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Descendants of Martin Gavin

5. BESSIE³ GAVIN (MARTIN², MICHAEL¹)¹⁴⁴ was born 02 Aug 1888 in Tipton County, Indiana^144,^145,¹⁴⁶, and died Unknown. She married JAMES SHAY 29 Jan 1908 in Madison County, Indiana ¹⁴⁷. He was born 14 Oct 1884 ¹⁴⁸, and died Unknown.

More About BESSIE GAVIN:
Age: 1900, 11 ¹⁴⁹
Census: 1900, Duck Creek Twp, Madison, Indiana, E.D. 89, Sheet No. 8B, 159-160, 16 Jun 1900, Bessie Gavin¹⁴⁹

More About JAMES SHAY and BESSIE GAVIN:
Marriage: 29 Jan 1908, Madison County, Indiana ¹⁵⁰

Child of BESSIE GAVIN and JAMES SHAY is:

JAMES M⁴ SHAY¹⁵¹, b. 27 Feb 1909, Madison County, Indiana¹⁵¹; d. Unknown.

6. MARTIN JOSEPH³ GAVIN (MARTIN², MICHAEL¹) was born Jul 1890 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana ¹⁵², and died 25 Jul 1934 in Gary, Indiana ¹⁵³. He married EDNA MARIE DOBBINS^154,¹⁵⁵. She was born Abt. 1894 in Indiana, and died Jul 1970 in Gary, Indiana ¹⁵⁶.

Notes for MARTIN JOSEPH GAVIN:
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History of Madison County, Vol. 2, Biographical, published 1914, p. 617, "Martin Gavin."

MARTIN GAVIN

As manager of his father's farm of one hundred and forty acres, located on the Elwood Pike about five miles north of Elwood, Mart Gavin, as he is familiarly known, is one of the progressive young farmers of Madison county, and has laid a substantial foundation for a successful career.

Mart Gavin was born where he now resides, July 1, 1891, a son of Martin and Elizabeth (McManaman) Gavin. His father was born in Ireland, was twelve years old when he came to America, and after landing in New York City, the family came west and finally located in Rex county, Indiana, where he was reared to manhood. He later came to Madison county, and from modest beginnings has acquired a generous estate and prosperity, and is one of the influential men of this section. The eight children in the family are named as follows: Mame, Michael, Nora, Nellie, Mart, Maggie, Ruth and John.

Martin Gavin as a boy attended the country schools and finished his education in the Catholic school at Elwood. All his early associations were with farm life, and when he arrived at manhood he was well prepared to take up the management of the old estate, which he now conducts in a progressive and up-to-date manner, and is one of the men who are proving the profitableness of agriculture in Madison county. He is well known socially in Elwood and vicinity, and is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic church. In politics he is a Democrat.

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Elwood Call-Leader, 25 Jul 1934, p. 1, Obituary of Martin Gavin

FORMER LOCAL MAN DIES GARY

Martin Gavin Succumbs Early This Morning After Brief Illness of Pneumonia

Martin Gavin, 43, former Elwood resident, died at 5 o'clock this morning at the Mercy hospital in Gary, of pneumonia, after an illness of only a few days.

The family resided here for several years and enjoyed a wide acquaintance here. A few years ago the family moved to Gary. Mr. Gavin was employed for several months as guard at the state prison at Michigan City.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Edna Gavin, four children, Robert, John, Virginia, and Patrick, all at home; one brother, Michael Gavin, north of Elwood, and five sisters, Mrs. Lenora Durham, of Elwood; Mrs. Margaret Moore, north of Elwood; Mrs. Bessie Shay, of Gary; Mrs. Ruth Sutton, of near Elwood; and Mrs. Mayme Ley, of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Funeral is Saturday

The body will be removed to the Copher and Fesler Funeral Home Friday morning.

Funeral services will be conducted at the St. Joseph's Church Saturday morning at 8 o'clock with the pastor, Father Biegel, in charge. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery.

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More About MARTIN JOSEPH GAVIN:
Name 2: Joseph M.¹⁵⁷
Date born 2: 01 Jul 1891, Madison County, Indiana ¹⁵⁸
Age 1: 1900, 9 ¹⁵⁹
Age 2: 1910, 19 ¹⁶⁰
Census 1: 1900, Duck Creek Twp, Madison, Indiana, E.D. 89, Sheet No. 8B, 159-160, 16 Jun 1900, Joseph M. Gavin ¹⁶¹
Census 2: 1910, Duck Creek Twp, Madison, Indiana, E.D. 101, Sheet No. 5A (62), 101-101, 23-25 April 1910, Joseph M. Gavin ¹⁶²
Census 3: 1910, Laborer, General Farm¹⁶²
Memberships: Abt. 1914, Knights of Columbus ¹⁶³
Military registration: 15 Jun 1917, Martin J Gavin. Age 26. Home address Windfall, Indiana. Born in Elwood, Indiana. Farmer, Noel Todd Farm, Windfall. Married, wife and two children. Tall, slim, blue eyes, brown hair, not bald.¹⁶⁴
Occupation: Abt. 1914, Manager of his father's farm ¹⁶⁵
Political affiliation: Abt. 1914, Democrat¹⁶⁵
Religion: Catholic¹⁶⁵
Residence: 1930, Elwood, Madison, Indiana ¹⁶⁶

Notes for EDNA MARIE DOBBINS:
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Obituary clipping found in the papers of Harold Francis Durham, Name of newspaper not given, hand dated 14 Jul 1970 [from the Anderson Herald-Bulletin, 11 Jul 1970]:

Mrs. Edna Gavin

GARY [Indiana] - Mrs. Edna Gavin, 76, formerly of Elwood and Anderson, died late Tuesday afternoon at a nursing home in Gary. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dobbins of Anderson, she was a retired city employee of Gary.

Surviving are her husband, Martin J. Gavin; one daughter, Mrs. George (Virginia) Mehok of Gary; three sons, John Gavin of Ontario, Calif., Robert Gavin of Gary and J. Pat Gavin of South Bend; and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral in Gary. Interment will be in the Calumet Park Cemetery. The Geisen Funeral Home of Glen Park, Gary, is in charge of arrangements.

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More About EDNA MARIE DOBBINS:
Residence: 1930, Elwood, Madison, Indiana ¹⁶⁷

Children of MARTIN GAVIN and EDNA DOBBINS are:

12.	i.		JOHN M.⁴ GAVIN, b. 14 Jan 1914, Madison County, Indiana; d. Apr 1986, Cucamonga, California.
	ii.		VIRGINIA ELIZABETH GAVIN¹⁶⁸, b. Abt. May 1915, Tipton County, Indiana^168,¹⁶⁹; d. 21 Jan 1917, Tipton County, Indiana ^170,¹⁷¹.

Notes for VIRGINIA ELIZABETH GAVIN:
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Elwood Call-Leader, 22 Jan 1917, Obituary of Virginia Elizabeth Gavin

ANOTHER DEATH IS DUE TO MEASLES

One Child Dies and Two Others in Gavin Home Are Ill

Virginia Elizabeth, the two-year-old daughter of Martin and Edna Gavin, living northwest of the city in the Windfall neighborhood, died yesterday, from an attack of pneumonia and membraneous croup, following an attack of measles. The child was ill but a few hours with the croup and all efforts of physicians to save the little life failed. The funeral which was strickly [sic] private was held at the home this afternoon, Father Biegel in charge, and interment followed in the Catholic cemetery.

A six months-old child in the home is also ill with pneumonia following the measles at this time and a child three years old is also suffering from the measles although the condition of the latter is not serious at this time.

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	iii.	ROBERT B. GAVIN, b. Private.
13.	iv.	VIRGINIA ANNE GAVIN, b. 10 Apr 1919, Tipton County, Indiana; d. 19 Jul 1996, Memphis, Tennessee.
	v.	JOSEPH PAT GAVIN, b. Private.

7. RUTH M.³ GAVIN (MARTIN², MICHAEL¹) was born 06 Jul 1898 in [Madison County], Indiana ^172,¹⁷³, and died Sep 1986 in Madison County, Indiana¹⁷³. She married WAYNE W SUTTON 22 Sep 1917 in Madison County, Indiana ^174,¹⁷⁵. He was born 09 Mar 1896¹⁷⁵, and died Dec 1966 in Madison County, Indiana ¹⁷⁶.

More About RUTH M. GAVIN:
Date born 2: 06 Jul 1896, Indiana ¹⁷⁷
Age 1: 1900, 1 ¹⁷⁸
Age 2: 1910, 11 ¹⁷⁹
Census 1: 1900, Duck Creek Twp, Madison, Indiana, E.D. 89, Sheet No. 8B, 159-160, 16 Jun 1900, Ruthie M. Gavin ¹⁸⁰
Census 2: 1910, Duck Creek Twp, Madison, Indiana, E.D. 101, Sheet No. 5A (62), 101-101, 23-25 April 1910, Ruth Gavin ¹⁸¹
Social Security Number: Bef. 1951, Indiana. 316-12-0498 ¹⁸²

More About WAYNE W SUTTON:
Date born 2: 09 Mar 1898 ¹⁸³
Social Security Number: Bef. 1951, 717-03-4365¹⁸³

More About WAYNE SUTTON and RUTH GAVIN:
Marriage: 22 Sep 1917, Madison County, Indiana ^184,¹⁸⁵

Children of RUTH GAVIN and WAYNE SUTTON are:

WAYNE⁴ SUTTON¹⁸⁶, b. 17 Dec 1917, Madison County, Indiana^186,¹⁸⁷; d. Sep 1985, Madison County, Indiana¹⁸⁷.

More About WAYNE SUTTON:
Social Security Number: Bef. 1951, Indiana. 306-12-2653¹⁸⁷

ii.

BILLY SUTTON, b. Private.

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