Son of Gunvald Larsen Broten and Karen Tomine Aslaksdatter Mo
Brother of Ole Broten
John Gunvaldsen Broten was born in Kragro, Norway in 1872, the son of a commercial ice shipper. He came to Iowa at 18.(23 May 1893 on the ship Norge) Later he went to Princeton, Minnesota. He came to the Walum area in 1898 and bought land west of Walum. In 1901 he married Alice Gunderson, daughter of Aslak Gunderson and built a home on their land. Later they moved the house into Walum. They had two sons, Kenneth, who died in infancy and Glen who owns a home and land at Walum. In 1905 John Broten went into partnership with his brother-in-law, Peter Gunderson in the general store business. In 1907 his wife, Alice, died. He became owner of the store in 1909 after buying Gunderson's interest in the business. In December 1911 the store burned. In January 1913 he purchased a general store at Glenfield, North Dakota. In 1914 he married Martha Eulalia Quist at Centuria, Wisconsin the home of the bride. She is a graduate nurse of the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota She was a nurse at the Platou hospital in Valley City, North Dakota before the marriage. John Broten sold his store at Glenfield in 1920. He purchased a farm on the north end of Walum and spent much time during his retirement years improving this farm. He died in 1932. His widow, Martha, operated a convalescent home in Valley City. Later she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where she now resides in a nursing home.
Brother of Ole Broten
John Gunvaldsen Broten was born in Kragro, Norway in 1872, the son of a commercial ice shipper. He came to Iowa at 18.(23 May 1893 on the ship Norge) Later he went to Princeton, Minnesota. He came to the Walum area in 1898 and bought land west of Walum. In 1901 he married Alice Gunderson, daughter of Aslak Gunderson and built a home on their land. Later they moved the house into Walum. They had two sons, Kenneth, who died in infancy and Glen who owns a home and land at Walum. In 1905 John Broten went into partnership with his brother-in-law, Peter Gunderson in the general store business. In 1907 his wife, Alice, died. He became owner of the store in 1909 after buying Gunderson's interest in the business. In December 1911 the store burned. In January 1913 he purchased a general store at Glenfield, North Dakota. In 1914 he married Martha Eulalia Quist at Centuria, Wisconsin the home of the bride. She is a graduate nurse of the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota She was a nurse at the Platou hospital in Valley City, North Dakota before the marriage. John Broten sold his store at Glenfield in 1920. He purchased a farm on the north end of Walum and spent much time during his retirement years improving this farm. He died in 1932. His widow, Martha, operated a convalescent home in Valley City. Later she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where she now resides in a nursing home.
Son of Gunvald Larsen Broten and Karen Tomine Aslaksdatter Mo
Brother of Ole Broten
John Gunvaldsen Broten was born in Kragro, Norway in 1872, the son of a commercial ice shipper. He came to Iowa at 18.(23 May 1893 on the ship Norge) Later he went to Princeton, Minnesota. He came to the Walum area in 1898 and bought land west of Walum. In 1901 he married Alice Gunderson, daughter of Aslak Gunderson and built a home on their land. Later they moved the house into Walum. They had two sons, Kenneth, who died in infancy and Glen who owns a home and land at Walum. In 1905 John Broten went into partnership with his brother-in-law, Peter Gunderson in the general store business. In 1907 his wife, Alice, died. He became owner of the store in 1909 after buying Gunderson's interest in the business. In December 1911 the store burned. In January 1913 he purchased a general store at Glenfield, North Dakota. In 1914 he married Martha Eulalia Quist at Centuria, Wisconsin the home of the bride. She is a graduate nurse of the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota She was a nurse at the Platou hospital in Valley City, North Dakota before the marriage. John Broten sold his store at Glenfield in 1920. He purchased a farm on the north end of Walum and spent much time during his retirement years improving this farm. He died in 1932. His widow, Martha, operated a convalescent home in Valley City. Later she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where she now resides in a nursing home.
Brother of Ole Broten
John Gunvaldsen Broten was born in Kragro, Norway in 1872, the son of a commercial ice shipper. He came to Iowa at 18.(23 May 1893 on the ship Norge) Later he went to Princeton, Minnesota. He came to the Walum area in 1898 and bought land west of Walum. In 1901 he married Alice Gunderson, daughter of Aslak Gunderson and built a home on their land. Later they moved the house into Walum. They had two sons, Kenneth, who died in infancy and Glen who owns a home and land at Walum. In 1905 John Broten went into partnership with his brother-in-law, Peter Gunderson in the general store business. In 1907 his wife, Alice, died. He became owner of the store in 1909 after buying Gunderson's interest in the business. In December 1911 the store burned. In January 1913 he purchased a general store at Glenfield, North Dakota. In 1914 he married Martha Eulalia Quist at Centuria, Wisconsin the home of the bride. She is a graduate nurse of the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota She was a nurse at the Platou hospital in Valley City, North Dakota before the marriage. John Broten sold his store at Glenfield in 1920. He purchased a farm on the north end of Walum and spent much time during his retirement years improving this farm. He died in 1932. His widow, Martha, operated a convalescent home in Valley City. Later she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where she now resides in a nursing home.
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