Edward Gilbertson was born in Norway January 14, 1897, the sixth in a family of seven children:

Gabe, Inger, Marie, John, Gunhild, Edward and Mattie. Their parents were Rasmus and Gunhild Uhlen (Later changed to Gilbertson).

His oldest brother, Gabe, was nineteen when he left for America in 1903. The rest of the family followed in 1904. They came to Marathon County in Wisconsin.

In 1907 his brother Gabe went to Minneapolis and became a barber. His oldest sister was married. The rest of the family moved to North Dakota in 1912. In the spring of 1913 they rented a farm in Steele County. Edward's father died in 1919. He then farmed with his brother, John, in Section 24, in Washburn Township. In 1926 Edward bought a farm in Steele County. After the death of Edward's brother, John, they bought his place and moved to Section 23 in Washburn Township. Their mother died in 1930.

On June 2, 1936 Edward was married to Ellen H. Gilbertson of Chisholm, Minnesota. Ellen graduated from the Gospel Missionary Union Bible School in Kansas City, Missouri, and worked in unchurched areas in northern Minnesota until her marriage.

Edward and Ellen have one son and three daughters. Carl Edward (1938), Elaine Gladys (1940)

Ruth Ann (1943), and Janice Mae (1947).

Edward and Ellen Gilbertson live in retirement at 3401 Circle Drive NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 482