| Summary: | Mr. and Mrs. John Piehl John Piehl was born March 4, 1891, in Wone- woc, Wisconsin. On March 21, 1906, at the age of 15 he came to this community. His father and brother George had preceeded him, but his father left to homestead in South Dakota. The first three years he worked during the summer months for Alden Angevine. He attended school in Greenland Township during the winter months from December until March. In this way he completed the eighth grade at what was known as the Sarbaum School. The following two years he again worked for Angevine's. In 1912 he began farming for himself on one of Angevines' farms. The same year in November he married Fern Mart. Fern came to this community from Marion, Indiana, in the fall of 1905. Her parents, Mr. and Ms. Samuel Mart, farmed near Marion for a few years before they moved to LaMoure, N. D. The first farm John owned and still farms is three miles west of M3rion. Several years later he purchased the Holtegard farm where they now reside. M. and Mrs. Piehl shared a varied life farming in the Marion Community. They have come to love the soil which has given them a livelyhood. They were blessed with six children, Harold, who lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Walter and Howard, who are farming in this community; Roger, who is a band instructor in the Public school at Page, North Dakota; Yvonne (Mrs. Erling Holm) and Donald, who live in Valley City. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Anderson Nels Anderson was born in Sweden May 28, 1883. At the age of 16 he came to the United States. June 30, 1903 he married Josephine Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson came to Dakota Territory in 1883 and settled on a homestead in what is now Grandview Township. Their daughter, Josephine, was born there September 22, 1884. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Nels Anderson lived on a farm north of Marion where two daughters were born, Mary and Blanche. Mary, the oldest, passed away when three days old. In 1908 they purchased the Martin Spoerl homestead four and a half miles south and a half mile east of Marion moving there to live. Here the following children were born: Louise, Alvin, Edgar, Mildred, Hazel and Mae. Mr. Anderson became interested in Pure Bred Hereford cattle and at one time had a large herd of registered Hereford cattle. He made many improvements on his farm, being one of the first farmers in that area to have electric lights on his farm. In 1935 Mrs. Anderson became paralyzed on her right side following a cerebral hemorrhage. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson lived on the farm for 38 years, until Mr. Anderson death in 1946. Since Mr. Anderson's death Mrs. Anderson has made her home with her daughter, Louise, Mrs. H. G. Roscoe, at Evansville, Minnesota. Alvin married Pearl Hickey and lives on a farm near Nortonville, N. D. Edgar married Rita Carbon- neau and owns a Gamble store at Dunseith, N. D. Mildred, Mrs. George Mahler, lives on a farm near Fairmont, N. D.; Hazel, Mrs. Dean Triplett, St. Petesburg, Florida; and Mae, Mrs. S. J. Hilles- land, Watford City, N. D. Blanche, Mrs. R. J. Adam, passed away in 1937 follownig the birth of a son, Bobby. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Korn Charles Korn was born in the little town of Harra, province of Thurigen, Germany, August 20, 1868, At the age of 14 he arrived in Fargo, N. D., with a dime in his pocket. He came to this community in June, 1883. He had borrowed $85 from his half-brother, Henry Scheibe, to pay his fare to America. On arriving in the Marion community he first worked for John Bruhschwein, Sr., and later for John Rothenberger. In February 1884 he started school, attending for 2 months. This was all the schooling that he had in this country, although he had attended the German schools. At the age of 18 Charles began to farm for hmiself. He took over his half-brother's farm. During this time he lived with Martin Spoerl until Martin married. Robert Waldie, uncle of Clayton Waldie, had a tree claim on Section 34-136-61 which he held for Charles until he reached the age of 21 and could file for a homestead. Mr. Korn became the clerk for Sheridan Township when the township was organized, this position he held for many years. At threshing time Mr. Korn served as cook for the threshing crews of 20 or more men for his bachelor neighbors, the Struble brothers, William Mathews and others. After farming for five years Mr. Korn found himself in debt about a thousand dollars. During the winter he worked on the Cold Spring Farm near Grand Rapids for $10 a month. The following spring of 1891 he had 120 acres of his homestead under cultivation. The crop that year not only paid his debts, but left him enough money to buy a team of young horses and to pay $300 for a trip back to Germany to surprise his folks at Christmas. 67 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-page TIFF Editor.
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