Individual Details

Henry J. "Harry" MARTIN

(Aug 1873 - 27 Dec 1937)

Dates and places from research of Jerry McGrath of Dearborn, Michigan.

Did Harry and Mary elope? I don't know why they would marry in Peshtigo. Also, although the ceremony was a religious one, it was officiated by Rev. Edwin Andrews, and the witnesses were Mrs. M.E. Andrews and Ethel D. Andrews. All in the family!

Harry's father died when he was two years old. After that, he lived with relatives in Saginaw, Michigan with his only sibling, Minnie. Minnie married Raymond Holmes, a wealthy lumberman from Daggett. Harry was living in Davison, Michigan with his mother and stepfather when Holmes invited him to come to Daggett to manage his farm. There he met and married Mary Raboin. After her untimely death, Harry married Marie H. Chartre in 1904. She had been a seamstress working for the Holmes family. They moved to Davison in 1905. Harry and Marie had two daughters and a son, in addition to Genevieve, the daughter from the first marriage.

The 1880 Census shows Henry, Minnie, and their mother, Theresa, living with Samuel and Suzette Munson at Buena Vista, Saginaw County, Michigan (FHL film 1254601, p. 116C, e.d. 296, image 0718).

Occupation (1930): electrical engineer

1930 U.S. Census (Dist. 55, Flint, Genesee, Michigan; e.d. 25-55, sheet 1A, p. 83) shows Henry and his second wife (Mary) and their children (Marian, age 22; Beatrice, age 21; and Bruce, age 15) at 511 E. Court Street. This census states that Harry's father was born in England.

Events

BirthAug 1873Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
Marriage1 Jul 1897Peshtigo, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States - Mary Edith RABOIN
Census (family)1 Jun 1900Stephenson, Menominee, Michigan, United States - Mary Edith RABOIN
Marriage22 Nov 1904Stephenson, Menominee, Michigan, United States - Marie H. CHARTRE
Residence (family)15 Apr 1910Davison, Genesee, Michigan, United States - Marie H. CHARTRE
Residence (family)1 Jan 19201511 Garland Street, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States - Marie H. CHARTRE
Residence (family)1 Apr 1930Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States - Marie H. CHARTRE
Death27 Dec 1937

Families

SpouseMary Edith RABOIN ( - 1902)
ChildGenevieve Minnie MARTIN (1900 - 1980)
ChildCalvin Joseph MARTIN (1901 - 1904)
SpouseMarie H. CHARTRE (1880 - 1971)
ChildMarion "Minnie" MARTIN (1906 - )
ChildBeatrice MARTIN (1909 - )
ChildBruce R. MARTIN (1914 - 1980)
FatherHenry James MARTIN ( - )
MotherTheresa ASHTON (1854 - )
SiblingMinnie M. MARTIN (1872 - )

Notes

Marriage

Did Harry and Mary elope? I don't know why they would marry in Peshtigo. Also, although the ceremony was a religious one, it was officiated by Rev. Edwin Andrews, and the witnesses were Mrs. M.E. Andrews and Ethel D. Andrews. All in the family!

Census (family)

Enumerated with this family were Harry Martin, a farm laborer, age 27 (born Aug 1873); his wife, Mary Martin, age 21 (born April 1879); and daughter Genevieve Martin, age 6 months (born Dec 1899).

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Marriage

Witnesses were Stella Colburn of Stephenson and Wilfred Vincent of Daggett.

Residence (family)

Enumerated with this family were Calvin Tryon, age 66, a farmer; his son-in-law, Harry Martin, age 37, a produce dealer; daughter, Marie, age 30; and grandchildren: Genevieve M., age 10; Minnie, age 3; and Beatrice, age 8 months. Harry and Marie had been married for five years. Marie had had two children, both of whom were still living. Genevieve, of course, was the daughter of Harry's first wife, Mary Raboin. Who was Calvin Tryon? I don't know yet, but it's worth pointing out that Harry's first son, born to his first marriage, with Mary Raboin, was named Calvin. He died in infancy.

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Residence (family)

Enumerated with this family were Harry Martin, age 43, foreman for a dairy; his wife, Marie Martin, age 37; and children: Genevieve, age 20; Minnie, age 13; Beatrice, age 10; and Bruce, age 5.

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Residence (family)

Enumerated with this family were Harry J. Martin, age 56, an electrical engineer; his wife, Mary Martin, age 50; and children: Marion, age 22; Beatrice, age 21; and Bruce, age 15. Also two boarders: Mabel R. Rumming, age 15; and Raymond Chartre, age 22.

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Endnotes

1. Research of Jerry McGrath; Dearborn, Michigan.

2. Marinette County, Wisconsin Vital Records Register of Deeds Office, Marriages: Vol. 2, p. 444.

3. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Menominee, Stephenson township, north side, enumeration district (ED) 152, sheet 3A, image 5, dwelling 51, family 51 lines 41-43, Harry Martin and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 13 October 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.

4. "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database and digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 12 October 2015), Harry J. Martin and Mary Cheltry; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Registers, 1887-1925; 1901-1905; 1904 Kent-Roscommon; image 332, record 400.

5. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Genesee, Davison, enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 11A, image 21, dwelling 273, family 276, Calvin Tryon and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 1 November 2013); National Archives Records Administration.

6. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Genesee, Flint, Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) ED 50, sheet 4B, image 8, dwelling 71, family 87, lines 55-60, Harry Martin and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 November 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.

7. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Genesee, Flint, Ward 6, enumeration district (ED) ED 25-55, sheet 1A, image 1, dwelling 2, family 2, lines 4-10, Harry J. Martin and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 1 November 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.

8. Research of Jerry McGrath; Dearborn, Michigan.