Alfred Parker Paulson (1870-1936) was born on a farm near Waseca, Minnesota, the son of Hans and Aase Paulson. His parents were both born in Norway and migrated to Minnesota in 1856. A. P. Paulson attended country school and graduated from Waseca high school. He taught school one year near Hickson, North Dakota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1894 and from the law school of the University of Minnesota. He worked in the office of E. P. Collister, with C. A. Irwin of Sioux City, Iowa, and with Alfred Zuger of Valley City, North Dakota. He was admitted to the North Dakota Bar in 1897 and practiced law in Valley City, North Dakota, until his death.

In 1901, A. P. Paulson and Inga G. Wold were married at the Zuger residence. Inga Wold (1883-1936), was the daughter of Marie (Olson) and Henry Wold. Her parents died within a year of each other - 1887 and 1888. Her father had a harness shop on (5th Ave.) Central Avenue. She was raised by her grandfather Mathias Olson, a pioneer of Valley City. Mr. Paulson served two terms as States Attorney of Barnes County; he was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Elks and K. Ps. Mrs. Paulson was a member of the Home Economics Club, Pioneer Daughters, Tuesday Club, P.E.O., the Library Board and Red Cross. The Paulsons had three children: Mildred, a retired school teacher of Seattle, Washington; Thomas A., a practicing attorney at Palm Desert, California and William L., an associate Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court, Bismarck, North Dakota.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 190