Hamburg Reporter
Hamburg, Iowa
June 11, 1915

ISAAC MARTIN IS NO MORE

Saturday evening Isaac Martin departed this life, following a sickness of several months. Mr. Martin came to Atchison County, with his parents, in 1841 and lived there until 1912, when he moved to Hamburg.

As a young man he was of a restless disposition and sought the life of adventure, so in 1858 he was on the plains driving six yoke of oxen from Nebraska City to Cedar Valley, Utah. His train did not suffer attack from the Indians, but the adventures of wheel and whip proved of the utmost interest. It took the train six months to make th trip . In 1862 he enlisted in Company F Fifth Missouri Cavalry, at Rock Port, service fifteen months and being mustered out at St Joe. During the time of his service he contended against Quantrell, Todd and the James boys, and found the situations very ticklish at times.

"Ike" as he was familiarly known, was a man of many parts, and for a man of his years took an active interest in affairs. He was a good type of citizen, a neighbor in every sense and a home loving husband and father.

Isaac Martin was born in Buchanan county, Missouri, November 3, 1840 and was 74 years, 7 months and 2 days of age. In the fall of '41 he moved to Atchison county, and there made his home until March, 1912, when, with his family he moved to Hamburg. In 1863 he was married to Elizabeth Strayer, and to this union five children were born, three surviving namely, Mrs W.E. Long, Hamburg, Mrs Edith Harrison of California and George of Nebraska. In 1872 his wife passed away and in 1874 he was united in marriage to Eliza Boettner, and eight children blessed the home, all of whom are living. They are Mack, South Haven, Kas., Henry, Greensburg, Kas., Ike, Scammon, Kas., and Halbert and Margaret of this place, Mrs Anna Hopkins, Council Bluffs, Mrs Brady Taylor, Greensburg, Kas., and Mrs Minnie Hays of Watson. He also leaves a wife, two brothers, twenty-one grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

A short service was held at the home Monday, followed by services at Grange Hall, conducted by Rev A.A. Walburn. Interment was made in the Grange Hall cemetery.

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Hamburg Reporter
Hamburg, Iowa
June 11, 1915

AUTOMOBILE FUNERAL

Hamburg witnessed its first auto funeral Monday when a funeral procession of twenty-five autos passed through town for Grange Hall cemetery, with the remains of Isaac Martin.

It would have been a long, tiresome trip with teams, while with the new mode of travel the trip was made in short time.

~ Submitted and transcribed by Jerre Robertson

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