Martin, Micajah Doty

Martin, Micajah Doty

Male - 1891

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  • Name Martin, Micajah Doty 
    Born Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1891  South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I32834  Sackett
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2011 

    Family Sackett, Ellen Agnes,   b. 26 Dec 1855, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1926, Viola, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 8 Mar 1882 
    Children 
     1. Martin, Florence Isabel,   b. 26 Dec 1882, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1980  (Age 97 years)
     2. Martin, Iva Mae,   b. 19 Jul 1883, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1912, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     3. Martin, Effel Agnes,   b. July 26th 1891, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1896, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 5 years)
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2011 
    Family ID F11621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - - Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Martin, Florence Isabel - 26 Dec 1882 - Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Martin, Iva Mae - 19 Jul 1883 - South Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1891 - South Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Martin, Effel Agnes - July 26th 1891 - Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • http://iagenweb.org/monroe/Bios/martindj.htm
      Biographical & Genealogical History of Appanoose & Monroe Counties, Iowa

      New York, Lewis Publishing Co. 1903
      David J. Martin page 176

      One of the ablest and most prosperous men of Monroe county to-day is D.J. Martin, who resides two and three-quarters miles northwest of Melrose, on the place known as the Walnut Grove farm, where he is extensively engaged in breeding thoroughbred shorthorn cattle and Poland China hogs. He started in life without any particular advantages which would of themselves boost him to the top round of the ladder of success, but he has by the wise use of the talents that were vouchsafed to him and by the exercise of the determination and energy that were in him risen to a place where he may be called one of the leaders in the business and social life of his community.

      «b»M.D. Martin«/b», his father, was born in Ohio and came to Illinois when quite a young man, and from there went to Iowa, where he located in Wayne county, and a few years later located in Wayne township, Monroe county. He[sic] wife, Elizabeth S. Prather, was born in Bartholomew county, Indiana, in 1828, and there passed her early life. She came to Iowa in 1848 and located in Van Buren county, but in the same year her father, D.J. Prather, settled in Monroe county, and she remained at home there until her marriage.

      The marriage occurred in 1853**, and one child was born, the subject of this sketch. Mr. Martin marred[sic] a Miss Sackett for his second wife, and they became the parents of three children. Mr. Martin died in South Dakota in 1891 and was buried near Rochester, Minnesota, where his second wife now lives. The mother of our subject lived on the home farm until 1884, when she went to Eugene, Oregon, where her death occurred January 30, 1901.

      D.J. Martin is a native son of Monroe county, his birth having occurred August 8, 1854. He received his preliminary education in the town of Melrose, and at the age of seventeen entered Howes Academy at Mount Pleasant, where he was a student for two years, and he then spent one year at the Iowa Wesleyan University. For the next seven years he devoted himself to teaching school in the winter and to farming in the summer seasons.

      On March 5, 1885, he was married to Miss Sarah Brandon, who was born in Monroe county, and whose father we shall mention further on in this article. She attended the common schools of her native county until her seventeenth year, and afterward received a complete business training at the Bloomfield and Shenandoah business colleges. After returning from school she opened the first set of books in her father's newly established bank at Melrose, and for four years preceding her marriage acted as cashier in this bank, she having been among the first, or perhaps the first lady bank cashier in the state of Iowa. Her sister then accepted the position and served in that capacity until her marriage, at which time Mr. and Mrs. Martin took charge of the bank, Mr. Martin being cashier and his wife assistant.

      This arrangement was continued for about seven years, and during the last four years Mr. Martin was the owner of a one-third interest in the bank. After retiring from the bank he returned to his farm, where he now lives. He has about four hundred acres of excellent land, and his place shows the evidences of good management and thrift, which are largely responsible for his success. He also owns land in Oregon, while his wife has eighty acres in this county and one hundred and sixty acres in Texas.

      In political belief Mr. Martin adheres to the Republican party and is chairman of the central committee of Wayne township. In religious affairs both he and his wife have been reared in the faith of the Methodist church and are active workers in the cause. They are well known and highly respected in all circles. Mr. and Mrs. Martin became the parents of six children, five sons and one daughter: Randall, who died in infancy; Elbert C., Sterling B., Thomas, David B., Mildred L.; all are natives of Monroe county.

      Thomas Brandon, the father of Mrs. Martin, is a pioneer settler of Monroe county. He was born in Crouchtown, Tennessee, August 27, 1826, and remained there until sixteen years of age. He came to Iowa in 1845 and took up a homestead claim in Franklin township, Monroe county. He has since bought a great deal of land in this county and at one time owned about fourteen hundred acres, a large part of which he has since given to his children.

      He was the founder of the first bank in Melrose, and perhaps has done more to develop the material resources of the county than any other one man. Forty-one years ago he nearly suffered the loss of his eyesight, and his daughter, Mrs. Martin, assisted him in organizing his bank at Melrose, and to her he owes much to his success. He is now seventy-six years old and spends his winters on a large plantation in Texas and San Diego, California. Mr. Brandon is well known over the entire county and is everywhere shown the honor due to an old age following a life of useful and successful effort.
      **Note: The marriage record (below) indicates that the marriage took place 23 Jun 1854; a couple of months before the son was born.
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      «b»Micajah D. Martin«/b»
      Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992
      spouse: Elizabeth F. Prather
      marriage: 23 Jun 1854 - Monroe Co., Iowa
      record title: Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992
      groom's name: Micajah D. Martin
      bride's name: Elizabeth F. Prather
      marriage date: 3 Jun 1854
      marriage place: Monroe Co., Iowa
      indexing project (batch) number: M58911-1
      system origin: Iowa-VR
      source film number: 0980485

      «b»Micajah D. Martin«/b»
      Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992
      spouse: Elizabeth F. Prather
      marriage: 23 Jun 1854 - Monroe, Iowa
      record title: Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992
      groom's name: Micajah D. Martin
      bride's name: Elizabeth F. Prather
      marriage date: 23 Jun 1854
      marriage place: Monroe, Iowa
      indexing project (batch) number: M02538-5
      system origin: Iowa-EASy
      source film number: 980485
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      1880 Census; 1st Ward, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota
      Family History Library Film: 1254628
      NA Film Number: T9-0628
      Page Number: 455C
      M. D. MARTIN, Self, S, Male, W, 58, OH, Carpenter, NJ, VA
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      http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/brookings/land/brook-mo.txt
      SDGENWEB File -- Brookings Co. SD -- Federal Land Records -- Names "M" - "O"
      Key to Case Types: 251000- Homestead
      Land Conveyance types in this database: PA - Patent
      Meridians: 05 - 5th Principal Meridian -- located in the eastern part of Iowa

      NAME / MERIDIAN / TWP / RANGE / SECTION / ACREAGE / TYPE / CASETYPE / DOCID / DATE
      MARTIN MICAJAH D HEIRS OF / 05 / 111 N / 050 W / 008 / 160 / 251105 / PA / 1921 / 10/20/1897
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      http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/
      Patentee Name; State; County; Issue Date; Land Office; Doc. Nr.; Accession/Serial Nr.
      MARTIN, MICAJAH D; SD; Brookings; 10/20/1897; Montana State Office; 1921; SDMTAA 080394

      Names
      Patentee: MICAJAH D MARTIN
      Survey
      State: SOUTH DAKOTA
      Acres: 160
      Metes/Bounds: No
      Title Transfer
      Issue Date: 10/20/1897
      Land Office: Montana State Office
      Cancelled: No
      U.S. Reservations: No
      Mineral Reservations: No
      Authority: March 3, 1873: Timber Culture (17 Stat. 605)
      Document Numbers
      Document Nr.: 1921
      Accession/Serial Nr.: SDMTAA 080394
      BLM Serial Nr.: SDMTAA 080394


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