MARTINS, HERMAN CHRISTIAN
Hardware Dealer; b Schleswig Holstein, Germany Feb 6, 1861; s of John Henry Martins Margaret Matilda Hansen; ed Wheatland; Lost Nation; m Margaret John Dec 12, 1885 Denison (dec 1919); s Elmer J; d Jessie (Mrs Carl Bock, dec), Cora, Grace; 1865 came to US; 1882-85 farmer, Crawford Co; 1885- ptr in H C Martins & Son Hdw Store, Westside; past mbr town bd, 22 years; Presby Ch, elder; Indep; off & res Westside.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 330.