Oscar and Margaret (Richardson) Solberg

Oscar Solberg was born in Norway on April 26, 1871.

Margaret Allen Richardson was born December 10, 1878 in Pennsylvania. The family moved to Wisconsin when Margaret was a child.

Margaret was married to Oscar Solberg in 1904.

They had eight children: Edward, Isaac, Myrtle, Blanche, Oliver, Ernest, Arnold, and Gertrude. She had one son, Louise, by a previous marriage.

The couple lived on a farm in Rosehill Township.

Mrs. Solberg died December 2, 1937. Mr. Solberg died July 10, 1953. They are buried at Carrington.

The couple's son, Arnold Solberg, lost his life in France during World War II.

Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 102B