Albert Amundson

Albert Amundson was born March 8, 1856, the son of Christion and Ingeborg Amundson. He was born in Worth County, Iowa in a Scandinavian community that his parents had joined in 1854. Brought up in Indian country, Albert spent part of his early life trading with the Indians covering an area from Minnesota to Washington.

On March 13, 1893 at the age of thirty-seven Albert married Christiania Paulson, daughter of Bernt E. Paulson and Ellen (Hanson) Paulson. Christiania was born in Norway April 25, 1873. Although seventeen years the senior of Christiania, Albert had known her most of his life. The couple settled on a farm at Canby Minnesota, and here Edna, Arnold, Clarence and Elven were born.

In the early 1900s the family moved to Sanborn, North Dakota, farming but living in Sanborn. Albert also had a feed and flour mill in Sanborn.

Lillian and Stella were born in Sanborn and Kermit was born later on a farm south of Sanborn.

  1. Edna married Adolph Kvislen.

  2. Arnold married Edna Teare and became a rural mail carrier. He later married Inga Kvislen.

  3. Clarence

  4. Elven married Dorothy Bobbins and went into advertising.

  5. Lillian married Alver Abrahamson of Leal, North Dakota. Stella married Ray Schulz of Valley City and lived in Chicago.

  6. Stella

  7. Kermit, born with a physical handicap, was the musician and artist of the children, as well as a fine photographer.  He died at the age of thirty-one years. 

Albert, a genial, smiling gentleman, who knew the Bible well passed away at the age of 73 in 1929. His wife passed away in 1954.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 14