Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Martin, Thompson 1832 - 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

Thompson Martin, retired farmer, P. O. Gardner, was born August 28, 1832, in 
New York City. Is son of Alfred and Hannah (Cox) Martin, natives of New 
Jersey, and the parents of nine children - John, Mary, Thompson, Henry L., 
William K., Harriet D., Jane M., George W. and James P. Our subject attended 
school considerably. At the age of six, he fell from a mill and injured his 
skull, which impaired his mental powers. Was with his parents till nineteen, 
when he came to Illinois on a hunting spree, and finally made a settlement, 
his father buying him eighty acres of land in Braceville Township, which was 
mostly timbered. Was married to Amanda Cairns, the result being two children - 
William and Charlie. In 1873, he left his farm and came to Gardner on account 
of poor health, where he has since remained. He enlisted in Company I, Fifty-
eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, and was out over three years. His 
wife died June 28, 1858, and he was again married, November 14, 1865, to 
Huldah Sutton, the result being six children - Harriet A., Alberta, Alfred N., 
John B., Helen E. and Llewellyn. The present Mrs. Martin is a daughter of 
Nathan and Martha Sutton, settlers here about 1861; her mother is living with 
them, and is hale and hearty at eighty-seven years. He has served in some 
small township offices; was Deputy Postmaster once, and carried the mail from 
Braceville to Craigs. Our subject owned the first log cabin ever built on the 
prairies in this part of the country; it was built by Woodward in 1847. The 
building was used for firewood and hitching-posts in Gardner.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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