After having operated a meat market in Boyd, Wisconsin, John and Emma Hasse Brandt came to Foster County in 1912 to farm. They spent a short time at Page, ND with relatives and to buy horses. They purchased a farm on the Northwest 1/4 of Section 31-146-66 where they lived for many years. Their four children were born in Wisconsin - Arnold, Ether, Elsie and Milton.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Brandt are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 104B