Anna Christina Zaun, daughter of Fred and Emilie Zaun, was born on June 22, 1892. She married Paul Messner, June 17, 1914 in Valley City, North Dakota.

Paul was born on April 7, 1887 to Paul and Mary Messner and died September 15, 1951.

Paul and Anna farmed in Barnes County until 1935 when they moved to Valley City. After Paul died Anna continued to live in Valley City. She worked for several different people during her lifetime. She married Alex Rutherford in 1960 and after his death in October 1966, she remained at the Farmers Hotel (159 - 2nd St. S. E.) where she had lived for twenty years until October 1975 when she moved to California to live with her family.

Paul and Anna were blessed with two children, Leila Mary (Mrs. Robert Kyllingstad), who is living at Norwalk, California, and Vernon Frederick who died suddenly July 4, 1974.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 156