Front row--Halvor Fosse, Mrs. Ole Maland, Elizabeth Holland, Peter Halelland, unknown, Avis Larson, Mrs. Ada Lenning, Mrs. Wier Nelson, Mrs. Amanda Michaelson, Helen McClellan, Leslie Thompson, Arthur Heggen, Chester. McClellan, Mrs. Grace Twedt, Tollef Thompson, Sylvia Thompson, Sam Haaland.
Second row--Mr. and Mrs. Ole Hegland, Mrs. Anna Erickson, Mrs. Tones Thompson, Tones Thompson, Mrs. Henry Osmundson, Henry Osmundson, Mrs. Geo. Holland, Geo. Holland, Mrs. Oliver McClellan, Oliver McClellan, Sven Holland, Mrs. Sven Holland, Amond Thompson, Mrs. Amond Holland, Henry Holland, Pastor J. N. Sandven, Mrs. J. N. Sandven, Halvor Tjelmeland and baby.
Third row--Amond Severeide, Mrs. Severeide, Mrs. Serina Jacobson, Mrs. Inger Halverson, Torris Sorem, Mrs. Torris Sorem, Helge Fosse, Anna Fosse, Mrs. Helge Fosse, Chris Osmundson, Mrs. Chris Osmundson, John Ryg, Osmund Stole, Mrs. Osmund Stole, Osmoud Sorem, Mrs. Osmoud Sorem and child, Tollef Haaland, Mrs. John Stole, John Stole.
Last row--Mrs. Lars Enge, Mrs. T. B. Thompson, Mrs. Anna Halelland, Mrs. Ben Enge, Erick Grunstad, Andrew Shold, Mrs. Andrew Shold, Veda and Erling, Mrs. Hans Haaland, Hans Haaland. (Jeff Shold between Mrs. Thompson and Henry Holland.)
Jacob Jacobson Hoversten was born in Ronnesoyno, Norway on December 18.. 1854, and emigrated to the United States at the age of 14 years with his mother, Ellen Jacobson, five sisters and one brother. Together with his mother, he purchased'a farm one mile westland three miles south of Roland.
He was married February 28, 1888, to Dorthea Johnson of Boone County. They lived in a two room cabin until 1897 when they built the house on the farm now owned by Robert Anderson, where they lived until 1914 when they moved to St. Paul, Minnesota for one year. In the spring of 1915 they moved back to Roland and built a new home where they spent the remainder of their lives.
They were the parents of seven children, Joseph, William, Henry, Clara (Mrs. Barney Darby), Elmer, Sylvia (Mrs. J. C. Anfinson), and Jullath (Mrs. C. A. Eagerland).
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