John Skadberg, son of Solomon and Inger Skadberg, was born at Stavanger, Norway on December 28, 1894. He came to North Dakota in 1914, he settled first in Wells County but in 1916 he rented a farm in Section 6, Birtsell Township which he later purchased. Mr. Skadberg married Mamie Stokes at the Stavanger Lutheran Church near Cathay on June 18, 1920. Mamie, the daughter of Andrew and Anna Holt Stokes, was born in Fairville Township, Wells County on May 25, 1898. The Skadbergs remained on the farm until his death in a farm accident in 1952. Mr. Skadberg was a grain farmer and breeder of Aberdeen Angus cattle.
The Skadbergs had eight children: Stanley, Jerrold, Arlys, John, Kermit, James, Judith and Sonia.
Mr. Skadberg died August 22, 1952. Mrs. Skadberg died October 26, 1974. They are buried in the Stavanger -Cemetery, near Cathay.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 5B