adult life. Kenneth and Beatrice have two sons, William and Keith. William was born in Grafton, Apr. 21, 1952; Keith was born in Grafton, Nov. 2, 1953. They both attended grade school at Nash School Dist. No. 51, graduated from Grafton High School, and attended the State School of Science, Wahpeton, N. Dak. Keith married Bonnie Berg, daughter of Omar and Gerry Berg, at Munich, N. Dak,, on June 14, 1975. They have one son, Gavin William, born March 1 5, 1978, at Grafton. They live at Nash. Both William and Keith farm with Kenneth, their father. William lives on the farm. It has been a tradition in the Johnson family to ring the North Trinity Church bell at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. This is now carried on by Kenneth Johnson and his sons, William and Keith Johnson. This tradition has been carried over from Kenneth's grandfather, Anton Johnson, and father, Oscar Johnson. With modern conveniences of a mobile telephone, and the help of a cousin, Robert Johnson, of Hoople, N. Dak., they have rung the bell to be heard in far-off places all over the U.S.A. People living near the North Trinity Church listen, too, as the bell rings out the "Glad Tidings of Christmas."

LLOYD JOHNSON FAMILY Lloyd Johnson and Joyce Lindell were married Aug. 22, 1959, in Bemidji, Minn., at the First Lutheran Church. For a brief while after their marriage they resided in Grafton, but in Raymond Johnson receiving the Silver Oil Can Award from 1960 built a house near the middle branch of the Park River. the Pioneer Machinery Assocation for his volunteer service, 1979.

The family moved from their farm and into Hoople in 1926. Raymond attended Gryde School District No. 76 for grades one through five, and then entered Hoople Public Schools, graduating from Hoople High School in 1 932. Raymond served in the Army from July, 1942, until December, 1945, with duty in , England and . Raymond is a member of the Hoople American Legion and Pioneer Machinery Association. After returning from the service, he operated the Standard Oil Service Station in Hoople with LaVoy Olson as a partner. During this period, the station was located at two different locations and the water delivery truck also operated from the station. After twenty-one years in the Standard Oil business, Raymond retired in 1974. Lloyd Johnson Family (1976): left to right, Lisa, Joyce, Lloyd and Cynthia. HISTORY OF REUBEN WILHELM JOHNSON (1901 -1978) In 1961 a daughter, Cynthia, was born, and in 1962 Reuben Wilhelm Johnson was born Aug. 8, 1901, the third another daughter, Lisa, was born. They attended kindergarten at child of Anna Marie (Almen) Johnson and Gustaf A. Johnson, the Grafton Lutheran Church; and then were students in Nash. who resided on a farm in Glenwood Township. He received his They are both graduates of the Central High School in Grafton. early education in the rural school of District 13 and the Walsh Lloyd farms two miles west of Nash and has worked part- County Agricultural School at Park River, N. Dak. time during winters at Nash Grain. Joyce is presently teaching in Early in his life he was taught to use horses and machinery. Grafton. Cynthia is a student at Mayville State College and Lisa, a When he first started to harness horses he was so young that he student at Valley City State College. had to stand on a box to reach over the horses heads. He was the last one of the six brothers and sisters to leave home and, therefore, took the responsibility of caring for his parents in their RAYMONDJOHNSON senior years very seriously. Raymond has lived in Glenwood Township all his life. In 1930, when the Agricultural Fair at Park River was held in Raymond was born Sept. 7, 1913, the son of Ole E. and Karen the month of February, Reuben took a sample of Early Ohio (Gunderson) Johnson. He had six brothers and sisters — Henry, Potatoes to the exhibit and was awarded a blue ribbon. In the fall Alma, Melvin, Elvina, Lydia, Lillian; and two older half-brothers, four exhibitors from Walsh County were awarded sweeping Oscar and Edwin. victory at the Midwest Horticultural Exposition and Convention 410