Tollef Thompson was born at Telemark, Norway, on October 21, 1861. He married Regina Rasmusdotter at Lisbon on February 2, 1885. She was born at Stavanger, Norway, January 23, 1864.
The couple came to the Glenfield area in 1890 to homestead on the Northeast 1/4 of Section 26. They also resided on two other farms in Rolling Prairie Township.
They had ten children: Thea, Thorvold, Throvel, Clara, Raynard, Inga, Mirl, Elizabeth, Evelyn and Norman.
Mr. Thompson died April 22, 1941. Mrs. Thompson died October 12, 1959. They are buried at Glenfield.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 53B