Mr. and Mrs. Nels Torgerson lived on a farm in the N 1h of Section 35, Lenora Township. Two sons were born to them, Arthur in 1900 and Manley in 1903. In 1913 they rented the farm to Carl Overby and they moved to McKenzie County where Nels Torgerson had homesteaded some time before. Nels died there in 1914 *

In 1919, Manley, Arthur and their mother came back to their farm in Lenora Township where Manley and Arthur began farming. Their mother died in 1920. Their sister, Clara and family came to make their home with them when her husband, Adolph Seim died. Clara made her home there until her death.

Arthur married Clara Dock from Aneta in 1950 and remained on the farm until his wife's death in 1960. He retired then and moved to Aneta. In 1967 he married Thenora (Myer) Svaren and they continue to live in Aneta.

Manley married Josephine Trostad in 1939. They built a new home on the place Manley had purchased, W 1h of Section 36, Lenora Township. After farming for 48 years, Manley retired in 1967. They still live on the farm and Manley does carpenter work.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 350