The Egeland Family History

Ale Egeland was born June 4, 1868 at Qlekkefiord, Norway.  He came to the United States as a young man.  It took one month to cross the ocean and a propeller broke.

Sophie Torgerson was born December 20, 1874 at Qlekkefiord, Norway.  She came to the United States shortly after Ale Egeland and her brother came.

Ale and Sophie were married December 19, 1897 at Warren, Minnesota They lived in Grand Forks a few years.  They came to Aneta about 1930.  They spent the rest of the years on farms in the Aneta and Cooperstown vicinity.

While at Rugby Ale Egeland was a lay Methodist preacher.  He would go up to the small communities in the Turtle Mountains - preaching a week at a time.  He also preached in the Rommen Methodist Church.

There were 10 children born.  

  1. Two died in infancy
  2.  
  3. Oscar who lives at Hayward, California
  4. Thilmar who lives at Aneta, North Dakota
  5. Anna (Mrs. H. B. Blanchard) who lives at Grafton, North Dakota
  6. Arthur is deceased
  7. Theodore who lives at Cooperstown, North Dakota
  8. Alfred is deceased
  9. Esther (Mrs. D. A. Cuba) lives at Macomb, Illinois
  10. Selma (Mrs. C. P. Bradohl) is deceased

There are 9 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 269