Individual Details
Euclid Martin
(22 Mar 1847 - 17 Nov 1917)
West Virginia separated from Virginia on 20 June 1863 to become the 35th State.
There is a photocopy of a photo of Euclid in in Jo Knight journal #2, page 32.
1892 and 1893. There are numerous newspaper articles relating to Euclid Martin's political career in Jo Knight's Journal #3, Pages 59-81. Euclid Martin served as the President of the Omaha Board of Trade, member of the Board of Education, Treasurer of the Democratic State Central Committee, member of the Douglass County Central Committee, and was World's Fair Commissioner for Nebraska. In 1898 President Cleveland appointed Euclid Martin to be postmaster at Omaha, Nebraska.
Euclid was a partner in the firm Parlin, Orendorff & Martin (an agricultural implement sales business) and ran the Omaha branch of the business. A profile and history of the business can be found in Jo Knight journal #3, Pages 76-78.
In May 1900, Euclid was published in "The Omahan" with an article titled "Omaha as a Commercial Center". Euclid was at the time serving as President of the Omaha Commercial Club. See Jo Knight journal Pages 82-83.
In 1909, Euclid sold his interest in the business "Parlin, Orendorff & Martin Company", and sold his home in Omaha, Nebraska in preparation for his move to California. See Jo Knight Journal #3, Pages 67 & 68.
Events
| Birth | 22 Mar 1847 | (West) Virginia |  | ||
| Moved-shared | 1861 | (Jotham Martin) Minonk, Woodford Co., Illinois | | ||
| Membership | 13 Mar 1872 | the Masonic Lodge - Minonk, Woodford Co., Illinois | | ||
| Marriage | 10 Sep 1873 | Minonk, Woodford Co., Illinois - Luella Martin | | ||
| Occupation | 1880 | elected to the State legislature - Illinois | | ||
| Moved | 1 Sep 1882 | Omaha, Nebraska | | ||
| Occupation | 1887 | Manager in Parlin, Oredorff & Martin, a large farm implement company. - Omaha, Nebraska | | ||
| Occupation | 1893 | appointed by President Harrison as a Nebraska Commissioner to the World's Fair | | ||
| Occupation | 1894 | ran for State Central Committee of Democrat Party - Omaha, Nebraska | | ||
| Occupation | 1 Mar 1895 | appointed Postmaster by President Cleveland - Omaha, Nebraska | | ||
| Occupation | 1900 | chairman of the Executive Committee of the Commercial Club of Omaha | | ||
| Moved | 1909 | California | | ||
| Death | 17 Nov 1917 | Pasadena, California | | ||
| Probate | Apr 1921 | Los Angeles Co., California | |
Families
| Spouse | Luella Martin (1851 - 1939) |
| Child | George Cushing Martin (1875 - ) |
| Child | Helen Edmona Martin (1877 - ) |
| Child | Gaylord Jotham Martin (1879 - ) |
| Father | Jotham Martin (1818 - 1907) |
| Mother | Rebecca Clegg (1819 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Presley A. Martin (1843 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Martin (1844 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Franklin B. Martin (1845 - 1846) |
| Sibling | Mary Martha Martin (1849 - 1936) |
| Sibling | John Milton Martin (1850 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Jane Martin (1852 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Oliver Hazard Perry Martin (1853 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Joshua J. Martin (1855 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Anna Rebecca Martin (1857 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Esther Virginia Martin (1859 - 1956) |
| Sibling | George Washington Martin (1861 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Jotham Kinzie Martin (1863 - 1926) |
Endnotes
1. , "Jotham Martin journal #3," 40; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
2. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #3," Page 60; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
3. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #5," Page 48, 50; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
4. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #3," Page 60; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
5. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #5," Page 41, 48, 50; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
6. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #3," Page 43 - 46 membership announcement; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
7. Jotham Martin Journal #2, 80.
8. Presley Martin Journal, Page 10.
9. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #5," Page 49; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
10. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #5," Page 48; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
11. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #3," Page 60; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
12. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #5," Page 48, 50; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
13. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #5," Page 54, 55, 62; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
14. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #5," Page 50; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
15. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #5," Page 52; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
16. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #5," Page 49, 63; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
17. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #5," Page 57 - 60; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
18. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #3," Page 63; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
19. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #3," Page 85; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
20. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #3," Page 69-73; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .