| 1883 |
Pearl Olive Danforth,
daughter of Albro and Eunice (Short), is born on
the 31st of January in Oriska. The family had
been living in Saratoga, Winona, Minnesota. She
later marries John Evans Olson. |
| 1885 |
Families of Andrew
Danforth (wife Jennie Birge), William and Peter
Ferguson (father of Clarina and Elizabeth), as
well as individuals Frank H. and Albro Danforth
are listed in the Territorial Census. |
| 1886 |
Ruby Etta Danforth,
daughter of Albro and Eunice (Short), is born on
the 16th of February, possibly in Valley City.
She later marries K.F. Moffitt. |
| 1887 |
Frank H. Danforth, son of
William H. and Marianne (Morse), patents 160
acres of land at Meridan 5, Twp 142N Range 057W
of section 12 on the 20th of December. |
| 1888 |
Harry Martin Danforth, son
of Albro and Eunice (Short), is born on the 29th
of March. He later marries Daisy Rorabeck and
lives in Canada. |
| 1890 |
On the 3rd of November,
Albro B. Danforth, son of William H. and Marianne
(Morse), patents 160 acres of land at Meridian 5,
Twp 143N, Range 057W of Section 24. |
| 1892 |
Everett Dewitt Danforth,
son of Albro and Eunice (Short), is born on the
29th of October. He later marries Mable Knappen
and lives in Canada. |
| 1892 |
William Francis Neagle,
son of John and Ellen (Croty) who was born in
Chatsworth, Illinois, moves to Barnes county. |
| 1899 |
On May 3rd, Willie A.
Danforth, son of William H. and Marianne (Morse),
patents 160 acres of land near Oriska at Meridian
5, Twp 143N, Range 057W of Section 34. |
| 1900 |
Listed in the Barnes
County 1900 Census living in Oriska, is Lula
(Danforth), her husband Louis Burson, and her son
Charlie Powers from a previous marriage. |
| 1900 |
Baldwin Township lists two
Danforth households in the 1900 Census - young Willie Danforth and wife
Clarissa (Ferguson) along with his mother
Marianne (Morse); the second household is that of
Albro Danforth and his wife Eunice (Short) along
with their ten children. |
| 1904 |
William F. Neagle marries
Clara A. Danforth, the daughter of Albro B.
Danforth and his wife Eunice Matilda Short on
November 28th. |
| 1905 |
William Henry Neagle, son
of William and Clara, is born in Luverne on the
12th of September. |
| 1908 |
Gladys Neagle, daughter of
William and Clara, is born in Luverne on the 15th
of November. |
| 1909 |
The family of Robert
Davidson and Pearl Edna (Johnson) move from
Roseau, Minnesota [where Robert and his brother
Will had been operating a mill and later where
Robert had worked in a lumber camp] to Barnes
County, North Dakota where they begin farming. |
| 1910 |
Four families are listed
in the 1910 Census living in Baldwin Township: |
| 1910 |
Francis Neagle, son of
William and Clara, is born in Luverne on 07
August. |
| 1910 |
Francis Neagle, son of
William and Clara, dies on the 3rd of September. |
| 1910 |
Gladys Neagle, daughter of
William and Clara, dies on the 2nd of October. |
| 1910 |
Sometime between
the fall and winter of 1910, Robert moved his
family to Barnes County, North Dakota |
| 1910 |
Vernon William Davidson,
the son of Robert and Pearl, is born on 18
December in Baldwin township. He later moves to
Phoenix, Arizona. |
| 1911 |
William Davidson, son of
Robert and Pearl, is born on the 6th of January.
He meets Christine Bassett while stationed in
Georgia, marries, and later removes to Eugene,
Oregon. |
| 1911 |
Ruth Ann Neagle, daughter
of William and Clara, is born in Luverne on the
27th of July. |
| 1913 |
Helen Neagle, daughter of
William and Clara, marries Lesley Erickson in
Valley City on the 15 th of March. |
| 1913 |
Wayne Davidson, son of
Robert and Pearl, is born on the 3rd of April and
dies six weeks later. |
| 1913 |
Clara Constance
"Connie" Neagle, daughter of William
and Clara, is born in Luverne on the 3rd of May. |
| 1914 |
Gertrude Neagle, daughter
of William and Clara, is born on the 4th of
November. |
| 1915 |
Roland Davidson, son of
Robert and Pearl is born on the 6th of March. He
dies on Christmas day in 1964. Never married. His
twin, Russell, dies on April 3rd. |
| 1916 |
Margaret Davidson,
daughter of Robert and Pearl, is born on the 7th
of April. She later marries Ingvald Lyngby in
Hannaford and laer removed to Port Orford,
Oregon. She died on 30 June 1967. |
| 1917 |
Mildred Irene Neagle,
daughter of William and Clara, is born on the
26th of October. |
| 1918 |
Ida Larraine Davidson,
daughter of Robert and Pearl, is born on January
6th. She died on 07 October 1922. |
| 1920 |
Bernice Davidson, daughter
of Robert and Pearl, is born on 01 October. She
married Gordon Kiedrowski and lived in Fargo,
North Dakota. |
| 1925 |
William Neagle, husband of
Clara (Danforth) and father of one son and four
daughters, dies twenty four days before his 55th
birthday. (Census records, however, locate him as
age 3 in 1870 and age 12 in 1880) |
| 1929 |
About the time
the depression hit and their youngest daughter
was about nine years old, Robert Davidson gave up
farming and went into the meat business in
Luverne and Hannaford, as did his sons Harold,
Dick, Bill, and Butch (Roland). |
| 1933 |
In the spring, Vernon
Davidson rents a farm with a lovely big house on
it, plants his first crop and begins raising
cattle for his father and brothers who had left
ranching during the depression and became
butchers in a neighboring town. |
| 1934 |
On 31 May, Vernon
Davidson, son of Robert and Pearl (Johnson)
marries Connie Neagle, daughter of William and
Clara, in Valley City. |
| 1934 |
William Neagle, son of
William and Clara, marries Josephine Mathistad in
Valley City on the 19th of September. |
| 1935 |
With two years of drought,
Vernon and Connie Davidson auction everything off
on the farm and Vernon and one of the farmhands
head out to Arizona in the fall to work on the
dams. Connie and her widowed mother Clara
(Danforth) follow by way of Greyhound bus to
Phoenix. |
| 1936 |
Mildred Irene Neagle,
daughter of William and Clara, marries Leo H.
Thomsen in Valley City on the 8th of January. |
