Carl Goplen, son of John and Anne Goplen, was born on January 16, 1914. He married Martha Nordgaard from Cooperstown in 1963. They lived on the Dr. O. H. Hoffman farm south of Walum and then in 1971, moved to Walum where they put a mobile home on the old school site. They motored to California to spend winters.
Martha died April 15, 1987, after a lingering illness. Carl, a retired farmer, enjoys flying his ultra-lite plane on warm, calm summer evenings for a past-time.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 122