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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Sioux County, North Dakota. The county was created by proclamation of Governor Louis B. Hanna on September 3, 1914. It was named for the Native American Lakota, whose historic territory included this area. The county lies entirely within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, forming the northernmost 30 percent of the reservation; the...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Ramsey County, North Dakota. Official Website The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873 and was named for Alexander Ramsey, a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Adjacent Counties Cavalier County Walsh County Towner County Nelson County Benson County Cities Brocket Church's Ferry Cra...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in McHenry County, North Dakota. Official website The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873 and was named for James McHenry, an early settler of Vermillion (in present South Dakota). The county government was not organized at that time, nor was the county attached to another county for administrative and ju...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Burleigh County, North Dakota. Official Website The territorial legislature created Burleigh County on January 4, 1873, annexing territory from Buffalo County. Burleigh was not organized at that time, but the organization was effected on July 16, 1873. Its boundaries were altered in 1879, 1881, 1883, and twice in 1885. It is the se...
North Dakota Veterans Cemetery is located in Mandan, North Dakota. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in McKenzie County, North Dakota. Official Website The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on March 9, 1883, with areas partitioned from Howard County (now extinct). The county was named for Alexander McKenzie, a territorial political figure who was later disgraced for corruption. Adjacent Counties Dunn County Mountra...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Grant County, North Dakota. Official Website The territory of Grant County was created on November 7, 1916 and is named after Ulysses S. Grant , the US President from 1869 to 1877. Adjacent Counties Adams County Hettinger County Sioux County Morton County Stark County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Stutsman County, North Dakota. Official Website The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873. It was not organized at that time, nor was it attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. It was named for Enos Stutsman, an area lawyer and politician. Adjacent Counties Foster County ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Divide County, North Dakota. Official Website In November 8, 1910 election, the voters of Williams County voters determined that the county should be divided into a northern and a southern county. The vote was affirmative; the southern portion retained the Williams name; the newly created county was named "Divide", with Crosby as th...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Renville County, North Dakota. Official Website The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873. It was named for Joseph Renville, an influential fur trader, interpreter, translator, and important figure in dealings between white men and the Sioux. Adjacent Counties & Provinces Province of Saskatchewan B...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Slope County, North Dakota. Official Website On January 14, 1915, the county organization was effected. The name refers to the Missouri Slope, a geographical feature that is also a popular designation for western North Dakota, particularly the area west of the Missouri River. Adjacent Counties Billings County Stark County Go...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Emmons County, North Dakota. The county was created by the Dakota Territory legislature on February 10, 1879. It was named for James A. Emmons (1845–1919), a steamboat operator and early Bismarck merchant and entrepreneur. The first non-Native settlers of Emmons County came from Europe and the eastern United States. The earliest wer...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Adams County, North Dakota. Official Website Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota . As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 2,343. The county seat is Hettinger. The county was created on April 17, 1907, and organized one week later. It was named for John Quincy Adams (1848–1919), a railroad offi...
Collecting profiles mentioned in the book "History of the Finnish Settlement in Brown and Dickey Counties of South and North Dakota, 1881-1955", their peers and descendants.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Billings County, North Dakota. Official Website Billings County, North Dakota was created on February 10, 1879 from Dakota Territory. The county was named in honor of Frederick H. Billings (1823 - 1890), who was president of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Adjacent Counties McKenzie County Dunn County Stark County Slope Cou...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in LaMoure County, North Dakota. Official Website The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873 and organized on October 27, 1881. It was named for Judson LaMoure, a territorial legislator. Adjacent Counties Barnes County Stutsman County Ransom County Dickey County Logan County McIntosh County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Nelson County, North Dakota. Official Website The Dakota Territory legislature created Nelson County on March 2, 1883. It was named in honor of Dakota territorial legislator Nelson E. Nelson. Adjacent Counties Grand Forks County Steele County Walsh County Griggs County Eddy County Benson County
Please add those who were born, lived or died in Bottineau County, North Dakota. Official Website The Territorial legislature identified Bottineau as one of the original counties of the territory. on January 4, 1873. Its organization was effected on July 17, 1884. It is named for Pierre Bottineau (c.1814-1895), a Métis pioneer, hunter, and trapper who became a successful land speculator. Ad...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Towner County, North Dakota. Official Website The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on March 8, 1883. It was named for Oscar M. Towner (1842–1897), a businessman and member of the 15th territorial legislature. Adjacent Counties & Provinces Province of Manitoba Cavalier County Ramsey County Benson County Pie...
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Foster County, North Dakota. Official Website The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with lands partitioned from Pembina County. It was named for George I. Foster, a pioneer and member of the Territorial legislature. Adjacent Counties Eddy County Wells County Griggs County Stutsman County ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Dunn County, South Dakota. The county was created in 1883 and named for John Piatt Dunn, who opened the first drugstore in North Dakota, and who was a civic and commercial leader during the early history of Bismarck. Adjacent Counties Billings County McKenzie County Stark County Mountrail County McLean County Mercer County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Griggs County, North Dakota. Official Website The county was created by the Dakota Territory legislature on February 18, 1881. It was named for Alexander Griggs, a steamboat captain who is credited with founding Grand Forks. Adjacent Counties Barnes County Steele County Stutsman County Foster County Eddy County Nelson ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Williams County, North Dakota. Official Website Williams County was created by the North Dakota legislature on March 2, 1891, from the previous counties of Buford and Flannery, which were dissolved. The government of this county was organized on December 8, 1891. It is named for Erastus Appleman Williams, a settler who served in the...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Walsh County, North Dakota. Official Website The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on May 2, 1881. It was named for George H. Walsh (1845–1913), a newspaperman and politician in Grand Forks. Adjacent Counties Pembina County Marshall County, Minnesota Kittson County, Minnesota Grand Forks County Nelson Count...