My Grandmother Harriet Williams was married to Elijah Davis Comstock July 3, 1882, at Clarke in the County of Burleigh. Pastor W.E. Church.
Witnessed by brother, William P.Williams and Sara Jones.

Harriet was daughter of Thomas Williams and wife, Mary (?).

Submitted by Thelma Vaughan

From 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad, 1907

Burleigh County
The first Norwegian in the settlement at Painted Woods was Oliver Petersen from Telemarken. He settled here in 1878.
The first in the area of Driscoll was Louis A. Slaatenhus.
The first at Braddock were Anton Larsen, J. B. Holt and Petter Nilson.
The first at Linton were Fred Knutsen and Jacob Vintertun.
The first in the area of Tell were Ole Gjersli, Knut Knutsen and Hans Hansen.
Norwegian place names: Edberg and Sather (Sæther)

Translated by, and posted with permission of, Olaf Kringhaug
Complete translation of the North Dakota portions of the book are on Margit Bakke's site

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