Martin family.

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Sylvester Martin and his wife, Laura, lived in Caton, New York. The Martin family included seven children: Lavina, Rhoda Lodema, Eliza, Mary Ann, Nathan, Joseph, and Ferdinand. Lavina (1828-1879) married Lewis Wood and lived on the family farm in Caton throughout her life. The rest of the family moved west, some settling in Iowa. Rhoda Lodema married Seneca Marcy in 1846 and lived in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Clarence, Iowa. Sylvester and Laura Martin and their other children followed Rhoda Lodema through the Midwest. Sylvester died in 1862. Mary Ann Martin moved to Wisconsin where she met her husband, Martin Rogers and eventually moved to Zumbota, Minnesota. Eliza married Charles Besaw in Cedar, Iowa in 1857. Ferdinand settled in Wisconsin. After the death of his first wife, he remarried and moved to Iowa. Nathan never married and lived in Wisconsin. Joseph died in Wisconsin at age 16.

From the description of Martin family papers, 1851-1903 (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 586163151

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Martin family. Papers and photographs, 1919-1993. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
creatorOf Martin family. Martin family papers, 1851-1903 State Historical Society of Iowa, Library
referencedIn Traveler's Rest (Inn : Stephens County, Ga.). Traveler's Rest/Jarrett Manor records, 1747-1978 (bulk 1832-1967). Georgia Department of Archives and History Library
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associatedWith Martin, Alice, person
associatedWith Martin, Orville Wells, Jr. 1923- person
associatedWith Martin, Orville Wells, Sr. 1897-1986. person
associatedWith Martin, Rush Eugene. person
associatedWith Traveler's Rest (Inn : Stephens County, Ga.) corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Armored Division, 13th. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Armored Division, 7th. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Armored Infantry Battalion, 59th. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Artillery. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Wisconsin--Oshkosh
Wisconsin--Madison
Middle West
Subject
Frontier and pioneer life
Soldiers
Veterans
World War, 1939-1945
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Active 1919

Active 1993

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