The Thorson family had immigrated from Norway in 1886 , while the Hayford family had immigrated from England in 1635 .
His mother , the former Margaret Hayford , had married his father , Ralph Edgar Thorson , Sr. , in 1923 .
The Ralph Edgar Thorson family had immigrated from Norway in 1886 , while the Margaret Hayford family had immigrated from England in 1635 .
His mother , the former Margaret Hayford , had married his father , Ralph Edgar Thorson , Sr. , in 1923 .