Lars O. Harvey was born on February 2, 1896, in Norway. He came to the Hannaford area in May 1914, with his mother, Sigvor Harvey and his youngest sister, Lydia (who later married Fred J. Fredrickson).
On March 25, 1920, Lars married Hilda Kalvik at Moorhead, Minnesota. Hilda was born near Hannaford on October 25, 1897. Lars and Hilda farmed five miles east of Hannaford from 1920 until the spring of 1937. They then moved to Dr. L. A. Almklov farm in Bald Hill Township. They lived there until the spring of 1945, at which time they bought the farm of Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Kolberg. They lived here until 1960. It was then that their son, Leland, bought the farm and they moved to a home in Cooperstown.
Dad passed away on April 10, 1967, and my mother on December 20, 1972. Lars and Hilda had eight children born to them. They are as follows:
1. Kenneth married to Esther Sola Haugen. Two step-sons and six grandchildren.
2. Sidney married to Beatrice Urness. Four children and seven grandchildren.
3. Leonard married to Esther Melland. Four children and seven grandchildren.
4. Daughter passed away a few hours after birth in 1931.
5. Delores married to Clifford Johnson (Clifford passed away May 1973). Three children and four grandchildren.
6. Son stillborn in 1933.
7. Leland married Virginia Hendrickson. Two children and two grandchildren.
8. Son stillborn in 1941.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 132