Martin O. SLETTEN

1862 - 1948  (86 years)

• Name	Martin O. SLETTEN
  Born	12 Jan 1862	York Township, Green County, Wisconsin, United States
  	The baptismal record for Martin from the York Lutheran Church shows his birth date as 12 Jan 1862. The funeral folder and obituary for Martin O. Sletten shows his birth date as 14 Feb 1862.
  Christened	29 Mar 1862	York Township, Green County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Martin was baptized at the York Lutheran Church on 29 Mar 1862. His sponsors were Mikkel Olsen, Anne Mikkelsdatter, Ole Mikkelsen, and Gunnild M. Gullsdatter.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1882-1899	, Turner County, South Dakota, United States
  	Martin's obituary claims that at the age of 82 he moved to Turner County, South Dakota, where he began farming. It is more likely that it should have said that he went to Turner County in 1882.
  Residence	1945-1948	Scarville, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States
  	After the death of his wife, Martin made his home with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Miler Nelson at Scarville.
  Died	23 Sep 1948	Scarville, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States
  	Cause: Stoke
  	The funeral folder for Martin O. Sletten shows that he died on 23 Sep 1948. His obituary adds that he died at the home of his daughter, Myrtle.
  Funeral	25 Sep 1948	Scarville, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States
  	The funeral folder for Martin O. Sletten shows that his funeral was held at the home and then at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Scarville. The services were conducted by Rev. Neal S. Johnson. The pallbearers were: Milford Wuerflein, Marlin Wuerflein, James Wuerflein, Delmaine Sletten, Rudolph Nelson, and Karlyle Nelson.
  Name	M.O. Sletten
  Name	Martin
  Name	Martin Sletten
  Name	Mr. Sletten
  Reference Number	P8
  Buried	25 Sep 1948	Scarville, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States
  	Immanuel Cemetery Scarville, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA Find A Grave Memorial 119424185
  Notes	WikiTree Profile Sletten-55 (Medical):Martin died as the result of a stroke suffered on 22 Sep 1948.
  Person ID	I92	BergSletten
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Ole SLETTEN,   b. 19 Feb 1825, Sletten Farm, Nord-Aurdal Parish, Oppland County, Norway ,   d. 19 Jul 1875, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Beret MIKKELSDATTER,   b. 16 Dec 1820, Haadem Farm, Nord Aurdal Parish, Oppland County, Norway ,   d. 17 May 1905  (Age 84 years)
  Married	30 May 1852	, Nord Aurdal Parish, Oppland County, Norway
  	Witnesses to the marriage were Tore Olsen Sletten (brother of the groom) and Peder Bergsen. Banns were read 27 March, 4 April, and 11 April.
  Albums		SLETTEN-HAADEM (4) Media pertaining to Ole Olsen Sletten and Beret Mikkelsdatter Haadem and their descendents.
  Family ID	F803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha LARSON,   b. 5 May 1869, , Worth County, Iowa, United States of America ,   d. 20 Dec 1945, Scarville, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1890	Hurley, Turner County, South Dakota, United States of America
  	Martin and Martha Sletten were married at the home of the bride's sister near Hurley, South Dakota, June 28, 1890. They were attended by Inger Sletten and Jens Larsen.
  Church	Scarville, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States
  	Immanuel Lutheran Church
  Residence	1890-1899	, Turner County, South Dakota, United States of America
  	At the age of 21 years, Martha Larson went to Turner County, South Dakota, where she was united in marriage on June 28, 1890, to Martin Sletten, at Hurley, South Dakota. In 1899 they returned to Iowa.
  Residence	1899-1918	Norway Township, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States
  	In 1899, they returned to Iowa and settled on their farm east of Scarville, where they lived until 1918.
  Residence	1918-1945	Scarville, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States
  	They moved to Scarville in 1918. Her obituary states that she was a resident of Scarville at the time of her death.
  Children	1. Minnie SLETTEN,   b. 1891,   d. 1987  (Age 96 years)   2. Clarence M. SLETTEN,   b. 11 Feb 1895, Chancellor, Turner County, South Dakota, United States ,   d. 5 Feb 1975, Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States  (Age 79 years)   3. Myrtle SLETTEN,   b. 1899, Scarville, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States ,   d. 1991  (Age 92 years)   4. Luther SLETTEN,   b. 1908,   d. 1978  (Age 70 years)
  Albums		SLETTEN-LARSON (8) Media pertaining to Martin Sletten and Martha Larson and their descendents.
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Martin Sletten This image was cropped from a photograph of Martin and Martha sitting in their yard taken about 1945.
  		Martin and Martha Sletten Written on back of photo: Grandpa Martin and Grandma Martha taken in front of the house that we lived in when Grandma Amanda was in Sanatarium at Iowa City, Ia. (written by Clarice Sletten Noorlun)
  		Four Generations of Slettens & Wuerfleins This photograph from 1934 shows Martin & Martha Sletten, their oldest child, Minnie Wuerflein, her oldest child, Milford Wuerflein, and his oldest child, Maureen Wuerflein.

  
  

  Headstones

  Martin and Martha Sletten Grave Marker This image shows the stone that marks the graves of Martin and Martha Sletten in the Lime Creek Lutheran Cemetery located in Mansfield Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota.