Mr. and Mrs. Nels P. Nelson were pioneers. Mrs. Nels P. Nelson (Maiden name was Johanne Vestern) was born April 15, 1861 to Eric Johnson Vestern and Bertha Rustad. She died May 1, 1943 in Alberta, Canada. Her husband passed away in Alberta.

They moved from Romness in the spring of 1910. He had filed on a homestead there in 1909.

In Romness, they bought approximately 11 acres from Peter Idsvoog, a part of his farm. They built their home there. The lower part of the present house was her mother's home, which was moved to the present site from about a half a mile southeast along the river, after Mrs. Bertha Vestern's death.

Mr. and Mrs. Nels P. Nelson had two sons:

Emil and Albert. Albert was married to Lillian Anderson. They had three daughters:

Nellie, Millie, and Clara:

two grandchildren Harvey Oliver and (Lylah Fern) June (Mrs. Fredrick Rindahl).

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 400