Inga Brateng was the daughter of Hans C Brateng and Mathea Cristine Peterson.
Inga married Andrias "Andrew" Barsness on February 4, 1921 in Cass Lake, Minnesota. They had five childfen: Arline Lillian; Irvin; Earl Howard; Marjorie Jean; and Ronald Dennis Barsness.

Obit was found in "The Pioneer" July 9, 1995 on page #2. and reads as follows:
"Inga Barsness, 92, died Tuesday, July 4, 1995, at North Country Regional Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cass Lake, with the Rev. Richard Denny officiating. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at the Thomas-Dennis Funeral Home Chapel in Cass Lake.
Mrs. Barsness was born July 6, 1902, in Helgeland, Norway, to Hans and Marie Brateng. Her father came to Thief River Falls as a lumberjack to earn money to send for his family, and she was 2 years old when the family came by ship to America through Ellis Island. She grew up speaking both English and Norwegian and went to school until the sixth-grade. When she was 15 she began work as a cook in a hotel in Grafton, N.D. She also worked as a cook for a threshing crew, where she met her husband, Andrew Barsness. she was 18 and he was 21. They were married Feb. 4, 1921, and together had five children. They mostly farmed in the Cass Lake area, and her husband also worked for the railroad. The family farm was sold, and she lived at Four Seasons Apartment in Cass Lake before moving to Woodrest Heath Care Center July 11, 1984.
She is survived by two daughters, Arline Brandt of Cottage Grove, Ore., and Marjorie Frasieur of Springfield, Ore.; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; her youngest sister, Ida Ordahl of Thief River Falls; and a younger brother, Leonard Brateng of Eagle Bend.
She was preceded in death by her three sons and by three sisters and six brothers."
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1930 United States Federal Census
about Inza Barsness
Name: Inza Barsness
Home in 1930: Cass Lake, Cass, Minnesota
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903
Relation to Head-of-house: Wife
Spouse's name: Andrew
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Andrew Barsness 31
Inza Barsness 27
Arleen L Barsness 8
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1940 United States Federal Census
about Inga Beranen
Name: Inga Beranen
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Norway
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Hart Lake, Hubbard, Minnesota
Street: Township Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Hart Lake, Hubbard, Minnesota
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 2B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Household Members: Name Age
Andrew Beranen 41
Inga Beranen 37
Earl Beranen 7
Margie Beranen 4
Ronald Beranen 2
Mary Beranen 23
Henry Helgason 68
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Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002
about Inga Barsness
Name: Inga Barsness
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1902
Death Date: 4 Jul 1995
Death County: Beltrami
Mother's Maiden Name: Peterson
State file number: 018317
Certificate Number: 018317
Certificate Year: 1995
Record Number: 2539886
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