| Summary: | ML.IiM§P.OL4.oiohkl The Ray Larson family moved to Ypsilanti from Montpelier in October of 1950, when Ra,y started trucking out of Ypsilanti. They bought the original Olstad land in 1967, They are the parents of three children; Kerry who lives at Jamestown, ND Dwight, who graduated from UND and is employed, with Firestone, Co. Orange, TX Keith who Is at home. Christ Olstad, Rushford, MN, Mrs, Ray Larson's (Lillian) grandfather bought the Northeast f of section 15 in Corwin Township In 1902, In 1918 he bought the S,E. •§ of section 15 from the Halverson Brothers, In 1920 he bought; the S.W. f of section 14 from Drake. In 1939 Carl Olstad bought this land, Christ Olstad. never lived here but rented the land out. Carl Olstad, Hilda, Ernest, Lillian, Viola, and Roger moved to Corwin Township in 1942. * * * * * * * * * In 1902, William A. Lengkeek with his father, A, J. Lengkeek and family moved from Iowa to Volga, SD; then in 1916 (October) they arrived in Montpelier i.n two immigrant cars and moved on the farm five miles east and one half mile north of Montpelier which was known as the Bill Davis farm (Mrs, Davis was the former Fannie Manns), This farm has been purchased in June 19.16 after Mr. Davis passed, away, • In October 1920, William married Alice Duven (who had come with her parents from WI In 1906 to the Marion, area). They lived on the Rose farm and in 1923 he purchased the farm from his father and farmed there until retiring to Marion in 1961 - still owning the farm. Children: Myra (Mrs, Leonard Spilde) and Arthur. Myra - still residing to the Ypsilanti community.' Arthur™ married Violet Franz: (from Montpelier community); farmed In Greenland Township and later farmed his father's farm until 1987 he'and his family moved, to Albany, OR, working for the Linn County Amusement Association, They have four children: Larry - married and living in Springfield, OR Eileen' (Mrs. Hon Jory) - Living in Eugenie, OR W. Mervin - Married and living in Albany, OR Robert - married and living in Albany, OR * * * * 4<: * * ^ '4:- Scanned on Canon ImageRunner Advance C5240A scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-Page TIFF Editor
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