Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schodt with six children traveled by steamer from Hamburg, Germany, to Ellis Island, New York, in 1912, then by train to Luverne, North Dakota via Canada. Mrs. Schodt's brother Andrew Paulson, had a farm near Luverne, North Dakota.
Andrew Hansen Schodt was born February 16th, 1878, in South Jutland, Denmark and died in California in 1956. He became an American Citizen on September 2nd, 1921, in Valley City, North Dakota.
Marie Kjerstine Paulson was born August 9th, 1878, died in California in 1958. She was born in South Jutland, Denmark. This part of Denmark belonged to Germany as a result of the Schlesvig-Holstein war of 1864. Marie's father, Hans Paulson fought on the Danish side during this war.
Andrew Hansen Schodt worked for a farmer near Luverne until 1914, then moved to a farm in Barnes County which he bought in 1918 or 1919. In the crash of 1929 he lost the farm and was again a tenant farmer until leaving for California in 1936 with all their belongings piled inside and outside a Model T Ford. When the trip was over the car was never driven again and was sold for scrap.
All the children attended Baldwin Consolidated School. Hansina and Eddie graduated from High School there. Eddie W. Schodt graduated from the Valley City State Teachers College in 1938 with a History Major.
Dr. Eddie W. Schodt was born near Luverne, North Dakota. He graduated from Valley City State Teachers College in 1938 with a History Major. By 1951 he had earned both a Master's and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Colorado. He served with the Army during World War II. In 1946 Dr. Schodt entered the Department of State as a research analyst; by 1955 he was appointed foreign service officer and assigned to Oslo, Norway. Thereafter he spent several years in each of the following assignments; Canberra, Australia: Tokyo, Japan; Okinawa; and Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Schodt retired in December, 1974 after more than 30 years of service with the United States Government, of which nearly 20 years were spent overseas in different United States Embassies. Eddie and Margie Schodt have two sons.
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 216