Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Martin, Charles C October 19, 1848 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com February 10, 2006, 3:58 am Author: "History of Grundy County, Illinois", 1882 CHARLES C. MARTIN, molder, Morris, was born October 19, 1848, in Fayette County, Penn., and is the son of J. B. and Sarah (HAMILTON) MARTIN, the latter of whom died in the spring of 1859, in Pennsylvania. In the spring of 1861, the father of our subject removed to Morris, Grundy County, and engaged in brickmaking; he now resides in Ottawa, Ill. Our subject received the greater part of his schooling in Morris. In 1864, when less than sixteen years of age, he enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Regular Illinois Volunteers, in which he served several months. He is now engaged with Messrs. GRIGGS and STEEP in the manufacture of drain-tile and brick, the firm being known as GRIGGS, MARTIN & STEEP. May 5, 1869, Mr. MARTIN married Miss Lydia A. HART, a native of Belmont County, Ohio, born January 23, 1848. She is a daughter of Rev. Samuel and Rachel (THOMAS) HART; he was born June 17, 1817, died January 26, 1882; she was born August 28, 1813, and is now living in Odell, Livingston Co., Ill. Mr. and Mrs. MARTIN have five children - Leonidas A., born December 19, 1870; Lillie May, August 2, 1872; Charles Wilford, April 11, 1875; Grace M., December 19, 1877; and James Garfield, born May 29, 1880. Mrs. MARTIN is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Mr. MARTIN belongs to the I. O. O. F. [Source: "History of Grundy County, Illinois", Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Lake Side Building, 1882] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/martin96nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb