Wesley Travland completed an application for marriage to Lena Vallan on June 6, 1911 in Ogle county, Illinois.
Wesley was born in June 1889 so he would have been 22 matching the information on the application. I have not been able to find a Lena Vallan, but Wesley did have a distant cousin, Linnie Rebecca Vallem, however she was born September 11, 1883. She would have been 27 at the time of this application which indicates her age was 26. Between the difference of one year in her age and the spelling Vallan versus Vallem, and Lena versus Linnie it's possible it is the same person. I haven't found confirmation they went ahead with the marriage so they may never have married.
Linnie eventually married in 1916 to Daniel Andrew Arndt so if she did marry in 1911, Wesley and Linnie would have divorced prior to her 2nd marriage. Linnie's history has been complicated. Linnie was the daughter of Rachel (Finnestad) and Lewis Vallem and granddaughter of Mari (Iversdatter Nord-Skaar) and Ole (Olson) Finnestad Sr.
Wesley Travland was the son of Mary Ann (Olson) and Ole Kristian Travland and the grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland. Linnie Vallem's great-aunt, Susanne (Iversdatter) married Wesley's uncle, Peder Travland.
If I find additional documentation to clarify whether this marriage took place and the correct name for the bride, I will update this post.
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