Carl J. Haugen, son of John J. and Kari Haugen, was born June 15, 1897, in a sod house in Greenfield Township. The farm was homesteaded by John and Kari Haugen in 1883.
Carl married Elsie Haugland from Mapleton, Minnesota, on June 20, 1922. They had five children: Elverne who is still living on the home farm; Merle Minneapolis; Curtis of Fargo; Leland of Dazey; and Ruth of Hannaford.
Carl and Elsie were members of Union Church. Carl was a life-long member there. They were both active in their church and community for many years. Blessed be their memory!
Elverne K. Haugen, oldest son of Carl and Elsie as born on the farm and has lived on and farmed the home farm all his life, for a few years with his brothers and father. Additionally, he worked a short time for the Great Northern Railway, and in Montana. He married Margaret Seim at Finley in 1971, where they lived until 1974, when they moved back to their farm. His stepson, Leonard Seim, farms the land and Elverne helps with seeding and harvesting. He enjoys gardening and photography. They are members of Union Church.
Merle Haugen, second son of Carl and Elsie Haugen, was born on the home farm and left to work for the Great Northern Railway. He married Eleanor Nierenburg in 1954. They have a daughter, ?onnie Lynn, born in 1955. They moved to Minot North Dakota in 1957. David Tracy was born in 1959. They moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1975. Eleanor worked for a small factory and retired in 1988.
Curtis Haugen, third son of Carl and Elsie Haugen grew up on the farm near Hannaford. He served in the U. S. Air Force and then returned to farm with his brothers and his father. He married Carolyn Whitehead in Luverne in 1959. They settled on the Adolph Haugen farm and Carolyn worked part-time at the Cooperstown Hospital as a nurse. They have four children: Dennis, Brian, Aaron and Susan. They moved to Fargo in 1981, here Sharon and Susan completed school. Carolyn works at St. Luke's Hospital, commuting to the farm where Curtis still farms with his sons. They have one granddaughter.
Leland Haugen, fourth son of Carl and Elsie Haugen farmed with his father and brothers. He married Beverly Kalsrud at Dazey in 1963. They have two children, Teresa and Chad. He and Beverly had their own dance band for several years. They now farm at Dazey, North Dakota.
Alvin R. Dahl, son of John G. Dahl, and Myrtle S. ?agle, and Ruth A. Haugen, born in Hannaford, the daughter of Carl J. Haugen and Elsie C. Haugland Haugen, were married September 7, 1952. They have six children, Alton, Darlene, Linda, Ardis, Wayne and Steven. Alvin, Ruth and Steven reside at the original farm of Alvin's parents west of Hannaford. Alton married Debra Bergum on November 3, 1979, and reside on their farm west of Hannaford with their three children, Mathew James, Stephanie Lynn and Timothy Steven.
Darlene married Wallace Legro on December 30, 1983, and resides in Tewksbury, Maine with their son, Patrick James. Darlene is an accountant and Wally teaches and coaches.
Linda resides in Tucson, Arizona
Ardis married Roy Palm on June 29, 1979. Roy is a carpenter and they reside west of Hannaford with their children, Travis John and Brandon Joe.
Wayne married Tamara Lynn Olstad on March 22, 1986, and they reside in Revere, North Dakota, with their daughter, Brittany Lee. Wayne works for Busch Elevator Company in Sutton, North Dakota. Tami works for Farmers Union Oil Company in Sutton.
Steven has been attending North Dakota State School of Science at Wahpeton, North Dakota, where he studied auto body and will graduate May 1989.
Alton works for Raymond Haugen. Debbie works at Griggs County Nursing Home.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 136