Carl A. and Oliane (Jensdatter Sethney) Solien Carl was born in Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway on October 18, 1858 to Andreas Hansen and Maria Olsdatter. In the 1865 census of Norway he was living with his parents on the Bakken farm in Vestre Toten and his brother Ole C. Andreasen, age 10 and his sister Helmine Andreasdatter, age 13. When Carl was 19 years old, he decided to come to America. On June 27, 1878, he boarded the steamship ³Angelo². Before arriving in America, he decided to change his name from Andreasen to Solien, which is a farm name in Norway. His destination was Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He more than likely took the train to Lake Park, Minnesota and then walked to Flom, Minnesota, to visit with the Dorseth¹s, who came from the same area in Norway. He traveled on to Crookston, Minnesota, where he filed a claim for his land in Section 26, of Home Lake Township. There he made a dug-out for a home and went to southern Minnesota and worked for a year. When he returned to his claim, he learned from his nearest neighbor, Mrs. Jens Huseby, that Indians had been living in his dug-out, and she had been bolting her doors while the Indians were there. Carl worked on the Martin Kirkeby farm until he was married in 1881 to Oliane Jensdatter Sethney. Oliane was born in Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway, north of Oslo, about 8 miles. She was the oldest of 7 children born to Jens A. Anderson and Marie Johannesdatter. In the 1865 census of Norway, she was living with her parents on the Gjerdingen farm in Vestre Toten. The following siblings were also living there: Johan Andreas Jensen, age 3 Marthinus Jensen, age 1 Johanne Maria Jensdatter, age 7 Later the family moved to the Sethne Farm. At the age of 24, Oliane decided to leave Norway and departed June 3, 1880 on the steamship ³Angelo². Her destination was Lake Park, Minnesota, she later moved to Wild Rice Township until she married Carl Solien in January of 1881. Olianne was her christened name and she Americanized it to Alianna. She was a charter member of the Wild Rice Ladies Aid. The following children were born to Carl and Alianna: James Arthur, Joseph Harry, Otto, August, Mina, Julia Marie, Hilda A., Ovidia Clara, Clara Ovidia and Alma Henrietta. Carl died on December 24, 1946 and Alianna died on September 13, 1930. Both are buried in Wild Rice Lutheran Church Cemetery. Flom Community Book 2003