Christopher Martin

Brief Life History of Christopher

When Christopher Martin was born in 1831, in Ohio, United States, his father, William Martin, was 33 and his mother, Catherine Graham, was 26. He married Catherine Crumrine on 29 January 1854, in Allen, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 10 daughters. He lived in Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 27 January 1911, in Perry Township, Allen, Ohio, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Fletcher Cemetery, Yoder, Allen, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christopher Martin
1831–1911
Catherine Crumrine
1835–1901
Marriage: 29 January 1854
David Martin
1855–1927
Mary Ellen Martin
1857–1893
Jessie Martin
1857–
William Martin
1857–1923
Olin Martin
1859–
Susan Martin
1859–
Margaret J Martin
1859–1932
Sally Martin
1860–
Sarah Catherine Martin
1862–1937
Jennie M. Martin
1863–
John Martin
1865–1865
Leonard Martin
1867–1868
Infant Martin
1868–1868
Tamer Martin
1870–1872
Lamer S. Martin
1870–
John T. Martin
1874–1947
Caroline I Roth
1875–
Emma Mary Martin
1876–1877
Charles Martin
1877–1935
Charles D Martin
1878–

Sources (33)

  • Christopher Martin, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Christopher Martin - Published information: birth-name: Christopher Martin
  • Christoph Martin, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"

World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, Irish, French, Walloon, Breton, Dutch, Flemish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Italian (Veneto); Spanish (Martín): from a personal name derived from Latin Martinus, itself a derivative of Mars, genitive Martis, the Roman god of fertility and war, whose name may derive ultimately from a root mar ‘gleam’. This was borne by a famous 4th-century Christian saint, Martin of Tours, and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. In North America, the surname Martin has absorbed cognates and derivatives from other languages, e.g. Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Marcin , Albanian Martini , Polish surnames beginning with Marcin-, and Slovenian patronymics like Martinčič (see Martincic ). Martin is the most frequent surname in France and one of the most frequent surnames in Wallonia.

English: variant of Marton .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mártain, ‘descendant of Martin’ (compare 1 above). Otherwise, a shortened form of Gilmartin or McMartin ; sometimes also spelled Martyn.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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