Gottfried Thomasen Lund was born in Norway on December 11, 1850. In April 1879 he married Olianna Wally also born in Norway on August 5, 1860.
The Lunds came to the United States in 1883 and settled first in Minnesota near relatives. In 1885 they came to North Dakota to homestead. They had a tree claim on Section 34 in Nordmore Township and later purchased two other quarters in Section 34, Nordmore Township. Later he acquired land in Rosehill Township.
They retired to Carrington in the early 1900's when their son Herbert took over the farm in Rosehill Township. The Lunds had eight other children: Herbert, Sigward, Gina, Thea, Emma, Olga, Gerhard, Gilbert and Arnt. Mr. Lund died in 1938 and Mrs. Lund in 1956. They are buried in the Carrington cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 101B