Clifton Oliver Martin
(17 January 1905 - 9 June 1977)
3 gen. navigation
Grandfather of Darrell Allen Martin.

Clifton O. Martin      Clifton was born in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, on 17 January 1905.1,2,3 He was the son of William Henry Martin and Sarah Marie LaPlante. Clifton was nicknamed Pat or Paddy.4 He was a resident in the household of Oliver Martin in the 29 April 1910 census taken in Mount Holly, Rutland County, Vermont, age 5, Oliver's grandson.5 He was a resident in the household of William Henry Martin in the 17 January 1920 census taken in Mt. Holly, a student age 14, his son.6 He married Annis Lizzie LaQue in Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, on 28 October 1922.7 Clifton Oliver Martin resided in Mt. Holly, on 1 September 1938.8 Clifton Oliver Martin resided in Mt. Holly, on 1 September 1940.9 Clifton Oliver Martin resided in Mt. Holly, on 1 September 1941.10 Clifton relocated to Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont circa 1942. Clifton was divorced from Annis Lizzie LaQue in Florida, circa January 1972. He married Mae (--?--) in Florida, circa 1974. Clifton died of emphysema on 9 June 1977 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, at age 72.11 He was buried in the center section of the Maple Grove Cemetery in East Wallingford, Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont.12

     Appears on these charts:
          10-generation pedigree for Darrell Allen Martin
          10-generation descendants of Oliver Martin

     Children of Clifton Oliver Martin and Annis Lizzie LaQue:

Flora Lorraine Martin +   (31 Dec 1923 - )
Clifton Carroll Martin +   (9 Jan 1926 - 20 Dec 2001)
Donaldeen Alice Martin +   (27 Oct 1927 - )
Madalynn Shirley Martin +   (6 Apr 1929 - )
Richard Warren Martin +   (23 Sep 1930 - )
Calvin Lee Martin (who died an infant)   (13 Aug 1932 - ca 20 Aug 1932)
James Edward Martin +   (28 Apr 1934 - )
Dexter Earle Martin +   (21 Jun 1935 - )

Cited documentation:

1. [S67] Probable informant Elizabeth Shirley Julia (Martin) Round, Martin and LaPlante family oral traditions, "Clifton Oliver Martin 'Patty' b. 1904."
2. [S33] Martin, William E., 1920 Census Mt. Holly, VT, "Martin, Clifton O., son" age 14 b. "Vermont."
3. [S101] Margaret R. Jenks, Wallingford and Mount Holly Cemetery Inscriptions, Rutland County, Vermont, Recorded Summer, 1991, pg. 53, "MARTIN, Clifton O., Jan. 17, 1905 ..." buried next to his brother Alfred, his father "W.H.", and his mother "Sarah LaPlante."
4. [S167] The story on Clifton's nickname is that his father called him the "Irishman" (hence "Paddy"), called his brother Bill the "Englishman," and said Carl was the "Frenchman." I never heard him called "Pat" until years after his death.
5. [S30] Martin, Oliver, 1910 Census Mt. Holly, VT.
6. [S33] Martin, William E., 1920 Census Mt. Holly, VT.
7. [S67] Probable informant Elizabeth Shirley Julia (Martin) Round, Martin and LaPlante family oral traditions.
8. [S26] Elm School, Attendance records, Mount Holly, Rutland County, Vermont; 1938-39, 1940-41, and 1941-42, 38-39 school year.
9. [S26] Elm School, Attendance records, Mount Holly, Rutland County, Vermont; 1938-39, 1940-41, and 1941-42, 40-41 school year.
10. [S26] Elm School, Attendance records, Mount Holly, Rutland County, Vermont; 1938-39, 1940-41, and 1941-42, 41-42 school year.
11. [S101] Margaret R. Jenks, Wallingford and Mount Holly Cemetery Inscriptions, Rutland County, Vermont, Recorded Summer, 1991, pg. 53, "MARTIN, Clifton O., Jan. 17, 1905 - June 9, 1977."
12. [S101] Margaret R. Jenks, Wallingford and Mount Holly Cemetery Inscriptions, Rutland County, Vermont, Recorded Summer, 1991, pg. 53.

The author strongly cautions the reader about making any assumption concerning the existence of uncited documentation (whether the assumption is that it does exist -- or that it does not).

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