Gender was born in Norway, son of Aslak and Thoren Gunderson. He came to Baldwin, Wisconsin, as a small child. In 1880, the family moved to Dakota where they took out a tree claim in the south part of Griggs County. He married Ida Larson and purchased land southwest of his father's home. Here he and his wife built a home which burned down. In 1915, they moved to Modesto, California, where he dealt in real estate. He lived there until his death. His wife, Ida, lived to be 102 years old.
Their children Mrs. Alpha Cummings, deceased; Ira, deceased; Mrs. Viola Crouch; Mrs. Berdella Johnson; and Vernon, all of Modesto, California.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 126