Iver Hansen was born in Odense, Denmark in 1854. He died May 31, 1931. His first wife was Sarah Auren. Their children were James, Sarah and Alvin. Mrs. Hansen died in 1906. Mr. Hansen came to North Dakota about 1882. Shortly after he came here he bought a quarter Section of land, (SW quarter of Section 20) in Sverdrup Township for $500.00 from Henrik Johnson. Iver Hansen donated the land for the Saron church where he was later buried. His wife's parents are also buried there.

Iver Hansen was married the second time to Marne Anderson. She was born in 1867 and died in 1946.

He broke up Section 28 in early eighties and plowed up an anvil. It was possibly lost by a settler who tied his cow to it. Sibley's army did not move close to that place, otherwise settlers might have thought the anvil part of the army equipment.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 428