Hosea Page Sr. was born November 16, 1879, in Wisconsin. In 1911 he came to North Dakota, where he homesteaded at Hague and in 1914 he came to the Melville area to engage in farming. On July 15, 1916, ha married Minnie Minkle at Carrington.
The couple had eight children: Lyman, Bailey, Hosea Jr., Jerry, Gail, Fern, Blanche and Fawn.
Mr. Page died in April 1964 and is buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 86B