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Edwin Benjamin “Ben” Huset

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Birth	:	18 Jan 1891 Milton, Cavalier County, North Dakota, USA
Death	:	24 Apr 1963 Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, Ward County, USA
Coordinate	:	48.2238998, -101.2866974
Description	:	Parents Ole Larson Huset from Hedalen Norway, and Oline Hannestad from Norway. Siblings: Louis Henry Mamie Edith Lillian John Norman Rudolph Wife: Gladys Hurtt from Hoople, ND. Children: Effie Clara Huset Ellsworth Oliver Lynn Huset Dorothy Huset Friese Biography featured in North Dakota Horizons, Winnter, 2007. Available upon request. Included in South Dakota Magazine June 2008- below. June 19, 2008 South Dakota Magazine Filed by Bernie Hunhoff at 7:42 pm The Dakota-Montana Weatherman Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." Charles Dudley Warner's famous... Read More	Parents Ole Larson Huset from Hedalen Norway, and Oline Hannestad from Norway. Siblings: Louis Henry Mamie Edith Lillian John Norman Rudolph Wife: Gladys Hurtt from Hoople, ND. Children: Effie Clara Huset Ellsworth Oliver Lynn Huset Dorothy Huset Friese Biography featured in North Dakota Horizons, Winnter, 2007. Available upon request. Included in South Dakota Magazine June 2008- below. June 19, 2008 South Dakota Magazine Filed by Bernie Hunhoff at 7:42 pm The Dakota-Montana Weatherman Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." Charles Dudley Warner's famous lament in the Hartford Courant of August 24, 1897 is mostly true, of course, But Charles never knew Ben Huset, a North Dakota farmer who dedicated much of his life to long-range weather forecasting. We recently saw a story in the North Dakota Horizons on Mr. Huset, who wrote a weather column in the well-known Dakota Farmer for many years. During and after the Great Drought of the 1930s, he meticulously studied all available weather records. "We have 83 years of weather records in South Dakota, 78 years in North Dakota and 60 years in eastern Montana," he wrote in 1939. "During those 83 years, wet and dry spells have occurred with some regularity. Many of those wet and dry cycles are timed exactly to certain positions of the planets. Each cycle indicates a certain amount of precipitation for a certain time. Taking many of these cycles into consideration, we can, as a rule, figure out within two inches how much the precipitation will average over any fair-sized area." The self-taught astronomer wanted to help his fellow plains farmers to know when to plant, what to plant and whether to be crop insurance. He published and sold small forecast books called "Dakota-Montana Weather" from 1937 to 1968. Insisting that they be affordable to all, he sold the books for $1 or $2. Many farmers swore by the Huset forecasts, and made farming decisions accordingly. Eventually, he expanded his territory to include 17 states and he added hurricane and earthquake forecasts for coastal areas. One wonders whether Mr. Huset would still advocate relying on past cycles to predict weather patterns in today's world of global warming? 1 Comment Bernie…There is little doubt in my mind that Mr. Huset would continue using historical data — just as today's climatologists and meteorologists do. It would be interesting to know how Mr. Huset would feel about today's obsession with global warming. I suspect he might find modern enviro-politicians a bit misguided in their rants about man's contribution to global warming – but who knows? There is little doubt that we DO contribute, but I suspect it's barely measurable in the Mother Nature's scheme of things. Still, yes, we need to be better stewards of our environment. Comment by Larry xxxx — July 1, 2008 @ 1:03 pm

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Where is Edwin Benjamin “Ben” Huset's memorial?
Edwin Benjamin “Ben” Huset's memorial is located at: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, Ward County, USA.
When did Edwin Benjamin “Ben” Huset death?
Edwin Benjamin “Ben” Huset death on 24 Apr 1963 in Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 48.2238998
Longitude: -101.2866974

Family Members:

Parent

Ole Larson Huset

(1858 - 1932)

Oline Hannestad Huset

(1865 - 1925)

Spouse

Siblings

Henry Christian Huset

(1889 - 1975)

Edith Margaret Huset Talle

(1899 - 1938)

Children

Dorothy Margaret Huset Friese

(1923 - 2012)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Rosehill Memorial Park
Minot, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2238998, -101.2866974

2. First Lutheran Church Cemetery
Minot, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2470000, -101.2964000

3. Hebrew Cemetery
Minot, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2467400, -101.3119500

4. Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Defunct)
Minot, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2471500, -101.3111600

5. Sunset Memorial Gardens
Minot, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2997017, -101.2977982

6. Prairie Peace Fellowship Cemetery
Surrey, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2419472, -101.1341858

7. Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
Surrey, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2107760, -101.1294940

8. Grueneberg Family Cemetery
Minot, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3268600, -101.3450600

9. Burlington Township Cemetery
Burlington, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2817421, -101.4292679

10. Drady Cemetery
Minot, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.1538048, -101.4261169

11. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Minot, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3408051, -101.2533188

12. Saron Lutheran Cemetery
Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.0943985, -101.3181000

13. Old German Baptist Cemetery
Surrey, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2979758, -101.1226340

14. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Surrey, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3275681, -101.1432495

15. Whitaker Cemetery
Logan, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.1285324, -101.1252213

16. Wolff Family Cemetery
Ruthville, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3557300, -101.3768800

17. Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Ruthville, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3562851, -101.3823090

18. Burlington Township Cemetery
Des Lacs, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2452545, -101.5128174

19. Willis Cemetery
Sawyer, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.0740000, -101.2088900

20. Larson Gravesite
Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2700000, -101.5200000

21. Kittleson Cemetery
Logan, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.1699240, -101.0572670

22. McChesney Family Cemetery
Logan, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.1537190, -101.0558510

23. Rose Valley Cemetery
South Prairie, Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.0527000, -101.3554993

24. Township Cemetery
Ward County, USA
Coordinate: 48.1847000, -101.5472031