Finley, North Dakota
is a farmer. He was born in Sund 1855 and emigrated to America in 1873 to Iowa. He came to Steele County, North Dakota in 1883 and has been a farmer there since. He is one of the pioneers in Steele County.
His wife, Martha Johnsen, is from same region in Norway. They have seven children.
Source: Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America by Hans Jervell - 1916 - Page 82