Andrew Wogsland was born in Amherst, Wisconsin, in 1863. At age 17, he left for Dakota to work on bonanza farms in the Red River Valley. He worked for bonanza farmer Dalrymple. Later he moved to Dazey where he met and married Florence Zingg in 1899. Florence Zingg was born in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada in 1875. She came to Sanborn with her parents in 1880, where they operated a hotel. Later they moved to Dazey to operate a hotel.
The Wogsland moved to Greenfield Township (Northeast 1/4 of Section 34-144-59) where they farmed and raised purebred Percheron horses. In 1910, they moved to Walum. They purchased the Peter Gunderson house for an agreed number of Percheron horses. Wogsland owned and operated a grocery store from 1910-1913. It burned down when the pool hall next door burned down also. Mr. Wogsland purchased land west of Walum which he farmed. He died in 1924. His sons continued to farm the home farm. Mrs. Wogsland lived here until her death in 1966.
Children of the Andrew Wogsland family: Mrs. Grace Howard, deceased; Clifford, deceased; Raymond, retired, Seattle, Washington; Mrs. Alberta Gast, deceased; Mrs. Florence McGlynn, deceased; Mrs. Luella Hand, deceased; Ruth Nelson, deceased; Vernon and Richard live in Walum. Mrs. Milton (Doris) Christenson lives in Puyallup, Washington.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 244