Thanks, Jon. I have done some of this but your suggestion is a good one and I will expand the search to the various places where they might have had contact. It is frustrating to not have census records after 1930. My assumption is that J. S. Martin died in California, but even that is merely an assumption without birthdate and place of birth information to help with the Social Security Death Index and California Death Index. Many thanks to the several who have already responded to my posting on this List. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Martin" <jon@jmartinfamily.com> To: <martin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [MARTIN] MARTIN, J. S. (Nebraska, Colorado, California?) > It was easy to find your dad in 1920 and 1930. I would assume that if > they > knew each other in the late teens early 20's that they might actually live > near each other. Next I would check in the close neighborhood around > where > your dad was living in both census's. > > Jon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Hunter" <billnflo@softcom.net> > To: <martin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:48 AM > Subject: Re: [MARTIN] MARTIN, J. S. (Nebraska, Colorado, California?) > > >> Thanks, Jon. I have had contact with the churches. One in Colorado sent >> me >> two newspaper clippings but neither one had any hard data that could help >> in >> searching genealogical records. As a matter of fact, I have supplied >> several of the churches with photos and other newspaper clippings. The >> Nazarene churches back in those days were pioneer efforts and they didn't >> seem to take into consideration my current needs! I have contacted >> churches >> in Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah and California. Thanks so much for the >> reply. I hadn't expected one so soon. >> >> Bill Hunter >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jon Martin" <jon@jmartinfamily.com> >> To: <martin@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 9:23 AM >> Subject: Re: [MARTIN] MARTIN, J. S. (Nebraska, Colorado, California?) >> >> >>>I suggest that you contact the Nazarene churches in the towns listed to >>>see >>> if they might have any records of JS and JR. Churches usually do keep >>> records for long periods of time. >>> >>> Jon Martin >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Bill Hunter" <billnflo@softcom.net> >>> To: <MARTIN@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 8:28 PM >>> Subject: [MARTIN] MARTIN, J. S. (Nebraska, Colorado, California?) >>> >>> >>>> Help! I'm going bananas trying to find a J. S. MARTIN. I knew the man >>>> in >>>> the Bay Area, California in the 1950s-1960s. I believe his wife's name >>>> was Minnie and they may have had a daughter named Dollye. My father >>>> was >>>> a >>>> Nazarene evangelist and elder and I know for a fact that J. R. HUNTER >>>> and >>>> J. S. MARTIN had extended evangelistic meetings in Colorado in the >>>> period >>>> of 1917-1920, including such towns as Montrose, Delta, Canon City, and >>>> Colorado Springs. I have photos of J. S. MARTIN from that time and a >>>> newspaper clipping or two (one of which cited him incorrectly as B. S. >>>> MARTIN. I believe that while the MARTINS were living in the Bay Area, >>>> they attended the Berkeley Church of the Nazarene and were involved >>>> with >>>> my parents in the Bay Area Holiness Association. I have tried to >>>> obtain >>>> information from various Church of the Nazarene sources and the >>>> national >>>> denominational Archives in Kansas City, but with little success. >>>> >>>> Unfortunately, I do not know what the initials J. S. stand for and I do >>>> not know where he was born. I know they lived for a time in Nebraska. >>>> All my efforts in checking census records have been unsuccessful. >>>> There >>>> are plenty of Martins in Nebraska in the 1900-1930 censuses, but I >>>> haven't >>>> been able to hook up a J. S. Martin with a wife named Minnie. Of >>>> course, >>>> Minnie may also be only a nickname. The daughter Dollye (again real >>>> name >>>> or nickname?) obviously was given because my mother's name was Dollye. >>>> My >>>> sense is that J. S. and Minnie Martin died in California, but without >>>> birthdates and place of birth I can't seem to pick them out of the >>>> California Death Index or Social Security Death Index. Believe me, I >>>> have >>>> tried everything. >>>> >>>> I do not know where my father and J. S. MARTIN may have become >>>> acquainted, >>>> though I suspect it had to be in either Nebraska or possibly Iowa. My >>>> father was born in New Market, Iowa in 1883 and my sense is that he and >>>> J. >>>> S. Martin were of an age. I have photos from Colorado that suggest >>>> that >>>> my father and J. S. MARTIN were called "The Sons of Thunder" in the >>>> advertising for their evangelistic meetings. J. S. MARTIN was the song >>>> leader and soloist of the HUNTER-MARTIN evangelistic team. >>>> >>>> Is there anyone out there who might have some clues that would help me >>>> locate J. S. and Minnie MARTIN? I am amxious to get their genealogical >>>> data as I am researching my father's life and ministry in order to put >>>> together a written memoir. Please forgive this too lengthyand probably >>>> confusing posting. I hope that someone out there may be able to help. >>>> Thanks. Tis is my first posting so hopefully I haven't violated any of >>>> the list's rules. >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> MARTIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. >>> It has removed 3920 spam emails to date. >>> Paying users do not have this message in their emails. >>> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> MARTIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MARTIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 3921 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARTIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >