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Hiram C. Martin was born in Milan, Dutchess County, NY on 22 October 1822. His grandfather, George Martin, was a farmer in that county during the time of the Revolutionary War and resided there until his death. Caleb "Dakins" Martin, a son of George, was reared in Milan, Dutchess County. He married a Miss Cortol (??) and they had at least 8 children; Alexander, John, William, Hiram*, Garrett, Oliver, Uriah, and Henry. Later, Dakins and his wife moved to Wisconsin with one of their sons an remained there the rest of their lives.The sources for this excerpt include the following; "Biographical Review - Broome Co., NY, 1894 - - The leading citizens of Broome Co., NY"; published in 1894.; Hiram C. Martin's Civil War service records; NY State and Federal census records; Hiram C. Martin's probate records; Various birth, death, and burial records.Hiram was only 11 years old when he was compelled to take on the burden of earning his own living. He eventually married Miss Sarah A. Martin, a daughter of Lott and Ruth Martin, also of Dutchess Co., NY. It is still uncertain if there was any familial relationship between these two Martin families. Hiram lived as a laborer in Dutchess County until sometime between 1855-60, then in Binghamton by 1860 until 1862, when he enlisted in the Civil War. During his service as a horse farreir, he became too ill to continue his service and received an honorable discharge. A previously written biography of him states that he was discharged due to injuries sustained when he was kicked by a horse. However, upon examination of his war records, this was clearly not the case.
After the War, Hiram and his family relocated a short distance away, to the town of Union, Broome County, NY, where he owned a small farm. Hiram and Sarah had 2 children, Mary Ophelia and Andrew B. Martin. Mary Ophelia Martin married Oliver Gibbs of Union, and their children were Hattie and Frank Gibbs. Before her marriage to Oliver Gibbs, Mary Ophelia Martin had a child named Herman Martin. Herman was raised by his grandparents, Hiram and Sarah Martin. At this point it is not known who Herman's father was, or whether or not he was born out of wedlock.
Andrew Martin married Miss Mary Shafer, and they had one child, Cora. Mary Shafer Martin also had a daughter named Hattie, who was about five years old when Cora was born. Hattie is listed as Hattie Martin in their household on the 1875 census, but it is doubtful that she was Andrew's natural daughter. Mary Shafer Martin died in August, 1875, shortly after Cora's birth. Cora was then raised by her mother's parents, the Shafers. Andrew Martin married again to Hattie Frisbie in Nov. 1876. Their son, Charles 'Fay' Martin, was born in Oct. 1878. Sometime after 1880, Andrew and Hattie divorced, and Andrew married again to Miss Jennie Newton, and they had a son named Frank. Andrew then died in Dec. 1883. As of Hirams' death in 1906, Frank was residing in Brooklyn, NY. Hattie Frisbie Martin remarried to Edward Sweeney of Owego, NY, where they resided until Hattie's death in Oct. 1884. Charles 'Fay' Martin was then raised in Owego by his maternal grandmother, Sarah Fuller Frisbie.
Hiram C. Martin died in June 1906 of an injury to his lung after a fall. His wife Sarah died before him in 1892 of apoplexy.
As an additional point of interest, the daughter of Mary Ophelia Gibbs, Hattie Gibbs, married Simeon Spangenburg. They had at least 8 children and resided in the Binghamton area.
Here is a list of descendants for Hiram C. Martin, as I have gathered from various local sources ( i.e. Obituaries, death certificates, census records, etc...). If anyone has anything to add or corrections to make to this, please E-mail me and I will make necessary changes.
1 ) Hiram C. Martin - b. Oct 1822 in Dutchess Co., NY (son of Caleb "Dakins" Martin), married to Sarah A. Martin (b. 1817 in Dutchess Co., NY, dau of Lott and Ruth Martin). Hiram died June 1906 in Union, Broome Co., NY, and Sarah died April 1898 in Union, Broome Co., NY. They had 2 children:
........A ) Mary Ophelia Martin, b. 1844 in Dutchess Co., NY. Had one son in 1865, father undetermined by me.
..............1 ) Herman J. Martin, b. 1865, married Carrie - ? -, b. abt. 1874 and had:
....................a ) Henry Martin, b. 1898.
....................b ) Irene Martin, b. 1901.
....................c ) Laura Martin, b. 1897.
- - - ( * Note, this family still resided in Binghamton, NY as of the 1920 census.)
About 1872, Mary Ophelia Martin married Oliver Gibbs of Broome Co., NY, and they had the following children:
..............2 ) Hattie Gibbs, b. ? and married Simeon Spangenburg. Their children were:
....................a ) John Spangenburg, b. ?.
....................b ) Sarah Spangenburg, b. ?.
....................c ) Leroy F. Spangenburg, b. abt. 1897.
....................d ) Linn D. Spangenburg, b. abt. 1899.
....................e ) Allen G. Spangenburg, b. abt. 1904.
.....................f ) Carl J. Spangenburg, b. abt. 1906.
....................g ) Jennie O. Spangenburg, b. abt. 1910.
..............3 ) Frank Gibbs, b. aft, 1880.
........B ) Andrew B. Martin, b. 1852 in Dutchess Co., NY. Died Dec. 1883 in Binghamton, NY. Andrew was married 3 times. The first wife was Mary Shafer (who died 1875). Their child was:
..............1 ) Cora Martin, b. 1875, d. abt 1910. She married Hiram Haskins. Children:
....................a ) Eva ( or Edith?) Haskins, b. 1891.
....................b ) Edwin Haskins (1895 - 1972/3).
Andrew's second wife was Hattie A. Frisbie ( 1861 - Oct. 1884, daugher of Hiram A. Frisbie and Sarah Emeline Fuller). They married in Nov. 1876 in Union, NY at the home of Andrew's sister, Ophelia Gibbs. They had one child:
..............2 ) Charles Fay Martin, b. Oct 1878 in Binghamton., d. Jan 1935 in Saranac Lake, NY. Married in Owego, NY in 1904 to Mary C, Hannon. (1885 - 1973, dau. of Patrick Hannon and Catherine Allen). Their children were:
...................a ) Paul Leo Martin, b. Sept. 1905 in Owego, NY, d. Sept. 1982, Married abt. 1931/32 in Owego, NY to Dorothy A. Yaple (b. 1912 in Richford, NY., d. March 1999, daugher of Charles Yaple and Inez Middaugh). Children:
........................1 ) Kay Marie Martin, b. 1933, married 1953 in Owego, NY to Robert S. Hartman (1929 - 1995, son of Myron D. Hartman and Ruth Hanna). Children:
.............................a ) Karen Sue Hartman, b. 1954. Married 1st in 1972 to Michael Padgett. Children:
.................................1 ) Richard Padgett, b. 1974. Married Melody - ? -. Child:
......................................a) Baylie Koryn Padgett, b. 1999.
.................................2 ) Renae Padgett, b. 1976. With Robert Yee. Child:
......................................b ) Jarod Robert Yee, b. 1997.
.............................b ) Wayne Robert Hartman, b. 1956. Married 1979 to Holly Sutton. Children:
.................................1 ) Alison Hartman, b. 1980 in Syracuse, NY.
.................................2 ) Brian Robert Hartman, b. 1983 in Syracuse, NY.
.............................c ) Ann Ruth Hartman, b. 1959. Married 1987 in Owego, NY to Richard Buckley. Child:
.................................1 ) Shannon Elizabeth Buckley, b. 1989 in Rochester, NY.
........................2 ) Paul Leo Martin, b. 1937. Married in Owego, NY to Sally Brown. Children:
.............................a ) Diane Martin, b. 1965. Married 1993 in Owego, NY to Louis Neira. Children:
..................................1 ) Laurel Neira, b. 1995.
..................................2 ) Logan Neira, b. 1998.
..................................3 ) Cameron Neira, b. 1999.
.............................b ) Jeffrey Martin, b. 1968. Married 1994 in Owego, NY to Tanya Delafield. Children:
..................................1 ) Trevor Martin, b. 1997.
..................................2 ) Kaitlin Nichole Martin, b. 1999.
.............................c ) Lori Martin, b. 1973.
Andrew Martin's third wife was Jennie Newton. They were married sometime after 1880, as he appears on the federal census in Binghamton with his second wife, Hattie. They divorced soon after. Andrew died in December of 1883. The child of Andrew Martin and Jennie Newton was:
................3 ) Frank Martin, b. 1883. Frank was residing in Brooklyn, NY when Hiram C. Martin's intestate records were produced in 1906. I have no further record for him.
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