Hilmer Johnson came to Barnes County in 1915 to marry Amelia Skramstad at St. Petri Lutheran Church on February 28th.
The newlywed couple returned to the Johnson homestead in Canada but returned the following fall to rent land from Mrs. Mary Skramstad.
Four years later the family built new buildings on Section 36, Thordenskjold Township moving into the new house at Christmas time 1920. At that time there were two children: Martha and Arthur; subsequently three more children were born, Bernice (1923), Walter (1925) and Ray (1930).
All the children were baptized at St. Petri Lutheran Church where Hilmer was the sexton and janitor for many years and where Amelia was organist for over 40 years.
Martha married Clifford Maasjo (1939); Arthur married Johanna Towig (1948); Bernice married Howard Taylor (1945); Walter married Mary Rowekamp (1945) and Ray married Carolyn Jacobs (1950).
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 114