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Dorothy Grace Martin 1898–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MAY 1898

Birth Location: India

Death Date: 16 FEB 1987

Death Location: Ft. Myers, Florida

Father: Louis Martin

Mother: Nellora Clough

Spouse(s): Herman Spencer

Children(s): James Spencer, Robert Spencer

Dorothy Grace Martin was born in 1898 in India, the child of Louis Edwin Martin And Nellora Harriet Clough. In 1900, Dorothy Grace Martin resided in Ada township, Kent, Michigan, United States. In 1905, Dorothy Grace Martin immigrated. Dorothy Grace Martin married Herman Gear Spencer, and had children including James Martin Spencer, Mary Lou Spencer, Robert Gear Spencer. Dorothy Grace Martin passed away in 1987 in Ft. Myers, Florida.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Grace Martin was born in 1898 in India, the child of Louis Edwin Martin And Nellora Harriet Clough.
  • In 1900, Dorothy Grace Martin resided in Ada township, Kent, Michigan, United States.
  • In 1905, Dorothy Grace Martin immigrated.
  • Dorothy Grace Martin married Herman Gear Spencer, and had children including James Martin Spencer, Mary Lou Spencer, Robert Gear Spencer.
  • Dorothy Grace Martin passed away in 1987 in Ft. Myers, Florida.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Martin's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Martin
1898–1987
Birth Place: India
Parents
Louis Edwin Martin
1864–1938
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Nellora (Harriet) Clough
1868–1954
Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India
Grandparents
James (H.) Martin
1836–1930
Plymouth, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Adaline Randall
1848–1910
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Martin's Descendants

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Dorothy (Grace) Martin (16 MAY 1898–16 FEB 1987) m. Herman (Gear) Spencer (19 FEB 1897–4 MAY 1947)
  1. 1. James (Martin) Spencer 1926–2008 m. Barbara (Lucille) Miller 1931–2018
  2. 2. Robert (Gear) Spencer 1929–2008

Dorothy Martin's Timeline

9 Records

1898
16 MAY 1898
Birth of Dorothy Grace Martin in India
India
1900
1900
Age 2
Dorothy Grace Martin resided here in Ada township, Kent, Michigan, United States
Ada township, Kent, Michigan, United States
1905
1905
Age 7
Dorothy Grace Martin immigrated
None
1910
1910
Age 12
Dorothy Grace Martin resided here in Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
1920
1920
Age 22
Dorothy Grace Martin resided here in Kalamazoo Ward 3, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Kalamazoo Ward 3, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
1930
1930
Age 32
Dorothy Grace Martin resided here in Washington Township, Licking, Ohio, United States
Washington Township, Licking, Ohio, United States
1935
1935
Age 37
Dorothy Grace Martin resided here in Same Place
Same Place
1940
1940
Age 42
Dorothy Grace Martin resided here in Granville, Granville Township, Licking, Ohio, United States
Granville, Granville Township, Licking, Ohio, United States
1987
16 FEB 1987
Age 89
Death of Dorothy Grace Martin in Ft. Myers, Florida
Ft. Myers, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 MAY 1898
    Event Place: India
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2018, 00:33), entry for Dorothy Grace Martin(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KC82-G6V
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 11 July 2019), Dorothy G Martin in household of Louis E Martin, Kalamazoo Ward 3, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; citing ED 163, sheet 11B, line 97, family 285, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 775; FHL microfilm 1,820,775.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 11 July 2019), Dorothy Martin in household of Louis Edward Martin, Ada township, Kent, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 32, sheet 5B, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,721.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 11 July 2019), Dorothy Martin in household of Louis E Martin, Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 138, sheet 3B, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 654; FHL microfilm 1,374,667.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 11 July 2019), Dorothy G Spencer in household of Herman G Spencer, Washington, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 7A, line 42, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1829; FHL microfilm 2,341,563.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 March 2018), Dorothy Spencer in household of Herman G Spencer, Granville Village, Granville Township, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 45-8, sheet 3B, line 61, family 70, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3098.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 December 2017), Herman Gear Spencer and Dorothy Grace Martin, 31 May 1923; citing Marriage, Licking, Ohio, United States, 10121, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1905
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2018, 00:33), entry for Dorothy Grace Martin(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KC82-G6V
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Granville, Granville Township, Licking, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2018, 00:33), entry for Dorothy Grace Martin(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KC82-G6V
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Granville, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1987
    Event Place: Ft. Myers, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2018, 00:33), entry for Dorothy Grace Martin(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KC82-G6V
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ada township, Kent, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2018, 00:33), entry for Dorothy Grace Martin(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KC82-G6V
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2018, 00:33), entry for Dorothy Grace Martin(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KC82-G6V
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kalamazoo Ward 3, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2018, 00:33), entry for Dorothy Grace Martin(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KC82-G6V
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Washington Township, Licking, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2018, 00:33), entry for Dorothy Grace Martin(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KC82-G6V
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 06 October 2018, 00:33), entry for Dorothy Grace Martin(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KC82-G6V
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

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