| Summary: | LUCY SORENSON Mrs. Lucy Sorenson was born in Pleasant Valley, Wisconsin. In 1903 she married Charley Sorenson. The next year she and her husband arrived at Granville, N. Dak., with a three month old baby girl. They traveled twenty miles to their homestead near Upham. Mr. Sorenson was clerk for thirteen years and he served offices on the town board. One child, Zelma Harrison was born to Mr. and Mrs. Sorenson. Zelma now lives in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Mrs. Sorenson belongs to the Lutheran church. GREEMER ARNASON Greemer Arnason was born in Iceland in 1897. When he moved to Upham he started a combination of farming and stock-raising as his livelihood. On November 14, 1906, Greemer married Dora Sigurdson. They had five children of which three are living: Bernice (Mrs. Herman E. Kuandt), Hazelton; Sarah (Mrs. Joe Hillman), Concrete; Sophie (Mrs. Joe Einarson), Bantry. When they moved to Upham they made their home one and three-quarters miles east of Upham where they lived for many years. Mrs. Arnason (Dora Sigurdson) was born at Eyford. She came to Mouse River in 1903. This is where she met and eventually married Mr. Arnason. He belonged to Melankton Lutheran Church. HALLGRIMUR JOHNSON Hillgrimur Johnson was born in Iceland. On 1891 he married Thuridive Johnson. They arrived at Upham in 1905. Mr. Johnson was a homesteader. His occupation was farming. He and his wife belonged to the Melankton Lutheran church. They had eight children, three are yet living. They are: Christine (Mrs. Ben Swearson), Bantry; John, Minot, and Girle, Issaqua, Washington. Mr. Johnson died in 1913. In 1917 Mrs. Johnson moved to Upham with her children. Since 1949 Mrs. Johnson has been living at the Old Folk's Home in Mountain, N. Dak. ARNE MOEN Arne Moen was born in Freeborn County, Minnesota and arrived at Upham in 1903 where he homesteaded and engaged in farming. He served as township officer of Tacoma township, 1906- 1907. Mr. Moen was married to Norma Boysen, deceased in 1897. Two children surviving are: Mrs. Susanna Lowder, Kansas City and Helen (Mrs. Luke Pister), Salt Lake City, Utah. Arne is a member of the Deep Lutheran Free Church. Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-page TIFF Editor.
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