Golden jubilee, 1905-1955: Upham, North Dakota, June 3 and 4, 1955

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: North Dakota State Library
• Subjects: Cavalier; Homestead; Milton; Morrison; Mouse River; Percy; Iceland
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/48697

WALTER G. HILLMAN Walter G. Hillman pioneer stockraiser and farmer was born at Skagafjardar svsla, Iceland. He married Gudrun Magnusson on June 14, 1896 and eight children were bora to this union, seven children still survive and reside in North Dakota. The surviving children are: Mrs. L. G. Benson, Milton, N. Dak.; Mrs. Einar Einarson, Upham, John and Leo of Mountain, N. Dak.; Joe of Concrete, N. Dak.; Mrs. Freeman Hannesson, Bottineau, North Dakota and Mrs. Percy Morrison living at Cavalier, N. Dak. Mr. Hillman arrived in this community in 1907 taking up a homestead five miles east of Upham. His farm home was located on the south bank of the Mouse river in one of natures beauty spots. He served for many years as a member of the Elm Grove school board and as a township supervisor. A member of the Icelandic Melankton Lutheran Church he was very prominent in promoting its growth in the community. In 1935 his family home was sold to the U. S. Government under a land purchase program that had been set-up to make way for the establishment of the Lower Souris Wildlife Refuge. It was with great sorrow Mr. Hillman surrendered a beautiful home and prosperous well improved farm. A man of deep convictions he still believes that the values of the Refuge will never offset or compensate for the sorrows and heartaches suffered by many of the pioneer families that had to dispose of their holding within the boundaries of the refuge. STEINUN HILLMAN (John P. Hillman) John Hillman came to Upham in the Year 1900 from Nova Scotia. He was married to Steinun Hannesson, December 12, 1901. She was born in Iceland. l When they first moved out to the homestead in the spring of 1902, they moved their household possessions from George Goodman's place, across the flooded meadow, on the raft or Ferry-''Luk- ka". Special precautions being taken with Mrs. Hillman's prized possession-a sewing machine. Mrs. Hillman did the washing and cooking for some of the men that worked on building the railroad in 1905. The Hillman's had nine children, six are surviving. They are: Mrs. W. K. Ginther (Helga), Minneapolis, Minn., Peter F., John G., Sigurd, Chris and Una of Bantry, N. Dak. Mrs. Hillman is a member of the Melankton Lutheran Church. CHRISTIAN TORNO Christian Torno was born in Odessa, Russia in 1871. On October 15, 1896 he married Louise Pheiffer. They arrived in the Upham vicinity in 1899 and homesteaded on a farm in Deep River township. For twelve years, between 1923 and 1935, he served as a township officer. Mr. and Mrs. Torno had 12 children; 10 of whom are living. They Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-page TIFF Editor.