| Summary: | while keeping his own yard and garden in perfect condition. He married Bessie Leota Jones on December 4, 1923, at Moorhead. Bessie Konok can be remembered by many in town as one saw her almost daily selling greeting cards. The Konoks had six children: Lee, Johnnie, Mary Ann, Edna, Emma and Donna. TTT Leo and Pauline (Firlus) Krenz Leo Krenz, born in Germany, on April 22, 1888, was a master carpenter. He was one of the finishing carpenters on the Titanic, which sank in April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage from England to New York. Mr. Krenz came to Canada in 1913, and the next year to Carrington. On August 14, 1915, he married Pauline Firlus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Firlus. Pauline had been born in Oppelin, Germany, on June 15,1886 and came to Carrington with her parents in 1902. They had two daughters: Marguerite and Delores. Mrs. Krenz died in October 1963. Mr. Kenz died April 4, 1976. They are buried at Carrington. TTT Howard and Myrtle (Andrews) Kriewald Howard Kriewald and Myrtle Andrews were married January 28,1930. Myrtle, the daughter of Edward and Sophie Westad Andrews, was born November 15, 1904, at Carrington. She was a life-long resident of this City. The couple had four children: Beverly, Jean, Walter and Robert. Mrs. Kriewald died January 28, 1973. Mr. Kriewald died in 1976. They are buried at Carrington. TTT James Nelson and Hattie (Chisholm) Kunkel J. N. (Nels) Kunkel, was born at Osceola, Nebraska, on August 24, 1885. He came to North Dakota in 1890 by himself and his family didn't come to Fessenden until 1896. In 1908 he married Hattie Chisholm at St. Cloud, Minnesota. Mr. Kunkel served in the state legislature, as sheriff for nineteen years of Wells County and in the automobile business from 1917 to 1925 in Fessenden. In 1925 the family moved to Carrington, where Mr. Kunkel gained prominence as a Ford dealer. In 1953 he gave up his position with the Ford agency. His only son, William, was his partner. Mrs. Kunkel died January 17, 1963. Mr. Kunkel died April 20, 1972.They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery. TTT -£,- Thomas and Alice (Trodden)Lacey Thomas Lacey was born December 12, 1849, in Tipperary. His parents died when he was 7 and his sister took him to England to live with her. In 1885 he came to America. For two years he was a steel worker in Pittsburg. When he came west, he first settled in Jamestown, there he married Alice Trodden. Alice was born in England on May 12, 1861. She married Thomas Lacey in 1887. The family moved to Carrington where Mr. Lacey was employed by the Northern Pacific Railway for thirty-seven years. The couple had six children: Edwin, John and Marie survived; three died as small children. Mr. Lacey died in February 1927. Mrs. Lacey died in July 1930. They are buried at Carrington. TTT Vernus and Vivian (Silkey) Land Vernus Land was born at Carrington on October 25,1917, to the George Lands. He married on September 22, 1941, at Fargo. Vivian, the daughter of Henry and Emma Abraham Silkey, born at Carrington on August 18, 1919. The couple made their home in Carrington Township. They had two children: Dennis and Diane. Mr. Land died on September 18, 1953. He is buried at Carrington. Later Vivian married Mr. Price. They had one daughter, Patty. Mr. Price is no longer living. Vivian Silkey Price makes her home in Carrington. TTT William D. and Mary (White) Land William Denny Land was born in Kentucky on September 28, 1874. He married Mary White on June 5, 1895 at Irvington, Illinois. They came to Carrington from Indiana in 1916 and lived on a farm in Carrington Township until moving to Carrington in 1953. The couple had ten chidlren: Vernus, Homer, Harold, George, Virgil, Clyde, Eunice, Ruth, Mattie and Wilma. Mr. Land died in 1957. He is buried at Carrington. TTT Harold and Ann (Gullickson) Larson Harold Larson, born at Viking, Minnesota on August 16, 1903 married Ann Gullickson, born in Canada on January 4, 1902. They lived at Thief River Falls, Minnesota until coming to Carrington in 1960. They have three sons: Wallace, Steven and Michael. Mr. Larson has a plumbing and heating business. They are active in the Odd Fellow and Rebekah Lodges and the Sons of Norway. TTT Thomas Edward and Margaret (McRae) Lawler T.A. Lawler, born at Green Bank, Ontario on June 23, 1878, came to the United States in 1885. For a number of years, he lived in Ramsey and Towner Counties. He married Margaret McRae at Devils Lake on November 15, 1904, who was born in Ramsey County on September 1,1883. The Lawlers operated a bakery in Carrington from 1936 to 1941. Later Mr. Lawler was employed part-time at the bakery until his retirement. The Lawlers had seven children: Joseph, William, John, Robert, Leo, Ann and Peggy. Mrs. Lawler died July 21, 1955, and Mr. Lawler on November 13, 1956. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery. TTT Ludwig K. and Betsy (Arnegard) Lee Ludwig Lee and Betsy Arnegard were married in November 1896, at Hillsboro. Betsy Arnegard was born November 15, 1878, in Minnesota. The family had 10 children: Uewellyn, Albert, Eldo, Eveline, Florence, Mae, Clara, Emma, Lillian and Mildred. Mr. Lee is no longer living. Mrs. Lee died December 1, 1960. They are buried at Carrington. TTT Martin K. and Annetta (Arnegard) Lee Martin K. Lee was born May 31, 1873, in Wisconsin. He came to Carrington in 1913. He married at Mayville, July 10, 1902, Annetta Arnegard, who was born in Minnesota on March 6, 1880, the daughter of Mr. and Mr. Ole Arnegard. The Lees owned and operated a wholesale soft drink and bottling works in Carrington. The couple had two children: Myrtle and Orando. Mr. Lee died in June 1937. Mrs. Lee died December 20, 1965. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery. TTT Joseph and Josephine (Flaning) Leppke Joseph Leppke was born in 1872 in South Russia. In 1875 the family came to the United States and settled in Kansas. Mr. Leppke attended school at McPherson College in Kansas. He taught school for four years before becoming a farmer. He married Josephine Flaning in 1901 at Hillsboro, Kansas. The family came to the Longview area in 1923 to settle on a farm. The couple had six children: Bertha, Albert, Arnold, Clara, Harold and Rosella. Mr. Leppke died August 22, 1927. TTT George and Mary Ann (Wenger) Liddle George Liddle, son of George and Pauline Liddle, was born at Carrington on May 1907. He married Mary Ann Wenger at Minot on April 29, 1946, the daughter of Enos and Addie Mary Wenger, she was born July 25, 1905. George was custodian at the Post Office; also care taker at the cemetery for several years. He served in the armed services during World War II. Mary Ann is active in church activities. Mr. Liddle died on May 24, 1975. He is buried at Carrington. Mrs. Liddle continues to live in Carrington. TTT Charles and Ellen (Hiedeman) Linderman Charles Linderman was born at Carrington on September 15, 1944, the son of Harry and Pearl Aljets Linderman. On June 15, 1968, he married Ellen Hiedeman at Wheaton, Minnesota. Ellen, the daughter of Raymond and Julia Fredricks 30B Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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