Ivan Sheets was born in Indiana on May 3, 1888. He came to North Dakota and soon acquired a team of horses and -started farming. In February 1917, he started carrying mail, but quit after a few months as the wages were too low to support himself and take care of a team. In 1941 he was again persuaded to carry mail which he did for nearly forty years.
In 1913, Ivan Sheets married Freda McCarty. Freda had also come from Indiana.
They had six children: Glenn, Mildred, Dorothy, Jack, Laverne and Donald.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Sheets are now residents of the Holy Family Guest Home in Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 38B