Individual Details

Eleanor "Nellie" Harmon

(23 Sep 1875 - )



According to her father's obituary, Nellie married Oliver Curtis Martin. They were living in New York in March of 1933. George Findley suggests three children - Harmon, Payne, and Keith. He stated Nellie and Curtis Martin were married 25 Nov 1896, but Nellie was counted in the 1900 census at home with her parents as Nellie Harmon - the 1910 census states they had been married nine years - so this date is wrong.

Found in Indiana Marriage Database; FamilySearch.org
Oliver C. Martin, age 28 married Elinore Harmon, age 24, 1 Aug 1900, Zionsville, Marion Co, IN. His father was George Martin; his mother's maiden name, Payne. Her father was James Harmon; mother's maiden name, Miller.

1910 Census. Perth Amboy Ward 1, Middlesex Co, NJ, Hh 9
Oliver C. Martin, age 36, married 1 time for 9 years, b. Ireland as were his parents, Came in 1895 and has been naturalized. He works as an Assayer at the smelting mill.
Elinor, wife, 33, has had 3 children, b. IN as were her parents
Curtis H., age 8, b. Colorado
Kenneth P., age 6, b. Colorado
George K., son, 3 months old, b. New Jersey
Katherine Wiltzing, servant, age 22, b. Austria - Bohemia, came in 1900.

1920 Census. Queens Assembly Dist 5, Queens, New York, Hh 94, 8424 116th St.
Oliver C. Martin, 46, b. Indiana, Manager, Copper Refinery
Elinor H., wife, 43, b. IN
Harmon C., son, 17, b. Colorado
Payne K., son, 16, b. Colorado
G. Keith, son, 9, b. New Jersey
Adina Bullen, maid, Balck, age 36, Alien, came from Barbados in 1912
Frederick Jaeger, Roomer, 41, came from Courland Rus [German speaking] in 1892; naturalized in 1899. Chemist-Metallurgist Copper

S.S. Belgenland, Sailing from Antwerp, May 14, 1926, to New York, arriving May 23, 1926
On the passenger list
Elinor H. Martin, age 50, b. Zionsville, IN, 23 Sep 1876. Address in U.S., 116 Stanmore Place, Westfield, NJ
George K. Martin, son, 16, b. Perth Amborg, NJ, 22 Jan 1910. Same address.

S. S. Arabic, sailing from Antwerp Sep 7, 1928, arrived in New York, Sep 17, 1928.
On the passenger list:
Elinor Harmon Martin, age 52, born Zionsville, IN, 23 Sep 1876. Address in the U.S. Lennox Hotel, Boston, MA
George K. Martin, age 18, b. Perth Amboy, NJ, 22 Jan 1910. Address in the U.S. Harvard College, Cambridge, MA

1930 Census. Elizabeth, Union Co, New Jersey, Hh 175 - the two older brothers were living together.
Harmon Martin, 28, b. CO, parents b. IN, Personal Asst, Bank
Payne, brother, 26, b. CO, parents b. IN, Production Engineer, Electric ???

At Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co, MA:
George K. Martin, age 20, Student, b. New Jersey, parents b. IN

I didn't find Eleanor and Oliver C. in 1930.

S.S. Majestic, Sailing from Cherbourg, 18 Mar 1931, arriving New York, 24 March 1931.
Oliver C. Martin, age 57, b. 27 Jun 1873, Rockville (Parke Co), IN, Address in U.S., 47 Elm Street, Elizabeth, NJ
Elinor Martin, age 54, b. 23 Sep 1876, Zionsville, IN, Address, same.

Lurline. List of Inward-Bound Passengers to Los Angeles, 16 Mar 1949. From Honolulu, Hawaii
Elinor Martin, age 72, b. Zionsville, IN

George Keith Martin married Jeanne Ethel Madden, 3 Jun 1938 in Scanton, Lackawanna Co, PA. He was 28, the son of Oliver Martin and Eleanor Harmon. She was 22, the daughter of Harry Madden and Grave Browning.

Harmon Curtis Martin, born Denver, Co, 5 April 1902, applied for a passport, issued 27 Mar 1925. He stated his father was Oliver Curtis Martin, born Rockville, IN, residing at 106 Stanmore Place, Westfield, NJ. Harmon was living at 51 Perkins Hall, Cambridge, MA and was a student. He was leaving from New York to travel through Italy, England, Frange, Belgium, and Germany.
Description: Agee 22, 5'11" tall, brown eyes, straight nose and mouth, pointed chin, dark hair, clear complexion. Austin S. N. Phillips, another student, living 51 Matthews Hall in Cambridge, had known him for 10 years and testified on his behalf.
Harmon Curtis Martin married Kathleen Audrey Smith, 14 Feb 1939, Los Angeles, CA. He was age 36; his parents Oliver Curtis Martin and Elinor Harmon. She was 25, daughter of Albert Edward Smith and Hazel Ann Neason.
An Immigration card on FamilySearch reveals that he visited Brazil in February of 1961. He was married and gave his parents names as Oliver Curtis Martin and Elinor Harmon. He was born 5 Apr 1902 in Denver, CO. He was a bank officer and lived at 1083 Hillside Ave, Plainfield, NJ.

Events

Birth23 Sep 1875Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana

Families

FatherJames N. "Taylor" Harmon (1848 - 1933)
MotherMartha Ellen Miller (1840 - 1914)
SiblingPharos Harmon (1877 - 1883)

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