Claude Freer and wife Myrtle, owned and operated the store in 1945. They had a daughter Carole, and Claudia was born in 1945. They sold the store to Conrad Michalson in 1947, and continued to live in Walum. He was employed by Crane Johnson Lumber Co., in Hannaford until he retired.
Daughter Carole McKinney lives in California with husband, Don, and son Greg.
Claudia was born May 25, 1946, in Hannaford. Claudia graduated from Hannaford High School in 1964, and worked in Valley City and Cooperstown. She married James Jacobsen January 19, 1968. They have two children: Darcey, born December 5, 1969; and Clay, born November 20, 1971. They farm at Luverne, North Dakota.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 121