Gustaf Lofgren was born in Gasborn, Sweden in 1851, to Olof and Lisa Lofgren. He married Inga Maria Erickson. They had one daughter, Ellen, born in 1875.
In 1903, after his wife's death, he and daughter came to America to the home of his sister, Mrs. Johan (Caroline) Forsberg. Gustaf died in Hannaford in October 1939.
Ellen married Nels Holmgren and lived at Donnybrook, North Dakota. They had three children: Evelyn, Edwin and Gladys.
Gustaf bought a lot in Hannaford, next to the Gustafson's shoe shop and built a house. Evelyn earned money during the summer and helped her grandfather to build a house. She sent for her mother, sister and brother. Ellen worked at the hotel for Nording and Alm and did housework for many years for neighbors and friends. She died in 1961, at Spokane, Washington.
Evelyn, born in 1903, married Harvey Rasmussen. They lived at Dazey, Valley City and Seattle, Washington. One son, Floyd, was born to them. He lives at Edmonds, Washington, and is a retired barber. He has three children: Nancy, Janet and Jim. Harvey died in 1977, and Evelyn lives in Seattle.
Edwin, born in 1907, at Donnybrook. He married Leah VanScoik in 1929, and they live at Anaconda, Montana.
Gladys, born in Donnybrook in 1910, graduated from Hannaford High School and worked for Dr. Hoffman a number of years. She married Glen Richardson and they had one son, Glen Elwood. In the '30s, they moved to Anaconda and then to Opportunity, Washington. Glen was a retired railroad man and died in 1986. Gladys still lives in her own home, with the help of a nurse.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 198