Martin L. Larson

Ludvig and Sophie Larson migrated to America from Lillehammer, Norway, in 1909. They settled in Thordenskjold Township and farmed near Eastedge for several years, until Mr. Larson's death in 1919. Their children were: Martin L., married Judith Gilbertson; Lena, married Carl Johnson, who passed away in 1953, then she married Archie Weum in 1959, who died in 1973; Gilbert married Eleanor Huhner.

Sophie Larson married Helge Hagland in 1920. They had five daughters: Helen Linda; Bernice (Mrs. William Leach); Eleanor (Mrs. Guy Kinzer); Florence (Mrs. William Weisel); and Irene (Mrs. J. C. Underwood). Sophie Larson Haglund passed away in 1932.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 137