Jon Britanus Knudsen Hjelle (again)

Hello. I have also asked this question previously at this forum, but as I got new information I want to try one more time. I'm looking for information about Jon Britanus Knudsen Hjelle, often called John Knudsen (or Knudson). His father were Knut Torbjørnsson and his mother were Berte Karine Hansdatter. He had two brothers and one sister. The brothers were Hans Zakarias (my great grandfather) and Ole Hjelle. His sister were named Torine Karine. He was born 28th of September 1858 in Volda, Norway and left for America 1881. In 1881 he were in Cass county. In 1883 he were in Richland county. In 1885 he were in Burleigh county. I also know that he died before 1903. However, the track of his life in America stopped in Burleigh 1885. The main problem with that is that all the census records of North Dakota were destroyed in a fire in 1890 or 1900. Any suggestions of where I could continue the search is very welcome. Maybe there were a natural route for him to follow from Burleigh westwards? Yours sincerely, Nils Rune Hjelle