I have been reading all the posts and have not seen Martins in North Platte, Nebraska. The only things I know for sure are Jack C. Martin b. 6 Feb 1895 in North Platte, NE d. 18 Mar 1942 in Seattle, WA ( my dad ) His dads name was Richard Martin and I think he had a brother E. B. Martin. This is my brick wall. Anyone have any connections to this bunch. Bill Martin wdm@toast.net

Hi Bill, We have a Henry Martin b. 1850, my grandfather, that was raised in Iowa, m. Rosa Thompson d. of William Thompson that moved from Iowa to Nebraska. Rosa and Henry were divorced maybe 1890-1900 but they had a couple of sons, Joe and Earl. I think that Earl was killed by a gun going off in a wagon and was buried around North Platte while the family was moving to Nebraska. Henry at one time had a lot of wheat fields under cultivation in Nebraska. I think that Joe Martin probably stayed in Nebraska and quite possibly in the North Platte area. There was also a William Dawson, that was Henry Martin's brother in law from his second marriage to Ida May Dawson, who was a photographer in Broken Bow Nebr. I have no real information on birth of Joe Martin except that birth would have been some time after 1880(census for Henry & Rosa in Iowa). If I find out more, I will try to get back to you. John Voorhees, Romeo, Mich. ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Martin" <wdm@toast.net> To: <MARTIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 12:06 PM Subject: [MARTIN-L] Martins in Nebraska > > > > I have been reading all the posts and have not seen Martins in North Platte, Nebraska. The only things I know for sure are Jack C. Martin b. 6 Feb 1895 in North Platte, NE d. 18 Mar 1942 in Seattle, WA ( my dad ) His dads name was Richard Martin and I think he had a brother E. B. Martin. This is my brick wall. Anyone have any connections to this bunch. > Bill Martin wdm@toast.net >