Martin was born and lived in Dole, Metlika, Slovenia. His parents were Janez Težak and Marija Kastelec Težak. He was a farm worker and was unmarried. He died in an area called Suha Krajina near Žužemberk, Slovenia and is buried in Črmošnjice, Slovenia. Source: http://www.sistory.si/zrtve/zrtev/?id=86115