Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameMoses DeWitt MARTIN 
Birth19 Apr 1835, Augusta, Ontario, Canada586,587, p 2; date only
Death25 Mar 1911, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois592, p 20,586,587, p 4; date only Age: 75
FatherJohn MARTIN (1794-1870)
MotherAnnis NETTLETON (1800-1886)
Individual Notes
• On Sept. 7, 1855, I wrote in a memorandum I made that day, “five couples living around Lighthouse went on a horseback riding party. One place they went was the Hemenway place (now Lowden’s). They went to Daysville where they got off their horses and took a boat ride on the river. They rode all afternoon.592, p 132
• The attractive and commodious residence at No. 1007 Kilburn Avenue, Rockford, is owned and occupied by the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch and who is here passing his declining years in retirement. He has resided in the West since three years old, when he was brought by his parents to Ogle County, locating on a farm five miles from the city of Oregon.598, p 740
• Rockford, March 9, 1905.
As to who I am may be vouched for by most of you. As to what I am would perhaps be more difficult to verify. As to what I might have been will never be known. It so happened I came between what was before and what followed after in my father’s family. I have never been able to attain to the hight [sic] of what was before and have been outstripped by what followed after. I am glad however that I came where I did and of course when I did or this letter could not have been written.
I have lived nearly the allotted time. Much in the past that might have been improved, yet there has been much more of sunshine than shadow. And as I look into the unknown beyond there is much of hope. With a prayer that the All Father’s hand may guide us all in all the ways of life, and bring us all finally to Himself,
I am
Moses D. Martin206, p 10
• The attractive and commodious residence at No. 1007 Kilburn Avenue, Rockford, is owned and occupied by the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch and who is here passing his declining years in retirement. He has resided in the West since three years old, when he was brought by his parents to Ogle County, locating on a farm five miles from the city of Oregon.598, p 740
• Rockford, March 9, 1905.
As to who I am may be vouched for by most of you. As to what I am would perhaps be more difficult to verify. As to what I might have been will never be known. It so happened I came between what was before and what followed after in my father’s family. I have never been able to attain to the hight [sic] of what was before and have been outstripped by what followed after. I am glad however that I came where I did and of course when I did or this letter could not have been written.
I have lived nearly the allotted time. Much in the past that might have been improved, yet there has been much more of sunshine than shadow. And as I look into the unknown beyond there is much of hope. With a prayer that the All Father’s hand may guide us all in all the ways of life, and bring us all finally to Himself,
I am
Moses D. Martin206, p 10
Census
• 1840 Census: Washington Pct., Ogle, Illinois. 1111001/001001.1344
• 1850 Census: Nashua, Ogle, Illinois. Age 15, b Canada.603,604
• 1870 Census: Ashton, Lee, Illinois. Age 34, b Canada. Lumber merchant. $12,000; $5000.1345
• 1880 Census: Flagg, Ogle, Illinois. Age 45, b Canada. Farmer. Parents b Canada.1380
• 1850 Census: Nashua, Ogle, Illinois. Age 15, b Canada.603,604
• 1870 Census: Ashton, Lee, Illinois. Age 34, b Canada. Lumber merchant. $12,000; $5000.1345
• 1880 Census: Flagg, Ogle, Illinois. Age 45, b Canada. Farmer. Parents b Canada.1380
Spouses
Death8 Jul 1928, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois592, p 24 & p 138,587, p 4; date only,1382 Age: 91
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherRiley PADDOCK (1810-1887)
MotherEliza SNODDY (1810-1901)
Individual Notes
• On Sept. 7, 1855, I wrote in a memorandum I made that day, “five couples living around Lighthouse went on a horseback riding party. One place they went was the Hemenway place (now Lowden’s). They went to Daysville where they got off their horses and took a boat ride on the river. They rode all afternoon.592, p 132
• She was here [Ogle County] reared, and received her education in a seminary at Willoughby, Ohio.598, p 711
• Rockford, March 9, 1905.
It will be 50 years Jan. 1, 1906, since a boy by name of Moses D. Martin married a little girl by name of Burella J. Paddock. They played at house keeping, and the babies began to come and they just kept coming and coming and coming until there were six in our home and two went back to God.
Fifty years is a long time. It finds us now aged and gray. Children call us grandpa and grandma. Dear sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews, and children too, I come with greetings, wishing I could take each one of you by the hand, look into your dear faces. Our doors and our arms are always wide open to bid you welcome.206, p 11
• Mrs. Martin is believed to have been at the time of her death the oldest living settler of Ogle county, and perhaps also of northern Illinois, having come to Ogle county with her parents from Indiana in March, 1837.1383
• She was here [Ogle County] reared, and received her education in a seminary at Willoughby, Ohio.598, p 711
• Rockford, March 9, 1905.
It will be 50 years Jan. 1, 1906, since a boy by name of Moses D. Martin married a little girl by name of Burella J. Paddock. They played at house keeping, and the babies began to come and they just kept coming and coming and coming until there were six in our home and two went back to God.
Fifty years is a long time. It finds us now aged and gray. Children call us grandpa and grandma. Dear sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews, and children too, I come with greetings, wishing I could take each one of you by the hand, look into your dear faces. Our doors and our arms are always wide open to bid you welcome.206, p 11
• Mrs. Martin is believed to have been at the time of her death the oldest living settler of Ogle county, and perhaps also of northern Illinois, having come to Ogle county with her parents from Indiana in March, 1837.1383
Census
• 1840 Census: Washington Pct., Ogle, Illinois. 000011/20001.1344
• 1850 Census: Daysville, Nashua Twp, Ogle, Illinois. Age 13, b IN.604, p 2
• 1870 Census: Ashton, Lee, Illinois. Age 33, b IN.1345
• 1880 Census: Flagg, Ogle, Illinois. Age 43, b IL. Father b OH; mother b KY.1380
• 1850 Census: Daysville, Nashua Twp, Ogle, Illinois. Age 13, b IN.604, p 2
• 1870 Census: Ashton, Lee, Illinois. Age 33, b IN.1345
• 1880 Census: Flagg, Ogle, Illinois. Age 43, b IL. Father b OH; mother b KY.1380
Marriage1 Jan 1856, Nashua, Ogle, Illinois586,587, p 3; date only,1382,598, p 741,1383, date only
Marr MemoLighthouse Point
Marriage Notes
• January 1st, 1906, Moses and Bell celebrate their golden wedding to which you are all cordially invited.206, p 55
• New Year’s Day, 1856, witnessed their marriage. The service was read by the Rev. H. L. Martin, a brother of the groom, who resides in Mulberry street, and who with his wife will be present at the anniversary observances today.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin made their home in Ashton for a number of years and there Mr. Martin was successfully engaged in the lumber and grain business for years. Rockford became their home in 1888 and has since continued as such. They have been identified with the Court Street M. E. church during their residence in Rockford and in its congregation they have a host of friends whose best wishes for a continuance of the happiness that has been theirs for many years they will receive today.1384, p 1
• New Year’s Day, 1856, witnessed their marriage. The service was read by the Rev. H. L. Martin, a brother of the groom, who resides in Mulberry street, and who with his wife will be present at the anniversary observances today.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin made their home in Ashton for a number of years and there Mr. Martin was successfully engaged in the lumber and grain business for years. Rockford became their home in 1888 and has since continued as such. They have been identified with the Court Street M. E. church during their residence in Rockford and in its congregation they have a host of friends whose best wishes for a continuance of the happiness that has been theirs for many years they will receive today.1384, p 1
ChildrenLuna May (1858-1925)
Judd Paddock (Died as Child) (1859-1860)
Lillian Elsie (1860-1938)
Elmer Ellsworth (1862-1942)
Riley Paddock (1863-1954)
[Moses] DeWitt (1866-1946)
Maud Lucille (1874-1920)
UNNAMED (Died young)