Oscar Idsvoog was born in Romness Township on January 11, 1889. In 1914 he was married to Palma Rorvig of Binford, North Dakota Oscar farmed from 1912 to 1920, moving to Cooperstown later that year where he worked in a mercantile store for some time and then served as County Treasurer for four years.

In 1928, they moved back to the farm in Romness. Their farmhouse was not always visible from the north road leading past their home because of the hill that was directly in their way. That hill was leveled in 1935. It was a several-weeks project involving moving at least 50, 000 cubic feet of earth.

The Idsvoogs had one son, Oris, who attended high school in Cooperstown and later became a veterinarian. He was married to Caroline Markley and they had four children:

Phillip, Peter and Karl, also one daughter, Barbara.

Mr. and Mrs. Idsvoog were honored on their fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1964. Friends and relatives were in charge of the Open House at their home, with more than 200 guests in attendance.

Their son and daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Orris Idsvoog of Stanley, Wisconsin, were host and hostess, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Lund of Shelly, Minnesota. Clara and Oscar Rorvig, who were bridesmaid and best man at the wedding, were also present. They also observed their 60th wedding anniversary in 1974, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Cooperstown.

Tragedy entered the lives of the Idsvoogs at a time when there should have been special reasons for rejoicing. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Idsvoog had joined their son's family on the eve of Phillip's wedding and plans for the occasion were completed when a terrible accident claimed the life of their son. Dr. Idsvoog had been called out in the country to attend to an ailing animal, and his car was hit in an intersection by another vehicle that did not stop for a stop sign.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 396