Andrew Hagen

Andrew Hagen was born in Totten, Norway on May 1, 1865. He came to America as a young boy. In 1880, he homesteaded an 80-acre tract of land and lived in a sod house in Thordenskjold Township. Andrew Hagen was a member of the first organized Standing Rock Congregation which in 1887 changed its name to its present name of St. Petri.

Andrew married Oleana Larson and they had eight children. Andrew passed away in 1928, and Oleana passed on in 1944. The children are

  1. Julia,

  2. Arthur,

  3. Mable,

  4. Elmer,

  5. Oscar,

  6. Fremont,

  7. Bernard and

  8. Ervin.

Julia Hagen (10-16-1885) married Carl Victor Deyenberg.

Arthur Hagen (4-281887) was born on the home place near Nome, North Dakota.

Mable Hagen married Nick Johnson.

Elmer Hagen (10-241892) was born near Nome. He married Mabel (Belle) Rensby.

Oscar Hagen (710-1894) was born near Nome and spent his boyhood years there. He married Mae Elofson, who lived near Lisbon, North Dakota. Fremont Hagen (6-16-1896) was born near Nome. In 1934 he became employed at the Highway Department as Shop Foreman, in charge of nine counties with over 300 pieces of equipment.

Fremont retired from the Highway Department in 1967. He married Helma Johnson and they had two children; Verne and Duane.

Bernard Hagen (4-151898) was born near Nome and never married. He died in 1967.

Ervin Hagen (911-1903) was born near Nome. In his early manhood days, Ervin worked as a barber in Nome. He was also employed by the Telephone Company there for a time. In 1927 he married Ella Lindvold. In 1928, they moved to Valley City where Ervin began his career as a mechanic. He retired in 1971. Ervin and Ella had one daughter, Loretta Elaine, who died when just a little over two weeks old.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 88