John Kerber came with his family, wife and seven children, to Griggs County in 1893, after four years residence in Michigan. He eventually became the owner of Section 17 in Broadview Township and built up the farmstead, which still exists on the south half. It is now owned and operated by a grandson, Richard Kerber. Other farms in Broadview are also owned by the second or third generation.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 page 241