Louis Triebold was born in Germany and as a young man worked as a laborer on a merchant ship from Germany to New York. He joined relatives and friends in the Twin City area of Minnesota. He was married to Caroline Stutzman and they lived near St. Paul, Minnesota.

Louis and Caroline Triebold, a daughter Pauline and a son Herbert, migrated to Dakota territory about 1887. They settled on a farm on the southwest one fourth of section eighteen, Alta Township. Two sons, Arthur and Elmer, were born in Dakota. Elmer remained on the original farm for 73 years until retiring to Valley City in 1966, where he still resides as the only living member of this family. Arthur managed the Hi-Line Elevator and farmed in Alta Township. Herbert and Pauline also farmed in Alta township.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 253