Emil and Minnie Bundt Husband's Full Name: Emil Henry Bundt Husband's Place of Birth: Wisconsin Husband's Father's Name: August R. Bundt Husband's Mother's Name: Bertha L. Bundt Husband's Siblings' Names: Unknown Wife's Full Name: Minnie Emma Goedecke Wife's Place of Birth: North Dakota, USA Wife's Father's Name: Wilhelm Goedecke Wife's Mother's Name: Anna Gloe Wife's Siblings' Names: Fred Goedecke, (Werlinger) Elsie Goedecke (McBain) Children's Names: William, Irene, Raymond, Elaine, Eugene, Dorothy Emil and Minnie Bundt were married on April 1916. Emil ran the Bundt Meat Market in Manfred in 1917 and 1918. Their first two children were born in Manfred, in 1917 and 1918 respectively. Their third child was born in Fessenden, where they apparently had moved. From North Dakota they moved to Polk County Minnesota and to Montana where three more children were born. Emil continued his trade with the census of 1930 indicating he was a butcher in Minot, ND. From there they moved to Crosby then to Westby, Montana. Death records indicate he died in 1942 and she died in 2000. They both died in Vida, McCone County, They attended Concordia Lutheran Church of rural Fessenden.

Rudolph and Augusta Fiebick I'Husband's Full Name: Rudolph Fiebick Husband's Place of Birth: Volidski, Russia Husband's Father's Name: Frederick Fiebick Husband's Mother's Name: Husband's Siblings' Names: Ernestine Mohr, August, Frederica, Reinhold, Erdmann, Wife's Full Name: Augusta Mietz Fiebick Wife's Place of Birth: Russia Wife's Father's Name: August Mietz Wife's Mother's Name: Maria Hassenbusch Mietz Wife's Siblings' Names: Mathilda Burgstahler, Rudolph, Arthur, Martha Anderson, Emma Mosal, Otto, Fred Children's Names: Olga Weiss, Mathilda Niebuhr, Ella Stolz Emil, Lena, Ida, Martha, Theodore, Feader, Verna Wogh Rudolph was the first of his brothers to immigrate to the USA. He came in about 1893, and then his other brothers, with the exception of Erdmann immigrated here. Rudolph and Augusta were married in 1897. Rudolph and Augusta are listed in the Manfred Township census in 1900, 1910, 1915, 1920, and 1925. They owned land in Manfred Township, Section 34, according to the atlas map of the township. They were still living in Manfred township in April 1937, according to the Manfred News, and their Manfred friends had a party for them, as they were preparing to move to a farm near Fessenden. Pictured - Rudolph and August Fiebick and children: In order of age: Olga, Mathilda, Ella, Emil, Lina, Ida, Martha, Theodore, Verna Picture taken about 1907

Kolbein and Gurina Fisketjon Husband's Full Name: Kolbein Josen Fisketjon Husband's Place of Birth: Suldal, Norway Husband's Father's Name: Jon Kolbeinsen Fisketjon Husband's Mother's Name: Siri Josefsdatter Husband's Siblings' Names: unknown Wife's Full Name: Gurina Theodorstatter Vilhelmsen Wife's Place of Birth: Stavanger, Norway Wife's Father's Name: I. Vilheim Wife's Mother's Name: Laura Molena Borresen Wife's Siblings' Names: unknown Children's Names: Anna, Laura (Lewis William Palmer), Janice (Ole Nyland), Joseph (Doris Nelson and Gladys Leone Peterson), Borge, Gertrude, Ella, Olaf, Carl Kolbein (1858-1940) was first married to Marta Josefsdatter Tjordal (1859-1881) They lived in Norway. He then married Anna Paulsdatter Lunde (1865-1891) They had the following children: Marta, Jon, Eldri and Sigrid. Eldri died as an infant. In about 1897 he married Gurina (1974-1964) in Suldal Norway. They immigrated to America, with Kolbein’s three living children from his second marriage as well as their two oldest children who were born in Norway. They all arrived in New York on July 16, 1902. Kolbein and Gurina had the following children: Anna, Laura, Jennie, Joseph, Borge, Gertrude, Ella, Olaf and Carl. Three of the children were enrolled in Manfred School during the terms 1911-1912 and 1912-1913 and another child was born while they were living in Manfred township. Manfred News for March 28, 1913 reads as follows: “K. Fisketjon, who has been on the Willborg farm the past year, has loaded his property and will move to his homestead near Plaza.” Kolbein and Gurina’s nine children are listed in the 1920 census as living in Amundville in McLean County, and in Idea, McLean County both in North Dakota in the census records of 1925 and 1930. All of their children have now died. There are many grandchildren that still survive, however, and some who still live in North Dakota. He was the head of his household, owned his home and could read and write English. According to ship records, Gurina took a trip back to Norway in 1948 on the ship, Stavangerfjord. Kolbein died in 1940 in Watford City, ND, Gurina died October 24, 1964 also in Watford City. Kolbein Fisketjon and Anna Paulsdatter Lunde (2nd Marriage) Marta went to America with Kolbein and Gurina Jon died – age 2 Eldri – did not come to America with Kolbein and Gurina. The 1900 Census shows Eldri living at Lunde with Paul and Eldri Lunde, Eldri’s grandparents (Anna’s parents) She was listed as a servant. Eldri never came to America. She married but had no children Sigrid – did not come to America with Kolbein and Gurina. She was raised by Matthias Gjermundson Soma and his wife Bertine Andersdtr Areskjold. Matthias was a steamer engineer on the steamer D/S Suldal from 1886 until approx 1900. Sigrid came to America in 1906 after her father wrote and asked her to come to America. Kolbein Fisketjon and Gurina (3rd Marriage) Kolbein and Gurina immigrated to America with the following children. Kolbein’s daughters Eldri and Sigrid were being raised by different families in Norway Marta (Kolbein’s first daughter with Anna Paulsdatter Lunde) Age 18 Anna (Kolbein’s first daughter with Gurina – Age 3 Laura (Kolbein’s second daughter with Gurina – Age 1)

Manfred Named to Historic Register In 2017, Manfred Village was named to the National Register of Historic Places. Its historic buildings still standing today give an excellent representation of an agriculture town. Manfred's current restoration brings the village back to its original look of early settler life. Manfred History and Preservation Inc. is honored to be a part of the Historic Register and to share our settlers' stories. Other Registered Listings in Wells County Wells County Fairgrounds Hurd Round House Wells County Courthouse Beiseker Mansion

Lester Burkum Full Name: Lester Burkum Place of Birth: Manfred, ND Father's Name: Lars Burkum Mother's Name: Gina Burkum Siblings: A child that died at birth Lester was born September 16, 1912 to Lars and Gina Burkum at Manfred. He grew up on the family farm near Manfred and attended Manfred Public School. Lester was a very intelligent person, finishing high school in three years, graduating from Harvey High School. He had many interests and could converse on a variety of topics. He was especially fascinated with trains, and did quite a bit of traveling, taking many photos and home movies wherever he went. He had a beautiful voice and sang in the church choir for some time. He began farming with his father at an early age and later after his father died, he took over the family farm operation. Lester continued to farm the land for several years. Following his retirement, he remained on the farm until his recent illness. He entered Haaland Home, Rugby, in January 2001, and had been a resident of St. Aloisius Nursing Home since May. Lester Burkum, 88, Manfred, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at St. Aloisius Nursing Home, Harvey. The funeral was Friday in Nelson Funeral Home, Fessenden with burial in Vang Cemetery, Manfred.

Charles B. and Grace Rosetta Hanson Husband's Full Name: Charles B. Hanson Husband's Place of Birth: Minnesota Husband's Father's Name: unknown Husband's Mother's Name: unknown Husband's Siblings' Names: unknown Wife's Full Name: Grace Rosetta Melby Wife's Place of Birth: Lyon, Minnesota Wife's Father's Name: Christian Knut Melby Wife's Mother's Name: Marit Haas Marken Larson Wife's Siblings' Names: Clarence, George, Almer, Orvin, Clifford, Agnes, Julius, Olga, Kermit, Lillian, Harriet Child's Names: Julie May (died 10 days old) Christine Ongstad on the left, Grace Melby Hanson on the right Charles Hanson was born in Minnesota. He worked as a section foreman for the Soo Line in 1929 and on the steam railroad until about 1935. In 1919, the Grace's family moved to North Dakota. Grace and Charles were married in 1923. They became very active in the Manfred community and in Vang Lutheran Church. Grace played the organ until she passed away in 1932. In the fall of 1929, her family returned to a farm in Lyon County. Grace and Charlie remained in Manfred and lived in the back part of what was then known as the Nelson house. Only Mrs. Nelson lived there at that time. That home was later purchased by Lars Ostrem. The Hansons had only one child, Mary. Mary died in 1929, she was only 10 days old. In 1932, Grace died following a gallstone operation. She was only 34 years old. Services were at Vang, with the burial at the Vang Cemetery north of Manfred.

Dahle Blacksmith Location: Block 3, Lot 6 (north side) Proprietor: Gullik Dahle was the first blacksmith in Manfred. Year Started: 1898 Year Ended: 1905 on this site History of Business: 1898 Gullik Dahle had the first blacksmith shop in Manfred at this location. Jens Renden purchased the property in 1902 and maintained the business until 1905. The First State Bank of Manfred then purchased the property for its new brick bank building. Daisy – Dahle Blacksmith Reference points: Red rectangle - Manfred School Blue rectangle - Vang Lutheran Church Purple rectangle – Post Office/Bank Green rectangle – Solheim Station

Torgeir and Brita Hauge Husband's Full Name: Torgeir Johannesson Hauge Husband's Place of Birth: Nedre Hauge, Hjelmeland, Norway Husband's Father's Name: Johannes Torgerson Husband's Mother's Name: Martha Aslaksdtr Husband's Siblings' Names: Lars, Johannes Wife's Full Name: Britha Jarge Wife's Place of Birth: Einervold, Hjelmeland, Norway Wife's Father's Name: Leiv Nelson Einervoll Wife's Mother's Name: Britha Rasmusder Einervoll Wife's Siblings' Names: Siri, Kari, Sissel, Nils, Sofie Children's Names: John, Torger, Leif Torgerson, Bertha Olson, Karina Alveshere, John, Martha, Andrew, Leif Torgeir Hauge and his wife Bertha emigrated to the U.S.A. from Stavanger, Norway in 1892, a couple of years after the seventh of their eight children had immigrated. It is known that their daughter Bertha went to Buxton, ND when she came from Norway because she had a brother living there. It is thought that some time after 1894 Torgeir Hauge homesteaded property in Wells County, North Dakota near the homestead of his daughter Bertha and her husband, Carl Olson. Torgeir's sons, Torger and Andrew and daughter Karina also settled in Wells County while another son, John, farmed in the area of Raub, or Parshall, ND. None of Torger's family remained in Buxton. Torgeir's daughter Martha remained in Norway because she was married at the time they immigrated. The available information indicates that another son, Leif Torgerson, served on a ship and was lost at sea. Bertha Olson told her daughter Alyce, that he was in Australia the last time the family heard from him. Another account indicates that he was a ship's Captain and that he, his wife and his daughter all perished in an earthquake in San Francisco, California in 1906. Torgeir Hauge was a carpenter who made wooden shoes and coffins in Norway. Alyce Olson also heard him speak of going fishing. The name Hauge could possibly have come from the vicinity in Norway north of Stavanger called Haugesund (sund means arm of the sea). Two of Torger's sons used the traditional sur-names Torgerson and three sons took the name Hauge.

Lars and Tomine Natland Husband's Full Name: Lars Natland Husband's Place of Birth: Stavanger, Norway Husband's Father's Name: Sjur Larsen Natland Husband's Mother's Name: Helga Tormodsdtr Brommeland Husband's Siblings' Names: Anna, Elisabeth, Thomas Wife's Full Name: Tomine Erfjord Natland Wife's Place of Birth: Stavanger, Norway Wife's Father's Name: Sven N. Erfjord Wife's Mother's Name: Martha Karina Torkelsdotter Wife's Siblings' Names: Clarence, David, Torkel, Sven Children's Names: Samuel, Hannah, Selmer, Celia, Lyness, Myrtle Lars Natland emigrated from Stavanger, Norway in 1888, Tomine Erfjord immigrated in 1887 from Stavanger. In 1894 they were married in Buxton. In May 1895, they came to Manfred from Buxton by covered wagon and oxen. They led a cow and calf behind the wagon; they also had a few chickens and farm tools in the wagon. They were parents of six children. Lars Natland was born in February 1863 in Stavanger, and died in August 1927 in Manfred. Tomine Erfjord was born October 3, 1867 in Stavanger, and died October 4, 1953 in Manfred Township. Both are buried at the Bethel Cemetery, near Manfred, ND.

Edward S. and Carolyn Eidesvik Husband's Full Name: Edward O. Simonson Eidesvik Husband's Place of Birth: Finnaas, S. Sønhordland, Norway Husband's Father's Name: Simon Larson Eidesvik Husband's Mother's Name: Anna Røssehaug Husband's Siblings' Names: unknown Wife's Full Name: Carolyn Hanna Teigen Wife's Place of Birth: Minnesota, USA Wife's Father's Name: Thomas Nelsen Teigen Wife's Mother's Name: Johanna Botolfsdatter Ohnstad Wife's Siblings' Names: unknown Children's Names: unknown Edward attended the School for Emissaries, in Bergen from 1890 to 1891 and Nordhordlands Amtsskol from 1891 to 1892. He immigrated in 1893. Then attended the U. C. Seminary from 1893-1894, St Olaf College from 1894 to 1895, and the U.C. Seminary from 1895-1901. From 1901-1908 he served as Pastor at the Vang Lutheran Church in Manfred. During this time the church building was constructed and East Vang was formed as a separate congregation, as the members of this new congregation found they lived too far from the church in Manfred. Pastor Eidesvik served both congregations. He was a good leader.

Jens and Marie Renden Husband's Full Name: Jens Gustav Renden Husband's Place of Birth: Trondheim, Norway Husband's Father's Name: Kornelius Jensen Rendenplass Husband's Mother's Name: Olava D. Bartnes Husband's Siblings' Names: Unknown Wife's Full Name: Marie Sophie Hedahl Wife's Place of Birth: Twin Valley, Norman, Minnesota Wife's Father's Name: Nils Erickson Hedalen Wife's Mother's Name: Marit Sveinsdotter Hedalen Dale Wife's Siblings' Names: Edwin, Ole, Selmer, Ella Children's Names: Marion, Charles, Norma, Delores, Ingrid Olene (Dolly), Joanna, Margaret (Peggy) Wife’s Stepmother: Inger Andersdtr Hagen Wife’s Half Siblings: A. E. (Anton Edward) Hedahl; Margaret (Mrs. Calmer Narum) and Adolph Casper, who died as an infant. Mrs. Jens (Marie) Renden was born near Twin Valley, Minnesota, on October 6, 1887. Her parents, Nils and Marit Hedahl came from Øystre Slidre, Valdres, Norway and settled at Twin Valley, MN. She spent her childhood and teenage years here. In 1898, at the age of ten, Mrs. Renden's mother passed away; consequently Marie was unable to attend school beyond the sixth grade. In 1900 her father married Inger Anderstr Hagen. They had three children, one who died as an infant. After spending the summer of 1908 working in Watertown, South Dakota, Marie took up a course in dressmaking in Ada, Minnesota, and became a seamstress and dressmaker of known skill; highly superior in her line of work. She continued this trade in Manfred. In the year 1909, her father and stepmother moved to Mercer, North Dakota where he joined his son in the hardware store business, but Marie Hedahl came to Fessenden, North Dakota after completing her course in sewing. Later she arrived in Manfred where she met Jens G. Renden, Jens Renden was born April 5, 1871, at Trondheim, Norway. At age 22 he came to the USA first to Elbow Lake MN, Wendell Minnesota for 2 years, and then to Manfred. In 1910 they were married. They had seven children. He was the local blacksmith, and it is said he was the best blacksmith in central North Dakota. He passed away in 1945. Marie lived in Manfred from 1910 to 1958, a period of 48 years. Seven children were born; one son and one daughter died in infancy. The living children are: 1) Marian - Owner and Manager of Robertson's Store, Bismarck, North Dakota; 2) Norma - Mrs. Ross Cook of Mohall, North Dakota; 3) Dolores - Commercial Artist, Dakota Photo Engraving Co. Fargo, North Dakota; 4) Olene (Dolly) - Mrs. C. F. Marty, Moorhead, Minnesota; 5) Margaret (Peggy) Cashier, Robertson's Store, Bismarck, North Dakota. In March 1926, Mrs. Renden's sister, Mrs. William Peterson of Mercer died in childbirth. After returning from the funeral, Mrs. Renden became very ill with pneumonia. When she recovered, she took her sister's son into her heart and home and brought him up giving him the same mother's love and attention she did her own children. Young Wilbur Peterson has now reached manhood and is holding the position of superintendent of Schools in Wellsville, Kansas. He is married and has four sons: Mark, David, John and Paul, all beautiful biblical names. The other grandchildren are Judith, Timothy and John, children of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Cook; and Carol, Janet, Alan and Gary Marty, whose parents are Olene and Court F. Marty. Through the years, Mrs. Renden was a devout member of Vang Lutheran Church and of Vang Ladies Aid. She is endowed with a rare personality, exemplifying her time and talents in quietly helping others who are in her midst. Mrs. Renden died Friday, February 23, 1962, in Bismarck, ND where she had resided since 1959 with her daughter Marian. The funeral was Monday with the Pastor A. B. Solberg officiating. She was buried in the Vang Cemetery next to her husband Jens. Marie Renden story written April 20, 1961

C. C. Melby Store Location: Block 3, Lot 5 Proprietor: C. C. Melby Year Started: 1908 Year Ended: ca 1936 History of Business: C. C. Melby built the largest store in Manfred, which sold groceries, dry goods, hardware and furniture on the ground floor. The top floor consisted of offices, apartments and a large hall for social events. One such office was that of Dr. P. A. Boyum who had an office there from 1909 – 1912. The upstairs of the C. C. Melby Hall was used as the Sons of Norway Hall from 1920 – 1926, when the S/N purchased the Burkum Store for their lodge hall. The Manfred Band put on entertainment in the C. C. Melby Hall. One occasion of note was held in 1929. C. C. Melby’s moved to California sometime after 1920. The contents of the building were sold in 1936, and the building was taken down in 1939. Daisy – C.C. Melby Store Reference points: Red rectangle - Manfred School Blue rectangle - Vang Lutheran Church Purple rectangle – Post Office/Bank Green rectangle – Solheim Station