| Summary: | Paulson, father of Herman Paulson, in 1891. In the spring of 1892, they moved to a tree claim near Verona. Anna Theis married Alvin Fick and is the only surviving member of the John Theis family. She still keeps house for herself on the farm owned by her son, Alvin Fick Jr. Andrew Thompson (Anders Thomason), a brother of Lars Thompson, homesteaded in section 15. His wife was Inger Henrikson, sister of Andrew Henrikson. Both were from Rossvoll, Norway and had farmed a short time in Minnesota before coming to Fort Ransom, where he filed on a homestead in 1885. They farmed there until his death in 1902. Inger died in 1921. They had three sons and three daughters: Hannah (Mrs. Sam Hoff), who died in 1926; Dorothea (Mrs. Ole J. Guttormson) died in 1946; Thomas, the eldest son of Anders and Inger, returned to Minnesota to farm. He married Minnie Pederson of Paynesville, Minn, and they had five children: Tillie, Ida, Clara, Mabel and Olof. Tillie was Ole Slattum's second wife (See Slattum family). Ida, the second daughter of Thomas and Minnie, married Hilmer Ronning (See Ronning family). Clara, the third daughter, did not marry. She was the Kidville telephone operator for many years. Mabel, the youngest daughter, married Theodore Slattum and they have three children: Raymond, Thelma and Hazel. Their one son, Oluf, did not marry. He died in 1935. Martin Thompson, fourth child of Anders and Inger, was the first child born in America. He was a carpenter, then became an engineer on a threshing rig. Later, he studied engineering at N.D. Agricultural College and Fargo College. Hethen wentto the University of Minnesota, where Oluf Henrikson, CA. Sandhei, Cedor Olson and J.C. Holkestad were fellow students. Then, he and his cousin, Carl Thompson, studied art at the University of St. Louis. Martin graduated in Law from the University of North Dakota in 1910. He practiced law in Lisbon, served as States Attorney and as county judge until his death in 1948. He married Nettie B. Martin of Wheaton, Minnesota. They had two sons, Robert and Alfred. Robert married Wanda Myhre and they have four children: Tara, Martin, Robert and John. Robert married Betty Jean Connell and their three children are Karen, Charles and Eric. Martin was a very gifted man. He was an expert wood carver and his collection of life size, hand painted North Dakota birds is in a Cass County museum. Thomasina (Sina) married Clyde Ewing of Puposky, Minnesota. They had five sons: Warren, Stanley, Russell, Dale and Riley. Thomasina was the youngest daughter of Anders and Inga. Their youngest son, Albert, who did not marry, died at the age of 30. Lars Thompson, brother of Anders, lived in Sorhagen, Skonseng, Norway, where his sons Jacob and Tobias Alfred, were born. Lars's wife was Birgitte Andreason. They came to Meeker County, Minnesota where they lived for a short while, then came to Fort Ransom Township in 1882 and Lars filed on a quarter in section 10. Before they had any buildings, Carl Thompson was born under the overturned wagon box. His cradle was the wagon's spring seat. Tobias Alfred, who did not marry, became a blacksmith, and together with Andrew J. Olson established the town of Kidville. Alfred died in Kidville in 1909. Jacob, an excellent speaker, writer and debater, taught school for eleven years. He helped found the Fort Ransom Historical Society, the Fort Ransom Young Peoples Society and the Fort Ransom Total Abstainers Society. In 1901 he married Christine B. Hendrickson of Irving, Minn. They had three children: Louise, Ole ED. and Martin. Christine died in 1908. In 1913 Jacob married Ingeborg Seim of Nesna, Norway. Their children were Arnold, who died in infancy, Ann and Willard. Jacob purchased a farm in section 32 of Fort Ransom Township in 1901 and there planted a beautiful grove and orchard. This was named 'Skogheim' farm. Jacob died in 1934, and Ingeborg, in 1966. Louise Thompson lives in Minneapolis and Ole E.D. in Lisbon. Neither married. Martin and his wife, Rue, live in Wichita, Kansas and have two married daughters. Karen and Hannah. Ann, Jacob and Ingeborg's first born, married Marvin Imboden and they had two children: Lanna (Mrs. Jankowski) and Ronny. Willard never married and lives in Lisbon. Carl Thompson, the boy born under the wagon box, studied art and interior decorating at the University of St. Louis and became one of their most promising graduates, with offers from many large firms. He also studied architecture and drew the architectural plans for the Standing Rock church, the North LaMoure Church and other structures. He hand crafted seven violins and a complete pipe organ; also a celestial telescope for which he ground the lenses by hand. Carl lived on the homestead and died in 1957. Christian Olson Tollefsrud homesteaded in the NWVi of Section 1. He died in 1888. Snorri and Olive Thorfinnson came to Fort Ransom in 1961, shortly before he quit working for the Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association. Snorri Maurice was born in Cavalier County, N.D., April 15, 1901, and his wife, Olive Esther Eidsvig, was born in Thordenskjold Township in Barnes County, December 5, 1904. Their parents were pioneers and immigrants, his from Iceland in the 1870's and hers from Alesund, Norway. Snorri was a county agricultural agent in Sargent County, an Agricultural Instructor in Ravinia, S.D., and in Granville, N.D. He did research and public relations work for GTA and served the N.D. Farmers Union as Cooperative specialist. He is the author of a book of poems and the histories of Ransom and Sargent counties. They have five children living: Roger Norris teaches at Sargent Central in Forman. His wife is Jo Ann Hanson of Kloten, and they have four sons, a daughter and two grandchildren; Vaughn Richard is in charge of Vocational Rehabilitation in three Minnesota counties and lives in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. His wife, Mildred Moberg, was from Gwinner. They have three sons and a daughter; Hugh Dennis is a surgeon in Fargo. His wife is Nancy Lehan of Sioux City, Iowa. They have two sons and a daughter; Bruce Maurice is a science teacher in Glenwood, Minnesota. His wife is Faith Halverson of Lisbon. They have five boys; Karen (Mrs. Fred Goeringer) lives in San Antonio, Texas, where her 54 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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