Tweit, Andrew and Helena

 

Andrew Tweit came to America in 1903, and settled in Dover Township, west of Walum, North Dakota.  He married Helena Lagreid on October 12, 1905.  They raised a family of eight.  Harold is the youngest.

Harold married Gladys Sorenson on May 14, 1955.  After working construction for a time, they rented a farm briefly in Oberon, North Dakota.  Harold and Gladys settled in Bartley Township in December 1959, on the old farm where Andrew and Helena had originally farmed.  They continued farming here for 20 years, after which they sold the farm and moved to Dazey.  They raised a family of four.  The children attended school in Hannaford.

Joni was born April 17, 1956.  She married Jack Duckworth of Devils Lake, North Dakota. They now live in Burnsville, Minnesota, and have two children, Jackson and Tyler.

John was born March 28, 1959.  He married Rhonda Mitchell of Sidney, Montana  They have one daughter, Meghan.  John and Rhonda run their own business called "Classic Tile" in Anchorage, Alaska.

Julie was born January 16, 1962.  She attended Concordia College and Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary.  Julie, with her husband, David Erickson of Beaverton, Oregon, now serve as a Lutheran clergy couple at a three point parish in Drayton, North Dakota.

Joe was born August 12, 1963.  He married Laurie Johnson of Hannaford.  He is currently a student of aeronautics at the University of North Dakota.  Laurie is employed by the city of Grand Forks.

Source:  Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 239