Ole Bordsen Mossing, April 27, 1826, to February 1910, was born in Selbo, Norway. He died at his daughter and son-in-law's home, Betsy and E. W. Everson on the Southwest 1/4 of Section 20-144-59. Interment at the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery, Walum, North Dakota.
Krestine Haugen Eggen was born at Eggen Farm, Dalsbygden, Norway. She was born in 1822, and she died March 6, 1900. She is buried at the Walum St. Olaf Cemetery, Walum, North Dakota.
Ole Bordsen Mossing and Krestine Haugen Egen were married in Norway in 1857. They had two children, Baret (Betsy) and John Martin.
Betsy was born in Trondjheim, Norway on April 12, 1862. She died January 21, 1944. Betsy came to America in 1882, and married E. W. Everson in 1884.
Martin was born on a farm in Aasen, Norway on April 26, 1854. He died May 6, 1936. He spent his childhood in Norway out herding stock for other people, as many people were obliged to do in those days. At the same time he tried to get as much education as possible. He went to Trondjheim to learn tailoring. After practicing as a tailor for a few years, he emigrated to the United States of America at the age of 27 years. After spending a year in Chicago, he came to Wisconsin where in 1884, he was married to Anna Jertine Tollafson. In 1885, he and his wife came to Walum, North Dakota, and filed for homestead rights on Section 22, Township 144, Range 59.
Martin was among those who organized the St. Olaf congregation of Walum Church. He was pastor's assistant all the years he lived in Walum. He worked especially with the Sunday School and was the first to organize a choir among the early settlers.
In 1904, he moved to Walum, where he and his brother-in-law, Tom Mossing, started in a mercantile business. He was also a Walum Postmaster. In 1906, Martin moved his family to Saskatchewan, Canada, where he lived with his family until his death. He was 82 years old when he died.
Martin and Anna Jertine Mossing had seven children.
1. Carl J. was born January 14, 1884, at River Falls, Wisconsin. He married Mabel Evenson. Carl died August 20, 1958.
2. Oscar E. was born November 25, 1887, at Walum, North Dakota. He married Jennie Iverson. Oscar died November 24, 1988.
3. Mabel was born June 10, 1891, at Walum, North Dakota. She married Olaf Bakke. She died in 1983.
4. Esther H. was born June 7,1897, at Walum, North Dakota. She married Axel Wenaus. She died August 10, 1987.
5. Bernard was born December 11, 1894, at Walum, North Dakota. He married Marian Paupst. He died in August 1986.
6. Christian was born February 22, 1900, at Walum, North Dakota. He died August 21, 1905.
7. Arthur was born February 28, 1904, at Walum, North Dakota. He died June 17, 1930.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 205