Both Arne Ravndal and Jorina Lura were born in the vicinity of Stavanger, Norway. Arne in 1879; Jorina in 1884. Mr. Ravndal served in the military in Norway before coming to America.
Arne came to Foster County to buy land after living near Cooperstown for a while. Jorina first settled in South Dakota with relatives and later homesteaded in Colorado. Arne Ravndal and Jorina Lura were married December 29, 1909.
They have five children: Jasper, Elsie, Agnes, Henry and Lillian.
They came to their Rolling Prairie home Section 7 in 1909.
Mr. Ravndal died November 25, 1942; Mrs. Ravndal died March 4, 1971. They are buried in the James River Lutheran Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 97B