John Kerber was born in Poland in 1845, married Henrietta Krebs. They came to the United States in the late 1890's and lived a short time in Michigan. They came to Griggs County in 1893 and bought Section 17 in Broadview Township, which was originally owned by the Northern Pacific Railway.
Of the nine children born to them, seven came to Griggs County:
twins John W. and William R. , Henry, George, Hilda, Ann and Mary. Mary Kerber is the only one still living at this time.
George took over the farm in the early 20's and married Mabel Selbo in 1923. Three children were born:
Richard, who is not married, lives on the home farm. Phyllis, now Mrs. Ralph Schmidt, lives at Audubon, Minnesota Carol is deceased. George died in 1956, Mabel in 1975.
In the early twenties John W. and his family built up a farmstead on the NW quarter of the Section, and lived there until 1946 when they retired and moved to Minnesota.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 page 240