HENRY DESIRES MARTIN
Date of Birth:
November 15, 1865
Place of Birth:
Salisbury, CT
Date of Death:
August 16, 1938
Place of Death:
5 Branch Street, Mansfield, MA in the
parlor @ 5 Branch Street, angina
Place Buried:
Village Cemetery,
Shirley, MA
Date of
Marriage: October 31, 1900 ME.
Wife:
Clara Cambridge
Place of
Marriage: Clara's home, Dennysville, ME.
Son:
Glen Arlington
Martin
Daughter:
Christine (Teenie) Margaret
Martin
Sister:
Josephine Martin (died in infancy, no dates, buried Copake, NY)
Sister:
Mary Louise "May" Martin (June 15, 1869 - December 4, 1949)
Sister: Phoeba Julia Martin (September 8, 1872 - February 3, 1931)
Sister:
Alice Sarah Martin (October 23, 1878 - July 21, 1929)
Father's Full Name:
Barththolomew Martin
Mother's Full Name:
Mary
Jaro (FR:
Giroux)
Education,
degrees, awards, organizations:
Notes:
He wrote a book on Cotton Manufacturing which
was published by a Mr. Ranchodl Amratlal in India (Ahmedadab?)
Notes:
From Christine (Martin) Norris -
Matches photo of Adams Mass Mill
Henry D. Martin, overseer of spinning, age 16
2nd from left, front row, holding his hat
North Adams, Ma.(?)
Papa known as "H.D." or H.D.M. in the cotton business
Dear, Dear Papa
Papa often helped me with decisions
Did all those little children work??(?) there???
Mamma could help me with any studies I had difficulty in
What great teachers she must have had up there in Maine
where she first went to school.
Papa became The Cotton Mill Expert. Did much of his
cotton work in Warren R.I. BIG MILL
Later nylon etc. came in and for a while (only, but quite
a while cotton was "out"
One could hear the mill machinery, as I lived fairly near
that big cotton mill. It wasn't anything we paid attention to
(top) But later Nylon cut into cotton trade
My 1st 4 grades in school. No busses
Notes:
Henry supported his mother, three younger sisters and
brother from the age of 14. Learned cotton mill business from the ground up
starting in Williamstown, Ma. This took him all over New England and the South.
Outstanding cotton mill supt. of his day, author of books and magazine articles
on cotton mill management. Devoted to church, work, music, lay speaking. Other
great interest = his autos, starting with Maxwell in 1916. Short, of small
build, and extremely energetic. Attended Bucksport Seminary, Bucksport, Me.
Taught school around Dennysville, Me. Her (Clara Cambridge) interests were her
home, children and church. Great love for Dennysville and her family there.
Quiet, hardworking, modest. Henry was handsome, and Clara was beautiful.
Occupation(s):
Cottonmill Supervisor
Residences:
Various in MA and CT, GA, NC, INDIA
Last Know
Address: 5 Branch Street, Mansfield, MA
2024-05-11