Richard Charles Hager was born at Homewood Farm December 11 , 1920, the youngest of five children born to George Charles Hager and Coral Mary Codding Hager. He attended Green Consolidated School through high school and was confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church of Green township. He belonged to the Boy Scouts and Green 4-H Club having dairy calves as a project and entering them in the Corn and Lamb Show winning several ribbons.

Richard attended college at Valley City State Teachers College and returned to engage in farming with his father.

On November 4, 1945, he married Alma June Borg, the daughter of John and Annie Borg and in 1947 they purchased Homewood Farm.

Alma June Borg was born May 7, 1922 at her parents' farm in Green township, one of thirteen children. She attended grade school at Hobart District #64 and high school in Sanborn and was confirmed in the American Lutheran Church at Sanborn. She was employed in Valley City and California before marrying Richard. After her marriage, she became a member of the Zion Ladies Aid and the Green Homemakers Club.

They have three children, Holly (Mrs. Gerald Thorpe), Timothy (married to Rebecka Fogderud) and Deborah (attending North Dakota State University at Fargo). They have five grandchildren.

Alma and Richard are presently farming the original homestead of his grandfather, T. L. Codding.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 89