Edward Nisstad was born in Arenfjord, Sogn, Norway on March 6, 1896, and served in the Norwegian army before coming to the United States in 1923. He worked as a farm laborer in Iowa for a time before coming to North Dakota. He married Ethel Anderson in Moorhead, Minnesota February 10, 1930 and they farmed in Romnes Township until the fall of 1973 when they retired and moved to Cooperstown.
Their children are:
Mrs. Alvin (Eleanor) Johnson of Hillsborough, California, whose husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Johnson, formerly of Romness, and David Nisstad, who married Sharon Taylor of Riverdale at a wedding in Ringsaker Church on August 5, 1963. An especially chosen program of Bach music was prepared for this occasion by Elton Oppegard of Dazey formerly a music teacher on the Cooperstown staff.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 401