![]() Born 12 Feb 1894 Bangor, Pope County, Minnesota, died 25 Apr 1954 Bend, Oregon, 60 years Francis Clements Martin registered for the draft in 1942 in Bend, Oregon. It gives the name of the person who will always know where he is as "Mrs. Pearl Martin," living at the same address, 1475 Baltimore (?). He's 48 at this time. Mary Irene Martin married Arthur Bryan Alexander. Her brother, Francis Clements Martin, married Arthur's sister, Pearl Alexander. So their children would be double-cousins. Ed L. Martin is buried in the Kirkland Cemetery next to Peter J. Brown, a brother of his sister Mary's husband John J. Brown. Peter had bought 20 acres of land in Kirkland and John J. Brown lived there until he died; John J. Brown is also buried in this cemetery. John Henry Martin is also buried here. Frank C. Martin and John Francis Martin are buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Bend, Oregon. Mayme Wolfe Martin and Elmer H. Jensen are buried in Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, Washington. Married 15 Jul 1918 (35 years married) to: ![]() Born 9 Jan 1899 Burlington, Becker, Minnesota, USA, died 11 Jul 1978 Bend, Oregon, 79 years Mary Irene Martin married Arthur Bryan Alexander. Her brother, Francis Clements Martin, married Arthur's sister, Pearl Alexander. So their children would be double-cousins. Children: 1. ![]() Born 3 Mar 1919 Fargo, North Dakota, died 25 Mar 2005 Kirkland, King, Washington, USA, 86 years Rena corresponded quite a bit with Lyle Martin to give him family information for genealogy. Ed L. Martin is buried in the Kirkland Cemetery next to Peter J. Brown, a brother of his sister Mary's husband John J. Brown. John J. Brown is also buried in this cemetery. John Henry Martin is also buried here. Frank C. Martin and John Francis Martin are buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Bend, Oregon. Mayme Wolfe Martin and Elmer H. Jensen are buried in Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, Washington. 2. ![]() Born 21 Dec 1920 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, USA, died 13 Jan 1992 Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, 71 years Rhonda says, via Ancestry: "David, My mother Gladys Cunningham was married to Dennis for a few months. I am NOT Dennis's daughter. My father is Harry Spain. Dennis married Helen, then Gladys, and then a third lady. I might have her name some where. I was born in 1953. I hope this helps. Rhonda Spain-Minchew. "Dennis married Helen in 1941, Payette, Id. Gladys April 12, 1952, in Id. Divorced June 26, 1952 in Grant Co. Or. Margaret Nov. 1, 1953 Crook, Or." Note: The DNA evidence indicates that Rhonda is indeed, genetically, the daughter of Dennis L. Martin, and Ancestry shows many shared connections with Martin/Rooney relatives. It appears that, in addition to their earlier Idaho marriage record, Dennis and Lois also have a marriage record for 27 Jul 1942 in Clark, Washington. 3. ![]() Born 30 Dec 1933 Bend, Oregon, died 15 Aug 1990 Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA, 56 years |