Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Marten, William F. 1875 - 
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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  WILLIAM F. MARTEN, of Ellsworth, was born in Grundy county, Iowa, Sept. 10,

1875, the son of John and Eureka (Miller) Marten. The father was born in

Hamberg, Germany, in 1836, came to the United States in 1863 and located in

Freeport, Ill. Later he moved to Grundy county, Iowa, where he died Sept. 18,

1894. Mrs. Marten was also born in Hamberg, Germany. She is now living at Los

Angeles, California.



  William was raised on his father's farm and resided in Grundy county until

1896. He then moved to Lyon county, Iowa, four and one-half miles south of

Ellsworth, Minn., where he engaged in farming five years. He then moved to Grand

Prairie township and for four years farmed the place he bought west of

Ellsworth. He moved to Ellsworth in 1905 and has since resided there in one of

the finest residences of the town. He farms eighty acres in Grand Prairie, south

of the village. In addition to the place he farms, he owns 207 acres in Lyon

county and another eighty acre tract in Grand Prairie, all of which he rents.



  Mr. Marten was married in Grundy county, Iowa, March 21, 1898, to Ida Whaylen,

a native of Grundy county. To them have been born three children: Erline,

deceased; Excelda and Norma.



  When the German State Bank was organized Mr. Marten was chosen one of the

directors and served as such one year. He then took the position of assistant

cashier and worked in the bank one year. He still holds the office. He is

treasurer of the Ellsworth fire department and a member of the K.  P. Lodge.





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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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