Fargo, North Dakota
was born in Rock County, Wisconsin in 1874. His parents, Gullik and Karen Ness, came from Northern Land and have lived in Norman County, Minnesota for the last 38 years.
He married Hannah Holthe from Noble, Cass County in 1900. Ness is an insurance agent for the Pacific Mutul Insurance Company of Los Angeles, California and has an office in the 1-2 Loug Building. He has lived in and around Fargo, North Dakota since 1878.
Source: Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America by Hans Jervell - 1916 - Page 136