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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ James H. Martin
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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James H. Martin
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| LAST NAME: Martin
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FIRST NAME: James
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MIDDLE NAME: H.
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| TITLE: Mr.
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GENDER: M
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| BORN: 14 Jun 1889
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DIED: 18 Oct 1930
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BURIED: 20 Oct 1930
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OCCUPATION: Farm Laborer
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| BIRTH PLACE: Iowa
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| DEATH PLACE: Dallas, Polk Co., Oregon
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NOTES:
1930 OR CENSUS - James H. Martin, age 39, b. Iowa, occupation laborer, is enumerated with his wife Agnes, age 35, b. Oregon, occupation fruit cannery worker, and their two sons, David H., age 15, b. Oregon and William O., age 14, b. Oregon, along with a niece, Virginia Porter, age 6, b. Oregon.
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DEATH CERTIFICATE:
OSBH DC (Polk County 1930) #117 - James H. Martin, male, married (Anges Martin), occupation farm laborer, b. 14 Jun 1889 in Iowa, d. 18 Oct 1930 in Dallas, Oregon (Dallas Hospital) at the age of 41 y's 4 m's 4 d's, name of father David H. Martin (b. Ohio), maiden name of mother Rachel Otile (b. Indiana), interment 20 Oct IOOF, undertaker Henkle & Thomas, informant Louis H. Martin of Brooks, Oregon.
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OBITUARY:
MARTIN DEATH FOLLOWS SOON AFTER WIFE’S.
West Salem Couple, Separately are Victims of Double Tragedy.
Man Shoots Wife then Self; Will be Buried Monday in Same Cemetery.
Monday at 2 p.m. in a cemetery at Dallas, the remains of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Martin will be buried with a simple ceremony.
Suicide and murderer, Martin will rest beside his wife whom shortly before noon Saturday, he shot in his home at West Salem. A few moments later, he had turned the single-shot shotgun with which he had fatally wounded his wife, into his mouth and pulling the trigger, had shot himself.
Mrs. Martin died a few minutes after she was received at a Dallas hospital. Martin died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Two sons, Orville, 15, and David, 16, orphans, survive their parents.
No inquest Will Be Held, Decided.
While the Polk county coroner will make a report on the tragedy there will be no inquest as the facts of the tragedy are well established.
The Martins separated early this summer when Mrs. Martin came to Salem to stay with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Bill Martin.
Yesterday forenoon she went to West Salem to do some washing for her husband and her two sons.
According to her son David, who saw the shooting, his father inquired of his mother if she intended to return to live with him. When she replied in the negative, Martin took his old shotgun and fired at his wife, the charge entering her left temple.
Martin then went into the front room of his house, reloaded his gun, placed the muzzle in his mouth, and pulled the trigger.
When Mrs. Martin was found she was lying on her back with her head under the washing machine. Martin’s face was partly torn away by the shot.
Woman’s Sister Slightly Wounded.
The two sons, David and Orville, gave the alarm. Deputy Sheriff Walter Gerth of Marion county, arriving at the house a few minutes after the tragedy. He secured Dr. Wolcott Buren, who said both Martin and his wife were fatally injured. They both lived until they reached the Dallas hospital.
Mrs. Christina Porter, sister of Mrs. Martin, was in the kitchen of the house when her sister was shot. She was slightly wounded in the forehead when several stray shots from the shotgun scattered. She fled to the home of Ned Kitts [Kittson], her father, who lived near the Martin home.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin moved to West Salem three years ago. His work was to cut wood and to drive a freight truck.
Oregon Statesman 19 Oct 1930 1:1
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INSCRIPTION:
No marker found as of June 2002
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SOURCES:
OSBH DC (Polk County 1930) #117
1930 Oregon Census (Polk Co., West Salem Pct., ED 27-20, pg 8B)
OS 19 Oct 1930 1:1
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CONTACTS:
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| LOT: 419
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SPACE: 3 SW S½
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LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.232'
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LATITUDE: W 123° 02.826'
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