Ole Anderson was born in Norway in 1870 and came to Wisconsin at four years of age. He came to North Dakota in 1886 and lived with his uncle, Hans Lein, south of Sutton for several years. He returned to Wisconsin, returned several years later to the Sutton area, and married Anna Solberg who was born in Wisconsin in 1874. They purchased the S 1/2 of Section 6, Mabel Township in 1895, from a man named Bill Dasch.

Five children were born to this union - 3 survivors remain

Mrs. Homer (Florence) Hill, Mrs. John (Verna) Jones of Towner, North Dakota, and Arnold of Sutton.

Additional land has been added to the original farm and is now owned jointly by two grandsons, Darold of Glenfield and Kent of Sutton.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 354