Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Halvig

In 1900 Emma Jensen and Alfred Halvig were just 18 years old at the time of their marriage ceremony in Trondhjem, Norway.  They came to North Dakota a decade later, he in 1910, she followed in 1912.  They farmed here for 25 years, first by Revere then with horses and a hayrack they moved to a farm by Aneta.

Many times their children had to walk the 3 miles to the Huso School.  In winter they had a cab on runners, pulled by a team of horses.  They would pick up children all the way.  By the time they got there they would have about 16 in the cab.  Many a time there was such a storm, they had to let the horses find their way home.  Agnes, their daughter, said they would be nearly frozen, but their Mom fixed hot chocolate and hot toast so it was not very long before they warmed up again.  When Agnes was in the 6th grade her Dad bought the Stromme and Graby stagecoach.  They used it to go to school in and sure felt big when they rode in that.  When Governor Langer spoke at Jessie Lake in 1935, Mr. and Mrs. Holvig drove the many miles to hear him.

In 1937 Emma and Alfred moved to Oakland California.  In this Bay area Mr. Holvig returned to the marine engineering profession he had learned in Norway.  Even though he spent many days aboard ship and she in the home, the Halvigs continued to ''work together" always showing "love and respect for each other."

In 1960 this couple celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary.  They got a wire from Governor Brown and a special delivery letter from President Eisenhower.

This Information Received From Mrs. Alfred (Agnes) Urness Their Daughter

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976  Page 340