George W. Marson was born October 9, 1874, at Quorn, England, and he came-to America when he was fifteen years old with his parents in 1889. He worked for R. C. Cooper in the summer seasons for several years, and winters he would go to the woods in northern Minnesota to work in the lumber camps.
Christine Rorvig was born on June 26, 1874, at Gulbransdalem, Norway, and in 1882 at the age of 8, she came to America with her parents, the Ole Rorvigs. They lived for a short time in Minnesota before coming to the Binford area. They traveled by ox team for the last portion of their trip between Hope, North Dakota and Binford. Christine believed that the wind would never blow in North Dakota because there were no trees to make it blow.
George and Christine first met while they both worked at the same farm on the north edge of Cooperstown, known then as the Great Northern Stork Dairy Farm about the turn of the century. This farm later became the H. P. Hammer Stock Farm.
They were married November 26, 1902, and at first they lived on the farm located on the northeast quarter of Section 31, known as the Fred William's west place. After living there for two years, they moved to Jake Watne's place, which his father had previously purchased from Jacob Watne. It was here that Deland, their first child, was born. They moved on the Watne place before spring in 1904 and 1905. A pair of twins were born, but they died when they were about a month old. They are buried in Westley Church Cemetery. In October 1906, Reynold was born.
It was in November of that year that they decided to move to western North Dakota and homestead on the NW quarter of Section 26, Rainy Butte Township in Slope County. While living there, they experienced prairie fires, droughts, and rust.
More of their children were born in Slope County:
Lilly in 1909, and Archie in 1911. Because of many dry years, they decided to sell out and return to the Jacob Watne place to live.
George Marson passed away November 21, 1934. Then Deland and Archie farmed together until Archie's marriage in 1949. At this time, Deland and his mother moved to Cooperstown to live. Christine Marson passed away on December 16, 1965, and Deland passed away July 15, 1971.
Reynold Marson and his wife Ceil Heister had five children, three of which are living. They live at McClusky.
Lilly Marson lives at Renton, Washington.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 205