| Summary: | from the same community of Mo i Rana. He was born January 19, 1854, and she was born June 2, 1865. Anna came to Fort Ransom in 1888, and they were married in Fort Ransom in 1890. Kristen was a farmer. Seven children were born to them: Leif E. Larson was born May 31, 1891, and is a retired painter and decorator; Helga O. was born May 31, 1893, a dressmaker, deceased; Peder M. was born November 28, 1894, a retired farmer; Nora (Mrs. Ludvig Olson) was born February 7, 1897, and became a housewife; Elmer A. was born May 11, 1899, and is a retired farmer; Borghil (Mrs. Harold Henrikson) was born May 15, 1907, and is a housewife; Ragna (Mrs. Art Anderson) was born May 15, 1907. There are ten grandchildren. Three are the children of Ludvig and Nora Olson: Dorothy, Duane (deceased) and Kermit. Four are children of Harold and Borghil Henrikson: Neil, Bruce, Dennis and Ronald; Einar and Gunvor Larson had one son, Douglas; Art and Ragna Anderson had two sons, Don and Jon.; Douglas Larson married Marie Lou Kornelius and they have three children. Peder B. Larson was born in Norway, as was his wife, Astrid. They were married in Moe, Norway, and came to this country in 1921. Peder was born in July, 1884, Astrid was born May 31, 1899. Peder was a mail carrier. Their home was in section 11. They had four children: Enne (Mrs. Bert Enervold) was born June 4, 1918, and is a teacher; Gladys (Mrs. Henrikson) was born June 10, 1921, also a teacher; Peter B. Granlund, also a teacher, was born July 31, 1925; and William C. Granlund was born October 12, 1933, and is a school administrator. Peder B. Larson was a brother of Bjorn Granlund but went by the name of Larson. He is reputed to have been the strongest man in the communtiy. Deuward and Pearl Lawrence lived in the Fort Ransom area in the mid and late 1930s. He operated the Star Mail route between Lisbon and Fort Ransom from 1934 to 1938. This also included passenger service. Prior to her marriage, Pearl was a rural school teacher in the area. They had three daughters, all born here: Verneita Darlene (Mrs. Howard Anderson); Delia Jeanene (Mrs. Alan Ruddy); and Norma Jean (Mrs. C.L. Nichols). The family moved to Kellogg, Idaho, where Deuward worked in a lead mine for a while, then to Spokane, Washington, where they now reside. Andrew Lohn homesteaded in section 5 in the early eighties. His wife's name was Sarah. They were known as a very kind, helpful couple. Sarah was a midwife. They cared for orphans and adopted an Opgaard, whose mother died when he was very young. Emit S. Lovelace (or Emmet, I have both spellings) was one of the original Fort Ransomites and its first merchant. He started a small store on the Charley Homuth farm in 1881. This is where Bruce Fraase lives. Previous to coming to Fort Ransom, he drove a band of sheep across this area and all the way to Lead, S.D., no small undertaking at a time when the only persons across this vast area were Indians. It does show, though, that the Indians were not hostile unless they were provoked and had good reason to be hostile. Later, he built a store in the south part of Fort Ransom, across from the Stiklastad Church site. In the early nineties he bought the Curry Store on the west side of the river. For some time he brought the mail from Valley City, walking, or on snow shoes. He and T.J. Walker alternated as postmasters, depending on which party was in power. In 1894 he married Betsey Peterson, who was a school teacher. She was a sister of Lars Peterson and Mrs. Lars Rufsvold. They had a family of four girls and two boys: Florence (Mrs. Cedor Olson) now living in Seattle; Phillip, who died at the age of two months; Nora lives in Yucoipa, CA; Carrie lives in Anacortes, Washington; Alfred, who died at the age of twenty seven; and Bessie lives in Fargo. In 1903 Mr. Lovelace built a large store east of the river. He sold it to Iver Lien. The store burned down in 1920. Mr. Lovelace continued merchandising in a small store and ice cream parlor until his death in 1917. After his death, Mrs. Lovelace continued the store and was postmistress for several years. She died in Fargo, April 4, 1956. Lorentz Lorentson homesteaded in section 5 in 1882. He came from Norway and was a blacksmith by trade, but he did not follow this trade here. He remained single until he sold the farm to Bert Kenyon, in 1906. He then married a girl whose first name was Lottie, and moved to Hitterdahl, Minnesota. Christian Larson settled in section 3 in 1883. His wife's name was Anna. She died in 1913, and he died in 1923. McGrath There were a number of McGraths who homesteaded in Fort Ransom Township. They sold their land soon after they had obtained title to it. Among them were Patrick McGrath, who settled in SEV4 of section 21 in the eighties. One of his daughters married Thomas Gaughan and another daughter, Sarah, married Ed. Dennenfelzer. Patrick was an old man when he came here, and a widower. Thomas McGrath homesteaded the SWV4 of section 25 in 1882. He sold out, and it is believed that he went to Sheldon, N.D. Maggie McGrath and Roseanne McGrath, evidently sisters, had homesteads in section 35 in 1883. Maggie married Owen J. Boyle, also an original settler. Roseanne sold her quarter in 1889. Joseph H. McCune homesteaded in section 33 in 1883, and he lost title to the land in 1888. Duncan Muir homesteaded in section 35 in 1881, and he lost the quarter for unpaid taxes in 1892. Joseph Marsh came from Minnesota in 1881 and filed on the NEV4 of section 8. His son, Roy, married Helen Kellas, the daughter of a homesteader in Springer Township. Peder Munkeby came from Norway in 1879, and settled in Fort Ransom Township in 1883. His wife, Paula Paulson, also came from Norway. Peder was born June 19, 1857, and Paula was born May 2, 1871. They were married in Fort Ransom in 1888. CA. Sandhei said of him, "He looked like a Viking ". They had nine children. Evind was born March 29, 1889; Clars was born September 14, 1890; Mathilde was born April 13, 48 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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