Edwin Felleson

F Edwin Felleson was born in Indiana and came to Dakota Territory in the 1880s. He worked for several years as a €œherd boy" for area farmers. On July 4, j1895 he married Laura Nething. They farmed for many years northeast of Wimbledon, North Dakota. They were the parents of two daughters: Hilda and Hulda. Hulda, Mrs. Frank H. Anderson, now lives in Tigard, Oregon. She is a retired Dental hygienist for the State of Oregon. Hilda, Mrs. Charles Fluetsch, lives in Wimbledon. The Fluetsches farmed north of Wimbledon for many years before retiring into Wimbledon. They are the parents of two children: Ellis and Laurel. Ellis is presently employed by the Case Company in Roseburg, Oregon. He married Elaine Rumess of Wimbledon. They are the parents of three children: Terry, Andy and Kevin.

Laurel, Mrs. Ralph Venhuigen, lives on the farm formerly farmed by the Fluetschs. Ralph and Laurel are the parents-of five children: Holly, Mrs. Harvey Cain of St. Paul, Minnesota; Joanne, Mrs. Patrick Fiedler, Grand Forks, North Dakota; Carol of Bismarck, North Dakota, and Randy and Scott.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 69