OBITUARY
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GEORGE W. MARTIN
George W. Martin passed away at his home at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 1930, at the age of 78 years, following an illness of a few days in which he had a severe heart attach. Mr. Martin's health had been failing for the past year or two.
He was born on Jan. 13, 1852, in Suez township and has always lived in Mercer county, his father being one of the early pioneers of this part of the country.
On March 5, 1874, he was united in marriage to Catherine E. Southern who survives him; also three of seven children, Mrs. T. H. Smith of Viola, Mrs. C. E. Dennison of Hebron, Ill., and William Martin of Gray, Sask. Canada, and Nina Dilley, Tille, Marion and Robert deceased. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He was an active and faithful memeber of teh Ohio Grove Christian church.
Mr. Martin was in the coal mining industry for 35 years and will be remembered for his fairness and honesty in his dealings with his fellowmen. He had many friends and himself was a kind and loving neighbor and friend. He could always be found in the affairs of the community where practical wisdom and good judgment were needed. Mr. Martin never sought political power but at one time served as a highway commissioner and was a member of the school board. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, also of the Mystic Workers. Mr. Martin was a successful farmer in his younger days. He was home loving, a kind and loving husband, father and grandfather.
Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church March 19, at 2 p.m. Rev. C. C. McCaw of Des Moines, Ia. preached the sermon and Rev. F. J. Medford, pastor of the presbyterian church, conducted the devotional service.
Source: Times Record
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GEORGE W. MARTIN
George W. Martin is a well know farmer, residing on section 32, Green township, where he owns a well improved and valuable farm consisting of one hundred and sixty acres of land. he was born in this county, January 13, 1852, a son of F. M. Martin, a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, born March 21, 1826. His father, William Martin, was a native of Virginia, but later moved to Ohio and located in Clermont county. He was a millwright and followed the milling business for many years. In 1837 he located in Mercer county, Illinois, entering one hundred and sixty acres of land in Green township. This was in the early pioneer days when it was necessary to break land before it could be cultivated, but he set himself resolutely to work and before his death, which occurred a few years later, he was the owner of a well improved farm.
F.M. Martin came to Illinois with his father when a lad of eleven years and was reared on the farm in Green township. Besides acquainting himself with the work of the fields he learned the carpenter's trade and for some years followed that occupation. After his marriage in September, 1845, to Rebecca Walters he located on a farm and cultivated the same. As time went on he invested in more land and eventually held title to a number of farms, but he never quite abandoned his old trade of carpentering, as he did some contracting and building after moving to the farm. He discovered a coal mine on one of his properties and devoted some time to its development. His death occurred June 23, 1889, upon the homestead, and his widow survived him for several years, passing away October 10, 1897, in Aledo, where she had moved after her husband's death.
George W. Martin is one of a family of thirteen children, only three of whom grew to mature years. One brother, J. B. Martin, is a prominent farmer, owning and operationg the old home farm. The subject of this review was reared on the homestead and remained with his parents until he reached the age of twenty-two, when his marriage occurred. He subsequently rented and operated a part of his father's farm for a number of years, after which he purchased an eighty acre tract, where he made his home. It was a place partially improved when it came into his possession, but he has not been satisfied to let a year slip by without further developing it. He subsequently purchased an adjoining eighty acre tract, which he has also cultivated and improved. He has erected a good brick residence, a barn and outbuildings and has always kept everything about the place in splendid repair. The attractiveness of the property is increased by the well kept lawn and the many shade trees about the house. He makes a business of raising stock and is a breeder of Duroe Jersey hogs and high grade cattle, and, as he understands animal husbandry thoroughly, the sale of his stock yields him a handsome profit annually.
Mr. Martin was married on the 5th of March, 1874, in Green township, to Miss Catherine Southern, a native of Green township, where she grew to womanhood, and a daughter of C.W. Southern, one of the pioneer settlers of the township, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have three children: Mary Eva, the wife of T.H. Smith, who is farming the Martin farm, and by whom she has four children, Mabel, Paul, Charley and Ada; Rebecca, who married Charles E. Dennison, of Scotland county, Missouri, and who has two sons, George and Paul; and William who is married and resides in Canada on a farm. The family are members of teh Ohio Grove Christian church and their religion finds expression in lives of unquestioned integrity and kindness.
Politically Mr. Martin is a lifelong democrate, but has never sought to enter the political arena as an office-seeker. He did, however, serve for a few years as highway commissioner and was also a member of the school board. He is fraternally a member of the subordinate lodge at Aledo of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His many friends value his good opinion, as they recognize in him a man of tried integrity and practical wisdom.
Source: Past and Present of Mercer County, page 65.
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GEORGE W. MARTIN, mine operator and farmer, Green Township, Mercer County, was born in Ohio Grove Township, Mercer County, Jan. 13, 1852, a son of F.M. and Rebecca (Walters) Martin. F.M. Martin located in Green Township in 1837, later moved to Ohio Grove Township, but in 1865 returned to his original farm, where he died June 23, 1889, his wife dying Oct. 10, 1897. In 1889 George W. Martin located on his present farm of 160 acres, and the same year began the coal-mining business on his own farm, and produces from 60,000 to 90,000 bushels of coal per year. On March 5, 1874, he was married to Catherine E., daughter of C.W. Southern, and they are the parents of the following children: Mary E., Nina L., Rebecca and William. Politically Mr. Martin is a Democrat, and is a member of the I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W. and Mystic Workers, all of Aledo.
Source: History of Mercer county, page 781.
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GEORGE W. MARTIN
George W. Martin passed away at his home at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 1930, at the age of 78 years, following an illness of a few days in which he had a severe heart attach. Mr. Martin's health had been failing for the past year or two.
He was born on Jan. 13, 1852, in Suez township and has always lived in Mercer county, his father being one of the early pioneers of this part of the country.
On March 5, 1874, he was united in marriage to Catherine E. Southern who survives him; also three of seven children, Mrs. T. H. Smith of Viola, Mrs. C. E. Dennison of Hebron, Ill., and William Martin of Gray, Sask. Canada, and Nina Dilley, Tille, Marion and Robert deceased. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He was an active and faithful memeber of teh Ohio Grove Christian church.
Mr. Martin was in the coal mining industry for 35 years and will be remembered for his fairness and honesty in his dealings with his fellowmen. He had many friends and himself was a kind and loving neighbor and friend. He could always be found in the affairs of the community where practical wisdom and good judgment were needed. Mr. Martin never sought political power but at one time served as a highway commissioner and was a member of the school board. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, also of the Mystic Workers. Mr. Martin was a successful farmer in his younger days. He was home loving, a kind and loving husband, father and grandfather.
Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church March 19, at 2 p.m. Rev. C. C. McCaw of Des Moines, Ia. preached the sermon and Rev. F. J. Medford, pastor of the presbyterian church, conducted the devotional service.
Source: Times Record
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GEORGE W. MARTIN
George W. Martin is a well know farmer, residing on section 32, Green township, where he owns a well improved and valuable farm consisting of one hundred and sixty acres of land. he was born in this county, January 13, 1852, a son of F. M. Martin, a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, born March 21, 1826. His father, William Martin, was a native of Virginia, but later moved to Ohio and located in Clermont county. He was a millwright and followed the milling business for many years. In 1837 he located in Mercer county, Illinois, entering one hundred and sixty acres of land in Green township. This was in the early pioneer days when it was necessary to break land before it could be cultivated, but he set himself resolutely to work and before his death, which occurred a few years later, he was the owner of a well improved farm.
F.M. Martin came to Illinois with his father when a lad of eleven years and was reared on the farm in Green township. Besides acquainting himself with the work of the fields he learned the carpenter's trade and for some years followed that occupation. After his marriage in September, 1845, to Rebecca Walters he located on a farm and cultivated the same. As time went on he invested in more land and eventually held title to a number of farms, but he never quite abandoned his old trade of carpentering, as he did some contracting and building after moving to the farm. He discovered a coal mine on one of his properties and devoted some time to its development. His death occurred June 23, 1889, upon the homestead, and his widow survived him for several years, passing away October 10, 1897, in Aledo, where she had moved after her husband's death.
George W. Martin is one of a family of thirteen children, only three of whom grew to mature years. One brother, J. B. Martin, is a prominent farmer, owning and operationg the old home farm. The subject of this review was reared on the homestead and remained with his parents until he reached the age of twenty-two, when his marriage occurred. He subsequently rented and operated a part of his father's farm for a number of years, after which he purchased an eighty acre tract, where he made his home. It was a place partially improved when it came into his possession, but he has not been satisfied to let a year slip by without further developing it. He subsequently purchased an adjoining eighty acre tract, which he has also cultivated and improved. He has erected a good brick residence, a barn and outbuildings and has always kept everything about the place in splendid repair. The attractiveness of the property is increased by the well kept lawn and the many shade trees about the house. He makes a business of raising stock and is a breeder of Duroe Jersey hogs and high grade cattle, and, as he understands animal husbandry thoroughly, the sale of his stock yields him a handsome profit annually.
Mr. Martin was married on the 5th of March, 1874, in Green township, to Miss Catherine Southern, a native of Green township, where she grew to womanhood, and a daughter of C.W. Southern, one of the pioneer settlers of the township, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have three children: Mary Eva, the wife of T.H. Smith, who is farming the Martin farm, and by whom she has four children, Mabel, Paul, Charley and Ada; Rebecca, who married Charles E. Dennison, of Scotland county, Missouri, and who has two sons, George and Paul; and William who is married and resides in Canada on a farm. The family are members of teh Ohio Grove Christian church and their religion finds expression in lives of unquestioned integrity and kindness.
Politically Mr. Martin is a lifelong democrate, but has never sought to enter the political arena as an office-seeker. He did, however, serve for a few years as highway commissioner and was also a member of the school board. He is fraternally a member of the subordinate lodge at Aledo of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His many friends value his good opinion, as they recognize in him a man of tried integrity and practical wisdom.
Source: Past and Present of Mercer County, page 65.
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GEORGE W. MARTIN, mine operator and farmer, Green Township, Mercer County, was born in Ohio Grove Township, Mercer County, Jan. 13, 1852, a son of F.M. and Rebecca (Walters) Martin. F.M. Martin located in Green Township in 1837, later moved to Ohio Grove Township, but in 1865 returned to his original farm, where he died June 23, 1889, his wife dying Oct. 10, 1897. In 1889 George W. Martin located on his present farm of 160 acres, and the same year began the coal-mining business on his own farm, and produces from 60,000 to 90,000 bushels of coal per year. On March 5, 1874, he was married to Catherine E., daughter of C.W. Southern, and they are the parents of the following children: Mary E., Nina L., Rebecca and William. Politically Mr. Martin is a Democrat, and is a member of the I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W. and Mystic Workers, all of Aledo.
Source: History of Mercer county, page 781.
OBITUARY
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GEORGE W. MARTIN
George W. Martin passed away at his home at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 1930, at the age of 78 years, following an illness of a few days in which he had a severe heart attach. Mr. Martin's health had been failing for the past year or two.
He was born on Jan. 13, 1852, in Suez township and has always lived in Mercer county, his father being one of the early pioneers of this part of the country.
On March 5, 1874, he was united in marriage to Catherine E. Southern who survives him; also three of seven children, Mrs. T. H. Smith of Viola, Mrs. C. E. Dennison of Hebron, Ill., and William Martin of Gray, Sask. Canada, and Nina Dilley, Tille, Marion and Robert deceased. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He was an active and faithful memeber of teh Ohio Grove Christian church.
Mr. Martin was in the coal mining industry for 35 years and will be remembered for his fairness and honesty in his dealings with his fellowmen. He had many friends and himself was a kind and loving neighbor and friend. He could always be found in the affairs of the community where practical wisdom and good judgment were needed. Mr. Martin never sought political power but at one time served as a highway commissioner and was a member of the school board. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, also of the Mystic Workers. Mr. Martin was a successful farmer in his younger days. He was home loving, a kind and loving husband, father and grandfather.
Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church March 19, at 2 p.m. Rev. C. C. McCaw of Des Moines, Ia. preached the sermon and Rev. F. J. Medford, pastor of the presbyterian church, conducted the devotional service.
Source: Times Record
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GEORGE W. MARTIN
George W. Martin is a well know farmer, residing on section 32, Green township, where he owns a well improved and valuable farm consisting of one hundred and sixty acres of land. he was born in this county, January 13, 1852, a son of F. M. Martin, a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, born March 21, 1826. His father, William Martin, was a native of Virginia, but later moved to Ohio and located in Clermont county. He was a millwright and followed the milling business for many years. In 1837 he located in Mercer county, Illinois, entering one hundred and sixty acres of land in Green township. This was in the early pioneer days when it was necessary to break land before it could be cultivated, but he set himself resolutely to work and before his death, which occurred a few years later, he was the owner of a well improved farm.
F.M. Martin came to Illinois with his father when a lad of eleven years and was reared on the farm in Green township. Besides acquainting himself with the work of the fields he learned the carpenter's trade and for some years followed that occupation. After his marriage in September, 1845, to Rebecca Walters he located on a farm and cultivated the same. As time went on he invested in more land and eventually held title to a number of farms, but he never quite abandoned his old trade of carpentering, as he did some contracting and building after moving to the farm. He discovered a coal mine on one of his properties and devoted some time to its development. His death occurred June 23, 1889, upon the homestead, and his widow survived him for several years, passing away October 10, 1897, in Aledo, where she had moved after her husband's death.
George W. Martin is one of a family of thirteen children, only three of whom grew to mature years. One brother, J. B. Martin, is a prominent farmer, owning and operationg the old home farm. The subject of this review was reared on the homestead and remained with his parents until he reached the age of twenty-two, when his marriage occurred. He subsequently rented and operated a part of his father's farm for a number of years, after which he purchased an eighty acre tract, where he made his home. It was a place partially improved when it came into his possession, but he has not been satisfied to let a year slip by without further developing it. He subsequently purchased an adjoining eighty acre tract, which he has also cultivated and improved. He has erected a good brick residence, a barn and outbuildings and has always kept everything about the place in splendid repair. The attractiveness of the property is increased by the well kept lawn and the many shade trees about the house. He makes a business of raising stock and is a breeder of Duroe Jersey hogs and high grade cattle, and, as he understands animal husbandry thoroughly, the sale of his stock yields him a handsome profit annually.
Mr. Martin was married on the 5th of March, 1874, in Green township, to Miss Catherine Southern, a native of Green township, where she grew to womanhood, and a daughter of C.W. Southern, one of the pioneer settlers of the township, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have three children: Mary Eva, the wife of T.H. Smith, who is farming the Martin farm, and by whom she has four children, Mabel, Paul, Charley and Ada; Rebecca, who married Charles E. Dennison, of Scotland county, Missouri, and who has two sons, George and Paul; and William who is married and resides in Canada on a farm. The family are members of teh Ohio Grove Christian church and their religion finds expression in lives of unquestioned integrity and kindness.
Politically Mr. Martin is a lifelong democrate, but has never sought to enter the political arena as an office-seeker. He did, however, serve for a few years as highway commissioner and was also a member of the school board. He is fraternally a member of the subordinate lodge at Aledo of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His many friends value his good opinion, as they recognize in him a man of tried integrity and practical wisdom.
Source: Past and Present of Mercer County, page 65.
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GEORGE W. MARTIN, mine operator and farmer, Green Township, Mercer County, was born in Ohio Grove Township, Mercer County, Jan. 13, 1852, a son of F.M. and Rebecca (Walters) Martin. F.M. Martin located in Green Township in 1837, later moved to Ohio Grove Township, but in 1865 returned to his original farm, where he died June 23, 1889, his wife dying Oct. 10, 1897. In 1889 George W. Martin located on his present farm of 160 acres, and the same year began the coal-mining business on his own farm, and produces from 60,000 to 90,000 bushels of coal per year. On March 5, 1874, he was married to Catherine E., daughter of C.W. Southern, and they are the parents of the following children: Mary E., Nina L., Rebecca and William. Politically Mr. Martin is a Democrat, and is a member of the I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W. and Mystic Workers, all of Aledo.
Source: History of Mercer county, page 781.
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GEORGE W. MARTIN
George W. Martin passed away at his home at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 1930, at the age of 78 years, following an illness of a few days in which he had a severe heart attach. Mr. Martin's health had been failing for the past year or two.
He was born on Jan. 13, 1852, in Suez township and has always lived in Mercer county, his father being one of the early pioneers of this part of the country.
On March 5, 1874, he was united in marriage to Catherine E. Southern who survives him; also three of seven children, Mrs. T. H. Smith of Viola, Mrs. C. E. Dennison of Hebron, Ill., and William Martin of Gray, Sask. Canada, and Nina Dilley, Tille, Marion and Robert deceased. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He was an active and faithful memeber of teh Ohio Grove Christian church.
Mr. Martin was in the coal mining industry for 35 years and will be remembered for his fairness and honesty in his dealings with his fellowmen. He had many friends and himself was a kind and loving neighbor and friend. He could always be found in the affairs of the community where practical wisdom and good judgment were needed. Mr. Martin never sought political power but at one time served as a highway commissioner and was a member of the school board. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, also of the Mystic Workers. Mr. Martin was a successful farmer in his younger days. He was home loving, a kind and loving husband, father and grandfather.
Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church March 19, at 2 p.m. Rev. C. C. McCaw of Des Moines, Ia. preached the sermon and Rev. F. J. Medford, pastor of the presbyterian church, conducted the devotional service.
Source: Times Record
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GEORGE W. MARTIN
George W. Martin is a well know farmer, residing on section 32, Green township, where he owns a well improved and valuable farm consisting of one hundred and sixty acres of land. he was born in this county, January 13, 1852, a son of F. M. Martin, a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, born March 21, 1826. His father, William Martin, was a native of Virginia, but later moved to Ohio and located in Clermont county. He was a millwright and followed the milling business for many years. In 1837 he located in Mercer county, Illinois, entering one hundred and sixty acres of land in Green township. This was in the early pioneer days when it was necessary to break land before it could be cultivated, but he set himself resolutely to work and before his death, which occurred a few years later, he was the owner of a well improved farm.
F.M. Martin came to Illinois with his father when a lad of eleven years and was reared on the farm in Green township. Besides acquainting himself with the work of the fields he learned the carpenter's trade and for some years followed that occupation. After his marriage in September, 1845, to Rebecca Walters he located on a farm and cultivated the same. As time went on he invested in more land and eventually held title to a number of farms, but he never quite abandoned his old trade of carpentering, as he did some contracting and building after moving to the farm. He discovered a coal mine on one of his properties and devoted some time to its development. His death occurred June 23, 1889, upon the homestead, and his widow survived him for several years, passing away October 10, 1897, in Aledo, where she had moved after her husband's death.
George W. Martin is one of a family of thirteen children, only three of whom grew to mature years. One brother, J. B. Martin, is a prominent farmer, owning and operationg the old home farm. The subject of this review was reared on the homestead and remained with his parents until he reached the age of twenty-two, when his marriage occurred. He subsequently rented and operated a part of his father's farm for a number of years, after which he purchased an eighty acre tract, where he made his home. It was a place partially improved when it came into his possession, but he has not been satisfied to let a year slip by without further developing it. He subsequently purchased an adjoining eighty acre tract, which he has also cultivated and improved. He has erected a good brick residence, a barn and outbuildings and has always kept everything about the place in splendid repair. The attractiveness of the property is increased by the well kept lawn and the many shade trees about the house. He makes a business of raising stock and is a breeder of Duroe Jersey hogs and high grade cattle, and, as he understands animal husbandry thoroughly, the sale of his stock yields him a handsome profit annually.
Mr. Martin was married on the 5th of March, 1874, in Green township, to Miss Catherine Southern, a native of Green township, where she grew to womanhood, and a daughter of C.W. Southern, one of the pioneer settlers of the township, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have three children: Mary Eva, the wife of T.H. Smith, who is farming the Martin farm, and by whom she has four children, Mabel, Paul, Charley and Ada; Rebecca, who married Charles E. Dennison, of Scotland county, Missouri, and who has two sons, George and Paul; and William who is married and resides in Canada on a farm. The family are members of teh Ohio Grove Christian church and their religion finds expression in lives of unquestioned integrity and kindness.
Politically Mr. Martin is a lifelong democrate, but has never sought to enter the political arena as an office-seeker. He did, however, serve for a few years as highway commissioner and was also a member of the school board. He is fraternally a member of the subordinate lodge at Aledo of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His many friends value his good opinion, as they recognize in him a man of tried integrity and practical wisdom.
Source: Past and Present of Mercer County, page 65.
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GEORGE W. MARTIN, mine operator and farmer, Green Township, Mercer County, was born in Ohio Grove Township, Mercer County, Jan. 13, 1852, a son of F.M. and Rebecca (Walters) Martin. F.M. Martin located in Green Township in 1837, later moved to Ohio Grove Township, but in 1865 returned to his original farm, where he died June 23, 1889, his wife dying Oct. 10, 1897. In 1889 George W. Martin located on his present farm of 160 acres, and the same year began the coal-mining business on his own farm, and produces from 60,000 to 90,000 bushels of coal per year. On March 5, 1874, he was married to Catherine E., daughter of C.W. Southern, and they are the parents of the following children: Mary E., Nina L., Rebecca and William. Politically Mr. Martin is a Democrat, and is a member of the I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W. and Mystic Workers, all of Aledo.
Source: History of Mercer county, page 781.
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