Ole P FLATEN

1863 -

• Name	Ole P FLATEN
  Birth	18 Dec 1863	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Notes	From a history of Chippewa and Lac qui Parle Counties, written in 1916: Ole P. Flatin, one of the well-known and highly respected residents of Chippewa county, Minnesota, was born in Valders, Norway, on December 18, 1863, being the son of Peder I. and Marit (Grythen) Flatin. Peder I. and Marit Flatin were born at Valders, Norway, where they were educated and there grew to manhood and womanhood and married. It was there that Peder Flatin engaged in farming, having owned a farm, which in time went to the eldest son, who being first-born of the sons, came into possession of the tract of land, owned by his father. After having cultivated the place for a number of years, Peder Flatin decided to leave the home of his birth and young manhood and come to America. In 1870, he and his family set sail for the new world, and after having landed in this country, they came direct to Minnesota and located near Northfield, in Rice county, and here they remained until 1882, at which time they moved to Chippewa county, where he hoped to make a home for himself and family. Being a carpenter he did much work in that line. He now owned eighty acres in Rice county and the prospects for a home were at that time bright. After coming to Chippewa county, be lived but a short time, having died in 1883. The widow is now living at Granite Falls. They were the parents of the following children: Ingvald, Ole P., Ole, Marit, John, Randi, Marit, Will and Gertrude. Ingvald is now retired and lives at Granite Falls; Ole is a farmer and lives in Missouri; Marit died when but a small girl; John lives at Pine City, where he is a butter maker; Randi is the wife of Ole M. Arga, of Renville county; Marit lives with her mother and is a dressmaker; Will is a farmer and lives in Missouri and Gertrude is the wife of Winfred W. Hayes and lives at Farmington, Minnesota, where Mr. Hayes is engaged as a railroad engineer. Ole P. Flatin was educated in the public schools of Rice county and there grew to manhood, on the home farm. In 1882 he came to Chippewa county and here engaged in farming with his brother, Ingvald, by renting an uncle’s farm for five years. After that time, Ole P. Flatin managed the farm in Granite Falls township, alone until 1890. He then bought one hundred and twenty acres in the township and in time added eighty acres to the tract. Here he made many improvements on the farm, including the remodeling of the granary, rebuilding the house and building a new barn. He did much in the way of development, making the farm one of the best in the township. It was here that he engaged in general farming and stock raising. In 1906 he purchased a home overlooking Granite Falls and retired from the farm. He later sold this property to the railroad company, and bought where he now lives, on the corner of Miller and Orange streets. For many years Mr. Flatin has been identified with the Republican party, and has always taken an active interest in local affairs. He served as supervisor of his township for many years and was filing that position at the time of his retirement from the farm. In 1908 he was elected a member of the board of county commissioners and is still a member of that body. He has always been faithful to the duties entrusted to him and continues to hold the honor and the respect of the people of his county. He and his wife are members of the First Lutheran church of Granite Falls, and have always taken an active interest in all church work, Mr. Flatin having served as trustee of the local society for a number of years. On May 22, 1890, Ole P. Flatin was united in marriage to Maria Thorkelson, a native of Goodhue county, Minnesota, and the daughter of Andre Thorkelson, who came to the county in the early seventies. To this union two children were born, Hilda, who died at the age of sixteen, and Peder Melvin, now twenty-four years of age. Maria Flatin, the wife and mother died in 1893. After the death of his wife, Ole P. Flatin was united in marriage on June 2, 1896, to Mrs. Helen (Rude) Wollan, a native of Renville county, Minnesota, and the daughter of Knut Rude and wife, who were old settlers in the county, having located there in 1868. Ole P. Flatin has devoted much of his time and ability to the development of the community in which he has lived and is recognized as one of the foremost men of the county in the way of meeting the growing needs of the district. With the other commissioners of the county, he had much to do with the establishment of the Riverside sanatorium, and when the same was organized, he was elected a member of the sanatorium committee, and by them elected secretary of the commission. His life has been an active one and he has accomplished much that has had to do with the development and the social welfare of the county.
  Person ID	I38339	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	12 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Peder Ingvoldsen FLATEN,   b. 24 Aug 1839, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Mother	Marit Olsdatter GRYTE,   b. 6 Sep 1842, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 9 Jul 1936, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F24979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart