Henry D. Marlett Biography


	This biography appears on pages 476-479 in "History of Dakota 
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				HENRY D. MARLETT. 

	Henry D. Marlett, who since 1902 has owned and developed a farm 
of one hundred and sixty acres in Three Rivers township, Spink county, 
has been a resident of South Dakota for about a third of a century, 
coming to this state from Albert Lea, Minnesota. He was born in Peoria, 
Illinois, February 7, 1859, and is a son of Loron and Louisa (Bailey) 
Marlett. The father was a carpenter by trade and in pioneer times took 
up his abode in Minnesota, where for many years he continued to make 
his home. in 1882 he came to Spink county, Dakota, but soon afterward 
went to Bismarck, remaining there only a short time, however. He then 
settled in Redfield, where he died in 1906, at the age of seventy-four 
years, and was laid to rest in the cemetery there. His first wife, who 
was the mother of our subject, died in 1871 and was buried at 
Chillicothe, Illinois. About two years later he married Emma Powell, of 
Chillicothe, who still makes her home in Redfield. The Marlett family 
is of French origin and was established in America when this country 
was still numbered among the colonial possessions of Great Britain. 

	At the usual age Henry D. Marlett became a pupil in the schools 
of Albert Lea, Minnesota, where he completed his studies at the age of 
seventeen years. He then began assisting his father in the development 
of the home farm. Soon after his arrival in this state he purchased a 
relinquishment on what is his present property and has since carried on 
general agricultural pursuits. His work has been carefully managed and 
the results, therefore, have been sure and certain. He raises corn and 
various other grains and his fields present a splendid appearance, 
indicating the practical methods and careful supervision of the owner. 
Stock raising is also an important feature of his business. He handles 
horses, cattle and hogs and his sale of stock annually brings him a 
good return. 

	On the 30th of October. 1898. in Redfield, South Dakota, was 
celebrated the marriage of Mr. Marlett and Miss Anna Arnold, a daughter 
of Frank and Anna (Zeitler) Arnold, early settlers of this state. For 
many years her father was actively engaged in farming but is now living 
retired in Huron. He came from Germany and belongs to that class of 
German-American citizens who have constituted an important element in 
the development of the northwest. On coming to this country he first 
settled in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but in 1885 removed with his family to 
Beadle county, Dakota, having located a claim there four years before. 
Mrs. Arnold died in 1894 and was buried at Cavour, Beadle county, and 
four years later Mr. Arnold married Mrs. Ella Money, of Huron. Mr. and 
Mrs. Marlett have become parents of seven children: Lawrence, Mildred, 
Frank, Charles, Vincent, Louisa and John, all at home. 

	Mr. Marlett votes with the republican party and is thoroughly 
informed concerning the leading questions and issues of the day. He 
belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Athol and to the 
Modern Woodmen Camp at Ashton, and he has many friends both within and 
without those organizations. He has led a busy life, as is indicated in 
the improvements upon his farm all of which he has made himself. He 
built his present residence, also put up substantial barns and 
outbuildings affording shelter for grain and stock. He broke every acre 
of the land that is now under cultivation, performing the arduous task 
of converting new land into productive fields. Ernest, persistent labor 
has been the chief element in his success and has won for him a 
position among the substantial farmers of Spink county.