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Note: N321 � Baptism (likely) - 27 *unreadable* date, Johan Mathias, 18 Wall Str., Martin john Lauer / Joohan Philipsen. � 1870 Census lists as Martin Jr., aged 9/12 in father�s household. � 1880 Census notes he was aged 10, at school, single, white, son of Martin Lower, father born in Germany and mother born in Holland, living in the 4th Ward, Auburn, Cayuga, NY � Auburn City Directory 1897-98 shows: �Lower, Martin J, traffic manager, D M O & Co, h 6 William� � Lamey�s 1900 Directory lists Martin J. (aged 31) as �traffic manager� DMO&Co, res 76 North Street. Traffic manager determined the movement of all goods and production within the plant. � listed as 1901 member of St. Alphonsus Church � 1918 Auburn Directory lists as "jr assist gen mgr IH Co", res 43 Hamilton Ave. (aged 49) � From his son Martin E., Martin J. worked for many years at International Harvester Co., Auburn, NY rising to Traffic Manager. � He was a member of the Lodge, the Elks, and the Old Wheeler Rifles. � From a contemporary, Paul Lattimore (later the mayor of Auburn): Retiring in 1930, he formed a small insurance company. He enjoyed drinking and discussions with good company. He joined the Wheeler Rifles and the BPO Elks, Auburn Lodge.
� obituary Funeral Rites Wednesday for Martin J. Lower Former Traffic Manager for Harvester Co. Had been in Insurance Field in Later Years Funeral services for MartinJ. Lower, 78, retired traffic manager of the International Harvester Company in this city and for many years active in business and civic affairs, will be held at 9:45 Wednesday morning at the Langham Funeral Home, 91 East Genesee Street, and at 10 o�clock in St. Alphonsus Church. Friends have been invited to call at the funeral home from 4 to 5 and 7 to 9, Tuesday. Mr. Lower died on Sunday, February 22, in Mercy Hospital. He was born in Auburn and had continued to reside in this city. In 1930 he retired from the Harvester Company and entered the insurance business in his home city. He had been prominent in Auburn many years. Mr. Lower was a member of Auburn Lodge, B.P.O. Elks, and was a member of the old Wheeler Rifles many years ago. Surviving Mr. Lower are a daughter, Miss Mildred Lower of Lake Placid; two sons, Martin E. Lower of Baldwinsville and Philip A. Lower of this city; a sister Mrs. James B. Quick, and a brother, Frederick Lower, both of Auburn; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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