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Born 1847
From The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882)
NATHAN A. J. MARTIN, section 33, post office Braddyville. The subject of this biography was born in Ohio, May 20, 1847. He remained there till ten years of age, when with the family he emigrated to Warren County, Illinois, and after a long residence there he removed to this state and settled on his present place. In 1878 he removed to Kansas, where he remained six months, after which time he returned to this county. He has ninety-five acres of land that will bear comparison with any in the county, eighty of which are under cultivation. Mr. Martin was married in 1877 to Miss Clara B. Williamson. They have two children: Catharine M. and Clara M.
As printed in The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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