Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 676
REUBEN A. MARTIN

Reuben A. MARTIN, of the firm of SCHRODER & MARTIN, merchants at Modale, is a son of Benjamin and Jane A. MARTIN. He was born in Harrison County, Iowa, December 26, 1869. The father of our subject was a native of West Virginia, born about 1792, and was killed by being run over by the cars in Harrison County, in the fall of 1875. Our subject's mother was a native of Kentucky, born in 1832, and died in Harrison County, in March 1884. As has been stated elsewhere in another sketch of this family, they moved to Nebraska, and then came back to Harrison County, and our subject remained with his mother until her death, after which he made his home with Mr. SCHRODER, who is his half-brother. In the fall of 1883 he went to Lewis County, Mo., and remained with his uncle, H. H. WAGGENER, until August 19, 1890. While in Missouri he attended the LaBelle Western Academy, and in May, 1891, he engaged with his half-brother, Mr. SCHRODER.

He was married in Harrison County, Iowa, May 6, 1891, to Miss Jennie E. BOYD, daughter of Samuel J. and Evaline (EPPERSON) BOYD. She was born in Harrison County, Iowa, November 5, 1871, and remained at home with her parents until married. She is a member of the Christian Church.

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