Marcus Faust

Otto Faust, one of a family of several brothers and sisters, came to Barnes County sometime in 1882. The family settled in Hobart Township.

Otto married Johanna Holmquist, the daughter of Mrs. Anna Holmquist, a widow, who came to Barnes County from New York. Aaron Faust, a brother of Otto, married Johanna's sister, Mary.

To the union of Otto and Johanna were born eight children:

  1. Bertha,

  2. Joseph,

  3. Timon,

  4. Aurora,

  5. Tyra,

  6. Marcus,

  7. Stephen and

  8. Otto.

Marcus was eight years of age when his father, Otto, Sr., died. Marcus is the only surviving member of the family.

Marcus married Dagne Peterson, on June 5, 1923, the daughter of Bernt and Alma Peterson.

Marcus and Dagne farmed near the Faust homestead in Section 9 of Hobart Township. To this union were born nine children;

James,

Marcia,

Jean (Mrs. Ernest Nash),

Grace (Mrs. Rex Beck),

Dorothy (Mrs. Lawrence Farland),

Lois (Mrs. LaVern Swanson),

Mary (Mrs. Kenneth Nash),

Daniel and

David.

The Marcus and Dagne Faust descendents now number eighty.

Marcus, a lover of nature and a photographer, raises and sells evergreen trees.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 68