Jackson County KS Archives Obituaries.....MARTIN, James W.  October 12, 1922
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The Holton Recorder
Jackson County
Thursday
October 12, 1922

Death of "Jim" Martin.
Popular Salesman Succumbs to Long Illness Last Saturday.
James W. MARTIN, died at his home in Wichita lat Saturday. Death resulted after
a long illness starting last winter with a case of influenza. He was unable to
shake off the effects of the disease and his condition became weaker from month
to month. 
The body was brought to Holton for burial. Funeral services were held in the
Presbyterian church Tuesday, Rev. L.F. WARING officiating in the absence of Rev.
F.E. MUNNEKE. Burial was delayed until evening pending the arrival of Mrs. C.W.
KINTER from West Virginia. The Masonic lodge had charge of the burial rites. The
pallbearers were James S. NAYLOR, C.D. BATEMAN, C.B. ELLIS, Ross B. FRANCIS,
W.E. BEIGHTEL, M.A. BENDER. Miss Ellen LOWELL sang at the service.
James W. Martin was born in Morehead, Kentucky, April 6, 1876, and came to
Kansas with his parents at the age of 9 years. He received his education in the
Holton public schools, and was a graduate of the class of '93, later attending
Campbell College.
In the spring of 1898 he joined the army as a private in Co. D., 22nd Kansas
Volunteer Infantry at Holton and was honorably discharged and mustered out in
the falll of the same year. He was a teacher for six years, was superintendent
three years, one year at Hoyt and two years at Whiting.
He was elected to the office of county clerk in 1906, and served two terms,
afterward going to Topeka and taking a position as traveling salesman with the
Hall Lithographing Co., which positioin he held till the time of his death. He
joined the Presbyterian church at the age of 14 years. He was married on
December 6, 1906, to Elsie BROWN at Whiting, Kan. There were three children born
to this union, John Q., who died in infancy, and Dorothy V. and Mary Lucile.
He is survived by his wife and two daughters, his mother and father, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Martin, of Follansbee, West Virginia, his sister, Mrs. C.W. Kinter of
the same place, and brother J. P. MARTIN of Pittsburg, Pa., besides numerous
friends and relatives. He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks No. 427 Wichita, and
of the Holton Masonic Lodge No. 42, A.F. & A.M. 


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