Christian Frederick Martin III (1894 - 1986)

Born 9 Sep 1894 in Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Died 15 Jun 1986 at age 91 in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

CF Martin III was born in 1894. He was the son of Frank Martin and Jennie Keller. Fred became President of CF Martin & Co on the death of his father in 1948^[1]. He continued as Chairman of the Board after son Frank was named President in 1970. On Frank's retirement in 1982, Fred resumed the Chief Executive Officer post until his death in 1986.

Sources

1. ↑ "The Timeline of Martin Guitar," CF Martin & Co., (https://www.martinguitar.com/about/martin-story/martin-timeline/the-timeline-of-martin-guitar-1931-1969/). Accessed 6 Oct 2017.

• "The Timeline of Martin Guitar," CF Martin & Co., (https://www.martinguitar.com/about/martin-story/martin-timeline/the-timeline-of-martin-guitar-1887-1929/). Accessed 6 Oct 2017.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3Q1-G3V : accessed 6 October 2017), C Frederick Martin in household of Frank H Martin, Upper Nazareth Township Nazareth borough, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 146, sheet 16B, family 352, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,448.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGCC-347 : accessed 6 October 2017), C Frederick Martin in household of Frank H Martin, Nazareth Ward 1, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 102, sheet 8A, family 195, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1382; FHL microfilm 1,375,395.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXM7-T1R : accessed 6 October 2017), C Frederick Martins in household of Frank H Martins, Nazareth Ward 1, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 140, sheet 14B, line 72, family 355, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1609; FHL microfilm 1,821,609.
• United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCHS-RVN : accessed 6 October 2017), Frederick C Martin, Nazareth, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 73, sheet 7B, line 70, family 198, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2088; FHL microfilm 2,341,822.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ76-YS3 : accessed 6 October 2017), Frederick C Martin, Ward 1, Nazareth, Nazareth Borough, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48-96, sheet 6B, line 43, family 122, 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 3593.
• CF Martin III obituary. Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) 16 Jun 1986 pg 20.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGF-MH1B : 13 December 2015), Christian Frederick Martin, 1986; Burial, Nazareth, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Moravian Cemetery; citing record ID 121828056, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.