Engebret Roberg

Engebret and Martha (Olsen) Roberg came to this country from Norway in the 1880's. He was a tailor in Valley City for a few years. Martha took in laundry.

Olga and Anton Roberg were both born in Valley City. They homesteaded in Oak Hill township where Ole, Martha and Julia were born.

  1. Ole, born in Minnesota, married Ellen Borman. Their family is Arthur, Violet, Dorothy, Erling and Gerald.

  2. Anton married Emma Anderson. Their family is Alton, William, Florence, Lloyd, Irma, Clifford, Dennis, Shirley and David.

  3. Olga married Albert Thoreson. Their family is Mildred, Mertice, Edna, Eleanor, Doris, Eileen, Anna, Wesley and Ernest.

  4. Martha married Bernard Olson. Their family is Emelia, Bernard, Allen, Oswald, Arthur, Emma, Edith and Margaret.

  5. Julia married Otto Kraft. Their family is Adolph, Carl, Mabel, Lily, Edna, Dorothy, Mayme, Edwin, Arthur, Gladys, Berniece, Curtis, Melvin, Fred and Kenneth.

They lived in Oak Hill township until their death.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 207