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Johan Paulsen “John” Vangen

Birth	:	19 Apr 1858
Death	:	11 Nov 1949
Burial	:	Carters Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.2452800, -82.9224610
Description	:	LIVING PIONEERS of Griggs County John P. Vangen John P. Vangen was born on April 19, 1858 in Olsaker, Praesjeld, Norway, and emigrated to America with his father in 1871, making the journey on a sailboat named Nollase. After 14 weeks on the water they landed at Quebec, from where they went to Milwaukee and then to St. Paul. Mr. Vangen's father found employment in a sawmill and later on the railroad, but John experienced more difficulty in locating a position. He did, however, work for a while with a married couple in Minneapolis, in return for which he got his... Read More	LIVING PIONEERS of Griggs County John P. Vangen John P. Vangen was born on April 19, 1858 in Olsaker, Praesjeld, Norway, and emigrated to America with his father in 1871, making the journey on a sailboat named Nollase. After 14 weeks on the water they landed at Quebec, from where they went to Milwaukee and then to St. Paul. Mr. Vangen's father found employment in a sawmill and later on the railroad, but John experienced more difficulty in locating a position. He did, however, work for a while with a married couple in Minneapolis, in return for which he got his board. In 1872 John's mother came to Minneapolis with her five children. Very shortly after that she suffered an attack of smallpox and passed away. The rest of the family then went to Goodhue county, Minnesota, in 1873, where each child was taken and cared for by various families. John was old enough to earn his own living and did so by hiring out as a farm hand. In 1875 John learned to read and was confirmed, after which he and his father bought some land at Northfield, Minn., and farmed there for seven years. John was married in 1881 to Bertha Hanson at Faribault, Minn. Three years later, in 1884, John and his brother, Carl, and Andrew Overby started for what was then Dakota territory, taking with them some stock, four oxen, horses and machinery. He came to Cooperstown and took a preemption on section 20, in Bryan township. During his first years here Mr. Vangen picked buffalo bones on the prairie and sold them to Lawrence Brothers and a Mr. Hagen in Cooperstown at prices ranging from $8 to $18 per ton. Mr. Vangen built a sod house and barn shortly after coming here, and in 1886 he bought his first new machinery, consisting of a binder, a Hapgood plow and breaker. That first year he put in 14 acres of wheat, which was entirely hailed out. In 1888 his crop was frozen out, and the following year was dry and consequently yielded nothing. As a sideline during these years, Mr. Vangen mowed hay and hauled it to Cooperstown, a distance of about 13 miles and sold it for $3 a ton. Among the things that stand out in Mr. Vangen's memory are the terrible snow storms that came up in the old days. Many times he walked all the way from Cooperstown to Binford, a distance of about 13 miles in severe storms, once when it was 52 degrees below zero. Mr. Vangen also recalls that in 1891 there was a good crop, but he hadn't seeded in very much because of the preceding dry years. However, he put in 35 acres and 1000 bushels of wheat, some oats and potatoes out of it. Crops continued to be pretty good, on the average, from 1891 up to recent years. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Vangen. Mrs. Vangen passed away on April 14, 1927. Mr. Vangen then left the farm, renting it out to his boys, and moved into Binford where he is residing at the present time. (Note Mrs. Vangen passed away in 1929) Published in the Griggs county Sentinnel/Courier, Cooperstown, N.D. Contributed by Dennis C. Olson

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Latitude: 36.2452800
Longitude: -82.9224610

Family Members:

Spouse

Berte Helene Hanson Overby Vangen

(1860 - 1929)

Children

Paul J. Vangen

(1882 - 1944)

Dorthia “Dora” Vangen Hanson

(1884 - 1918)

(unknow - unknow)

Anton J. Vangen

(1894 - 1976)

Mary Anna Vangen Overby

(1904 - 1987)

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