Mr. and Mrs. Torvald "Tom" Vigesaa and his cousin Torval Anderson farmed the original Martinius Skramstead farm in the 1930's. They also lived on the Nelson farm next to the Iver Udegaard place later on. From there, they moved to the Simon Auren farm, SE of Cooperstown to live with her mother and stepfather.
Tom and Torval were born in Norway. Mrs. Vigesaa was born in Scotland. Her parents were from Norway. Her father was a sea captain and he drowned on a ship that went down.
Tom and Bertha had a foster daughter, Lila Thorson. Many of Torval Anderson's brothers also lived with the Vigesaas at one time or another, when they first came from Norway. It was said about Bertha that she had heart room for people and therefore there was always houseroom regardless of the size of the house.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 412