Edwin J. Wold was born July 16, 1875 at Heroe, Norway and emigrated to America in his youth with his parents. Lena Jensen was born in Norway, April 6, 1878 and came to this country with her parents. Edwin and Lena were married at Granite Falls, Minnesota in June of 1901. They had six children, Hjalmer, and Sverre "Sandy" (cause so few could pronounce it correctly) were born in Granite Falls. Jordis, who died in 1923, Ernest, Ruth, and Edwin were born on Section 27 Tyrol Township where the Wold Bros and Ruth now live.
The farm was purchased in 1904 and the family moved up in 1905. The old place had been a building from the Regnier Place (Jim Combs place). In 1928 they built the present home.
Edwin's father was John Ellingson, and he and his brothers Olaf Johnson and Fred Johnson all moved up to Griggs County at same time - Olaf farming what is the "Joe Boyer" Farm in Pilot Mound Township and Fred farming what is now Mrs. Merle Sutton's place. Because of mix up in mail Edwin took the name of Wold from the region Holvold in Norway, while Olaf and Fred took "Johnson" sons of John.
Mrs. Wold's sister, Mrs. Frederickson, was Mother of Mrs. Albin Saxberg. Her brother, Simon Jensen lived at what is now the farm of Michael Heinz.
Mr. Edwin Wold was killed in a threshing accident in September 1914. He was buried in the Hero Cemetery after funeral services were held from his home with Reverend Sigrud Olsen officiating.
The children were all quite small, Edwin being born after his father's death. Their Grandma Johnson lived with them. They recalled that they could remember Grandma Johnson would walk from Wold's to Albin Arneson's place east of the river "better than 71/2 miles, to visit John Carlson - her daughter was Mrs. John Carlson - family and then walk back.
All the children attended the Sansburn School, and could remember the good get-togethers at the school. Each had some souvenir - here are the vital statistics.
Sansburn Public School #3 District 10, Tyrol Township, Griggs County, North Dakota May 15, 1914.
Anna D. Olson, Teacher. School Officers:
Mr. W. H. Sansburn, Chairman
Mr. Emil Retzlaff, Director
Mr. Oscar Rogney, Director
Mr. A. B. Detwiller, Treas, and Mr. E. F. Fiebiger, President.
PUPILS:
Dorothee Sansburn
Maynard Sansburn
Nellie Sansburn
Erma Pratt
Floyd Pratt
Leonard McCulloch
Ruth Skofstad
Julius Jensen
Gertrude Jensen
Hjalmer Wold
Jessie Erickson
Willis Sansburn
Clarence Sansburn
Earl Pratt
Marian Pratt
Irene McCulloch
Ada Skofstad
Johnnie Wahl
Fritjof Jensen
Sverre Wold
Nile Erickson
Jean Erickson
Charles Sansburn
Cecil Campbell, John Johnson
and Ingvald Johnson.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 467