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Title: Personal correspondence, Recipient: William J. Martin, Author Address: NC
Page: 21 Mar 2004, Delores Martin-Ellis wrote to WJ Martin: Which reminds me.....Charlie and I both said whatever is to be will
be and there is some stuff we will have no control over. But no matter
what, we just loved today together. I had told him I was going to be
on the computer for a bit doing something for Wauneta and then
let him know you and I were corresponding pretty good along the
way and he seemed to feel even tho he is not involved it is a great
idea to do something for a family member that will definitely be
appreciated and well received.
I said to him, yep, that's Denver Bill. Just like his daddy....always
looking out for the old folks. I respect your dad so much for being a true
attached family member. My dad and my brother had (have) other
approaches that don't zink with my emotions. I know there was
no way I could change that then or now. I truly believe it a great
honor to have been following you and Linda along these trails because
it has taught me so much about love and devotion and tolerance of
who I am and who all of they am. I know your dad was as tempermental
as was my dad. But somewhere along the line, your dad was definitely
the stronger man of the two. I really enjoy learning about personalities
and trying to figure folks out (including me). I'm happy I finally learned
in life it is o.k. to be yourself and not a carbon copy of someone else
or whatever you learned in school or church or wherever you were along the line
others tell you what ya should be.
Author: Delores Martin-Ellis
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Title: Obituary
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Title: Ft. Wayne City Directory
Author: R.L. Polk Co.
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Title: Ft. Wayne City Directory
Page: Ft. Wayne 1930 City Directory, page 508: Martin, Wm. D. (Gladys F.) wire chief, Ind Bell Tel Co.
h 2006 1/2 Broadway.
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Bill and Gladys lived in an apartment upstairs, in a building that had small businesses on the street level.
The Directory listing of occupants by street address showed Stine Drug Store at 2001
Meyer Bros. Co. Drugs at 2002
Brownie Meat Market at 2003
Harold R. Moore, clothes cleaner, at 2005
Nelson Flower Shoppe at 2006
[So Wm D. Martin at 2006 1/2 was right over the shop]
O. Ronald Stoner, shoe repair, at 2007
2008 Vacant
Wm J Pio at 2011
Since 2010 was not listed, these next two addresses may have been in a separate building.:
Dora E. Garty, restaurant, at 2012
Great A & P Tea Co. at 2014
Their neighbor on the 2nd floor was
Leland C. Hastings at 2002 1/2.
Just down the street at 2046 Broadway was
Arth C Hume [Arthur Carlyle Hume].
Author: R.L. Polk Co.
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Title: W.J. Martin Reasoning & Speculation
Page: The U.S. Navy application form of W.J/ Martin shows a residence at 2402 Cambridge Road [now Bvld] from July 1939 - June 1940.
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Title: Ft. Wayne City Directory
Page: Gladys Martin told son Bill that when they rented at 638 West State, the house was sold and they had to move. According to the 1932 Directory, they moved up the street to 650 West State.
Author: R.L. Polk Co.
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Title: Ft. Wayne City Directory
Page: Bill and Gladys are listed at 650 State in 1933 and 1934. It's not clear exactly when they moved, but his may have been William J.'s first home.
Author: R.L. Polk Co.
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Title: Ft. Wayne City Directory
Page: In the 1934 and 1935 Ft. Wayne Directories, Bil & Gladys are listed at 1035 Schorr [renamed Shore]. WJ Martin speculates that during WW II, the neighbors may have requested that the German name be Americanized.
Author: R.L. Polk Co.
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Title: W.J. Martin Reasoning & Speculation
Page: The U.S. Navy application form of W.J. Martin shows a residence on 444 Penn Place from 14 March 1936- January 1938.
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Title: W.J. Martin Reasoning & Speculation
Page: The U.S. Navy application form of W.J/ Martin shows a residence on 116 Ward Avenue from January 1938 - January 1939.
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Title: W.J. Martin Reasoning & Speculation
Page: The U.S. Navy application form of W.J/ Martin shows a residence on 1715 So. Elm Street from January 1939 - June 1940.
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Title: W.J. Martin Reasoning & Speculation
Page: The U.S. Navy application form of W.J. Martin shows a residence on 2402 Cambridge Rd. from July 1939-June 1940.
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Title: W.J. Martin Reasoning & Speculation
Page: The U.S. Navy application form of W.J/ Martin shows a residence at 1117 Charlotte Ave. from July 1940 - August 1941.
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Title: W.J. Martin Reasoning & Speculation
Page: The U.S. Navy application form of W.J/ Martin shows a residence at 3608 South Boots Street from August 1941 - June 1942.
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Title: W.J. Martin Reasoning & Speculation
Page: The U.S. Navy application form of W.J. Martin shows a residence at R.R. #1, Box 164, Anderson, IN beginning July 1942.
[This was the Valley Grove Road farm where Linda, Tom and Bill grew up.]
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