Individual Details

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.

1900 Ceunsus. Monroe, Allen Co, IN, Hh 128
David Martin, b. Jul 1826, 73, married 47 yeears, b. OH
Belinda, wife, b. Mar 1835, 65, 13 children - 11 are living, b. OH
David S., son, b. Jun 1872, 27, b. IN, Farmer
Oliver C., son, b. Jan 1874, 26, b. IN, Farmer
Joseph, son, b. Jul 1875, 24, b. IN, Farm labor
Pearl V. Duch, servant, b. Jan 1881, 19, b. IN

The Indianapolis Journal, Wed. 1 Aug 1900, p.7
Marriage Licenses.
Oliver Curtis Martin and Elinor Harmon

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 - they were living in Belgium.

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.

1940 Census. El Paso, El Paso, TX
Living in Paso Del Norte Hotel
Lived in Plainfield, Union Co, NJ in 1935
Oliver C. Martin, guest, age 66, b. IN, Marager, Metallurgical, Copper

The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Thur. 19 Nov 1942, p.17
O. C. Martin
Oliver Curtis Martin, 69, an outstanding metallurgist, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1942, at his home, 750 Belvidere Ave. A native of Parke County, Ind., he had been a resident of Plainfield for nine years.
Mr. Martin was a graduate of Indiana University, Class of 1900, and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He received an honorary degree for his outstand contribution to metallurgy. He had been retired for about one and one-half years.
Nichols Copper Corporation of New York and El Paso, Tex., was the last firm with which Mr. Martin was connected. In 1925 he was presented a commission by the Societe Generale de Belgique to help build and develop the copper industry in Belgium. He lived in Belfium for seven years and supervised the building of a copper refinery there.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Elinor Harmon Martin, three sons, Harmon C., 826 Colonial Cir.; Kenneth P. of Lancaster, Mass., and G. Keith Martin of Kansas City, Mo.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 8:30 pm from the home. The Rev. John J. Moment, D.D., pastor of Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, will Officiate. Interment will be at the convenience of the family.

El Paso Herald-Post, El Paso, TX, Wed. 18 Nov 1942, p.1
Former Manager of Copper Plant Dies
Oliver Curtis Martin Retired Two Years Ago
Oliver Curtis Martin, 69, former works manager of the Phelps-Dodge Refining Corp., in El Paso, died suddenly last night at his home in Plainfield, N.J.
Jack Dyer, former El Pasoan, who is now an executive of the Phelps-Dodge Corp., telegraphed El Paso friends of the Martin family of Mr. Martin's death.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin made their home for five years at Hotel Paso del Norte, until Mr. Mortin's retirement two years ago from active management of the copper refinery here.
Survivors include Mrs. Martin; three son, Payne, book publisher of Boston; Harmon, executive of the National City Bank of New York City and instructor at New York University; and Keith, drector of the Kansas City Art Institute.
There are three grandchildren, Kenneth and Martha Ellen, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Payne Martin, and Elinor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Martin.
An outstanding metallurgical engineer, who had served the copper industry in this county and Belgium, he was born in Indiana, and was graduated from Indiana University.
He taught science in a high school in Cheyenne, Wyo., before joining the American Smelting and Refining Co., in 1904. He was connected with company at plants in Denver, Pueblo, and Perth Amboy, N.J.
He was with the Nichols Copper Co. from 1914 to 1923, when he was employed by the Unione Miniere du Haut Katanga to build near Amsterdam, Belgium, the refinery which processed copper from the Belgian Congo.
While in Belgium, he and Mrs. Martin were prominent in international circles. She served as president of the American Women's Club of Belgium
Upon his return to the United States in 1930, he recieved the honory degree of doctor of science conferred by Indiana University.
He was with the Nichols Copper Co., consolidated with Phelps Dodge Corp. in later years, from 1930 to his retirement.

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

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The Standard-Star, New Rochelle, NY, Sat. 11 Apr 1931, p.5
Miss Adams Will be Wed Next Month
To Become Bride of Kenneth Payne Martin on May 9 [1931]
Miss Helen Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Adams of 75 Goulevard, Rochelle Heights, has announced Saturday, May 9, as the date of her marriage to Kenneth Payne Martin of Elizabeth, M. J>, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Curtis Martin of Antwerp, Belgium, and New York....
Harmon Curtis Martin of Elizabeth will act as best man ...ushers will be George Keith Martin of Antwerp, now attending Harvard University....
Mr. Martin is a graduate of Swarthmore College and of the Graduate School of Business Administration at Harvard University...
1950 Census. Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, Hh 86
100 Elm Street
K. Payne Martin, 47, b. CO, Vice Pres. of Book Mfg Plant; Helen A., wife, 43, b. NY; Kenneth A., son, 17, b. MA; Martha E. Martin, dau, 14, b. MA; Olive S. Allen, Housekeeper, 77, b. CT
Passenger on Lapland, Departed Antwerp, Belgium 31 Dec 1926, arrived 10 Jan 1927 in New York. Payne Martin, 23, b. Denver, Col. 13 Sep 1903; address in Elisabeth, NY - 315 Cherry St.

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.
He was born 22 Jan 1910, died 28 Sep 1997.
Keith Martin, age 40, b. Perth Amboy, NJ, departed on the ship Puerto Rico from New York bound for San Juan, PR. on 2nd Feb 1950. Wife Jeanne Martin, age 34, also a passenger. Their address was 1 West 67th St, New York, NY.
1930 Census - at Harvard University
14 Sep 1930 - arrived in New York from Antwerp, Belgium, on the ship Belgenland, departed 5 Sep 1930. He was age 20 - address in the U. S. was Harvard Univ.
1950 Census. Manhattan, New York, New York, Hotel Des Artistes, 67th St, West, Apt 601; G. Keith Martin, 40, b. NJ, Art Director, Business Machine Co.; Jeanne, wife, 34, b. PA; George K. Jr., son, 3, b. NY; Harry J., son, 1, b. NY


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.

Birth

23 Sep 1875

Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana

Father	James N. "Taylor" Harmon (1848 - 1933)
Mother	Martha Ellen Miller (1840 - 1914)
Sibling	Pharos Harmon (1877 - 1883)