In 1872, Mrs. Martha Asprusten (known as Mrs. Martha Hogenson in United States) and her youngest daughter, Oline, came from their home parish, Aamot, in Osterdalen, Norway. They came to live with Oline's brother, John Hogenson. Later they moved to a new location near school # 3 known as "Stony Lonsome."
Martha (1844-1918) and Haakon (1847-1913) Johnson Asprusten had four daughters and one son. ANNA was married to Martinius Hanson, who later took the name of the place where they lived in Norway. They came to Romness in 1884. They had ten children:
Helene, Hanna (Mrs. Emil Simenson - his first wife), Hans, Ingvald, Martin, Anton, Gustav Rekardt, Gustav Richard, Hogan and Clara Olava (Mrs. David J. Johnstone). John Haakenson Johnson Asprusten, who changed his name to John Hoganson, was married to Karen Vestern in Fillmore County, Minnesota on February 17, 1876. Ragna was born in Norway and died there. She was married to Per Person, but had no children. Helene came to the United States in 1884 and was married to Christian Lien. They lived on a farm south of Tolna, North Dakota Oline was married in 1878 to Nils Christian Anderson, who had come to America with his father as a youth. They came to Romness in the fall of 1897. Nils died in March 1902. Oline passed away in 1941 at Whittier, California They had seven children:
Mary, Charles, Nellie (Mrs. Charles Rouse), Mabel (Mrs. George Knapp), Julia (Mrs. Mark Buechler), Efthel (twin of Julia) and Ener O. Anderson.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 395