Amund Rochswold migrated to Barnes County in 1877 from Iowa, where his family had settled in 1850. Among the jobs he held was that of driving a stagecoach, really a spring wagon, hauling mail between Fargo and Lisbon, Dakota Territory. He had many narrow escapes crossing rivers and facing the severe winter storms.
Amund married Josephine Peterson in Lisbon in 1893. They homesteaded near Litchville. To this union were born nine children, four of which are still living in 1975.
Emma, born in 1894 married Jens Severin Sater, who passed away in 1961. Mrs. Sater lives in Valley City.
Ann (1896),
Edwin (1898),
Elsie (1899),
Edwin (2nd) (1901) and
Jennie (1901) have passed away.
Albert (1904),
Inga (1907) (Mrs. C. A. Platou) and
Agnes (1909) (Mrs. H. E. Lenaburg) are still living.
The Saters had three children,
Arthur Edwin, born in 1917;
Mavis Jeanette, born in 1920 and
Shirley Ann, born in 1925, who is a graduate nurse.
Mrs. Emma Sater has four grand children and nine great grandchildren.
Arthur Edwin married Tena Hari in 1941 and have three children: Judith (1944), Arthur Theron (1947) and Stephan Harold (1950).
Mavis Jeanette married William J. Sand in 1938 and they have five children: Gary Lee (1946), William Rene (1943); Thomas Barton (1946), James Steven and Mary Beth (1957).
Shirley Ann married Ivar Oerman in 1948 and they have four children: Richard (1949), Ronald Lee (1951), Roger Lee (1953) and Jon Barton (1957).
On October 22, 1975 Mrs. Sater was united in marriage with Dr. Harry W. Hanson, a retired Presbyterian pastor.
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 207