James Ira Martin

Name	James Ira Martin , GG Uncle
Birth	25 Sep 1869, Near Evansville, Posey County, Indiana^282,514
Death	23 Nov 1939, Near Chouteau, Mayes County, Oklahoma⁵¹⁴ Age: 70
Death Memo	Thursday evening, at his home near Mazie.
Census	1875, Salt Springs Township, Greenwood County, Kansas⁴⁸⁴
Census Memo	Kansas Census. Age 6. Near Fall RIver.
Census	1880, Salt Springs Township, Greenwood County, Kansas²⁸²
Census Memo	US Census. Age 11
Residence	bef 1896, Near Gridley, Coffey County, Kansas⁵¹⁴
Residence	Fall 1916, Near Chouteau, Mayes County, Oklahoma⁵¹⁴ Age: 47
Occupation	Farmer and Cattleman⁵¹⁴
Called	Ira²
Father	James Martin (1829-1878)
Mother	Cynthia Turner (1832-1918)

Notes

Called Ira. Lived 70yr 1mon 29days.
Ira Martin and Nellie acted as parents to the Steele children, Amy Ann and Charlie. And watched over the older children, after their parents died.
Lived about 2.5 mi NE of Mazie, Oklahoma. Exactly 1 mi. due north of the Martin Winters, (later, Ray Winters), home. Also 3/4 mi N and 1/2 E of Geo. Lauterbach, (now Jerry Atchley), home. (The home is now the Joe Mast family home).

Spouses

1	Nellie May Etter

Notes

Nellie and Ira never had any children of their own, but they did rear the younger Steele children after their parents died in 1902.

In Oklahoma, (Great) Aunt Nellie was well loved by the nearby Winters and Lauterbach children. My mother often mentioned how they liked to stay with Aunt Nellie and Uncle Ira, and how Aunt Nellie would always fix them a jelly sandwich or have cookies whenever any of them walked the mile to their house. (PLH 2006)

Marriage

1 Apr 1895

Children	Victor (Ward)
	Amy Ann (Ward) (1897-)
	Charlie Ross (Ward) (1898-)
	Harley Lawson (Ward) (1900-)

Last modified March 29, 2006