Rasmus and Margit Jacobson Husband's Full Name: Rasmus Jacobson Husband's Place of Birth: Norway Husband's Father's Name: Jacob Mikkelsen Ekrem Husband's Mother's Name: Ann Martha Aarøe Husband's Siblings' Names: Severin Jacobson Ekrem, and Sina Jacobson, Lena Ekrem Wife's Full Name: Margit Gulliksdotter Nordtorp Jacobson Wife's Place of Birth: Heggenes, Valdres, Norway Wife's Father's Name: Gullik Rønjusson Nordtorp Wife's Mother's Name: Ragnhild Olsdotter Hegge Nordtorp Wife's Siblings' Names: Ingrid, Ingebjorg, Bergit, Jennie, Oscar, John, Anne, Hilda, and Gladys Children's Names: James Jacobson, Gladys Jacobson Rasmus Jacobson accepted the position as buyer at the O & M Elevator in August of 1905. He married Margaret Nordtorp on May 4, 1907. They were the first couple to be married at Vang Lutheran Church. Rasmus' brother and sister, Severen and Agnes served as their attendants. From 1907 to 1917 Rasmus and Margaret lived in the white corner house in Manfred, which was later occupied by the Ostrems. Their son James was born in 1908 with Bertha Melby attending the birth. A daughter Gladys died in infancy. The family moved to Fairview, Montana in 1917, where Rasmus acquired elevators and had farming interests. Margaret (1885 - 1948) Gladys (1909-1909, and Rasmus (1872-1960) are buried at the Vang Cemetery. Their son James who always considered Manfred "his home", became a senior vice-president at Chase Manhattan Bank, NY and was highly recognized for his executive and international achievements. James died in 1992.

Ray and Gena Flick Husband's Full Name: Ray Sylvester Flick Husband's Place of Birth: Red Willow Lake, ND Husband's Father's Name: Sylvester Flick Husband's Mother's Name: Martha Lyon Wylie Husband's Siblings' Names: Walter, Blanche Jones, Roy and Edward Wife's Full Name: Gena Mathilda Melby Flick Wife's Place of Birth: Manfred Township, ND Wife's Father's Name: Kristen Melby Rogne (C. C. Melby) Wife's Mother's Name: Anna Olsdotter Stokkebryn Melby Wife's Siblings' Names: Clarence, Clara Shearer, Anna Cook Children's Names: Clayton, Margerette, Marian Nicholson, Edgar, Roger Roger, Marion, Edgar Allen, Gena, Ray Flick 1950 Five children were born to Gena and Ray at their homestead north of Malta, Montana: Clayton 1921, Margarette 1923, Marion 1926, Edgar 1928, and Roger 1930. Two of the children, Clayton and Margarette, died when they were young. Clayton passed away November 14, 1935 at the age of 14 from pneumonia. He rests in the Vang Cemetery Manfred, ND. Margarette born January 6, 1923, passed away October 18, 1923 of spinal meningitis. Because of this contagious disease, her remains could not be moved to the family plot at Manfred, ND so she rests at Malta. Ray and Gena’s farm was located 50 miles north of Malta, Montana and 6 miles south of the Canadian border. Despite living 50 miles from town during the depression, they were always well fed because of Ray’s wonderful gardening and Gena’s cooking abilities. They farmed their land, and also farmed Emma Nordtorp’s quarter each year for her. At night, the children slept on a rollaway bed that served as a couch during the day. Their daughter Marion recalls her mother sitting nearby in the rocking chair knitting or crocheting by kerosene light. Until they fell asleep each night, a favorite activity for Marion was asking her mother to teach them Norwegian. They would ask her things like “How do you say ‘lamp’ in Norwegian? How do you say…” and on, naming items in the room. Gena would also play them tunes on the piano such as “Springtime in the Rockies.” During Ray’s bi-yearly trips to Malta, he would buy sheet music to bring home. He also bought an accordion and taught himself how to play. Gena’s father had died in 1930, and her mother and two sisters were all living in California so no family was left in ND. In the fall of 1935, Ray and Gena decided to sell their farm in Montana and move back to ND to carry on with her parent’s homestead. It was in the middle of this move, that Clayton suddenly took ill and died. That winter the family lived in the apartments above the C.C. Melby Store, and the next year moved to the family farm to begin farming. Gena was a gentle soul, wonderful sewer, hard worker, pianist, and a good cook. Ray was a good violin player and was full of good nature. The children have fond memories of their parents, and their house filled with music. Ray and Oscar Melby who was Gena’s cousin enjoyed playing their violins together. Their daughter Marion recalls enjoyable evenings either at their home or over at the Oscar Melby home hearing music such as the waltz, polka, and schottische. A favorite tune was “Life In the Finish Woods” fondly known as Oscar’s Waltz. Following a short illness, Gena died August 19, 1950. Ray passed away on December 5, 1962. They are buried at Vang Cemetery. Source: New Manfred News – August 2005

John and Malena Johnson Husband's Full Name: John A. Johnson Husband's Place of Birth: West Salem, Wisconsin Husband's Father's Name: Nils Jensen Husband's Mother's Name: Husband's Siblings' Names: Albert, Mary, Dave, Dora, Anna, Ole, John, Nennie Wife's Full Name: Malena Johnson Wife's Place of Birth: Iowa Wife's Father's Name: James Johnson Wife's Mother's Name: Pernille Hjemli Thompsen Wife's Siblings' Names: Children's Names: Alvin [Lila Kielly], Edna [David Howie], Pearl [Edward Gutschmidt], Miles, Leslie [Olga Opsal], Russell, Everett John Andy Johnson was born in West Salem, Wisconsin February 2, 1871, and Malena (nee Johnson) was born in Iowa, August 16, 1874. They were both children of Norwegian immigrants. Malena's family were prosperous farm owners who had cotters working on their farm in central Norway, and John's family were farmers and fishermen in the northern part of Norway. John's ancestral surname was "Jensen," and Leslie Johnson in Some Facts and Thoughts Relating to the Johnson Ancestry (1995) explained how the name change came about: "During the mid-19th century, Nils Jensen emigrated with his family from northern Norway to West Salem, Wisconsin. Upon enrolling in a country school, the children were, of course, asked their surnames. The obviously ignorant teacher said, 'Jensen? That's no American name!' She wrote down 'Johnson.' Nils said, 'All right, if that's the way it is in America, we are Johnsons.'" John had an older sister, Anna, who had married Peter B. Anderson, and they had procured Preemption and Tree Claims in Paradise Township near McHenry in Foster County. At that time, John was not yet old enough to file his own claim, but he, along with his brother, Nennie, came to North Dakota during the summers. Nennie later married Alpha Skogmo (the same family as the Gamble-Skogmo hardware store fame) and settled in the platted town of Manfred where he built and operated Hotel Johnson and other businesses. John worked in the area on various jobs, such as construction on the Wells County Courthouse, and in the harvest fields. On his return trips home from "The West," Malena Johnson, a neighbor girl who had been cool to him formerly, began regarding him as a dashing and romantic figure. They became engaged. Poor land, drought, and grasshoppers had prompted Anna and Peter Anderson, along with several of their Paradise Township neighbors, to look elsewhere for permanent settlement. The Soo Line Railroad had been platted through Wells County, and this area was opened for homesteading. In 1896, John filed on a homestead northwest of Manfred, adjacent to his brother-in-law, Peter Anderson's homestead. (The Johnson family still has the original homestead deed signed by Theodore Roosevelt.) John built a sod shanty and went back to Wisconsin where he and Malena were married April 28, 1896. Life for a young pioneer family on the prairie had its share of hardships, and John and Malena's first child, born in the sod house, died in infancy. In 1898, John replaced the soddie with a small frame house that he had bought from a neighboring homesteader. Their son, Alvin, was born the same year. Five other children were also born in this house: Edna in 1900, Pearl in 1902, Miles who died in infancy in 1908, Leslie in 1910, and Russell in 1912. (Everett was born in 1917 in the new Sears house.) The old house is still standing in the farmyard and was used as a granary for many years. John began his farming enterprise by breaking sod with a one-bottom walking plow pulled by four horses. After a few years of successful farming in small grains and some livestock, John and Malena expanded into the dairy business. John obtained an exclusive contract with the Soo Line Railroad to provide milk for the Soo Line restaurants located at Harvey, Portal, and Enderlin. The restaurants leased by the Soo Line Railroad were owned by W.M. Laslie, after whom John and Malena's son, Leslie (with a slight variation in spelling) was named. John and Malena called their property Riverside Farm, and they registered this name at the Wells County Courthouse. The Leslie Johnson children, who now own the farm, have registered this name with the North Dakota Secretary of State, and thus Riverside Farm remains the official name of the Johnson farm. In 1914, John and Malena decided to build a new and bigger house, and since Sears Roebuck seemed to offer the best choices and most economical buys, the Johnsons ordered "Sears Modern Home No. 114." This package consisted of the blueprints and all materials including lumber (which was not precut). The basement of the Johnson house was dug in the summer of 1914 by Oscar Ongstad from Manfred using a 2-horse scraper, which is still in the possession of the Johnson family. The materials were shipped by rail freight on the Soo Line Railroad from Chicago to Manfred, and John hauled them to the farm in a horse-drawn wagon in the spring of 1915. Local builders, the Meland Brothers from Wellsburg, were contracted to construct the house, and the first thing they built was a ladder, recalled Leslie who was almost five years old at the time. The Johnsons moved into their new home in the fall of 1915. Malena furnished the home with Mission Style furniture, and several pieces of this furniture are still in daily use by one of her granddaughters, Dianne Aull, and several of her great grandchildren. The Johnson Sears Home is now in the process of being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. During Prohibition years, the Johnsons occasionally noticed that the empty milk cans which returned from Portal, on the Canadian border, contained labels or other evidence of Canadian liquor. They speculated that someone at Portal was smuggling liquor from Canada in their milk cans, with a confederate removing it for distribution and sale somewhere along the line before their cans were returned to Manfred. John and Malena were members of Vang Lutheran Church, and all of their children were baptized and confirmed there. In view of the fact that both John and Malena had been born in America and thought of themselves as Americans, they did not feel a kinship with the "Old Country" and had no interest in perpetuating the Norwegian language and traditions; therefore, because the worship services were held in the Norwegian language, they seldom attended. They were, however, a viable part of the community, attending special church events, Sons of Norway dances, and other community activities. In the summer of 1925, Malena was troubled by gallstones and took the train to Minneapolis to have surgery. She wrote home regularly, and one day Leslie went to Manfred to see if another letter from his mother had arrived on the train. He returned home empty handed, and when he got there, his Uncle Peter Anderson, was at the house delivering sad news. On August 18, two days after her 51st birthday, Malena died from the effects of ether pneumonia. Daughters Edna and Pearl came home to help with the three boys still at home, Leslie, Russell, and Everett who ranged in age from 14 to 7. John also hired housekeepers to help out. John and his three youngest sons continued the farming and dairy business, and after John retired, he moved to Long Beach, California, where he resided until his death in 1960. Alvin had left the farm in his early 20s to work in Seattle. He married Lila Kielly and they had four children: Marlys, James, Landis, and Darrel. Edna married David Howie, and they moved to Seattle in the 1930s. They had five children: Ada Mae, Eileen, Jeannine, Malena, and David. Pearl married Edward Gutschmidt, and they also lived in Seattle. They had 12 children: Marlyce, Earl, JoAnn, Carol, Edward, William (Bill), Mylo, Roy, Everett (Nicky), Charlotte, Ralph, and James. Leslie married Olga Opsal, and they lived on the Johnson Farm all of their married life with the exception of five years at "The Other Farm" in the late 1940s. Their six children are Larry, Laverne, James (Orville), David, Dianne, and Marilyn. Russell married Mary Phippen in Washington State when he was in the Army during World War II. They lived on the Johnson farm from 1946-1951 before moving to Seattle. Their four sons are John, Russell (Russ), Terry, and Charles (Chuck). Everett moved to Seattle where he became a Merchant Mariner and traveled to exotic ports all over the world. Everett was twice widowed. Alvin, Edna, Pearl, Leslie and Russell are deceased. Written by Laverne Johnson

Perry and Lilly Anderson Husband's Full Name: Perry Andreas Anderson Husband's Place of Birth: Manfred, ND Husband's Father's Name: Peter Beck Anderson Husband's Mother's Name: Anna Dorothea (Johnson) Anderson Husband's Siblings' Names: Arthur, Nennie, Orren, Cora, Esther, Gertrude, Florence, Cora, Matilda, Frederick Wife's Full Name: Lilly Rodne Wife's Place of Birth: Manfred, ND Wife's Father's Name: Ole J. Rodne Wife's Mother's Name: Maggie Knutson Rodne Wife's Siblings' Names: Louis, Sarah, Mabel, Lloyd, Henry, Clarence, Carolyn, Norma Children's Names: Margaret, Peter, Donald, Verna, Ruth, LoAnn, Orren Perry Anderson was the son of Peter and Anna Anderson; Lilly’s parents were Ole J. and Maggie Rodne. Both Perry and Lilly were born in 1899. They were married in 1922. They had seven children. Perry farmed his folk’s farm from 1919 to 1953 when they moved into their new home on Judy Boulevard in Harvey. Their son Peter rented the farm and later purchased it. Perry and Lilly were very active members of Vang Lutheran Church in Manfred. Lilly was the church organist for many years and Perry served in various capacities on the church board. While on the farm, Perry was the president and director of the Farmer’s Elevator for many years; served as the director of the Wells County Soil Conservation district for 19 years and secretary and director of the Harvey Cooperative Creamery for many years. Their children are as follows: Margaret is married to Ted Thorson. Margaret and Ted have 7 children, 6 boys and 1 girl. They live in Bemidji, Minnesota. Margaret was an elementary school teacher, Ted taught instrumental music at Bemidji State. Peter, who is married to Rose, lives on the home farm. They have 5 children, 2 girls and 3 boys. Donald married Fran; they lived in Minot for many years where Donald was an attorney. They retired to snowbird country. They had 2 children, a girl and a boy. Donald recently passed away. Verna Bowers moved from Jacksonville, Florida where she was employed by the Southern Bell Telephone Company for nearly 25 years. When she retired she moved to Harvey and cared for her mother, living next door for the last years of her mother’s life. Ruth Anderson married Reiner Widiger. They lived in Fessenden and had the Standard Oil Station until their retirement. They now live in a retirement community in New Rockford. They have three girls and one boy. LoAnn is married to Wayne Dybing. They live in Fargo. They are the parents of two boys. Wayne worked for First State Bank of LaMoure, prior to his retirement. Orren and Peg Anderson have three children. They live in Minot. Orren worked for White Drug Co. and is now retired. Perry Anderson’s Obituary 1899 - 1982 Perry A. Anderson, 82, Harvey, active for many years in Wells County affairs, died Friday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Vang Lutheran Church, with burial at the church cemetery. Perry Anderson, son of Peter and Anna Anderson, was born September 28, 1899 near Manfred and was reared there. As a boy he farmed with his father and took over the farm's operation in 1919. He married Lilly Rodne December 2, 1922 at Manfred. They made their home on the farm until retiring in 1953 and moving to Harvey. His son Peter then took over the farming operation. Perry was a life member of Vang Lutheran Church, the Sons of Norway, past president and director of the Manfred Farmers elevator and served 19 years on the Wells County Soil Conservation District as president or director. He was past secretary and director of the Harvey Cooperative Creamery for many years, a member of the Manfred School Board and was a founder of the Wells County Historical Society. He was also Vang Lutheran Church cemetery sexton for several years. Survivors; wife Lilly; son: Peter, Manfred, Donald and Orren of Minot, Daughters: Mrs. Ted (Margaret) Thorson, Bemidji, Mrs. Verna Bowers, Jacksonville, Florida, Mrs. Reiner (Ruth) Widiger, Fessenden, and Mrs. Wayne (LoAnn) Dybing, LaMoure; 23 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral was held May 25, 1982 Lilly Anderson Lilly Anderson was born November 17, 1899 north of Manfred to Ole and Maggie Rodne. She was raised and educated near Manfred. She was employed for a time in the local general store in Manfred. She married Perry Anderson on December 2, 1922 in Manfred. They farmed the Anderson family homestead near Manfred. They retired in 1953 and moved to Harvey. Her husband died May 21, 1982. She was a member of Vang Lutheran Church, Manfred and had served as church organist for many years. She was a member of Fagerlund Lodge Sons of Norway for over 75 years. She passed away in 1998 in Harvey, ND. Pictured above are Perry and Lilly with their children: Standing left to right: Donald, Verna, Margaret, Peter Seated left to right: LoAnn, Orren and Ruth

Fred and Marlys Koenig Husband's Full Name: Fred Koenig Husband's Place of Birth: Manfred Township Husband's Father's Name: Jacob Koenig Husband's Mother's Name: Fredericka Hildenbrand Koenig Husband's Siblings' Names: Emma, Lydia, William, John, Edward, Esther, Adeline, Walter, Jacob Wife's Full Name: Marlys Jeanette Hagen Koenig Welstad Wife's Place of Birth: Sheyenne, ND Wife's Father's Name: Melvin Hagen Wife's Mother's Name: Jennie Hagen Wife's Siblings' Names: Virgil Hagen, Elmer Hagen, Diane Bratvold, Sherman Hagen Children's Names: Shirley Freeze, Frances Kostad, Connie Oasheim Fred Koenig was born March 19, 1918 in Manfred Township to Jacob and Fredericka Koenig. He received his education at the Manfred elementary school. He grew to manhood there and assisted his dad with the farming duties until May of 1941 when he was inducted into the United States Army. He served in the armed forces until September of 1945. When he was discharged, he came back to the home farm at Manfred and continued with the farming. In June of 1949, he was united in marriage to Marlys Jeannette Hagen, daughter of Melvin and Jennie Hagen of Sheyenne. Rev. H. Thoreson married them at the Eden Lutheran Church, rural Sheyenne. Marlys was baptized and raised in the Lutheran faith and confirmed in 1942 at the South Viking Church by Rev. G. R. Estrem. Marlys attended elementary school at Valhalla No. 2 and one year of high school at New Rockford High, and then she transferred to the BCATS at Maddock graduating in 1947. After attending Minot State Teachers College, Marlys taught in the Valhalla and Norway Lake schools. Fred and Marlys made their home on Fred's home place near Manfred. Fred and Marlys have three daughters, Shirley Mae, Frances Ann and Connie Faye.They all attended and graduated from Manfred elementary school and Fessenden High School. After high school Shirley attended Bottineau School of Nursing for three years. In 1970, she married Darrell Freeze of Elkhart, Indiana. They made their home in Elkhart for three years then returning to Hoople, where they purchased a grocery store. They have three sons, Darrell Jr., Troy, and Ryan and a daughter Tiffany. After a serious illness, Darrell passed away in 2001. Frances attended Minot State College for two years. In March of 1973, she married Kenneth Kostad of Kenmare. They live in Bottineau, where Kenneth is a college recruiter for the Bottineau School of Forestry. They have two daughters, Jennifer Lee, and Lynn Ranae. Connie attended Lake Region Junior College graduating in Fashion Merchandising and Business Administration. In August of 1978, she married Richard Oasheim of Hoople. They have two boys Elliott Richard and Jarod Fred, and a younger daughter Stephanie Jean. Richard works at the potato processing plant and Connie is bookkeeper at J.C. Penney’s at Grafton. Fred was active as a township supervisor and director of the Wells County Farmers Union Board. In 1980, Fred and Marlys retired from their farming duties and are thoroughly enjoyed retirement. Fred passed away in December of 1991. About 1999 Marlys married Sherman Welstad. They lived in Minot. Marlys died in 2019. Source: Growing With Pride 1981 with updates

Joseph and Ida Strauss Husband's Full Name: Joseph H. Strauss Husband's Place of Birth: Harvey, ND Husband's Father's Name: John F. Strauss Husband's Mother's Name: Mary H. Jenny Strauss Husband's Siblings' Names: Arthur, Gertrude, Francis, Edwin, Aloysius, John, Marie, Bernhard, Henry Wife's Full Name: Ida Schnabel Strauss Wife's Place of Birth: South of Harvey, ND Wife's Father's Name: Frederik Schnabel Wife's Mother's Name: Katherine Schnabel Wife's Siblings' Names: Eleanor, Furbie, Walter Children's Names: Kathryn (Ordean Gladheim); Donald (Shirley Johnson, Muriel Knodel); James; Elaine (Art Weigelt); Lucille (Maynard Wahl); Arlene Strauss (Ellery Ehni); Audrey (James Larson); Joseph; Richard (Patricia), Judy (Tom Schaudel); John (Jennifer, Gretchen Greenwald) Joe Strauss was born near Harvey. Ida Strauss grew up on a farm south of Harvey. She also attended school in that area. Joe and Ida Strauss were married in 1927 at Harvey. They lived in Harvey for a short time before moving to the Strauss family farm south of Harvey. They moved again in 1942 to a farm east of Manfred. They had a large family who all attended school in Manfred. They were active in the community.

Edgar and Jeanne Flick Husband's Full Name: Edgar Allen Flick Husband's Place of Birth: Malta, Montana Husband's Father's Name: Ray Flick Husband's Mother's Name: Gena Melby Flick Husband's Siblings' Names: Clayton, Margerette, Marian Nicholson, Roger Flick Wife's Full Name: Jeanne McBain Flick Wife's Place of Birth: Manfred, ND Wife's Father's Name: Henry McBain Wife's Mother's Name: Margaret Janssen McBain Wife's Siblings' Names: Ronald, Harris, Paul, Roger and Dale Wife’s Step Brothers – Bernard and James Children's Names: Randy, Ardis, Myrna, Linda, Corey Edgar Allen Flick, fourth child of Ray S. and Gena Melby Flick was born north of Malta, Montana. Edgar served in the Korean War and following this in 1953 he began farming. He married Jeanne McBain on January 21, 1955. Edgar and Jeanne live on the C. C. Melby homestead, farming until 1993. They had five children: 1 . Randy was fatally injured in a car accident in 1981 at the age of 26. 2 . Ardis lives in Bismarck. She has two sons Allen and Justin who farm near Harvey, and a daughter Carla who works in a bank in Brookings, SD. 3 . Myrna married Dean Beilke and had one son Joshua Beilke who will be a Senior in high school. She married Vern Hoekstra in 1995 and works at Mainstream in Fargo. 4 . Linda married Trygve Letnes in 1991. They have three daughters: Chelsey, Taylor, and Hannah. Linda works for a land developer in Moorhead and they live in Fargo. 5 . Corey married JoAnn Volk in 1985. Corey works for Napa in Minot. JoAnn is an RN at Trinity Hospital. They have three sons: Levi, Mitchel, and Andrew and live NE of Burlington. All five children attended Manfred School until it closed in 1973 and then went on to graduate from Harvey High School. Edgar was postmaster of the Manfred Post Office from January 1964 until October 2, 1992, his tenure being the longest served in this position. He served on the Manfred Township Board, was active in the Manfred Telephone Company, Fagerlund Sons of Norway Lodge, Harvey Masonic Lodge, and the National Association of Postmasters of the US serving several terms as president of the 4th Class Offices of the State of ND. He has enjoyed inventing things. Jeanne served as Sunday School superintendent at Vang Church, as well as Sunday School teacher, and Vacation Bible School teacher. She worked at the ASC Office in Fessenden for 25½ years, retiring in 1994. She is a member of the Vang Ladies Aid. Edgar and Jeanne were active participants of Manfred History and Preservation, Inc., helping with the Manfred Newsletter among other things. They enjoyed spending their winters in Arizona since beginning in 1995. They have now passed away after spending several years in Minot.

Dan and Bertha Hirschkorn Husband's Full Name: Daniel Henry Hirschkorn Husband's Place of Birth: Wilton, ND Husband's Father's Name: Fred Hirschkorn Husband's Mother's Name: Otila Lucas Husband's Siblings' Names: Dick, Emil, Mabel Johnson Wife's Full Name: Bertha Glasser Hirschkorn Wife's Place of Birth: Lincoln Valley, ND Wife's Father's Name: Emanuel Glaser Wife's Mother's Name: Rosenna Marzolf Glaser Wife's Siblings' Names: Cora L. Bergan, Children's Names: Wesley, Darleen Blum, Dennis Dan was born in Wilton, moved as a young child from Wilton with his family to the Manfred area where his father farmed. He began farming as a young boy with his father. Bertha was born in Lincoln Valley, and reared there. She attended Sheyenne River Academy. In 1924 they were married in the Manfred Seventh Day Adventist Church. They made their home near Dan's father’s farm and began farming on their own. They continued farming until retiring in 1968. They remained on the farm until 1978 when they moved to Fessenden. He was a member of the Manfred SDA church.

Edwin Hedahl Full Name: Edwin Hedahl Place of Birth: Manfred Township, ND Father's Name: Ole Swenson Hedahl Mother's Name: Ingrid Jorstad Hedahl Siblings' Names: Sven, Gina Mattis, Conrad. Oscar, Clara Bullis, Emma, Edith Edwin Hedahl was born in Manfred township and educated in the public schools at Manfred and Fessenden. He was an active member of the Vang Lutheran Church in Manfred. His father homesteaded near Manfred in 1895. Edwin remained at home after his father’s death in 1917 and operated the family farm. His mother lived with him until her death in 1956. Ed was quite active in the Republican party of Wells County and served as County Chairman in the early 1950s. He also worked in Washington, D.C. for Congressman Otto Krueger during the winter of 1957-58. Ed died in 1960. Manfred News: Hedahl, Edwin 18 Jun 1936 Election Day, June 24th. Voters of Wells County, who are for clean, honest, common sense government, that is free from the dictatorship of any one man, vote for the following candidate, whose name will appear on the Republican Ballot. For Member of House, Edwin Hedahl. He is a young man who has faith in North Dakota. He is farming the old homestead near Manfred. He has always been progressive and active in business and in government. He is one of the Directors of the Farmers Cooperative Elevator at Manfred, and Assessor for many years. He is familiar with tax problems.

Sidney J. and Charlotte Lee Husband's Full Name: Sidney Jay Lee Husband's Place of Birth: Saint Croix Falls, Polk, Wisconsin Husband's Father's Name: Gilbert C. Lee Husband's Mother's Name: Clara Josephine Hemnes Husband's Siblings' Names: Gladys Adelaide Lee, Florence L. Lee, Lillian A. Lee, Robert S. Lee, Douglas Lee Wife's Full Name: Charlotte Hanna Thompson Wife's Place of Birth: Tower City, Cass, North Dakota Wife's Father's Name: Carl Macdonald Thompson Wife's Mother's Name: Jennie Maud Diebold Wife's Siblings' Names: John Henry Thompson Children's Names: Richard Diebold Lee Sidney J. Lee was born in Wisconsin and raised in Griggs County North Dakota. He is a graduate from Cooperstown High School. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Valley City State Teachers College, his Master's Degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, and did extensive graduate work from Harvard University. He taught the 7-8-9 grades at Manfred during the school years 1926-27 and 1927-28. From there he taught in Williston, North Dakota. In 1933 he married Charlotte Thompson. Between 1942-1948 Mr. Lee was an English and Social Studies Teacher at Bismarck High School and Junior College. In 1948 he was named Dean of Bismarck Junior College and continued to serve as administrator there until his death in 1961. At the time Sidney J. Lee started at the BJC it was located on the 3rd floor of the Bismarck High School. In 1955 the college moved to a new building that was constructed on the State Capitol Grounds at 900 E Boulevard on 15 acres of land. Within a few years the new campus was inadequate to meet the needs of the growing college. In 1959 Harold Schafer, a local entrepreneur and founder of the successful Gold Seal Company offered the college a tract of land overlooking the Missouri River at the northwest edge of the city. Classes were first held on the new campus in the fall of 1961. His leadership in developing this junior college was widely acclaimed. Unfortunately, Mr. Lee died the end of August of 1961 of a heart condition. He was only 56 years old at the time. Because of the leadership skills of Sidney J. Lee, an auditorium at BJC was named after him, and is well used by the students on campus and many events are open to the public as well. Mrs. Lee was a kindergarten teacher in Bismarck at the Highland Acres School. She was a well-respected woman, and a leader in the community.

Gullik and Ragnhild Lindbo Husband's Full Name: Gullik Lindbo Husband's Place of Birth: Lindbu, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway Husband's Father's Name: Torstein Lindbu Gullikcsen Husband's Mother's Name: Kristi Rolfstad Olsdtr Husband's Siblings' Names: unknown Wife's Full Name: Ragnhild Vigen Wife's Place of Birth: Minnesota Wife's Father's Name: Knud Vigen Olsen Wife's Mother's Name: Ingeborg Breivik Nilsdtr Wife's Siblings' Names: Nils, Hans, Andrew, Tollef, Mary, Ragnhild Children's Names: Nina, Thomas, Gotfred, Gilbert, Melvin, Clarence, Ottin, Agnes Gullik came to Grant Co, Minnesota in 1887 from Norway and settled in Stonybrook Township. There he met and married Ragnhild Sætra Vigen. She was the widow of Eivind Aslesen. She had one son, Edward from her first marriage. Gullik farmed in this area a few years and then moved to North Dakota and homesteaded in Wells County, North Dakota. Gullik and Ragnhild are buried at East Vang Cemetery, Manfred, North Dakota.

Ole and Guri Ranum Husband's Full Name: Ole Juel Ranum Husband's Place of Birth: Stokkebryn, Nord Aurdal, Valdres, Norway Husband's Father's Name: Juel Ole Ranum Husband's Mother's Name: Guri Guldrandsdatter Ranum Husband's Siblings' Names: none Wife's Full Name: Guri Knutsdotter Melby Wife's Place of Birth: Øystre Slidre, Valdres, Norway Wife's Father's Name: Knut Olsen Rudi Wife's Mother's Name: Guri Kristensdotter Melby Wife's Siblings' Names: Ole, Christian, Knute, Ragnhild, Gulbrand, Marit, Caroline, Martin, Oscar Children's Names: George, Konrad, Emil, Ida, Clara Gladheim, Gladys Pfundheller Guri, also known as Julia, was born on February 17, 1862. She grew up on the Melby farm in Rogne, Øystre Slidre, Valdres, Norway and attended the Rogne school and church. In 1881 when she was 19 years old, her parents sold the Melby farm and the whole family emigrated together from Norway to the USA, with the destination of Goodhue County, Minnesota. In 1884, her parents moved to Griggs County, North Dakota where they filed on a homestead, but Guri (Julia) did not go there. Instead, she went to live in Lyon County in southwestern Minnesota, where her Aunt Guri (the younger) Melby Opdahl and her husband Anders Opdahl had been living since 1879. Ole was born September 10, 1858, in Stokkebryn, North Aurdal, Valdres, Norway to Juel O. Ranum and Guri (Julia) Gulbrandsdotter. He came to the USA to southwest MN in 1875, and in 1884 took over the farming operation of his parents at Ghent MN in Lyon County. On May 30, 1885, Guri Melby and Ole Ranum married at Minneota, MN. Several of their children were born there: George in 1886-? (Inez Mitchell-2 children.) Konrad Oscar in 1887 known as Oscar, and Emil in 1890-1878 (Katie Babcock-8 children.) The rest of their children were also born in MN: Ida 1892-1895 and Clara 1894-1986 (Mrs. Ole Gladheim-8 children) at Cottonwood, and Gladys 1899-1974 (Mrs. Raymond Pfundheller -3 children) at Madison.