Clifton Oliver Martin

(17 January 1905 - 9 June 1977)
Clifton Oliver Martin|b. 17 Jan 1905\nd. 9 Jun 1977|p127.htm|William Henry Martin|b. 5 Mar 1875\nd. 26 Sep 1959|p38.htm|Sarah Marie LaPlante|b. Jun 1879\nd. 10 May 1941|p41.htm|Oliver Martin|b. Jan 1838\nd. 12 Aug 1917|p33.htm|Julia M. Hulbert|b. 22 Jun 1849\nd. 29 Dec 1936|p34.htm|Moise J. LaPlante dit Sauve|b. s 1850|p165.htm|Marie Rousseau|b. 30 Jun 1845|p1238.htm|

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 He resided in Mt. Holly on 1 September 1940.9 He 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
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Pedigree of Darrell Allen Martin
Descendants of Oliver Martin

Children of Clifton Oliver Martin and Annis Lizzie LaQue

Cited documentation

  1. [S67] Probable informant Elizabeth Shirley Julia (Martin) Round, Martin and LaPlante family oral traditions, as conveyed in typewritten form to Clifton Carroll Martin ca. 1990, "Clifton Oliver Martin 'Patty' b. 1904."
  2. [S33] Martin, William E., 1920 US Census, Mount Holly, Rutland County, Vermont; NARA Roll 1874, "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 (Privately Printed by the author, 1992), 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 US Census, Mount Holly, Rutland County, Vermont; NARA Roll 1616.
  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.
 
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