Andrew Matson and Andrine Amlund were both born in Iowa, where their parents had settled after arriving from Norway and Denmark.

Andrine's father, Gustav Amlund, was the editor and publisher of the "Visergutten" - a Norwegian language newspaper which was subscribed to by many early Barnes County settlers. Andrew worked for this newspaper at Story City, Iowa, when he met and married the "boss' daughter." They had one son, Robert, while at Story City. Later, the paper was moved to Canton, South Dakota, and there another son, Kenneth, was born. Gustav Amlund sold the "Visergutten" in 1927, and the Matson family moved to Fargo, where Andy was employed by the Fargo Forum. In 1929, they moved to Valley City, and their daughter, Jeannie, was born that year.

Andy worked for the Times Record as a pressman from 1929 until his death from cancer in 1959. He was the practical jokester of the Times Record crew and there was never a dull moment with him around. His muscles were like iron bands, his wrists were a tremendous size, and his children had great respect for his iron grip when coupled with his Danish temper. Andrine passed away in 1965, and they are both buried in Memory Gardens.

The oldest son, Robert, is in civil service work at the Naval Ordnance Testing Station at China Lake, California. Kenneth is a Valley City photographer, operating the photographic studio on West Main Street; and their daughter, Mrs. Charles Meister, lives with her family in Stevensville, Michigan.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 154