Cooperstown, North Dakota
works at Crane Johnson Lumberyard and was born in Vaerdalen, Garnaes, on December 4, 1874 and emigrated to America in 1902 to Cooperstown, North Dakota. He was with Hammer in the machinery business for a while, and he has been in the lumber business since 1911.
His wife, Augusta Berg, is from Ørlandet. They have ten children.
Source: Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America by Hans Jervell - 1916 - Page 20