Mr. Ludvig Hogie of Lanesboro, Minnesota, and his wife Thea came to Griggs County in 1894 and homesteaded on a farm northwest of Cooperstown one-half mile from Lovell, which consisted of two elevators. Railroads had not been built farther than Cooperstown at that time.
Five children were born to the Hogie's:
Emma (Mrs. Ernest Michaelis), Helmer, Melvin, Inez (Mrs. Maurice Moshee) and Oscar.
The Michaelis family consisted of the following:
Walter of Hannaford
Kenneth of Zumbrota, Minnesota
Thelma (Mrs. William Jungel) of Cooperstown
and Deloise (Mrs. Ralph Wisdahl of Seattle, Washington.
Helmer Hogie married Myrtle Smith of Sandstone, Minnesota. They had three children:
Marvin of Nowata, Oklahoma, and twins, Everett of South Bend, Indiana, and Evelyn (Mrs. Mike Lentsch) of Cooperstown, North Dakota Helmer Hogie died in 1966.
Melvin Hogie was married to Freda Haakenson of Mose, North Dakota. Their children were Melvina (Mrs. Warner Newman of Carrington, North Dakota), Robert, Raymond, and Gordon of Salena, Kansas.
Inez Hogie married Maurice Mosher. They had two girls:
Phyllis (Mrs. Paul Kannowski, M. D. ) of Grand Forks, North Dakota and Janice (Mrs. Ron Kloste) of Mayville, North Dakota whose husband is also a doctor.
Oscar Hogie married Amanda Fadness of Sutton, North Dakota Their children are:
Berniece (Mrs. Eugene Alley, of Sutton, North Dakota) Gayhardt of Waverly, Minnesota
Glenn of West Fargo and Dale of Cooperstown, North Dakota
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 456