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PETER MARTIN, farmer, P. O. Clermont, was born in Philadelphia, Penn., in December, 1835, a son of Adam and
Eva (Parents) Martin, natives of Germany, who came to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1833, where they remained for one
year, then removed to Philadelphia, Penn. Here the father engaged as a foreman in Mr. Erie's soap factory, where
he worked for eight years. In 1843 he came to McKean county, settling in Sergeant township, and in 1849 purchased
the farm where his son, whose name heads this sketch, now resides. Peter Martin is the second son in a family of
ten children. He received his education in MoKean county, and resided with his parents until their death. He married
in June, 1870, Miss Lenora, daughter of Philip and Julia A. (Wagoner) Roades, who came to Clermont in 1842. Of
ten children born t& Mr. and Mrs. Martin, Burtan L. and Bertha L. are the only ones surviving. Mr. Martin has
held various township offices; he is a member of Olermont Lodge. No. 949, I. O. O. F., and Smethport Encampment,
No. 273, and is a member of the Baptist Church.
From:
History of the Counties of
McKean, Elk and Forest,
Pennsylvania
With Biographical Selections.
J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers
Chicago, 1890.
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