Carl J. Berg

Carl Johnson Berg and Maria Katherina Larson came from Hova, Sweden, west of Stockholm.  Carl came to Buxton, North Dakota in 1881.  After a few months he settled on a farmstead eight and a half miles west of

Hannaford, North Dakota.  Maria came to Chicago, Illinois in 1884 and on May 25 of the same year she married Carl Berg.

Ten children grew up in the Berg family: 

  1. Ella, Mrs. Fred Wallbridge, of Grace City, North Dakota
  2. Emma, Mrs. Roy Culp, Spokane, Washington
  3. Elenora, Mrs. Albert Rickford, Spokane, Washington
  4. Hannah of Hannaford, later of Grafton, North Dakota
  5. Carl Artur farmed by Juanita, North Dakota, and later moved to Spokane, Washington
  6. Ida, Mrs. Ingvald Aarestad, Northwood, North Dakota
  7. Josephine, Mrs. Robert Johnson of Spokane, Washington
  8. Hjalmer farmed west of Hannaford, North Dakota and moved to Spokane, Washington
  9. Clifton farmed the home place west of Hannaford, North Dakota and moved to Spokane, Washington
  10. Henning lived at Revere, North Dakota and later moved to Portland, Oregon.

Mrs. Ingvald Aarestad and Mrs. Robert Johnson are the only living members of the family of ten brothers and sisters.  Carl Berg, Sr. passed away at Hannaford, North Dakota July in 1936.  Maria Berg moved to Spokane, Washington where she passed away in January 1956.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976  Page 217