Directory Index
The Stadum Family Network
A complete directory of all generations and branches within the Stadum family archive, representing both verified historical profiles and newly extracted records undergoing family review.
Ancestral Line (Norway & Early ND Roots)
Petter Hanson Stadum
Anchor · Norway
Johannes' grandfather. Anchor of the Norway kinship records.
Peder Pederson Norby / Stadum
1835 – 1913
Palmer's grandfather. Migrated from Hadeland, Norway to Esmond, North Dakota, anchoring the family's prairie migration.
John (Johannes) Stadum
1876 – 1967
Palmer's father. Born in Norway, lived in Benson County and Minot, North Dakota.
Gina Otilda Brorby / Stadum
1881 – 1964
Palmer's mother. Partner to Johannes Pedersen Stadum.
Generation 1
Palmer Alvin Stadum
1909 – 1999
Family patriarch, rural electrification pioneer, and craftsman in Benson County, ND.
Signe Marie Solberg / Stadum
1912 – 2003
Palmer's wife, teacher, and co-founder of the Rugby home.
Ida Alice Stadum
1911 – 2003
Palmer's sister. Daughter of John and Gina Stadum.
Arthur Johnny Stadum
1915 – 1990
Palmer's brother. Son of John and Gina Stadum.
Julian Gilmore Stadum
1918 – 1985
Palmer's brother. Son of John and Gina Stadum.
Generation 2
Rodney John Stadum
b. 1948
Palmer's son, oral historian, and physics educator. Lived in Cambridge, OH and Dayton, OH.
Kathy A. Bode / Kathy Stadum
1948 – 2025
Rod's college sweetheart and first husband, mother to Scott, Kristin, and Amy. Lived in Cambridge, OH and Faribault, MN.
Chris Stadum
b. 1948?
Rod's wife. Lived in Cambridge, OH and Dayton, OH.
Dr. Beverly Ann Stadum
b. 1945
Palmer's daughter, social work historian, professor, and visual artist.
Margaret (Peggy) Gene Stadum
1942 – 2021?
Palmer's eldest daughter, born in Cando / Rugby, ND.
Generation 3
Scott Jeremy Stadum
b. 1977
Grandson of Palmer, son of Rod & Kathy. Archive curator and global traveler.
Kristin Danielle Stadum
b. 1975
Granddaughter of Palmer, daughter of Rod & Kathy. Book activist (2,000 Libros), writer, and public servant in D.C.
Amy Cathleen Stadum / Lloyd
b. 1972
Granddaughter of Palmer, daughter of Rod & Kathy. Mother to Mason, Delaney, Remy, and Dean.
Marvin Lloyd
Gen 3 Relation
First husband of Amy Lloyd, father of Mason, Delaney, and Remy, and grandfather of Dean William Lloyd.
Generations 4 & 5
Mason Lloyd
Gen 4 · Great-grandson
Son of Amy Lloyd. Part of the fourth generation carrying the family line forward.
Delaney Lloyd
Gen 4 · Great-granddaughter
Daughter of Amy Lloyd.
Remy Lloyd
Gen 4 · Great-grandson
Son of Amy Lloyd.
Dean Lloyd
Gen 5 · Great-great-grandson · b. 2025
Grandson of Amy Lloyd, son of Mason Lloyd. Newest member of the family network.
Family Geography
Explore the key locations that have anchored the family across generations – from Norway to North Dakota and Ohio.