Mathias Ordahl was born November 22, 1874, in Norway. He came to America in 1889 to live with an uncle in Glenwood, Minnesota.
In 1908 he became an ordained minister and served in northern Minnesota for several years. He also filed on a homestead.
In 1926 he was called to serve the Lutheran parish in Binford, Sutton and Glenfield. He served this parish until he retired in 1935.
He was united in marriage with Inga Gunderson in Minneapolis on June 6, 1911. Inga was born in Norway on May 5, 1883.
The couple had seven daughters: Hildred, Valborg, Esther, Florence, Dagny, Myrtle, and Evangeline.
Rev. Mathias Ordahl died October 6, 1939. Mrs. Ordahl died October 31, 1966. They are buried at Glenfield.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 53B