Duane Fairfield, grain farmer in Barnes County, was born August 23, 1932, son of Myrtle Mae (Olson) and James Garnet Fairfield. Duane lived and was raised to manhood in Weimer Township. His parents moved here from Lamberton Township, Minnesota. His grandfather William, an early farmer of Waterbury Township, Minnesota, was born in Canada in 1836. He was in the Twenty-third Regiment in the Civil War and took part in the battle at Vicksburg. Duane's father was a breeder of Shorthorn cattle and Duane has continued with the Shorthorn Breed. On August 2, 1958 he married Myrtle Metcalf, daughter of Leila and Byron Metcalf. Myrtle's great grandparents William and Caroline Kernkamp settled here in the spring of 1878 and have seen the village of Worthington become the city of Valley City. The first of May 1960, a son Dustin, was born to Duane and Myrtle. Since 1964 they have built their home and farm buildings in Section 11 of Township 140, which was part of Myrtle's great grandfather Kernkamp's land. Dustin is the fifth generation on this land and is now helping with the farm work.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 65