Descendants of Amos Underwood
Generation No. 1
1. AMOS2 UNDERWOOD (JOSEPH1)1
was born 05 Apr 1823 in New Lisbon, Columbiana Co, OH, and died 1905. He married SARA ROSSELL1 18402.
Notes for AMOS UNDERWOOD:
From Marthena Guldemond
Smith:
"Descendents of
Joseph Underwood"
Notes for AMOS
UNDERWOOD:
Amos was asthmatic and
enjoyed going to Bellaire, MI for his health. It was a good hunting and fishing
area. He was a carpenter and mason by
trade and built three houses in Bellaire, two of which are still standing in
1998 when this is being noted. One he
lived in and the other two he built for
two of his sisters, but they never settled there. There should be much more
information in the Bellaire records.
MCS
More About AMOS UNDERWOOD:
1860 Fed Census: Amos
is found in W.Liberty,Logan Co, OH
Burial: 1905, Lakeview
Cemetery, Bellaire, Antrim Co MI
Children of AMOS UNDERWOOD and SARA ROSSELL are:
2. i. FRANCES JANE3 UNDERWOOD, b. 29
May 1844, OH; d. 23 Nov 1909.
3. ii. JOSEPH COLUMBUS ROSSELL UNDERWOOD, b. 08 Jul 1846, West Liberty, Logan, OH; d. 19 Oct
1911, Union City, Darke Co., OH.
Generation No. 2
2. FRANCES JANE3 UNDERWOOD (AMOS2, JOSEPH1)3
was born 29 May 1844 in OH, and died 23 Nov 1909. She married CHARLES S. EVANS3, son
of ISAAC EVANS and MAHALA GRAY.
Notes for FRANCES JANE UNDERWOOD:
Springfield City
Directory 1890,1891:
Frances Evans 26 Linn Springfield OH 1890, 1891
Mrs. C. S. Evans widow
415 S. Limestone Springfield OH 1892,1893
Mrs. C. S. Evans widow
415 S. Limestone Springfield OH 1893, 1894
Children of FRANCES UNDERWOOD and CHARLES EVANS are:
i. FANNY4 EVANS3, d. Fanny died young.
4. ii. ETTA EVANS, b. 09 Jul 1862.
iii. AMOS EVANS3, b. 29
Feb 18643; d. very young.
iv. EMMA EVANS3, b. 05
May 18673.
5. v. LEROY GRAY EVANS, b. 03 Jul 1869, North Lewisburg, OH; d. 02 Dec 1955,
Bellaire, MI.
6. vi. HENRY M. EVANS, b. 09 Nov 1872, North Lewisburg, OH; d. 13 May 1936.
7. vii. EDNA EVANS, b. 19 Feb 1878; d. Aft. 14 May 1936.
viii. HOMER EVANS3, b. 02
Sep 18823; d. Aft. 14 May 19364.
Notes for HOMER EVANS:
In the obituary of Homer's brother, Henry,
as of 14 May 1936, Homer was living in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
3. JOSEPH COLUMBUS ROSSELL3 UNDERWOOD (AMOS2, JOSEPH1)5
was born 08 Jul 1846 in West Liberty, Logan, OH6, and died 19
Oct 1911 in Union City, Darke Co., OH.
He married REBECCA SMITH6 08 Mar
18666, daughter of WESLEY SMITH and LOUISE MARTIN.
More About JOSEPH COLUMBUS ROSSELL UNDERWOOD:
Census: 1910, Living w/daughter
Lulu Harless
Children of JOSEPH UNDERWOOD and REBECCA SMITH are:
8. i. AMOS4 UNDERWOOD, b. 04
Jul 1867, North Lewisburg, Champaign, OH; d. 27 Oct 1941, Racine, Racine, WI.
ii. JOHN WESLEY UNDERWOOD, b. 27 Feb 1869.
iii. JOSEPH CHARLES R. UNDERWOOD, b. Apr 1873.
iv. WILLIAM IVAN UNDERWOOD, b. 02 Jul 1877; m. MARY ESTELLA BOYER.
v. LULU ELOUISE UNDERWOOD, b. Abt. 1883; m. ROY HARLESS.
More About LULU ELOUISE UNDERWOOD:
Census: 1910, Age 27,
Darke Co, Union City, OH
More About ROY HARLESS:
Census: 1910, Age 24, Darke Co, Union City,
OH
Generation No. 3
4. ETTA4 EVANS (FRANCES JANE3 UNDERWOOD, AMOS2, JOSEPH1)7,8 was born 09 Jul 18629. She married WOODROW WARNER9,10.
Children of ETTA EVANS and WOODROW WARNER are:
i. FRANK5 WARNER11.
ii. HAZEL WARNER11, d.
Dayton, OH11.
iii. RUTH WARNER11, d.
Dayton, OH11.
Notes for RUTH WARNER:
Good friend of Leah
Evans Guldemond all through her life.
Visited Leah in Rhode Island in the 1960's. Lived with her sister Hazel most of her life in Dayton, OH.
9. iv. ARCHIBALD WARNER.
v. HARVEY WARNER11.
5. LEROY GRAY4 EVANS (FRANCES JANE3 UNDERWOOD, AMOS2, JOSEPH1)12 was born 03 Jul 1869 in North Lewisburg, OH13,
and died 02 Dec 1955 in Bellaire, MI13. He married CLELLA CABLES14,15 14 May 1887 in Newark, Licking Co., OH15,16,
daughter of HARVEY CABLES and SARAH STOCKETT.
Notes for LEROY GRAY EVANS:
1900 Census, OH
Ohio, Clark County,
Roll 1246 Book 1, Page 301
LeRoy and family were
living at 137 Columbia St., Springfield OH.
His occupation listed as Butcher.
Interesting to note, next door lived W. R. Burnett, Mayor of
Springfield, 3 times. LeRoy lists his father
as having been born in Maryland, his mother in Ohio
More About LEROY GRAY EVANS:
Census: 1910, Age 40,
Living Springfield, OH
More About CLELLA CABLES:
Census: 1910, Age
41, Born in IL
Children of LEROY EVANS and CLELLA CABLES are:
10. i. CHARLES C.5 EVANS, b. 30 May
1888; d. Abt. 1974, Falls River, MA.
11. ii. LEAH EVANS, b. 30 Mar 1891, Springfield, Clark Co., OH; d. Aug
1985, Newport, RI.
6. HENRY M.4 EVANS (FRANCES JANE3 UNDERWOOD, AMOS2, JOSEPH1)17,18 was born 09 Nov 1872 in North Lewisburg, OH19,20,
and died 13 May 193621,22.
He married LENA BELLE SHROADES23,24 02
Nov 1893 in Springfield, Clark Co., OH25, daughter of GEORGE SHROADES and ANNA FEASTER.
Notes for HENRY M. EVANS:
From the Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin: Your great
grandad (Henry) was a baker, concessionaire, theater opertor, poolroom
operator, barber - none of which ever kept him for doing what he loved best -
hunting and fishing. When the season
was in, he'd simply hang a sign on the door, close the door firmly, and go
hunting or fishing. Sometimes, instead
of closing the bakery, he'd leave Greatgrandmother Evans in charge.
Henry taught your dad
(speaking of Jack Allen Martin, his grandson) to hunt, fish, trap muskrat and
other little furry things (another of his vocations), drive a car (at about age
13), and, in my opinion, to enjoy his vocation and his life to the fullest
without ever letting things get too complicated.
(Transcribed by: Jane Martin Whitty, daughter of Barbara and
Jack Martin.
....................
Database: Springfield,
Ohio Directories, 1890-94
Name Business Name
Occupation Location 1 Location 2 City State Year
Henry M. Evans clerk
75 N. Yellow Springs Springfield OH 1890, 1891
Henry M. Evans clerk 28 S. Fountain Avenue 139 W. Columbia
Springfield OH 1892, 1893
......................
1900 Ohio Census: Ohio, Clark County, Roll 1246 Book 1, Page
302
Henry and family were
living in Springfield at 40 N. Mechanic. Henry was a grocer. Samuel Feaster was living with them, age 43,
born 1857 listed as father in law, but the age isn't right..... Lena's maiden name was Shroades and her
mother Anna's maiden name was Feaster.
So this may have been an Uncle of Lena's, not her father. Her father was George T. Shroades (the Henry
Evans family was living with him in 1910).
Lena's DOB is listed as Feb 1872 and Henry's DOB Nov 1874. Harry was age 3, born Jan 1897 and Corrinne
was age 01, born Dec. 1898
......................
1910 Census:
Clark, Springfield 0046 Henry Evans
Son-in-law W 37 Ohio
00980643 0153 Husband
George T Shroades (W)
Clark, Springfield 0046 George T Shroades
Husband W 70 Ohio
03620846 0153 Harry N
13, Ohio
Granddaughter Corrine
11, Ohio
Grandson Floyd W 07,
Ohio
2 non-relatives
.......................
More About HENRY M. EVANS:
Census: 1900, See notes
Notes for LENA BELLE SHROADES:
From the Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Martin Foley, (speaking of Lena Belle Schrodes Evans):
Your greatgrandmother
Lena was too busy keeping food on the table and the wolf from the door to spend
a lot of time on refinement and culture - but nonetheless a great lady
herself. She died the year that Suzy
(Martin) was born - 1956.
From the memories of
her greatgranddaughter, Jane Ellen Martin Whitty:
I have a vague memory
of Greatgrandmother Evans, who was living with my Uncle Floyd and Aunt Madge in
Springfield, OH. She sat in a
needlepoint rocking chair - she was very old and an invalid.
..............................
I believe that Lena was
living with her grandmother, Mary Feaster, in Springfield OH in 1891. I believe Susanna Shroades was her sister.
Database: Springfield,
Ohio Directories, 1890-94
Name Business Name
Occupation Location 1 Location 2 City State Year
Lena Shroades 51 S. Plum Springfield OH 1890, 1891
Susanna Shroades 51 S. Plum Springfield OH 1890, 1891
Susanna Shroades 32 W. Washington Springfield OH 1893,
1894
Mary Feaster widow
51 S. Plum Springfield OH 1890, 1891
Samuel W. Feaster fireman
90 Monroe Springfield OH 1890, 1891
Mary Feaster 32 W. Washington Springfield OH 1892,
1893
Samuel W. Feaster laborer
170 E. Pleasant Springfield OH 1892, 1893
W. S. Feaster fireman
155 Gallagher Springfield OH 1892, 1893
Mary Feaster 32 W. Washington Springfield OH 1893,
1894
Wm. Feaster laborer
55 Harrison Springfield OH 1893, 1894
Lena B. Shroades 32 W. Washington Springfield OH 1893,
1894
Susanna Shroades 32 W. Washington Springfield OH 1893,
1894
Geo. Shroades 139 Clifton Springfield OH 1893, 1894
Wm. Shroades coffin trimmer 139 Clifton Springfield OH 1893, 1894
More About LENA BELLE SHROADES:
Burial: 07 Feb 1956,
Ferncliff Cemetary
Children of HENRY EVANS and LENA SHROADES are:
12. i. HARRY M.5 EVANS, b. Jan 1897;
d. Mar 1976.
13. ii. CORRINNE FRANCES EVANS, b. 27 Dec 1898, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA; d. 23
Aug 1993, Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA.
14. iii. FLOYD W. EVANS, b. 09 Aug 1903; d. 16 Jan 1978, Springfield, OH.
7. EDNA4 EVANS (FRANCES JANE3 UNDERWOOD, AMOS2, JOSEPH1)26,27 was born 19 Feb 187828, and died
Aft. 14 May 193629.
She married (1) UNKNOWN BUTLER. She married
(2) UNKNOWN MILLER29.
Notes for UNKNOWN BUTLER:
In obituary of Henry
Evans, publish 14 May 1936, his sister, Edna Evans Miller was living in
Mulligan, Michigan
Child of EDNA EVANS and UNKNOWN BUTLER is:
i. EILEEN5 BUTLER.
More About EILEEN BUTLER:
Adoption: She adopted one daughter, Eileen
8. AMOS4 UNDERWOOD (JOSEPH COLUMBUS ROSSELL3, AMOS2, JOSEPH1)30 was born 04 Jul 1867 in North Lewisburg, Champaign, OH30,
and died 27 Oct 1941 in Racine, Racine, WI30. He married DORA BELLE NUTT30 20 Apr 1893 in Union City, Darke, OH30,
daughter of FRANCIS NUTT and LUCY JOHNSON.
Children of AMOS UNDERWOOD and DORA NUTT are:
i. LEROY5 UNDERWOOD30, b. 16 Mar 189430.
ii. FRANCES ELNORA UNDERWOOD30, b.
23 Jun 189730.
iii. PANSY ESTELLA UNDERWOOD30, b.
28 Sep 1898, Union City, Randolph, IN30; d. 12 Feb 1970,
Racine, Racine, WI30; m. WILLIAM CARL WALLEY30, 11
Aug 1920, Racine, Racine, WI30.
iv. EDITH MAE UNDERWOOD30, b.
24 Dec 190030.
v. BASIL BUNELL UNDERWOOD30, b.
10 Jul 190430.
Generation No. 4
9. ARCHIBALD5 WARNER (ETTA4 EVANS, FRANCES JANE3 UNDERWOOD, AMOS2, JOSEPH1)31. He married DORIS UNKNOWN.
Child of ARCHIBALD WARNER and DORIS UNKNOWN is:
i. WARNER6 ARCHIBALD, JR..
10. CHARLES C.5 EVANS (LEROY GRAY4, FRANCES JANE3 UNDERWOOD, AMOS2, JOSEPH1)31
was born 30 May 188831,32, and died Abt. 1974 in Falls River,
MA33. He married (1)
EDNA
UNKNOWN34. He married (2) ELLA UNKNOWN34.
Notes for CHARLES C. EVANS:
The next attachment is
my mother's brother, Charles. He married Ella and they could not have children,
so they adopted a boy they called Everett.
The boy was born out of wedlock.
I believe he came from the Springfield area. They moved to California
near San Diego where Charlie worked on communications for the Railroad. In 1917
Ella died in the flu epidemic leaving Charlie with a boy to care for, probably
around 8 or 9 years old (not sure). Charlie met Edna whose husband had been
shot and she was left with a little girl, Lorraine. Charlie was really in love with her, but it is felt Edna found
this marriage a necessity. Charlie did everything for her and worked so hard to
provide her with the niceties of life. She didn't like Everett and wanted
Charlie to give the child up to his mother who had married and had a husband
willing to accept the child. I was very painful for Charlie, but in the long
run was a blessing. Everett became a
doctor and had a happy life with his parents, but was very bitter about his
early life. My mother wrote to him and
he wrote back he did not wish to have contact with his former family. Charlie
and Edna had two boys, Leroy and Charles.
When Leroy was ten (1930) Edna found another lover and made Charlie
completely broken. He had several
mental breakdowns and she put in in a sanitarium. My grandparents went to California and brought back. His mind got
further and further from reality until he had completely forgotten his past. He
continued to draw and enjoyed children, but it broke my grandmother's heart.
After Grandmother died, grandpa would spend the winters with us in
Newport. Mother would drive out to get
them and return them to Bellaire in the Spring. After grandpa died, my folks
carried for Charlie and then Mother alone cared for him. He wasn't much
trouble, just quietly crazy. Anyhow that's Charles sad story. The saddest thing for me was that Edna told
her children that their father had died. (He had also signed over all their
property and custody of the children to her). It was years later Leroy found
out his dad was alive and what his mother had done. He had many long distance calls from California to my mother and
with me after his father died. I haven't contacted him in quite a few years
now. I should do that. Anyway, I've attached a picture of Charlie as a young
man.
This text copied from
an e-mail sent from Marthena Guldemond Smith to Jane Martin Whitty 8/16/00.
More About CHARLES C. EVANS:
Census: 1910, Age 21,
Living Springfield, Clark Co, OH
More About EDNA UNKNOWN:
Census: 1910, Age 21,
Living Springfield, Clark Co, OH
Notes for ELLA UNKNOWN:
The next attachment is
my mother's brother, Charles. He married Ella and they could not have children,
so they adopted a boy they called Everett.
The boy was born out of wedlock.
I believe he came from the Springfield area. They moved to California
near San Diego where Charlie worked on communications for the Railroad. In 1917
Ella died in the flu epidemic leaving Charlie with a boy to care for, probably
around 8 or 9 years old (not sure).
This text copied from
an e-mail from Marthena Guldemond Smith to Jane Martin Whitty.
Children of CHARLES EVANS and EDNA UNKNOWN are:
i. LEROY6 EVANS34, b. 17 Jul 1920, San Diego, CA34; m.
ZELLA
UNKNOWN34.
ii. CHARLES EVANS34, b.
14 Feb 192334.
11. LEAH5 EVANS (LEROY GRAY4, FRANCES JANE3 UNDERWOOD, AMOS2, JOSEPH1)35
was born 30 Mar 1891 in Springfield, Clark Co., OH36, and
died Aug 1985 in Newport, RI. She
married MARTIN GULDEMOND 09 Mar 1916 in Oakley, Cincinnati, OH, son of EVERET GULDEMOND and EMMIGJE KOEKOOP.
More About LEAH EVANS:
Census: 1910, Age 19,
Living w/parents
Notes for MARTIN GULDEMOND:
Maarten Pieter took on
the American spelling of his name, Martin Peter Guldemond when he became an
American Citizen
Children of LEAH EVANS and MARTIN GULDEMOND are:
i. EMMA KOENEKOOP6 GULDEMOND36, b. 29 Dec 1917, Springfield, Clark Co., OH36;
d. 24 Oct 1997, Portland, ME36; m. CHARLES ELLSWORTH LIGHT36, 20 Sep 1941, Newport, RI36.
ii. MARTHENA CABLES GULDEMOND36, b.
16 Aug 1920, Springfield, Clark Co., OH36; m. MERTON LEWIS SMITH36, 19 Apr 1947, Newport, RI36.
iii. EVERETT EVANS GULDEMOND36, b.
22 Aug 1922, Springfield, Clark Co., OH36; m. JEAN EDITH REISE36, 21 Feb 1948, Southbridge, MA36.
iv. JOAN MARIE GULDEMOND36, b.
05 Jan 1925, Springfield, Clark Co., OH36; d. 07 Jan 1925,
Springfield, Clark Co., OH36.
12. HARRY M.5 EVANS (HENRY M.4, FRANCES JANE3 UNDERWOOD, AMOS2, JOSEPH1)37,38 was born Jan 1897, and died Mar 1976.
He married CELIA CURRY39.
Notes for HARRY M. EVANS:
According to Barbara
Lou Foley Martin: Harry was a railroad
man all of his life
More About HARRY M. EVANS:
Census: 1910, Was age
13
Child of HARRY EVANS and CELIA CURRY is:
i. MAXINE6 EVANS40,41, m. J. R. BLACKBURN.
13. CORRINNE FRANCES5 EVANS (HENRY M.4, FRANCES JANE3 UNDERWOOD, AMOS2, JOSEPH1)42,43 was born 27 Dec 1898 in Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA44,45,
and died 23 Aug 1993 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA46. She married RAYMOND BUCHANAN MARTIN47 12 Nov 1919 in Springfield, Clark Co., OH48,
son of JAMES MARTIN and ANNA SMITH.
Notes for CORRINNE FRANCES EVANS:
Published in
Springfield News Sun on August 27, 1993
Transcribed by: Jane Martin Whitty
CORRINNE F. MARTIN
94, formerly of
Springfield, died Monday, August 23, 1993, in
Pensacola,
Florida. She was born December 27,
1898, in Springfield,
the daughter of Henry
M. and Lena (SHROADES) EVANS. Mrs.
Martin was a
lifelong member of
Central United Methodist Church, charter member of
the Ohio State Mother's
Club of Springfield, Past Parent Teachers
Association Presidents
Association, Mother Singers Club, and the
Fortnightly Musical
Society. Her survivors include one son
and
daughter-in-law, Jack
and Barbara (FOLEY) MARTIN; four grandchildren,
Chris MARTIN and wife,
Phylomena of Los Angeles, California,
Steve MARTIN and wife,
Judi, of Dallas, Texas,
Jane MARTIN CUNNINGHAM
of Orlando, Florida, Suzy MARTIN PETERSON
and husband, Steve of
Vero Beach, Florida; and five great-grandchildren
. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Raymond MARTIN in 1972.
Funeral services will
be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Littleton & Rue
Funeral Home with Rev.
Joyce E. Fry of Central United Methodist Church
officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to
the service.
Interment in Ferncliff
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the
family
prefers contributions
be made to the Central United Methodist Church
Organ Fund.
More About CORRINNE FRANCES EVANS:
Burial: Springfield,
Clark, Ohio, USA
Notes for RAYMOND BUCHANAN MARTIN:
Full Context of Ohio
Military Men, 1917-18
Name: Raymond Buchanan
Martin
Serial Number:
141-82-58
Race: W
Residence: 414 S.
Western Ave., Springfield, O.
Enlistment Division:
United States Navy Reserve Forces
Enlistment Location:
Recruiting Station Cincinnati, O.
Enlistment Date: 04 Jun
1918
Birth Place:
Bookwalter, O.
Birth Date / Age: 19
Jan 1897
Assigns Comment: Naval
Training Station Great Lakes Ill 5 June 1918 to 4 July 1918; Naval Training
Station Norfolk Va to 3 Sept 1918; District B & P Atlantic City Va to 11
Nov 1918. Seaman, Second Class 160 days. Released 21 Dec 1918. Honorable
discharge 30 Sept 1921. Lack of funds. Headquarters 5 Naval District Norfolk
Va. Seaman, Second Class Called to active duty 5 June 1918.
Volume #: 21
Raymond Buchanan Martin
W 414 S. Western Ave., Springfield, O. Recruiting Station Cincinnati, O. 04 Jun
1918 Bookwalter, O. 19 Jan 1897 View Full Record
.....................
Published Springfield
News Sun March 8, 1972
Raymond B. (Mike)
Martin
Raymond B. (Mike)
Martin, 75, of 1919 Harshman Blvd., died unexpectedly at noon Tuesday in his
residence in Sarasota, FL
He was born Jan. 19,
1897, in Fayette County, the son of James and Anna Smith Martin. He was a member of the Central United
Methodist Church, the Central Wesleyan Sunday School Class, Anthony Lodge No.
455 F, and A.M. He was a veteran of
World War I, having served in the U.S. Navy.
Mr. Martin retired ten
years ago and was formerly employed by the White Motor Co.
Survivors include his
wife, Corrinne Evans Martin; one son, Jack of Pensacola, Fla; two grandsons,
Christopher and Stephen; two granddaughters, Mrs. Jane Martin Crutchfield and
Sue Ann; one great-grandson, Stephen Wayne Crutchfield; one brother, Earl of
Springfield; and a sister, Mrs. Nellie Wollam of Cuyahoga Falls.
His body will be
brought to the Littleton Funeral Home where friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7
to 9 p.m. Friday. Services will be held
at 10 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home in charge of the Rev. Dale R. Beittel,
pastor of the Central United Methodist Church.
Burial will be in Ferncliff Cemetery.
More About RAYMOND BUCHANAN MARTIN:
Burial: 11 Mar 1972,
Ferncliff Cemetary, Block 32 (map attached)
Military service: 04
Jun 1918, US Navy Reserve Forces (see
notes)
Child of CORRINNE EVANS and RAYMOND MARTIN is:
i. JACK ALLEN6 MARTIN49,50, b. 25 May 1921, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA51;
d. 04 Oct 1999, Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA52; m. BARBARA LOU FOLEY53, 09 Jun 1945, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA53,54.
Notes for JACK ALLEN MARTIN:
THE OBITUARY OF JACK A.
MARTIN:
Published in the
Springfield News, Springfield, OH and the Pensacola News Journal, Pensacola, FL
Jack A. Martin
Jack A. Martin, Lt.
Cmdr. USNR, Retired, 78, of Pensacola, died Monday, Oct. 5, 1999 after a brief
illness. He was born in Springfield, Ohio, the only son of Raymond B. and
Corrinne Martin. He was the president of his senior class at Springfield High
School, and was an active lifetime member of the school's alumni association. A
champion swimmer, he attended Ohio State University, where he was a member of
the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Education. Later, he returned to OSU, earning a Master's Degree in Physical Education to augment his 38-year
water survival and safety career in military and government service.
He served his country
in WWII and during the Korean conflict. He was wounded in the amphibious
invasion of Layte in 1944 for which he
was awarded the Purple Heart. Upon his return to the U.S from WWII in 1945, he
married the love of his life, Barbara Lou Foley Martin, who preceded him in
death in 1996.
From 1950-1953, he was
the Officer in Charge of the Pensacola Naval Aviation Schools Command's Swim
Division. He was honorably discharged in 1954 and employed as a civil servant,
serving as a Water Survival Instructor at Naval Aviation Schools Command, NAS
Pensacola. Prior to his retirement in 1980, he was promoted to Water Survival
Standardization Officer. During his career with Schools Command, he trained
150,000 flight students in water survival, as well as 64 Mercury, Gemini, and
Apollo astronauts. He was rewarded for his efforts by the countless number of pilots
whose lives were saved by the techniques they learned from Jack Martin at NAS
Pensacola Training Tanks I and II. His methods were so highly regarded, it was
often said, "He could teach a rock to swim."
During his career,
Martin conceived and implemented the Naval Survival Swim Syllabus for flight
surgeons and was an instrumental member of the Fleet Project Team responsible
for the development of the Multi-Place
Ditching Trainer, the "Dilbert Dunker," a simulator still used to
train pilots to survive crashes in water. He was appointed by the governor to
the Florida Boating Advisory Committee, and served as a volunteer with the
Northwest Florida Water Safety Council and the Bream Fishermans' Association.
Survivors include sons,
Christopher A. Martin and wife, Phyl;
Stephen R. Martin and wife, Judi ; daughters Jane Martin Whitty and
husband, Dave; and Suzy Martin Peterson and husband, Steve; grandchildren
Brigitt Martin McDoniel and husband, Bill; Stephen Crutchfield and wife,
Samara; Matthew Crutchfield and wife, Heather; Christine Cunningham; and Martin
Peterson; great-grandchildren Tyler Wayne Crutchfield and Katelyn Paige
McDoniel; and his dear cousin, Patti Bowen.
Visitation will be held
Friday October 8 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at NAS Pensacola Naval Aviation
Memorial Chapel with a funeral service following at 2:30 p.m. Oak Lawn Funeral
Home is in charge of the arrangements.
More About JACK ALLEN MARTIN:
Cremation: 09 Oct 1999,
Pensacola, FLA
Notes for BARBARA LOU FOLEY:
See also: Notes for Jack A. Martin
The obituary of Barbara
Lou Foley Martin, published in the Springfield News, Springfield OH and the
Pensacola News Journal, Pensacola, FL
MARTIN - Springfield
News Sun, March 10, 1996
Obit of Barbara Lou
Foley Martin
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,
74, of Pensacola died Friday,
March 8, 1996, after a
prolonged illness.
Born in Springfield,
Ohio, on September 28, 1921, Mrs. Martin had been
a resident of Pensacola
since 1947. She attended college at Miami
University of Ohio.
In 1981, Mrs. Martin
retired after 20 years civil service at Pensacola
Naval Air Station,
where she was employed as an executive secretary at
the Naval Aerospace
Medical Research Laboratory (NAMRL). In addition to
her official duties, Mrs. Martin acted as an
unofficial NAMRL
ambassador of
friendship to scientists and their families from all
over the world. She was
highly respected for her professional skills,
and the hospitallity
she extended to visitors enhanced national and
international relations
in the global scientific community.
Mrs. Martin was also
active in the local community, volunteering as a
Sunday School teacher
at Warrington Presbyterian Church, a member of
numerous advisory
committees of the Escambia County School Board and
chairman of the School
and Child Division of the Northwest Florida
Safety Council.
She also served as the
president of PTAs at Navy Point Elementary,
Warrington Jr. High and
Pleasant Grove Elementary.
Mrs. Martin was
selected president of the Escambia County Council of
PTAs, was a member of
the Board of Managers of the Florida Congress of
Parents and Teachers
and chairman of the Escambia County Juvenile Court
Advisory Board.
She is survived by her
husband of 50 years, Jack A. Martin; sons,
Christopher A. Martin
and his wife, Philomena, of Burbank, Calif.,
and Stephen R. Martin
and his wife, Judi, of Arlington, Texas;
daughters Janie Martin
Cunningham of Eustis and Suzy Martin Peterson
and her husband,
Stephen K., of Vero Beach. Mrs. Martin had five
grand-children, Stephen
W. Crutchfield of Flagstaff, Ariz.,
Matthew S. Crutchfield
of Eustis, Brigitt Martin of Arlington,
Christine E. Cunningham
of Orlando and Martin P. Peterson of Vero Beach
; she had one
great-grandson, Tyler Wayne Crutchfield of Eustis.
Visitation will be from
2 to 4 p.m. today in Oak Lawn Funeral Home.
A memorial service will
be at 2 p.m. Monday in the All Faith Chapel
on Pensacola Naval Air
Station with Navy Chaplain Lt. Robert Lawrence
officiating. Internment
will be private.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions may be made to the
Waterfront Rescue
Mission or the Salvation Army in Mrs. Martin's name.
More About BARBARA LOU FOLEY:
Cremation: 12 Mar 1996, Pensacola, FL
14. FLOYD W.5 EVANS (HENRY M.4, FRANCES JANE3 UNDERWOOD, AMOS2, JOSEPH1)55,56 was born 09 Aug 190357, and died 16 Jan 1978 in
Springfield, OH58,59.
He married MADGE CUMMINGS60,60,
daughter of JAMES CUMMINGS and NETTIE SCHROCK.
Notes for FLOYD W. EVANS:
SSN: 284-18-0977
Last known residence: 4754 W.
National Road, Springfield, OH 45504
GrandUncle Floyd was
our favorite. I remember going to visit
he and Madge a lot whenever we went to Springfield to see our Grandparents Mike
& Corrinne Martin. We always looked
forward to our visits to their farm way out in the country. I have a vague memory of visiting Floyd's
barbershop and recollect the old fashioned barber pole out front. Floyd had a wonderful smile and everyone
loved him! JMW
Notes for MADGE CUMMINGS:
SSN: 270-62-8419
Last Residence: 14516 North Rose, Wayne, NY (c/o Chuck &
Pa tti Bowen)
Aunt Madge was also our
favorite GrandAunt. She, like Floyd,
was a lot of fun...had a great sense of humor and we loved to visit them. I remember that she collected lots of
antiques. Her livingroom was full of
cut glass pieces - must've been hundreds.
She had the coolest antique furniture and old lamps - there was always something
new to discover. And meals were a big
deal at the Evans. We always had a huge
county breakfast when we spent the night with her.
More About MADGE CUMMINGS:
Caste: 1910, Age 05,
Fayette Co., OH
Child of FLOYD EVANS and MADGE CUMMINGS is:
i. PATTI BELLE6 EVANS61, b. 09 Jun 193762; m. CHARLES BOWEN63.
Endnotes
1. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
2. LDS Church - Family Search, International
Genealogy Index - Family Search (LDS Church), "Electronic."
3. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
4. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
5. see comments, GenePool@Ancestry.com,
Name Birth Date Birth Place Death Date Death Place Marriage Date Marriage Place
Spouse Father Mother Joseph Columbus Rossell Underwood 8 July 1846 West
Liberty, Logan, OH 19 October 1911 Union City, Darke, OH, 8 March 1866 , , Rebecca Smith Amos Underwood Sarah Rossell.
6. see comments, GenePool@Ancestry.com.
7. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
8. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
9. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
10. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
11. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
12. Jane Martin Whitty, Patti Evans.
13. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
14. Jane Martin Whitty, Patti Evans.
15. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
16. LDS Church - Family Search, International
Genealogy Index - Family Search (LDS Church), "Electronic,"
Marriage Records of Licking Co, OH Probate Court.
17. Barbara Lou Foley Martin, Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,...Left to Chris, Steve, Janie, Suzy Martin, her
children, (Janie Martin Whitty).
18. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
19. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
20. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
21. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Lena B. Evans," 5 Feb 1956.
22. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
23. Barbara Lou Foley Martin, Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,...Left to Chris, Steve, Janie, Suzy Martin, her
children, (Janie Martin Whitty),
First, the Evanses (your dad's maternal side):
Your greatgrandfather was Henry M. Evans, who married Lena Belle Schrodes,
in Springfield (OH). They had three
children: Harry, married to Celia, and
they had one child, Maxine Evans Blackburn; your Grandma Martin, Corrine
Frances, who married Raymond Buchanan
Martin......and they had one child, your dad; Floyd, who married Madge, and
they had one child, Patti Belle.
24. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
25. LDS Church Milcrofilm, Clark County OH
Marriages, Vol 15-Sep 15 1891-Jan 31 1894,
(September 15, 1891 - January 31, 1894).
26. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
27. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
28. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
29. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
30. see comments, GenePool@Ancestry.com.
31. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
32. Sara Greer, Clark County OH Births, 1888, (Clark County on OHGenWeb),
"Electronic," Clark County, OH Births 1888Birthdate Parents Race Sex
Child's Name Page Film 05/30/1888 Evans, Leroy & Clella WH M Charles C. 118
658.
33. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000, He lived to the age of 86.
34. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
35. Jane Martin Whitty, Patti Evans.
36. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond
Smith, Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
37. Barbara Lou Foley Martin, Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,...Left to Chris, Steve, Janie, Suzy Martin, her
children, (Janie Martin Whitty),
Uncle Harry (your great uncle) was a railroad man all of his life and never
made much money.
38. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
39. Self - living Person, Marthena Guldemond Smith,
Descendent Report of Isaac Evans 2 Aug 2000.
40. Barbara Lou Foley Martin, Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,...Left to Chris, Steve, Janie, Suzy Martin, her
children, (Janie Martin Whitty).
41. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
42. Barbara Lou Foley Martin, Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,...Left to Chris, Steve, Janie, Suzy Martin, her
children, (Janie Martin Whitty).
43. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
44. U.S. Social Security Administration, Social
Security Death Index, (generated
from SSA Death Master File to searchable database), "Electronic."
45. Barbara Lou Foley Martin, Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,...Left to Chris, Steve, Janie, Suzy Martin, her
children, (Janie Martin Whitty).
46. U.S. Social Security Administration, Social
Security Death Index, (generated
from SSA Death Master File to searchable database), "Electronic."
47. Family Bible of James B. Martin (abt.
1884).
48. Barbara Lou Foley Martin, Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,...Left to Chris, Steve, Janie, Suzy Martin, her
children, (Janie Martin Whitty),
Your Grandma Martin, Corrinne Frances, who married Raymond Buchanan Martin in Springfield, OH on November 12, 1919
and they had one child, your dad (Jack Allen Martin).
49. Barbara Lou Foley Martin, Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,...Left to Chris, Steve, Janie, Suzy Martin, her
children, (Janie Martin Whitty).
50. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
51. Barbara Lou Foley Martin, Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,...Left to Chris, Steve, Janie, Suzy Martin, her
children, (Janie Martin Whitty).
52. Clark Co. Library, Clark County OH Public
Library Obituaries Search, (Index
to Obituaries in Springfield Newspaper 1927-2000), "Electronic,"
SPRINGFIELD NEWS-SUN:October 8, 1999 PENSACOLA, Fla.--LT. CMDR. JACK A. MARTIN,
78, of Pensacola, Fla., died Monday. Services today at the NAS Pensacola Naval
Aviation Memorial Chapel. Lt Cmdr Jack A Martin Personal
Information--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Spouse: Barbara L Maiden Name: Nickname:
Obituary
Information--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date
of Publication: 10/10/1999 Page: 9D Notes:.
53. Barbara Lou Foley Martin, Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,...Left to Chris, Steve, Janie, Suzy Martin, her
children, (Janie Martin Whitty).
54. Marriage Certificate of Jack A. &
Barbara Foley Martin.
55. Barbara Lou Foley Martin, Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,...Left to Chris, Steve, Janie, Suzy Martin, her
children, (Janie Martin Whitty),
Great Uncle Floyd was, like his father, an entrepreneur. He took over the barbering business and the
poolroom, but he also managed to "put by" a good bit, and was always
good for a loan. There was nothing he
wouldn't do for a friend, and this was brilliantly attested to during his last
days and the time of his funeral. They
came in droves, with food, offerings, and services.
56. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Henry M. Evans," Thurs., 4 May, 1936, Pg 9.
57. U.S. Social Security Administration, Social
Security Death Index, (generated
from SSA Death Master File to searchable database), "Electronic."
58. Springfield Sun, "Obituary of Floyd
Evans," 17 Jan 1978, pg 18.
59. Springfield Daily News, "Obituary of
Floyd W. Evans," Tues, Jan 17, 1978, pg 4.
60. Jane Martin Whitty, Patti Evans.
61. Barbara Lou Foley Martin, Memoirs of
Barbara Lou Foley Martin,...Left to Chris, Steve, Janie, Suzy Martin, her
children, (Janie Martin Whitty),
Speaking of the Evans, Henry and Lena Bell Schrodes:And they had three
children........Floyd, who married Madge, adn they had one child, Patti Belle.
62. Jane Martin Whitty, Patti Evans, Patti's
date of birth, as given by Patti to Jane Martin Whitty.
63. Jane Martin Whitty, Patti Evans.