Rangvold P. Haga came from Sandness, Norway at the age of 19 in 1914. He went to Cooperstown where he worked on a farm the first year, then to Dazey for a year before coming to Valley City where he was inducted into the army in 1918. On his return to Valley City in 1919 he met and married Signe Lofquist who came from Orebro, Sweden in 1914. She had a sister at Coulee City and worked in Spokane, Washington. Then she came to Fargo where she had another sister, then she came to Barnes County where she worked as a domestic in Grand Prairie and Alta Townships before her marriage to Rangvold Haga.

The Hagas farmed what was known as the "Bill Olson" farm in Alta Township from the time of their marriage until they moved to the John Salzmann farm in Noltimier Twp. in 1939. Their six children were born in Alta Township. In 1951 the Hagas purchased the Tom Carlson farm in Grand Prairie Township where they lived until they retired to Valley City in 1961. Their son Duane and family still live and farm there. Mrs. Haga passed away in 1975 after 60 years in Barnes County. The Hagas are members of the Nebo Lutheran Church. Their children are:

June born in 1921 -Mrs. W. Jackson, Sr., West Palm Beach, Florida. She has two sons. William C. Phillips, Jr., Elk City, Idaho and John Rangvold Phillips, Tallahassee, Florida.

Howard, born in 1923. Married Ramona J. Reid, August 14, 1943. Moorhead, Minnesota.

Randall, born in 1926, married Beverly Vottendahl of Starkweather, North Dakota. Their children Laurel Ann Rohrman of Virginia; Ronnie, Sharlene, Bonnie and Mary Beth of Gardena, California.

April, born in 1933 died in 1937.

Carl, born in 1936 perished in a barn fire on the Salzmann farm in 1940.

Duane, born in 1929 married Anna J. Dahl of Park River, North Dakota. Their children are Wayne, Harold and Susan.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 88