| Summary: | Pioneers Peder and Berthe Roe Christ Pederson Family, 1896 I to r John, Dean, Hilda. Edwin, Christ, Clara. Mrs. Pederson family where it was put to best use, rather than given to the child that earned it. In other words, maybe another member of the family needed a new pair of shoes. Carl's first gun was a Stevens 22, ordered from Montgomery Ward, for $5.00. It was shipped to Fingal. No unnecessary journey was allowed to get it, so Carl had to wait until a neighbor, Carl Borstad, had an errand to Fingal and offered to get it. Carl trapped mink and muskrats. Some of this money paid for the gun and the 25C postage. Muskrat furs were worth 80C and mink $20. This was a whale of a lot of money." Nine Aus grandchildren survive. They live in California, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota. Numerous great and great-great grandchildren are widely scattered and may never know each other. An Aus geneology is planned and may bring the family together, hopefully while the two uncles are still alive. Andrew R. Borland came in 1882 and settled in the valley. His wife was Anna Barbara, born June 21,1853, in Norway. Our records do not show whether Andrew came from Norway. They had nine children: Lottie; Anna Bertina (known as Birdie); Ella (Mrs. Oliver Wilson); Alma (Mrs. Knute Helland); Emma (Mrs. Henry Ramseth); and Olaf, who married Clara Anderson, and died in an auto accident in 1936. Two of the Berland daughters lived on the homestead for years after other members of the family were gone. The farm is now owned by Willie Woods. Minnie Berland was Mrs. Fred Larson, and Ella was a teacher in Preston Township. Jacob Birklid was born in Beiarn, Norway, near Boda, Dec. 25, 1870. He came to the United States at the age of 23 and settled near New Richmond, Wise, for several years. After attending Concordia College, he came to the Svendby area southwest of Kathryn to teach parochial school. He stayed at the Gabriel Bryne home where he met his future wife, Marie Bryne. They were married at Svendby in 1898. Marie was born at Stavanger, Norway, in 1880 and came to this country with her folks when she was nine months old. Jacob and Marie operated a hotel in Kathryn, moving to Preston in 1905. They first lived in the valley in section 17, then moved to section 29 in 1909 and farmed there. The farm is now owned by their son, Edgar and his wife, Sigrid Roe (Birklid). Since Edgar retired the farm is operated by Richard Birklid and his son. Jacob was county commissioner from 1915 to 1933, then county auditor until 1940. He was township clerk for 29 years. After he became auditor, his son Ralph became clerk; and when he moved to Kathryn, his son Richard served in this capacity. Jacob and Marie had nine children: Jennie (Mrs. Stevens) of Valley City; Alfie (Mrs. Jenson) of Kathryn; Juliet (Mrs. Keltner) of Independence, MO; Geneva, who died in infancy; Lars of West Fargo; Martha (Mrs. Ross); Ross, who died in 1965; Edgar of Nome, N.D.; and Myrtle (Mrs. Ringdahl) of Seattle, WN. Jacob passed away September 6, 1945, at the age of 74; Marie passed away on October 26, 1968, at the age of 89. They were members of the Preston Church and 83 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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