Individual Details

John Chester "Johney" Martin

(January 24, 1905 - )

"Johnny Martin was born in Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma. The family returned to Greenfield, Dade County, Missouri in 1908 and he lived here until the age of eleven when the family moved to Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado. Although the Martin family moved back to the Ozarks, Johnny couldn't forget his little girl friend in Las Animas. He returned to Las Animas and married Hazel Rice 21 May 1930. They have made Colorado home all these years but at last report (1989) Hazel had broken a hip and after surgery was living in a nursing home. Johnny was living alone in their home in Colorado." (Reta M. Evans, 5605 Westcreek Dr., Fort Worth, Texas, author of "A Martin Family Saga" Henington Publishing Co., Wolf City, Texas, Library of Congress Card Catalog # 91-076322. Family Sheet compiled by Della Martin, Las Animas, Colorado.)

Events

BirthJanuary 24, 1905Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma
MarriageMay 21, 1930Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado - Hazel Rice

Families

SpouseHazel Rice (1907 - )
ChildDorothy Ann Martin (1931 - )
FatherJacob Eugene "Jake" Martin (1871 - 1953)
MotherMary Jane Daniel (1877 - 1929)
SiblingAlice Elizabeth Martin (1897 - 1969)
SiblingDella Mabel Martin (1900 - 1986)
SiblingMayme Frances Martin (1901 - 1901)