August Erwin Martin

b. 2 November 1882, d. 23 June 1934
  • Father: Franz Martin b. 29 January 1846, d. 28 July 1899
  • Mother: Anna Eisler b. circa December 1854, d. 13 May 1938
  • August Erwin Martin was born on 2 November 1882 in St. Louis County, Missouri, according to the 1900 census his WWI draft card, although the year on his grave marker is 1881.
  • He and Franz Martin applied for a passport on 26 June 1895 while living in St. Louis, Missouri. Passport was for the purpose of going abroad temporarily, returning within a year, to be sent in care of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Havel in Hoboken, New Jersey. The passport was issued on 5 July 1895.
  • Franz Martin and August Erwin Martin arrived in the Port of New York on 24 September 1895, from Genoa aboard the Norddeutscher Lloyd SS Kaiser Wilhelm II, traveling in second cabin.
  • Anna Eisler appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in St. Louis, Missouri, at 2919 Taylor Avenue. Other members of the household included August Erwin Martin.
  • He married Elsa Elizabeth Meyer, daughter of Johann Jacob Daniel Meyer and Christina Friederike Kipp, on 25 August 1908 in Manhattan, New York.
  • August Erwin Martin and Elsa Elizabeth Meyer appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in St. Louis, Missouri, at 3000 Indiana Avenue. Other members of the household included Irma Bertha Martin and Anna Eisler.
  • He was employed as a bookkeeper by a scrap iron business, according to the 1910 census.
  • August Erwin Martin and Elsa Elizabeth Meyer appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Glendale, St. Louis County, Missouri. Other members of the household included Irma Bertha Martin, Vera Harriet Martin, Elsa Augusta Martin and Anna Eisler.
  • He was proprietor of a bakery shop, according to the 1920 census.
  • August Erwin Martin and Elsa Elizabeth Meyer appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Carondelet Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, at 910 Big Bend. Other members of the household included Irma Bertha Martin, Vera Harriet Martin, Elsa Augusta Martin, Frank Winstead Martin and Anna Eisler. Frank is identified as an adopted son.
  • He was proprietor of a bakery, according to the 1930 census.
  • August Erwin Martin died on 23 June 1934 at age 51 in St. Louis County, Missouri.
  • His wife Elsa Elizabeth Meyer became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri.
  • A single grave marker identifies the graves of August Erwin Martin and Elsa Elizabeth Meyer.
  • Last Edited: 7 Jun 2015

Family: Elsa Elizabeth Meyer b. circa November 1879, d. 28 December 1949