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Census - 1885

NameAgeRelationOccupationNativityCityED
Ageson, Hans54HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-003-42
Ageson, Johana54WifeFarmerNorwayMouse River74-003-43
Allen, Frank22HeadLaborerILBurlington74-001-05
Armstrong, Ana1DaughterDakotaMouse River74-006-07
Armstrong, E.26HeadFarmerCanadaMouse River74-006-05
Armstrong, Millie24WifeCanadaMouse River74-006-06
Baker, Alis27WifeOHBurlington74-001-18
Baker, B.8 monthsDaughterDakotaBurlington74-001-19
Baker, J. A.34HeadFarmerMIBurlington74-001-17
Baker, John24HeadLaborerNorwayMouse River74-003-11
Bakery, I. A.26HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-003-41
Bates, William25HeadBrickmanWIBurlington74-001-27
Bell, D. W.29HeadFarmerCanadaMouse River74-005-41
Bell, David E.28HeadScotlandMouse River74-005-46
Bell, J. D.33HeadFarmerCanadaMouse River74-005-43
Bell, J.29WifeCanadaMouse River74-005-42
Bell, Mary30HeadMillinerScotlandMouse River74-005-47
Benson, Emerette8DaughterMNBurlington74-002-09
Benson, Ethel3DaughterDakotaBurlington74-002-10
Benson, Evalena10DaughterMNBurlington74-002-08
Benson, Flor30WifeNHBurlington74-002-07
Benson, O. C.32HeadFarmerWIBurlington74-002-06
Bjerky, Peter26HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-004-10
Bonholzer, John26HeadFarmerOHBurlington74-002-30
Borgerson, Teler K.15HeadLaborerNorwayMouse River74-003-14
Brandhove, E.25HeadLaborerWIBurlington74-001-12
Clementich, Joseph Jr.21SonGermanyMouse River74-003-30
Clementich, Joseph48HeadFarmerGermanyMouse River74-003-28
Clementich, Margaret Kukar42WifeGermanyMouse River74-003-29
Clouse, Barberah3DaughterMNMouse River74-003-20
Clouse, Elizabeth3 monthsDaughterDakotaMouse River74-003-22
Clouse, Emily14DaughterWIMouse River74-003-17
Clouse, Frank5SonMNMouse River74-003-19
Clouse, John40HeadFarmerILMouse River74-003-15
Clouse, Nicholaus7SonMNMouse River74-003-18
Clouse, Rosina29WifeWIMouse River74-003-16
Clouse, William2SonDakotaMouse River74-003-21
Coffeman, James16SonLaborerMNBurlington74-001-29
Coffeman, John59HeadLaborerOHBurlington74-001-28
Colton, Diana43WifeNYBurlington74-001-02
Colton, Joseph L.45HeadMerchantNYBurlington74-001-01
Colton, Leslie D.20SonNYBurlington74-001-03
Colton, Sarah L.16DaughterNYBurlington74-001-04
Coure, Bell24HeadDressmakerCanadaBurlington74-001-15
Crouse, Geo28HeadFarmerCanadaMouse River74-004-43
Dyegs, Gustad18DaughterMNMouse River74-003-33
Dyegs, Joseph55HeadFarmerMNMouse River74-003-31
Dyegs, Lee21SonMNMouse River74-003-34
Dyegs, Lizzie22DaughterMNMouse River74-003-32
Erwin, Stanley23HeadLaborerMNBurlington74-003-02
Foot, Frank20SonLaborerINBurlington74-002-37
Foot, Franky56WifeOHBurlington74-002-36
Foot, L. S.30HeadStockmanINBurlington74-002-31
Foot, Leroy3SonMNBurlington74-002-33
Foot, Mable1 monthDaughterDakotaBurlington74-002-34
Foot, R. S.62HeadStockmanOHBurlington74-002-35
Foot, Sadie28WifePABurlington74-002-32
Galeson, Alletta2DaughterDakotaMouse River74-004-03
Galeson, Hans7SonNorwayMouse River74-004-01
Galeson, Jany15DaughterNorwayMouse River74-003-49
Galeson, John47HeadNorwayMouse River74-003-47
Galeson, Maren45WifeNorwayMouse River74-003-48
Galeson, Maren9DaughterNorwayMouse River74-003-50
Galeson, Syrina5DaughterMNMouse River74-004-02
Gesman, Alfred24HeadFarmerWIMouse River74-004-34
Gesman, Charly2SonDakotaMouse River74-004-32
Gesman, Henry Christian29HeadFarmerWIMouse River74-004-30
Gesman, Mamie3 monthsDaughterDakotaMouse River74-004-33
Gesman, Minnie25WifeWIMouse River74-004-31
Gregory, Ed32HeadLaborerWIMouse River74-003-10
Gregory, Walter61HeadMDMouse River74-005-38
Gulson, Berget72WifeNorwayMouse River74-005-07
Haugen, S. I.26HeadLaborerNorwayMouse River74-003-03
Hay, Albert24HeadFarmerCanadaMouse River74-005-39
Hay, Bergyta27WifeFarmerNorwayMouse River74-004-12
Hay, Johanas27HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-004-11
Hay, W. S.23HeadFarmerCanadaMouse River74-005-40
Hunnewill, Clary14DaughterNYBurlington74-001-32
Hunnewill, Delos10SonNYBurlington74-001-35
Hunnewill, John38HeadFarmerCanadaBurlington74-001-30
Hunnewill, Maud13DaughterNYBurlington74-001-33
Hunnewill, Pearl2DaughterDakotaBurlington74-001-37
Hunnewill, Rodney5SonNYBurlington74-001-36
Hunnewill, Sarah37WifeNYBurlington74-001-31
Hunnewill, Thomas12SonNYBurlington74-001-34
Jackson, Thos45HeadSowerScotlandMouse River74-005-45
Jameson, Ole22HeadLaborerNorwayMouse River74-003-08
Jennos, J. J.35HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-004-29
Johnson, Arthur J.4SonMNBurlington74-001-41
Johnson, Cary Diana1DaughterDakotaBurlington74-001-42
Johnson, Ed38HeadLaborerNorwayBurlington74-001-08
Johnson, Ida22WifeNYBurlington74-001-40
Johnson, James35HeadBrickmasonDenmarkBurlington74-001-39
Kelleson, Ed25HeadFarmerIABurlington74-002-15
Kirkelie, Evan30HeadFarmerMNBurlington74-002-16
Kirkelie, Hans21HeadFarmerMNBurlington74-002-20
Kirkelie, Lina28WifeMNBurlington74-002-17
Kirkelie, Selmer2SonDakotaBurlington74-002-18
Kirkelie, Svend1SonDakotaBurlington74-002-19
Kittleson, Edward16HeadIABurlington74-002-21
Kragness, A. S.26HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-004-28
Labeker, A. J.26HeadLaborerIABurlington74-001-13
Langer, Wm23HeadLaborerNJBurlington74-001-48
Larson, Alice54WifeNorwayMouse River74-005-30
Larson, Betsy84WifeNorwayMouse River74-005-04
Larson, Carl56HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-005-29
Larson, Carly25HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-005-28
Larson, Coleen3 monthsDaughterDakotaMouse River74-005-27
Larson, Jennie20WifeIAMouse River74-005-26
Larson, L. O.19SonIAMouse River74-005-31
Larson, Olaf29HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-005-25
Larson, Olof17SonIAMouse River74-005-32
Lebacker, P. E.23HeadLaborerMNBurlington74-001-07
Lien, Ole22HeadLaborerNorwayMouse River74-003-13
Manger, Thor26HeadMIMouse River74-004-49
Maury, Jane31WifeCanadaMouse River74-005-49
Maury, John31HeadFarmerCanadaMouse River74-005-48
Maury, N.1DaughterDakotaMouse River74-006-01
Maury, Sanders4SonDakotaMouse River74-005-50
McAhon, Dan21HeadLaborerCanadaMouse River74-003-07
McDonald, A.26HeadBlacksmithCanadaBurlington74-001-14
McKay, Donal35HeadSowerCanadaMouse River74-005-44
Meirll, Ervan21HeadFarmerMNMouse River74-006-03
Meirll, Joslin24HeadMNMouse River74-006-04
Millar, John8SonILBurlington74-002-48
Millar, Mary11DaughterILBurlington74-002-47
Millar, Nettie14DaughterILBurlington74-002-46
Millar, W. S.44HeadCoal minerScotlandBurlington74-002-43
Miller, Ana M.42WifeScotlandBurlington74-002-44
Miller, Ana17HeadLaborerILBurlington74-001-16
Miller, James4SonILBurlington74-003-01
Miller, Jane19DaughterILBurlington74-002-45
Miller, Maggie5DaughterILBurlington74-002-50
Miller, Sarah7DaughterILBurlington74-002-49
Monson, M.62HeadFarmerNYBurlington74-001-38
Moore, Alice13DaughterNYBurlington74-002-28
Moore, Alice40WifeIrelandBurlington74-002-23
Moore, Frank15SonNYBurlington74-002-25
Moore, James19SonNYBurlington74-002-24
Moore, James50HeadFarmerIrelandBurlington74-002-22
Moore, Maggie17DaughterNYBurlington74-002-27
Moore, Mary Ann4DaughterMNBurlington74-002-29
Moore, Thomas11SonNYBurlington74-002-26
Morison, R.33HeadFarmerCanadaMouse River74-004-44
Muir, Alice26WifeILBurlington74-002-39
Muir, Flossie1DaughterDakotaBurlington74-002-41
Muir, Forest S.1SonDakotaBurlington74-002-42
Muir, Michael30HeadFarmerScotlandBurlington74-002-38
Muir, Rena5DaughterILBurlington74-002-40
Mule, Andrew2SonDakotaMouse River74-004-08
Mule, Hans6SonMNMouse River74-004-06
Mule, J. S.36HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-004-04
Mule, John4SonMNMouse River74-004-07
Mule, Lava29WifeNorwayMouse River74-004-05
Mule, Maren3 monthsSonDakotaMouse River74-004-09
Mygeson, Annie19DaughterWIMouse River74-005-03
Mygeson, Millie56WifeNorwayMouse River74-005-02
Mygeson, Ole60HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-005-01
Neff, Ole18HeadLaborerMNMouse River74-003-04
Neilson, O.24HeadFarmerMNMouse River74-005-33
Neilson, Sven29HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-006-02
Nelson, Albert2SonDakotaMouse River74-003-40
Nelson, Ana29WifeNorwayMouse River74-003-37
Nelson, Andrew5SonMNMouse River74-003-39
Nelson, Dorah7DaughterMNMouse River74-003-38
Nelson, J. A.36HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-003-36
Norlin, O. Peter23HeadLaborerNorwayBurlington74-001-10
Nuick, Wm29HeadMillerGermanyMouse River74-003-35
Oleson, A. J.32HeadFarmerSwedenMouse River74-004-13
Oleson, Aug35WifeSwedenMouse River74-004-14
Oleson, Charley6SonNorwayMouse River74-004-16
Oleson, Gustad1SonDakotaMouse River74-005-36
Oleson, Hadis24WifeNorwayMouse River74-005-35
Oleson, Knut20HeadLaborerNorwayMouse River74-003-06
Oleson, Neils28HeadFarmerMNMouse River74-005-34
Oleson, Ole24HeadLaborerNorwayMouse River74-003-09
Oleson, Ole3 monthsSonDakotaMouse River74-005-37
Oleson, Oskar3SonMNMouse River74-004-17
Oleson, Sofia8DaughterNorwayMouse River74-004-15
Parker, A.24HeadFarmerOHBurlington74-001-49
Peterson, August21HeadFarmerSwedenBurlington74-002-05
Peterson, Eluf32HeadFarmerSwedenBurlington74-002-04
Questad, Henry1SonDakotaMouse River74-003-46
Questad, Mary28WifeNorwayMouse River74-003-45
Questad, Peter32HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-003-44
Ramstad, Anne64WifeNorwayMouse River74-005-08
Ramstad, Berta23DaughterNorwayMouse River74-005-09
Ramstad, Erick26HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-005-05
Ramstad, Gulbran3SonNorwayMouse River74-005-10
Ramstad, Ingeborg Oline28WifeWIMouse River74-005-06
Ramstad, Mary26WifeNorwayMouse River74-005-12
Ramstad, Ola1SonDakotaMouse River74-005-13
Ramstad, Peter28HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-005-11
Rasmuson, Adolf4SonMNBurlington74-001-45
Rasmuson, C.28HeadFarmerDenmarkBurlington74-001-43
Rasmuson, Delbert3SonMNBurlington74-001-46
Rasmuson, Ida4 mon.DaughterDakotaBurlington74-001-47
Rasmuson, Katy21WifeNYBurlington74-001-44
Schneider, Barberah1DaughterDakotaMouse River74-003-27
Schneider, Margartha25WifeWIMouse River74-003-24
Schneider, Mary Theresia5DaughterMNMouse River74-003-25
Schneider, Rose3DaughterMNMouse River74-003-26
Schneider, William33HeadFarmerILMouse River74-003-23
Serary, A. R. (Mort.)25LaborerUT74
Shuerder, William (Veteran)Germany74
Skare, Betsy25WifeNorwayMouse River74-005-15
Skare, Erick29HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-005-14
Skaro, Ole24FarmerNorway74
Smith, Clemant5SonMNMouse River74-004-42
Smith, Mary29HeadMIMouse River74-004-41
Spear, Anna C.36WifeWIMouse River74-004-36
Spear, Blanche7DaughterWIMouse River74-004-39
Spear, F. W.35HeadLawyerWIMouse River74-004-35
Spear, Henry11SonWIMouse River74-004-37
Spear, Lenard5SonWIMouse River74-004-40
Spear, Maud8DaughterWIMouse River74-004-38
Spokely, Charley2SonMNMouse River74-004-26
Spokely, Edward4SonMNMouse River74-004-25
Spokely, Engrebert4 monthsSonDakotaMouse River74-004-27
Spokely, Gunhild36WifeNorwayMouse River74-004-22
Spokely, Jennie6DaughterMNMouse River74-004-24
Spokely, Knut7SonNorwayMouse River74-004-23
Spokely, O. T.42HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-004-21
Stevenson, W. W.19HeadLaborerMIMouse River74-003-05
Strand, P. E.32HeadLaborerNorwayBurlington74-001-09
Strouble, Ole28HeadMIMouse River74-004-50
Sveinson, Anna4DaughterNorwayMouse River74-005-22
Sveinson, Ole17SonNorwayMouse River74-005-23
Sveinson, Ragnild7DaughterNorwayMouse River74-005-21
Sveinson, Stien10SonNorwayMouse River74-005-20
Sveinson, Svein13SonNorwayMouse River74-005-19
Sveinson, Tom28SonFarmerNorwayMouse River74-005-18
Swenson, Pays25HeadFarmerNorwayBurlington74-002-11
Syerson, Lou23HeadLaborerNorwayBurlington74-001-11
Thompson, Live59WifeNorwayMouse River74-005-17
Thompson, Svein59HeadFarmerNorwayMouse River74-005-16
Thorleson, N.21HeadNorwayMouse River74-005-24
Thorwalson, K.57HeadFarmerNorwayBurlington74-002-12
Thorwalson, L.31HeadFarmerWIBurlington74-002-13
Thygeson, Ed22HeadLaborerWIBurlington74-001-06
Tilgren, John24HeadLaborerNorwayMouse River74-003-12
Treacy, A. T.30HeadFarmerWIMouse River74-004-46
Treacy, Cary E.28WifeINMouse River74-004-47
Treacy, Rey8 monthsSonDakotaMouse River74-004-48
Tuleson, K.25HeadFarmerILBurlington74-002-14
Vatni, I. O.HeadShelerNorwayBurlington74-002-01
Vatni, P. L.HeadFarmerNorwayBurlington74-002-02
Vatni, SarahHeadDressmakerNorwayBurlington74-002-03
Waldref, (no first name)23DaughterBrickmakerWIBurlington74-001-23
Waldref, Ana14DaughterMNBurlington74-001-24
Waldref, Ed24SonBrickmakerWIBurlington74-001-22
Waldref, Ervin22HeadFarmerWIMouse River74-004-45
Waldref, Ervin3SonMNBurlington74-001-25
Waldref, John64HeadBrickmakerOHBurlington74-001-20
Waldref, Louis1SonDakotaBurlington74-001-26
Waldref, Rabecha54WifeNYBurlington74-001-21
Wallin, Christina24WifeSwedenMouse River74-004-19
Wallin, John24HeadFarmerSwedenMouse River74-004-18
Wallin, Mary3 monthsDaughterDakotaMouse River74-004-20

Contributed 2025 Sep 14 by Norma Hass, extracted from North Dakota State University Library website

Military

World War II Casualties

This is the official list of North Dakotans who died in World War II, or are still missing, as members of the Army of the United States as announced by the war department today:

WARD COUNTY

Albertson, Russell, Sgt, DOW
Anborn, Reuben, Pvt, KIA
Aton, Rex., Capt, KIA
Babinski, Andrew F., SSgt, KIA
Baierud, James E., Pfc, KIA
Bennett, Donald L., 2LT, KIA
Bergeron, Donald J., Cpl, KIA
Beyer, Frederick C., 1LT, DOW
Beyer, Melvin G., Pfc, KIA
Bjordahl, Melvin S., SSgt, KIA
Bloms, Edward W., Pvt, KIA
Bloms, Fred W., Pfc, KIA
Brown, Harold T., SSgt, DOW
Bryson, William M. Sgt, FOD
Buchholz, Bruce E., 2LT, KIA
Chatfield, Keith G., Capt, KIA
Christianson, Willard, Cpl, KIA
Clouse, Edward N., Tec5, DNB
Conners, Thomas H., TSgt, KIA
Davis, Leo J., Pfc, KIA
DeMots, Mark E., Tec5, DNB
Eck, Harry W., 1LT, KIA
Ellingson, Harold D., Tec4, KIA
Erb, Howard J., Sagt, DNB
Erickson, Lester A., Pfc, KIA
Faul, Elmer E., Pvt, KIA
Gad, Howard E., 2LT, FOD
Goebel, Hubert H., FL O, KIA
Goebel, Leon M., Pfc, KIA

Hager, Gustave, Tec5, KIA
Haley, Robert L., 2LT, KIA
Heglund, Blaine M., Pvt, KIA
Henrichs, William F., Sgt, KIA
Hopper, Russell W., Capt, FOD
Hostvedt, Paul A., Pvt, KIA
Howard, Dalton E., Tec4, KIA
Howard, James A., MAJ, KIA
Hylland, Conrad P., SSgt, DNB
Jack, Richard S., Pfc, DNB
Keller, Donald B., AV C, DNB
Kitagawa, Roy J., Pfc, DOW
Kittleson, Raymond H., TSgt, DNB
LaCount, Victor F., Pfc, KIA
Lorntson, C. G., Cpl, DNB
Lystad, Oscar E., SSgt, KIA
Mangold, Louis J., Pfc, KIA
McKennett, Benjamin, Sgt, DNB
Meinick, Fred R., Cpl, DNB
Meyer, Herb W., Cpl, DNB
Miller, Marlin E., 2LT, KIA
Nelson, Thomas B., 2LT, KIA
Newman, Robert D., Pvt, KIA
Newton, James G., AV C, DNB
Nielsen, Russell A., Pfc, KIA
Olsen, Norbert L., SSgt, KIA
Opsvig, John T., 1LT, FOD
Paulus, Raymond J., SSgt, DNB
Quandt, Milton P., SSgt, DNB

Reinholdt, George M., 1LT, DNB
Reynolds, Francis E., Sgt, KIA
Rist, Robert P., 2LT, DNB
Robinson, Thomas W., Tec5, KIA
Romine, Walter J., 2LT, DOW
Rutherford, James E., Pfc, KIA
Schaefer, Francis W., Sgt, KIA
Schuman, Warren R., 1LT, DNB
Shirley, Edward A., Sgt, KIA
Sigerseth, Norman D., FL O, DNB
Sorensen, Alan L., 2LT, KIA
Straster, Fenn T., Cpl, DOW
Swenson, Donald A., Capt, DNB
Swenson, George A., SSgt, FOD
Torno, Rueben, Sgt, KIA
Towey, John T., Sgt, DNB
Tryhus, Alvin H., Pfc, KIA
Underdahl, Milton H., SSgt, KIA
Underdahl, Sheldon J., Pvt, FOD
Vangness, Martin O., 2LT, DNB
Veach, Ross R., Pvt, KIA
Wade, Swan D., Pfc, KIA
Wasson, Donald L., Pvt, Kia
Wildgrube, Walter W., Pvt, DNB

Contributed 2025 Apr 4 by Linda Ziemann, transcribed from The Forum, Fargo, ND, Thursday, June 27, 1946, pg. 8

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