Buxton, North Dakota
is a farmer. He was born in Faaberg on November 25, 1845 and emigrated to America in 1879 to Madelia, Minnesota. He went to Traill County, North Dakota in 1880 and has lived there since as a farmer in Wold Township.
His wife, Marit Nielsen, is from Faaberg. They have nine children. The oldest sons, Sigurd and Albert, are on the farm.
Source: Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America by Hans Jervell - 1916 - Page 44