Syver Odegaard, one of eight children, was born in Lom, Gulbransdalen, Norway, February 16, 1878, and came to Cooperstown area in 1900 to his brother, Ole. In Norway the family name was pronounced Storustodegaard. Upon coming to America the first part of the name was dropped.
Syver started farming in 1904 in Pilot Mound Township. He married Malina Trostad, January 6, 1906. She was one of seven children, and was born November 19, 1882, to Ole and Ronnaug Trostad in Norway.
The Ole Trostad family came to America in 1884, to homestead in Pilot Mound Township. Their first home was near the Sheyenne River. Then they moved to a log cabin near by, just west of the Tande Bridge. They later moved to a farm on NE quarter of Section 22, Pilot Mound Township, where they lived until their deaths. Theodore Trostad now owns this farm.
Syver and Malina Odegaard started farming the east half of Section 11, Pilot Mound Township, called the Parson Place. They later moved to the west half of Section 15, Pilot Mound Township, which they purchased from Hammer and Condy Company They were members of the West Prairie Church, and are buried in the West Prairie cemetery. They had three children, O'Della, Helen and Raymond.
Submitted By Raymond Odegaard
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 377