Martin Hagen came from Littlehammer, Norway to North Dakota in 1882 at the age of 16. He stayed at Melvin Feiring's folks and went to school.
Helga came from Trondhjem, Norway to Griggs County in 1884. She worked for Byron Hazard and the Houghtons.
Martin and Helga were married in Cooperstown on August 7, 1907. They farmed on Section 14 Cooperstown Township where their first son was born, Harold.
They moved to Steele County and farmed and Clarence, their second son was born.
They moved from Steele County to Mose, North Dakota in Foster County in 1913, where they resided for 14 years. Two sons, Alf and Raymond, were born there. Also one daughter, Evelyn, and one son, Milton were born in Cooperstown while they still lived in Mose.
In the fall of 1927, they moved to Cooperstown Township and farmed for Mr. Ed. Savre until the spring of 1931 when they moved to Pilot Mound Township on Byron Hazard's farm. They farmed there until Martin died in 1944. Harold and Helga farmed from 1944 until 1958, when they quit farming and moved to Cooperstown.
Harold died in 1970 and Helga resided in a nursing home until she passed away in August 1974 at the age of 90.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 page 270