Fountain County IN Archives Biographies.....Martin, Amos 1823 - 
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)

   Amos Martin, farmer and stock raiser, Newtown, eldest son of Ephraim and
brother to John S. Martin, was born in Miami county, Ohio, April 4, 1823. His
father's family settled in Richland township, where his brother John lives, in
1832. Mr. Martin has always been engaged in his present business. He owns
several tracts of valuable land. In his homestead are 465 acres, all under
cultivation and in a high state of improvement; 380 acres in Benton county, and
160 in Nebraska; all valued at $44,000. He was married the first time, March 5,
1855, to Mary Steward, of Covington, who survived only till the 19th of May. He
married again, November 13, 1856, Miss Hannah Palin, daughter of Henry and
Huldah (Hunt) Palin. She was born August 12, 1838. They have had six children,
as follows: Cora B., born November 13, 1857 (died May 25, 1873); John R.,
February 18, 1859; Elmer A., April 24, 1861; Frank S., September 18, 1864;
Charles E., January 19, 1867; Lydia Pearl, March 25, 1874. Mr. Martin was
drafted in 1864, and hired a substitute for $1,200. He and his wife belong to
the United Brethren church. He is a republican.

Additional Comments:
Richland Township

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,

TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,

GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.

BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.

WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.

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