| Summary: | OLE SALVESON AND GERTRUDE AKRE Ole Salveson was born in Karmoi, Norway in 1840. Gertrude Akre was also born in Karmoi, Norway, in 1845. They came to American in the Spring of 1866, first stopping in Kenyon, MN. Ole and Gertrude were married that Fall in Halden Church. In 1872, they with 3 of their children: Carl, Ed, and Salmon, moved to Douglas County, MN, and lived in Moe Township. In 1902, Mr. and Mrs. Salveson homesteaded in Big Meadow Township. They helped organize Stordahl Church and were charter members. Their family grew to include: Carl, Edward, Salmon, Josephine, Marie, Adolph, Emil, and the twins, Louisa and Sven, who died in infancy. Adolph and Emil became Lutheran ministers. Gertrude passed away in 1910. Ole passed away in 1921. They are both buried at the Stordahl Cemetery. ED BISTODEAU Ed Bistodeau was born at Dayton, Minnesota, November 27, 1877, and came to Wildrose from Crosby in 1913. He operated a cafe in partnership with Peter C. Olson until a fire in 1937. Mr. Bistodeau's cafe was a very busy place in the days when farmers hauled their grain to town from as far off as Grenora. He had two employees: Mrs. Walfrid who worked in the kitchen and dining room and Mrs. Redahl who worked as a pastry cook making between 50 and 60 pies every day. Ed was very good hearted and would give a job or free meal to anyone in need. He also was quite hot tempered so it was good fun to see the display from a safe distance. Mr. Bistodeau moved to Williston in 1937 where he lived until he passed away August 7, 1960. HANS AND INGA OLSON Inga Bjorg came to North Dakota from Austbo, Norway in 1909 by way of State of Minnesota. Inga was a cook for the railroad crew when she arrived in what is now Wildrose to join her brother, Olaf, who had homesteaded in Palmer Township, 5 miles north of Wildrose in 1909. Inga homesteaded her quarter next to Olaf s quarter. Hans B. Olson was also from Austbo, Norway. Hans was an alternate crew member for Roald Amundsen's voyage through the Northwest Passage. He was a harbor pilot in Mobile, Alabama before joining Inga in Wildrose. They were married May 29, 1912. They had five sons. Marcel and his wife, Ethel, moved to Richmond, Calif., where Marcel owned a laundromat business. He died in 1974 and is survived by three of his four children; Marilyn, Wayne and Cheryl. Marcel Jr. died in 1972. There are four grandchildren. Arnold stayed on the family farm. He passed away in 1977. Erling served as a naval aviator during World War II and moved to Sacramento, Calif., after the war. He married Doris Thomas, and they have four children: Glenn, Patti, Linda and Nancy. There are five grandchildren. Harry served in the U. S. Navy during World War II and married Pat Green in Richmond, Calif. They still live there, where they raised two grandsons, Charles and Robert. Morris served in the U. S. Air Force during World War II and also the Korean War. He married Mitzi and after traveling around the U. S. and Europe finally settled in southern Calif. They have two daughters, Greta and Erica. ROY HOWARD FAMILY Roy Howard and Alma Mell were married May 18, 1930 in Crosby, N. Dak. Roy has lived and farmed in the vicinity of Wildrose all his life. Alma taught rural school in Divide and Stutsman Counties. They bought their farm north of Wildrose and raised a family of six children, Robert, Ruth, Dale and Darleen (twins), Harold and Gloria. Roy and Alma celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in July, 1980. Roy Howard passed away in Feb. 1981, and Alma still resides on the home place with Robert and Harold. ALBERT ROSTEN FAMILY Albert Rosten was born in Norway and immigrated to the United States just before the turn of the century. In 1905 he homesteaded a mile west of Wildrose. In 1909 he married Christine Bjerken and they had three sons: Theodore, Leonard, and Clarence. Mrs. Rosten died when Clarence was only a month old. Albert continued to live on the farm, added to his holdings, and operated a diversified farm. He was among the first to harvest his grain with a combine. Mr.Rosten passed away in 1930. Theodore lived on the family farm for many years, later moved into town, and now resides in a retirement home. Leonard married Bernice Hagen and they had three sons: Allan, Lloyd, and Bruce. Allan married Jean Oase and they had four children: Curtis, Janelle, DelRoy and Bradley. Allan died from the results of a plane crash in 1971. Curtis is the father of Christine Rosten of Crosby. Janelle is married to Doyle Hughes of Williston and they have two sons, Nathan and Mitchell. Lloyd is married to Glorianne Moellring and they have one daughter, Suzanne. Bruce is married to Sharon Jacobson and they have a daughter Tiffany. Bruce farms the family farm and they live in Wildrose. Clarence married Hazel Evenson and they had two children. Clyde and Pauline. Clyde married Roselind Demeyere and they have two children, Joselind and Dennis. Pauline married John Carroll and they have three daughters. Erica, Natani and Melanie. Clarence passed away in 1978. MICHAEL JAMES (MJ) HOMER Michael Homer came to Hamlet, ND sometime in the early 1900's, where he operated a blacksmith shop. In 1920, he married Clara Diehl, a teacher, from Hillsboro, ND. In the early 1930's they moved to Wildrose, ND, where Mike operated a blacksmith shop, going into farming a few years later. Mike and Clara had 5 children: James who operated a laundry in Grand Forks, ND, until his death. In 1946, he married Wanda Hjelmstad of Grand Forks. They have 3 children: Michael, Linda (Mark) Fargerholt, and Pamela (Chris) Suedel. James died of cancer in June of 1976, shortly before his 55th birthday. Francis has spent most of his life in Wildrose as a farmer. The last few years, he has spent the winters in California with his sister. Delores (George) McCord lives in Healdsburg, California. She is a retired accountant, due to poor eyesight. She was married to George McCord, who operated a tavern here for a number of years. George died in April of 1983 at Santa Rosa, California. They have 1 daughter, Jacquelyn (Ray) Forno. Charles lives in Wildrose and farms. In 1956, he married Doris Schilke. They have one son, Jess. Gene, the youngest, is a pharmacist at Berkely, California. Mike died in December, 1964 at the age of 79. Clara died in April, 1983 at the age of 82. WALKER Amanda A. Magnuson Walker was born Oct. 29, 1873. She was the daughter of David Magnuson and a sister of the late John Albert Magnuson, well known well driller for Divide and Williams County, and sister of the late Mrs. Ole Lien. In 1913, Mrs. Walker and her 18 month old daughter came to Wildrose by train from Marietta, S. Dak. They were met at the depot by John Magnuson who took them out to his farm which then joined the Ole Lien farm. This is where she made her home in between her jobs that she took to make her living. She was called upon to do domestic work as well as serving as a midwife. She also cooked in several cookcars in the fall. Later, she built a small house in the eastern part of Wildrose. This was her home for 15 years. After 19 years of pioneering and making her own living, she decided to go with her daughter Lucille and son-in-law to Minnesota where he had employment, living with them for 11 years. She passed away Nov. 2, 1941. Laid to rest at Lincoln Cemetery, Hoffman, Minnesota. 72 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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