Anna Nilson, born in Norway in 1848, came to America in 1888 with her daughter, Inga settling first in Wisconsin and coming to North Dakota in 1896.

She had three children: Nils, Christ, and Inga. Nils had come to America early and with the help of an uncle and with his earnings sent for his mother and sister.

Nils and Christ later came to North Dakota and homesteaded in Eastman township, Southeast 1/4 of section 8.

Inga married Philip Lampert in Illinois. They came to Foster County in 1912, living first in Eastman Township and later in Glenfield Township.

Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 45B