 he and his wife Emily moved Carrington. He had been treated for a heart ailment and died unexpectedly in his car near Valley City.

Andrew and Liva Rogness Husband's Full Name: Andrew Jonson Rogness Husband's Place of Birth: Roykjenes, Ombo Island, Jelsa, Norway Husband's Father's Name: Jon Bardson Husband's Mother's Name: Magla Serena Olsdatter Bandeberg Rogness Husband's Siblings' Names: Mallin Roykjenes Husband’s Half Siblings: Astrid, Bard, Bronia, Oystein, Johanna, Ole Wife's Full Name: Liva Berg Rogness Wife's Place of Birth: Berget, Ytre Ramsfjell, Hjelmeland, Norway Wife's Father's Name: Salomon Jakobson Wife's Mother's Name: Anna Larsdatter Wife's Siblings' Names: Sophia Ramsfield, Anna Berg, Jakob, Lars, Bertha Kvitne, Endre Salomonson, Anna Rogenes, Elizabeth Ramsfield, Siri Salmondsdtr Children's Names: John, Anna Hauge, Sam, Selmer Melvin, Anton, Elmer, Martin, Jacob, Baby Girl, Lars, Lars Liva was the youngest child of Salomon Jakobson and Anna Larsdtr. She was born 12 September 1869 at Berget, Norway and baptized 11 October 1869. She died 16 August 1945 at Manfred, ND at the home of her daughter Anna. According to the information on census records, Liva came to the USA in 1894. Her mother, Anna Jakobson, accompanied her. Her sister Siri died in 1893 after a long illness and after she died, Liva and her mother decided to come to the USA as there was no one left from their immediate family in Norway. Brother Lars and his family were the last to live at Berget in 1890, I am not sure if Liva and her mother and sister lived there until they came to the USA or whether they had moved to Hjelmeland. The records in Norway say that Lars was the last farmer at Berget. When Liva and Anna came to the USA they came to the Buxton area, where all of the other Bergs had come to in the years previous to 1894. Liva's mother died soon after her arrival in the USA and is buried at the East Immanuel Cemetery, Buxton, ND In 1896 Liva married Andrew Rogness (half-brother of Ole Rogenes). Andrew came to the USA in 1891 at the age of 15 and stayed with Ole and Anna Berg Rogenes when he arrived. Andrew had worked for the railroad in the summers and had homesteaded near Selz, Pierce County, ND. When he and Liva married, they loaded their belongings on a horse drawn wagon and made the approximately 200-mile trip to Selz from Buxton. It probably took them about ten days or so to do this. They stayed in the Selz area until 1904. During this time, they had five children, John (1898), Anna (1899), Sam (1901), Melvin (1903) and Tony (1904). They lived in a sod house on their homestead in Selz. Sometime in 1904 Andrew bought a quarter of land in Fram Township, Wells County, ND from a man who wanted to return to Norway. This farm was located near Manfred, ND. Andrew and Liva had seven more children; three died in infancy, those that lived were Elmer (1907), Martin (1909) and Jacob (1911). Liva's grandson Richard Rogness says that he remembers his "bestemor" telling him that they could look out from their kitchen window at their home in Norway and see the fish swimming in the fjord. The Children of Andrew and Liva John (1898 - 1991) married to Edna Charles (1913-2002) on Aug 12, 1950, in CA, no children. Farmed in rural Manfred, Fram Township, ND. Anna (1899 – 2001) married to Tennes Hauge (1899-1962) on June 6, 1940. No children. Their farm was located north of Manfred. Sam (1901- 1971) married to Lillie Pepple (1908-1944) on Jan 1, 1927; on July 15, 1948, he married Myrtle Mortenson (1911-2006). She taught in Manfred for 27 years. Sam and Lillie had two sons; Richard and Allen, both have died. Sam was the Standard Oil bulk dealer for many years and then took on the management of the O & M Elevator in Manfred continuing until his retirement in 1963. Selmer “Melvin” (1903-1991) married Julia Gunderson (1903-1991) He was a banker at Lake Park, MN. They had two sons, Ronald and Paul. Anton (1904-1997) married LaVaan McCain (1914-2008) on Feb 20, 1941. Tony went to Dakota Business College in Fargo and began working for Standard Oil Co in Fargo in 1926. He also worked for the ND Automobile Association for 9 years. Tony and LaVaan had two sons, David and John. Elmer (1907- 1984) married Florence Eilertson (1907-1987) He was an electrical engineer and lived in the state of Washington. Martin (1909-1972) married Ruth Rasmusson (1918-1980) He was employed by Sears Roebuck and Company as a shipping clerk and lived at Tacoma, WA for 31 years prior to his death. Jacob (1911-1994) married Norma Rodne (1913-1985) on December 3, 1944, after Norma’s death, he married Fern Johnson Hakanson (1921-2005) on Nov 18, 1988. They farmed in rural Manfred, Fram Township. Jacob had no children.