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Jefferson Martin
(1840-1913)
Elmira Jane Fortney
(1845-1918)
John H. Martin
(1875-1962)
Mary Ann Martin
(1868-1956)
Boyd Penrose Martin
(1897-1947)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Margaret J. Coyle

Boyd Penrose Martin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 7 September 1897, Pennsylvania, United States 2 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Margaret J. Coyle on 27 June 1920 in Pennsylvania, United States 1 2 3
  • Died: 5 April 1947 at age 49 7
  • Buried: After 5 April 1947, Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States 7
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bullet  General Notes:


Not found in the 1920 US Census. Not yet married at the time of the census and not living with his parents on their 1920 US Census enumeration.
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bullet  Burial Notes:


It is highly likely that his gravestone has the incorrect year of birth on it. It should be 1897 instead of 1898. His 1900 US Census form gives his birth date as Sep 1897 and most other census years reference a birth year of 1897. His 1918 World War I Draft Registration card has his birth date as 7 Sep 1897. His 1920 marriage license application gives has age as 23 which equates with a birth year of 1897 and not 1898.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 7 September 1898, Pennsylvania, United States. 7

2. 1900 US Census, 4 June 1900, Warrington Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States. 5 1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 178, Family 19
Warrington Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Boyd P. Martin..Son..Sep 1897..2..PA

(Living with 2 sons.)

3. 1910 US Census, April 1910, Monaghan Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States. 6 1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 76, Family 75
Monaghan Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Boyd P. Martin..Son..12..PA

(Living with parents.)

4. Occupation: Repairman, Harrisburg Pipe Bending Co, 12 September 1918, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. 4

5. Residence: 203-1/2 Hummel Street, 12 September 1918, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. 4



6. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, 12 September 1918, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 Name: Boyd Penrose Martin
Birth Date: 07 Sep 1897

7. Occupation: Machinist, 26 June 1920, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. 1

8. 1930 US Census, 11 April 1930, Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 1930 US Census
Sheet 16B, 17A, District 24, Family 391, Roll 2062
Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
1014 Orchard Avenue, house rented, $20; 7th Ward
Boyd P. Martin..Father..33..PA..Construction Worker, Steel Plant

(Living with wife, 2 sons, and widowed father-in-law.)

9. 1940 US Census, 23 April 1940, Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, United States. 3 1940 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 9-11, Family 143, Roll 2344
Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, United States, Ward 1
41 West 8th Street; Home rented, $31
Boyd Martin..Head..40..PA..12th grade..Electric burner, Wholesale Scrap Iron..earned $1500 in 1939

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 7 Sep 1897, then his age should have been 42 instead of 40.



10. Cemetery: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, After 5 April 1947, Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. 7 PLOT: Section D
Find A Grave Memorial 44159330


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Boyd married Margaret J. Coyle, daughter of James Coyle and Mary D. Keating, on 27 June 1920 in Pennsylvania, United States.1 2 3 (Margaret J. Coyle was born in May 1887 in Pennsylvania, United States, died on 26 June 1965 in Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, United States 8 and was buried after 26 June 1965 in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



1. Marriage Image, 27 June 1920, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. 1

2. 1930 US Census, 11 April 1930, Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 1930 US Census
Sheet 16B, 17A, District 24, Family 391, Roll 2062
Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
1014 Orchard Avenue, house rented, $20; 7th Ward
Boyd P. Martin..Father..33..PA..Construction Worker, Steel Plant
Margaret Martin..Wife..39..PA
Bernard Martin..Son..9..PA
William Martin..Son..1y 7m..PA
James Coyle..Father-in-law..79..PA..Widowed

3. 1940 US Census, 23 April 1940, Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, United States. 3 1940 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 9-11, Family 143, Roll 2344
Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, United States, Ward 1
41 West 8th Street; Home rented, $31
Boyd Martin..Head..40..PA..12th grade..Electric burner, Wholesale Scrap Iron..earned $1500 in 1939
Margaret Martin..Wife..45..PA..4th grade
Bernard Martin..Son..18..PA..11th grade
William Martin..Son..11..PA..4th grade


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Boyd P. Martin
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Jun 1920
Event Place: , Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place: Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year (Estimated): 1897
Father's Name: John H. Martin
Mother's Name: Mary A. Martin
Spouse's Name: Margaret Coyle
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 29
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Spouse's Father's Name: James Coyle
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Kattni
Reference ID: p 25

Citing this Record
"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF91-K1T : 5 November 2017), Mary Kattni in entry for Boyd P. Martin and Margaret Coyle, 27 Jun 1920; citing Marriage, , Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 21,474.
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After the 1930 US Census which showed them living in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, they moved about 150 miles eastward to Bayonne, New Jersey. They appeared there in the 1940 US Census. Boyd died in 1947 at a yet unknown location and was buried back in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Apparently his widower must have remained in Bayonne, New Jersey because she died there in 1965 and was then buried back in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
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Sources


1 "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 18 Aug 2014); Boyd P. Martin and Margaret Coyle, 27 Jun 1920; citing Marriage, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 21,474.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 16B, 17A, dwelling 375, family 391, Boyd P. Martin and Margaret Coyle; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 18 Oct 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2062.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, enumeration district (ED) 9-11, sheet 8B, household 143, Boyd Penrose Martin and Margaret J. Coyle; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 4 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 2344.

4 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Aug 2019); Boyd Penrose Martin, 1917-1918; citing Harrisburg City no 2, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,893,233.

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 178, sheet 1B, dwelling 19, family 19, John H. Martin and Mary Ann Martin; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 17 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 76, sheet 3B, family 75, John H. Martin and Mary Ann Martin; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 17 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); (accessed 04 August 2019), memorial page for Boyd Penrose Martin (7 Sep 1898\endash 5 Apr 1947), Find A Grave Memorial no. 44159330, citing Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); (accessed 04 August 2019), memorial page for Margaret J. Coyle Martin (May 1887'9626 Jun 1965), Find A Grave Memorial no. 172120432, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA


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