Melvin Markuson was born near Kenyon, Minnesota, on May 17, 1882, the youngest of 15 children of Knute and Martha Markuson, who had immigrated to America from Norway in 1853.
Melvin moved to the Hannaford area when a young man and was married to Edna Jackson there on July 20, 1918. Edna was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claus Jackson and the twin sister of Inez. Edna was born in the Courthouse at Cooperstown August 30, 1896 while her father was sheriff of Griggs County. After their marriage, Melvin and Edna lived in New Rockford, North Dakota until 1920 when they moved to Montana where he was active in the elevator business. At the time of Melvin's death in 1936 the family was living in Richey, Montana where he managed the Farmers' Cooperative Elevator.
After Melvin's death, the family moved back to Hannaford to make their home. While in Hannaford, Edna was in the restaurant and grocery business until her death in a car accident in July 1968. Their children were Phyllis, Mrs. Joe Schaller of Jamestown, North Dakota
Douglas, Billings, Montana
Dale and Gerald, both Moorhead, Minnesota. Their oldest daughter, Geraldine, died in 1934 at the age of 15.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 148