William Donald Martin (1895 - 1980)

Born 24 Nov 1895 in Langdon, Atchison, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bernice Luella (Livingston) Martin — married 12 Feb 1919 in Iowa, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1980 at age 84 in Riverton, Fremont, Iowa, United States

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Biography

William (aka Don) was born in 1895 to William Martin and Flora Dragoo in Landon, Missouri. In 1900, the family was living in Lincoln Township (west part), Westboro village, Atchison, Missouri.^[1]

Don was single when he registered for the WWI draft in 1917, and had been working in farming. He was described as medium height and slender build with brown eyes and hair.^[2]

He married Bernice Luella Livingston on 12 Feb 1919 in Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa.^[3] The marriage produced one son and one daughter. Don was mentioned in his daughter's (Ardith Ann) birth record in 1928.^[4]

In 1930, they were living in Riverton, Fremont County, Iowa, where they had a farm.^[5] The family was still in Riverton in 1940.^[6]

In 1942, Don registered for the WWII draft.^[7] He was 46, married, self-employed, and described as 5"8", 165 pounds, hazel eyes, grey hair, and ruddy complexion.

Don passed away in 1980 from cancer^[8], and was buried in the Utterback Cemetery in Riverton, Fremont, Iowa.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3HF-FWR : accessed 11 April 2015), Donald Wm Martin in household of William N Martin, Lincoln Township (west part) Westboro vill., Atchison, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 181, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,837.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3R4-7PG : accessed 11 April 2015), William Donald Martin, 1917-1918; citing Atchison County, Missouri, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,089.
3. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJV2-58B : 8 March 2016), William Donald Martin and Bernice Luella Livingston, 1919.
4. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR87-Y24 : accessed 11 April 2015), Wm Donald Martin in entry for Ardith Ann Martin, 20 Oct 1928; citing , Riverton, Fremont, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,521,390.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJH-XDF : 8 December 2015), Donald W Martin, 1930.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMYM-BGX : accessed 25 September 2016), William D Martin, Riverton Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-15, sheet 1A, family 10, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1162.
7. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCH-N5T7 : 14 April 2016), William Donald Martin, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTSV-2WY : accessed 11 April 2015), William Martin, Nov 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26341977/william-donald-martin : accessed 21 September 2021), memorial page for William Donald “Don” Martin (24 Nov 1895–6 Nov 1980), Find A Grave: Memorial #26341977, citing Utterback Cemetery, Riverton, Fremont County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Deekay (contributor 46864946) .