Glenn Vernon Martin (1914 - 1997)

Born 26 Oct 1914 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 May 1997 at age 82 in Orange County California, USA

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Biography

This is the father of the entertainer Steve Martin, (Martin-24913).

There is a document in the sources that names a Glenn Martin as arriving at N.Y Harbour Dec 28 1945 aboard the Victory Class ship The Hood. This Glenn was born Oct 27 1914 at Lakeview, Texas as 1521 Proctor Ave. Waco, Texas. The image is available in Images.

Burial: Pacific View Memorial Park Corona del Mar Orange County California, USA

Sources

1. "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLQC-YQH : 4 December 2014), Glenn Vernon Martin, 26 Oct 1914; citing Waco, Mclennan, Texas, United States, certificate 35363, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,184,613.
2. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8WG-WQD : 5 December 2014), Glenn Vernon Martin in entry for Melinda Martin, 12 Aug 1941; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
3. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8HQ-FWZ : 5 December 2014), Glenn Vernon Martin in entry for Stephen Glenn Martin, 14 Aug 1945; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Martin#Early_life
5. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4SS-2KD : accessed 16 September 2017), Glenn Martin, Ward 6, Waco, Justice Precinct 1, McLennan, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 155-24, sheet 9B, line 51, family 230, 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 4099.
6. "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HQN-ZMC : 2 October 2015), Glenn Martin, 1945; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPF5-J5C : 26 November 2014), Glenn Vernon Martin, 10 May 1997; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
8. Find A Grave: Memorial #24397685