Trygve Stangeland was born March 28, 1892 in Sandnes, Norway. He married at Sandnes, Norway on April 28, 1920 Karen Volstad who was born there on August 22, 1898. They came to North Dakota in 1921 because they had relatives living there. They lived first in Rolling Prairie Township and then bought a farm in Florence Township in 1945. Mr. Stangeland served in the United States Army during World War I.
The couple had eight children: Christian, Sigurd, Alf, Kenneth, Solveig, Lloyd, June and Harold.
Mr. Stangeland died October 7, 1968. He is buried in the James River Lutheran cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 50B