Andrew Larson, a long time resident of Litchville, North Dakota, and a farmer for many years in Svea Township, was born in Bremnes, Norway January 6, 1873. He first came to Valley City, North Dakota, in the year 1897 and thence to Svea Township. For a number of years he worked for several pioneer farmers of the community and attended school part time in the winter to learn the English language.
His fianc, Inger Johnson, whom he later married, arrived in the fall of 1902. They were married December 10, 1902 at the home of Rev. S. J. Sarsten, who was then the pastor of the Elim Evangelical Church in Svea Township. In the year 1911 they rented out their farm and moved to Litchville where, in partnership, Andrew went into the meat market business. In correlation with the meat market establishment Andrew Larson became an active cattle buyer and continued this enterprise for approximately 30 years along with farming operations. He and his wife moved back to the farm in Svea Township in 1917, the year their last child and son, Herbert, was born. There remain two of the three daughters born and reared. They are Ludia, the oldest, now residing in Boulder, Colorado, and Ingeborg, presently retired from teaching and living in Tacoma, Washington.
Retiring from farming in 1941, Andrew and Inger Larson returned to Litchville and just some seven years later Andrew passed away on October 27, 1948. A son-in-law, Harry Tobiason, husband of the oldest daughter had preceded him in death by only 22 hours. Andrew served his community in a number of ways, not only being President of the Svea School Board for 12 years but also an active church member of the Elim Evangelical Free Church of Svea Township.
On August 14, 1956, Inga Larson passed away. She also was a faithful member of the Elim Free Church in Svea.
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 135