Robert Edmund Stahl was born December 11, 1925, the son of Joseph and Ealda Stahl of Willow Township, Griggs Company He grew to manhood on the farm where Joe still lives, along highway No. 1, 5 miles north of the Binford junction. He attended grade schools in Willow Township, and graduated from St. Catherine's high school of Valley City.
On November 8, 1949 he married Florence Miller of Bryan Township, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller.
The first year of their married life they lived on the Hans Helland farm west of Binford. This was a year of heavy snowfall and they had a tunnel through the snow part of the way between the house and barn. Most of their travel to Binford and the neighbors that winter was by horse and sled. There was snow in May and again in September of 1950.
They are members of the St. Lawrence Catholic parish at Jessie.
They have seven children, Patricia who lives in Tacoma, Washington, and presently doing volunteer work for the Jesuits. Michael farms in Willow Township, he married Eva McDougall of Rolla, North Dakota, in 1973. Barbara is a senior at North Dakota State University, Steven plans to attend North Dakota State University this fall, Suzanne and Michelle attend school in Binford and Mary Beth is at home.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 506