| Summary: | Anna Halvorson became the parents of ten children, all born in Maddock. The children are: Orton Halvorson, Sun City, Calif., deceased; Mrs. Myrtle Hall, Fort Dodge, la.; Mrs. John (Doris) Moist, Falls Church, Va.; Mrs. Harold (Evelyn) Burleson, Fort Dodge, la.; Ardis Halvorson, deceased; Gordon Halvorson, deceased; Mrs. Odin (Eleanor) Haagenstad, Rapid City, S. Dak.; Mrs. B.D. (Vernice) Argo, Claremont, Calif.; Mrs. James (Marlys) Moist, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Al (Velma) Christensen, Havre, Mont. Presently there are eighteen living grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Nels Halvorson died in April, 1965 and Anna Halvorson died in November 1967. This information was taken from an autobiography written by Myrtle Hall in 1925 and from a family tree record prepared in 1966 by Harold Burleson. Seven sisters, the surviving children of Anna and Nels Halvorson, are planning a reunion in Claremont, Calif, in August of this year (1976). + + + Oscar Halvorson Oscar Halvorson, Heimdal, was born January 29, 1910, in Heimdal township. He attended school at Heimdal, and was confirmed as a member of the Heimdal Church. June 7, 1930, he was married to Clara Fossen of Maddock. She attended school at Arne and Maddock, was confirmed at North Viking Church at Maddock and was a member of the Fairview Church of Maddock. Mr. Halvorson was In the trucking business at Maddock for several years and then purchased a farm north of Maddock, North Viking Township in 1953, where they are still living. They have three children, Lyle, married to the former Verola Lang, lives at Tucson, Ariz, and has three children, Nancy, Thomas and Elizabeth. Gale is married to the former Shelene Alfstad and lives at Harvey and has 4 children, Randy, Susan, Lynn and Mark. Carol is married to Harry Westrom and I ives at Maddock. They have one son, Jimmy. The Halvorsons have been members of North Viking Church for many years. + + + Earl William Hauer Earl William Hauer, better known among his shipmates and friends as "Mitch," was born on his father's homestead northeast of Maddock on March 1, 1912, the oldest of nine children born to Chris and Addie Hauer. The other children are: Viola, Norman, LuVerne, Irma, Bernice, Delmar, Kenneth and Arthur. Mitch grew up in the Maddock area and graduated from the BCATS in 1931. During his youth he became skilled in the techniques of wheat production, from skinning nine broncos on a triple-gang plow to tractors, threshing machines and combines. At the height of the great depression, unable to continue further educational pursuits, he joined the Navy in 1934 where he remained for thirty years. During WWII he was promoted to commissioned rank and retired in 1964 as a lieutenant commander. Among the fondest memories of his youth was going to town on Saturday night in the "family buck- board"pulled by his father's favorite team of dappled grays. For his weekly efforts in the fields at this time, he was usually awarded the magnificent sum of 25c--not much, but adequate at the time. Mitch's father, Chris Hauer, emigrated from Norway in September 1902 with his parents, Peder and Lina Hauer, one sister, Harriet, and four brothers, Thor, Pedro, Finn and Nohr, and they settled in North Viking for a time. Peder Hauer homesteaded the SW'A NE'A Sec. 15 in North Viking. Chris worked as a clerk in the Foss Brothers grocery store from September, 1903 until January, 1905 and gained a lot of first hand knowledge of the founding history of the area. In 1907, Chris purchased an 80-acre relinquishment, NEV4 NEV4 Sec. 15, and NWV4 NW/4 Sec. 14. And, this was the last homestead to be recorded in North Viking Township. Mitch's mother, Addie Leona Tongue, came to South Viking from Wisconsin in 1905, with her parents, Herb Tongue and Elisa Barbara, nee: Bliesner, two sisters, Elva and Cora, and two brothers, William and Everett. Herb Tongue's ancestors fought in both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. The ancestors of Elisa emigrated from Prussia and settled in Wisconsin in 1846. Chris Hauer and Addie Leona Tongue were married April 23, 1911, at John Dyrud's homestead. All other members of both families, except Harriet, left the Maddock area to take up homesteads in Alberta, Canada. Mitch married Mable L. Olson in 1939. She was the daughter of Ed A. Olson of Maddock, and she died in 1959. To them was born Darrell L. Hauer, a pulmonary technician with the University of California at San Diego, and Nancy E. Hauer, an instructor of zoology in the University of Ohio. In 1970, Mitch married Mary M. Wells, and they reside in San Diego, Calif. + + + Mr. & Mrs. Ingman Haugen Ingman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Haugen, was born March 18, 1903. He married Myrtle Haugen, 359 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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