Edwin Martin Watne was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin, March 4, 1885. He came to North Dakota with his parents when he was a little boy. They homesteaded near Jesse, North Dakota.  They lived in a dugout for several years. In 1904, President Theo. Roosevelt granted them the right to the land they were living on.

Mathilda Olianna Anderson (Tillie) was born in Reedstown, Wisconsin, April 1, 1886. As a young lady she came to North Dakota to teach school. She taught in schools around Binford and Jesse.

On February 8, 1912, Ed and Tillie were married at Cooperstown, North Dakota.  They farmed near Glenfield and Juanita. In 1943, they bought the Johnny Ryum house in Glenfield. Tillie taught school in the Eastman School District from 1941-1960, and Ed worked for the North Dakota State Highway Dept., as a road maintenance man.

They raised two sons, Melvin and Mansel. Melvin lives in Cheyenne, Wyo. He has a son and daughter, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Mansel lives in West Fargo, North Dakota.  He married a local girl, Esther Fadness. He has three daughters, one son and 10 grandchildren.

Ed and Tillie enjoyed dancing, playing cards and visiting with their many friends.

Ed died December 12, 1978, at 93 years old. Tillie died June 2, 1983, at 97 years old.

Allen, Leta, Sara and Jeffrey Westerhausen.

Source:  Glenfield History 1886 €“ 1987 Page 189