Marie Sandvold was born in Norway and came to America with her parents in 1879. Marie was born March 18, 1878. The family first settled in Wisconsin, coming to the Glenfield area in 1895 to settle on a homestead. On January 12, 1896 she married Hans Leean, a homesteader in the area. The couple farmed in the area until 1935 when they retired and moved into McHenry.
They were the parents of five children: Hartivg, Edward, Sena (Ehlers), Clara Smith) , and Inga (Pederson). Two children died in infancy.
Mrs. Leean died in January 1937 and is buried at McHenry.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 76B