Emil Tharaldson, son of Daniel and Ingnora Tharaldsen, married Emma Christenson in 1920. She was the oldest daughter of Hans and Marie Christenson. The Tharaldsons raised nine children on their farm in Laketown Township in Barnes County, northwest of Dazey.
Howard, born 1921, lives in Portland, Oregon.
Russel, born in 1922, lives in So. St. Paul, Minnesota.
Morris, born in 1924, resides in Dazey, North Dakota.
Gordon, born in 1925, makes his home in Richfield, Minnesota.
Phyllis (Mrs. Edmund Quick) born in 1927, lives in Dazey.
James born in 1930 lives in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.
Marilyn (Mrs. James Dahl), born in 1932, lives in Dazey.
Robert born in 1935, resides in New Brighton, Minnesota
Richard, born in 1936, lives in So. St. Paul, Minnesota
A total of 37 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren survive.
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 245