Buxton, North Dakota
is a farmer. He was born in Sollid in Waxvik region on September 14, 1876 and emigrated to America in 1893 to Mayville, North Dakota and has lived as a farmer in this area for 18 years. He has been a supervisor in Morgan Township for the last five years and is a very enthusiastic worker for the Nonpartisan Farmers League.
His wife, Anna Forness, is a sister of Mrs. Jens Rosevold in Mayville, North Dakota. They have an adoptive daughter Laura.
Seven years ago he and his wife were on a Trip to Norway, which he felt good about. She liked Ørskog and Waxvik region very much.
Source: Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America by Hans Jervell - 1916 - Page 73