| Summary: | IVER STRAND NOSS was born Aug. 31, 1866, in Hallingdal, Norway. Upon his arrival here, he lived for a time with his brother, Tollef Noss, in the Hatton community. Gunhild Ram- stad was born June 24, 1875, in Sigdal, Norway, and came to the U. S. with her parents. Iver and Gunhild were married in June, 1890. They farmed near Portland for four years before buying a farm in Golden Lake township; they lived there until their retirement in 1944 when they moved to Hatton. They had 12 children. Iver passed away Aug. 1, 1954 and Gunhild on July 13, 1955. Early records show that Martin Ullensaker acquired a receivers receipt in 1881 for land in the Golden Lake territory, section 2, NV> SE. He maintained a post office in his home and later was operator in connection with a store. Isaac and Fanny Golden, first owners of the store, owned considerable land in the northeast part of the township, hence the township was named Golden. Earliest date recorded about the Golden's was June 12, 1883. Other owners of the store were John Kolden, 0. S. Bergseng, Melvin Hanson, Ole Vik and Tom Wilson. The store was not operated after 1936. OLE VIGEN was born in Norway, May 3, 1853, of parents, Iver and Thora Vigen. Berthine Tolsrud was also born in Norway, Dec. 16, 1858. She and Ole were married in 1881 and left the next year for the U. S. In 1882 they settled in Golden Lake township and this remained their home as long as they lived. They had nine children. Their first home was a log cabin. NILS HESKIN was born in Etne- dalen Valdres, Norway, in 1869 and came to the Portland area in 1886. He homesteaded in Golden Lake township in 1888. In 1900, Nils and his sister, Ragnild, returned to Norway and there Nils married Bertine Smedsrud. She was born in 1878. Bertine still lives on the home farm with her son, George. Nils passed away in 1939. A brother, Ole Heskin, born in 1875, came to America in 1905 and farmed with Nils for three years and then acquired a farm of his own. PETER E. FLESCHE was born near DeForest, Wis., Jan. 18, 1853. He spent some time in Minnesota before coming to Dakota territory in 1883. He filed on a claim in Golden Lake township. Mrs. Thea Hagen Flesche was born in Aadalen, Norway, Jan. 5, 1860, and came to the U. S. with her parents. They settled near Faribault, Minn. Peter and Thea were married in March, 1885 at Fertile, Minn., and came to Dakota the following year and settled on his homestead. They were charter members of the Beaver Creek church and aid. In 1910 they retired and moved to Hatton. Mr. Flesche died Oct. 24, 1914, and Mrs. Flesche June, 21, 1945. NELS TOLEN was born in Sweden, June 17, 1846. His wife, Mathilda Miller, was also born in Sweden, March 11, 1850. They were married Dec. 26, 1875, and in 1877 came to New York City where Nels worked in a piano factory. There they adopted a baby girl, now Mrs. Nels (Mathilda) Pederson of Hatton. In the fall of 1880 they came to Dakota territory and in spring of 1881 filed on the NWVi, section 14, Golden Lake township. They farmed for 24 years, then retired to Portland, N. Dak. The farm is now owned by Mrs. Pederson. Nels Tolen died in 1934 and his wife in 1930. MARTIN JENSON LEIDAL was born in Norway June 23, 1844, coming to America in 1853 to Decorah, Iowa. Martha Smestad was born in Kongsvinger, Norway, Feb. 16, 1844, and came to this country in 1869. On March 17, 1872, she married Mr. Leidal at Decorah. They came to Dakota Territory in 1879 settling on a farm two miles north of Hatton whore they lived for a number of years after which they moved into the city. They had eight children, Edward, John, HATTON CITY Mrs. Chas. Swenson, Mrs. Erick Olaveson, Mrs. Andrew Johnson, Henry, Mrs. Pike, and Ellert. Mr. Leidal passed away in 1912 and Mrs. Leidal died in December, 1940. PAUL WELO was born in Grund- vold Station, Hadeland, Norway, and Mrs. Welo was born in Carlstad, Sweden. They came to this area about 1890 and were married June 29, 1895. Together, with Mr. A. J. Teie, Mr. Ill Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-page TIFF Editor.
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