Chris C. Nolen came to Barnes County in 1880 from Drammen, Norway, settling on a homestead in Sibley Trail Township, six miles east and two miles south of the present town of Dazey, North Dakota.
The first few years of his residence he lived in a sod house and used oxen to break up his land. In 1888 he married Anne Stai of the Dazey community who had emigrated to that area in 1885. To this union were born tour daughters: Minnie (Mrs. Charles Hunter); Florence; Sarah (Mrs. George Anderson) and Mabel (Mrs. Einar Jagd) deceased. Two sons were born, Ben and Elmer.
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 178