I have read with interest the Hav-A-Tampa queries. I too am looking for information on a cigar factory that belonged to my Great Uncle J. M. Martinez. His company was known as the J. M. Martinez Company and was supposedly a large cigar factory that was located in West Tampa. I have not been able to find out any further information on this. All I know is that he came to Tampa with Vincente Martinez-Ybor. J. M. Martinez died in Tampa in 1911 and I do have his obituary, but it does not really give much information. His son apparently took over the company, but what happened after that is a mystery. Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks, Cheryl Sanchez-Sivers Researching Martinez/Del Rio/Sanchez/Cepero/Mira all Cuban immigrants who migrated to West Tampa after living for awhile in Key West, Florida.