| Summary: | years when they had only Russian thistles to feed and bed their livestock. At one time they got about 5c a dozen for eggs and cream was worth 15c or 16c a pound. A cow brought as little as $20.00. Mr. Johnson served on the Bantry school board for 6 years, from 1930 to 1936. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson belonged to the Bloomfield Lutheran church of Upham where all their children were confirmed. They raised a family of eight children, seven of them still living. They are: George Johnson, Minot; Mrs. Ben Amon (Agda), Upham; Mrs. Charles Huseman (Elsie) Washington; Mrs. Ole Goodman (Verna) Bantry; Mrs. Finley Nielson (Ellen) Greybull, Wyoming; Mrs. Wm. Swearson (Agnes) Towner; William Johnson, Bantry. Their eldest son, Carl John, was killed in the Korean War on Sept. 22, 1950 at the age of 41 years. John Johnson passed away April 8, 1942 at his farm home. He was 68 years old. Mrs. Johnson and her youngest son, William, still live on the family farm. JAMES DOUD Mr. James Doud was born in Wisconsin, arriving in Upham in 1899 where he homesteaded. Mr. Doud was also a carpenter. In 1903, he was married to Mabel Rankin. They had ten children and nine are surviving. They are: Mrs. Bernice Laughlin, 4045 W. 58th St., Chicago, 29, Illinois; Mrs. Ben Johnson, 4045 W. 58th St., Chicago, 111; Arvada Doud, White Swan, Washington; Aubrey Doud, 10635 15th S. W., Seattle, 66, Washington; Duane Doud, White Swan, Washington; Mrs. W. G. Crauch, 7817 E. End Ave., Chicago 49, 111; Mrs. Jack Renick, 6139 S. Neenak, Chicago 38, 111.; Mr. Jack Doud, 10635 15th S. W., Seattle 66, Washington; Mrs. C. D. Butters, White Swan, Washington, box 433. Mr. Doud served as a township officer of Deep River township. GEORGE GOODMAN George Goodman, one of the early pioneers in the Upham area, was born in Iceland. George came to the Mouse River Valley in 1887. His home was located along the Mouse or Souris River where the Indians crossed in their migratory travels to and from the Turtle Mountains area. George was united in marriage to Anna Phillips in January of 1890. To this union were born fourteen children. Three children died in infancy. Walter, the oldest child, passed away in December of 1954. The surviving children are Steve, Alex, Barthi, Oliver and Kris of Bantry, North Dakota, Mrs. William Hahn, Minot, Mrs. Nolan Anderson, Phoenix, Arizona, Mrs. Arnold Haugerud, Bottineau, N. Dak., Mrs. Nobel Wedar, Maxbass, N. Dak. and Mrs. Ellen Reed of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-page TIFF Editor.
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