Martin K. Tufty Biography


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	including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and 
	representative citizens of South Dakota..." Published by G. A. Ogle & 
	Co., Chicago, 1899. Pages 732

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MARTIN K. TUFTY, a prosperous farmer of Aurora county, South Dakota, 
who is making a success of his chosen vocation, is but thirty-three 
years of age, having been born November 21, 1865, in Winneshiek county, 
Iowa. His present home is on the southwest quarter of section 1, in 
Palatine township. His parents, Knute and Mary M. (Munson) Tufty, were 
natives of Norway. His father died in 1868, leaving a widow end three 
young children, and upon the mother devolved the task of rearing the 
family. Her son's upright, industrious characteristics testify how well 
she performed her duty. She removed her family to Buena Vista county, 
Iowa, in 1869, and there remained for twelve years and with the help of 
her children provided a home. In 1881 they gathered their few effects 
together and drove with oxen to Aurora county, where the mother took a 
half section of land in section 2. As her children grew older and could 
assist more materially, they began to prosper, but remained in the 
pioneer home until 1889, when our subject erected a house on land which 
his mother gave him and which is his present home. His mother resides 
with him and presides over his fireside. Her name by her second 
marriage is Mrs. Rassmusson. Mr. Tufty has one hundred and sixty acres, 
most of which is under plow and to a limited extent he engages in the 
raising of dairy stock. He keeps fine milch cows and is a patron of the 
Victor Skimming Station. He is a man of fine physique and is well known 
in athletic circles and his skill in wrestling and sprinting places him 
in position to compete with the best talent in the state. Mr. Tufty is 
a Republican, favors high license and is opposed to woman's suffrage. 
He is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church.