Thorvald H. Dahl

Thorvald H. (Haakenson) Dahl was born in Smalaning Norway, on a farm called Dahl, on March 24, 1858.  Thorvald changed his name from Haakenson to Dahl after the place of his birth.

He immigrated to America in 1880 in the company of two other families.  Thorvald lived in Northfield, Minnesota, a while, then later at Granite Falls.  He was married at Granite Falls on November 16, 1883 to Ingeborg Thune.

He and his family moved to Trail County, North Dakota, and later to Binford where they homesteaded on SE quarter of Section 28-147-60, Addie Township, Griggs County in 1884.  He was a carpenter by trade, and a farmer.  He also was assessor of Addie Township for many years.

Mrs. T. H. Dahl was a midwife, for all the neighbors, and brought many babies into the world.  They were pioneers on the Dakota prairies during territorial days.  Here they resided a lifetime.

In the winter of 1922 there was so much snow that Mr. Dahl had to make steps in the snow to go down to the door to feed his hogs.

Mr. and Mrs. Dahl had ten children: 

  1. Ida Kristine (Pittenger) died February 29, 1960
  2. Anne Caroline (Johnson) died October 6, 1963
  3. Helga Serine (Vangen) died September 25, 1964
  4. Carl Anton died June 3, 190?
  5. Gurina Mathilda (Edwards) lives at Killdeer, North Dakota
  6. John Gustav died June 7, 1967
  7. Olaf Edwin lives at Cooperstown, North Dakota
  8. Thomas Emil died January 4, 1972
  9. Knute Martinus lives at Binford, North Dakota
  10. Iver Harold lives at Cooperstown, North Dakota

Olaf Edwin (better known as Edwin Dahl) was born April 15, 1896 near Binford.  He served in the Medical Corps in World War I at the Base Hospital at Waco, Texas.  After his return from service he began farming south of Binford in Clearfield Township.  Here he continued to farm on two separate farms for forty-three years.

He met Carrie B. Plummer who came from Downing, Wisconsin to Binford to teach school in the rural school for four years in 1920.  They were married at Colfax, Wisconsin on June 27, 1923.

They lived in Clearfield Township until October 20, 1962 when they retired and moved to Cooperstown.  They have five children: 

  1. Duane of Cooperstown
  2. Dallas of Kirkland, Washington, 
  3. Shirley Vasfaret on the home farm, rural Binford, North Dakota
  4. Darwin of Valley- City
  5. Lilias Bruns of Moorhead, Minnesota

 

They have 24 grandchildren and 6 great- grandchildren.

Knute M. Dahl was born at Binford North Dakota on June 16, 1900.  He was a farmer and carpenter.  He married Irene Tufto at Tolna North Dakota She died October 27, 1943 and is buried in the cemetery at Binford, North Dakota Knute retired and now lives in Binford.  They had four children: 

  1. Clinton of Binford, North Dakota
  2. Clayton of Merrifield, Minnesota
  3. Ione (Law) died July 18, 1960.  
  4. Illa (Hines) of Brainerd Minnesota. 

He has 18 grandchildren and 6 great- grandchildren.

Iver Dahl was born October 15, 1903 at Binford.  He was a farmer, moved into Cooperstown, and worked for the county.  He was married in Aneta North Dakota, to Thelma Johnson of Kloten, North Dakota They have four children:

  1. Delores (Rickford) Rosemount Minnesota
  2. Vilma (Sanders) 
  3. David at Farmington Minnesota
  4. Myrna (Leininger) Tower City, North Dakota

They have 14 grandchildren and several great- grandchildren.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 page 180