Person:Ludvig Hansson Hontvet (1)

Ludvig Horntvedt died 23 May 1946, age 77

Ludvig Christian, født Novbr 19, døpt Decembr 2[ ], ægte [legitimate], forældre [parents]: Gbr [Gaardbruger: farmer] Hans Matthias Hansen og hstr [hustru: wife] Berthe Maria Osmunds[datter] nedre Hontvedt

'Ludvig Kristian, f. 1868, d. 1946 -- 78 aar; han blev utdannet agronom i Norge og utvandret til Grafton, Dakota Territory, i 1888 -- 19 aar gammel. I 1890 reiste han med flere andre i "covered wagon" til Flathead Valley, Montana, hvor han tok en skog "claim", men da jernbanen kom gjennem og Kalispell blev bygget, fik han mere land og hans farm blev en mønsterfarm der i distriktet. Han blev gift med Hilda Kristina Holst fra Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, f. 1880.'

translation: 'Ludvig Kristian, b. 1868, d. 1946 -- 78 years old. He was schooled as an agronomist in Norway and left for Grafton, Dakota Territory in 1888 -- 19 years old. In 1890 he travelled with several others by covered wagon to Flathead Valley, Montana where he took a forest claim. When the railway came through and Kalispell was built, Ludvig received more land and his farm became a model farm there in the district. He was married to Hilda Kristina Holst from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, b. 1880.'

Ludwig Horntvedt, age 71, born in Norway, farmer
wife: Hilda Horntvedt, age 60, born in Wisconsin
hired hand: Harold Mohn, age 23, born in Montana, laborer
hired hand: John Johnson Horn, age 28, born in Norway, laborer