Martin, Lycurgus Fargo^[1]

1841 - 1910  (69 years)

• Name	Martin, Lycurgus Fargo
  Nickname	Cyrus
  Birth	27 Jun 1841	Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1865  [2]
  Residence	1870	North La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin   [3]
  	1870 US Census Lycurgus Martin 29 Flora Martin 27 Alfred Martin 1
  Residence	1875	Watab, Benton, Minnesota, USA   [4]
  	1875 Minnesota Census Household L.F. Martin: 33 F. F. Martin: 31 Alfred L. Martin: 6 Kenneth Martin: 3 [Jira] Maud Martin: 1
  Residence	1880	Buckman, Morrison, Minnesota   [5]
  	1880 US Census Syrus Martin 38 [Lycurgus] Flora Martin 37 Albert Martin 11 {Alfred] Frank Martin 8 [Jira] Maud Martin 6 Blanch Martin 4
  Naturalization	22 Sep 1897	Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, USA   [6]
  	Minnesota District Court
  Relocation	Abt 1900	Sentinel Butte, Billings, North Dakota, USA   [7, 8, 9]
  	Homesteaded 160 acres of land in Sentinel Butte. About 1900 Lycurgus and Flora moved from Minnesota to join their son Alfred who was living in Sentinel Butte in far western North Dakota. Lycurgus was listed in two places in the 1900 US Census. He was living in North Dakota with with son Alfred and his wife Julia. He listed himself as a hotel keeper. Alfred's occupation was merchant. Lycurgus was also listed in Royalton Village, Minnesota where Flora was living with her daughter Maud, son Ken (Jira) and Ken's new wife Lottie.
  Relocation	Abt 1908	Los Angeles, California   [7]
  	Operated a fruit ranch.
  Death	16 Sep 1910	Sentinel Butte, Billings, North Dakota, USA
  Burial	Oakland Cemetery, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, USA   [10, 11]
  Person ID	I21	Martin-Bloom
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Martin, Walter Hyde,   b. 1806, USA d. 30 Jul 1881, Woodstock, , Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Dakins, Ann Elizabeth,   b. 8 Oct 1809, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1 Aug 1861, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1830	Columbia County, New York
  Documents		Martin, Walter H and Ann E. 1851 Canada census Census for Blenheim, Oxford, Canada West (Ontario) p 43, Roll C11745. Lists the family of Walter and Ann Dakins Martin
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Knapp, Flora Frances,   b. 7 Jul 1843, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA d. 3 Mar 1918, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1867	Rockland, Manitowoc, Wisconsin   [12]
  	Lycurgus and Flora were married in Clarks Mills by Thomas B. Dooley, who was the pastor at St. James Episcopal Church in Manitowoc. Dooley did not register the marriage until 5 March 1869, 17 months after the event. By that time he did not remember Lycurgus' and Flora's first names. He also gave the bride's mother's name as Mary (a sister) rather than Hannah. He did name the witness as Angeline Knapp, one of Flora's sisters. Angeline was married about a month after Flora, and Dooley also recorded her mother's name as Mary rather than Hannah. Dooley registered 17 other marriages the same day. The earliest was performed 13 Dec 1866, almost two years and four months before he registered it. He did not record the marriage date for one of them. Dooley came to Manitowoc from Michigan about 1865 and returned to Michigan in 1870. He is identified as F. B Dooley in "A History of Manitowoc County" by Ralph G. Plumb.
  Children	+ 1. Martin, Alfred Lycurgus,   b. Jul 1869, North La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin d. 20 Oct 1926, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age ~ 57 years) + 2. Martin, Jira Kenneth,   b. 8 Oct 1871, Watab, Benton, Minnesota, USA d. 6 Mar 1943, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, USA (Age 71 years)   3. Martin, Maud Estella,   b. 8 Apr 1874, Rice, Benton, Minnesota, USA d. 2 Sep 1962, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA (Age 88 years) + 4. Martin, Blanche Alma,   b. 11 Apr 1876, Buckman, Morrison, Minnesota d. 2 Jul 1964, Morrison County, Minnesota (Age 88 years)
  Photos		Martin, Lycurgus' and Flora's Children L to R. Alfred Lycurgus, Blanche Alma, Jira Kenneth, Maud Estella
  		Martin, Lycurgus Family Portrait. Front: Lycurgus and Flora Rear: L. to R. Alfred L., Blanche, Maud, Jira
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 May 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Jun 1841 - Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 4 Oct 1867 - Rockland, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Residence - 1870 US Census Lycurgus Martin 29 Flora Martin 27 Alfred Martin 1 - 1870 - North La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin Residence - 1875 Minnesota Census Household L.F. Martin: 33 F. F. Martin: 31 Alfred L. Martin: 6 Kenneth Martin: 3 [Jira] Maud Martin: 1 - 1875 - Watab, Benton, Minnesota, USA Naturalization - Minnesota District Court - 22 Sep 1897 - Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, USA Relocation - Homesteaded 160 acres of land in Sentinel Butte. About 1900 Lycurgus and Flora moved from Minnesota to join their son Alfred who was living in Sentinel Butte in far western North Dakota. Lycurgus was listed in two places in the 1900 US Census. He was living in North Dakota with with son Alfred and his wife Julia. He listed himself as a hotel keeper. Alfred's occupation was merchant. Lycurgus was also listed in Royalton Village, Minnesota where Flora was living with her daughter Maud, son Ken (Jira) and Ken's new wife Lottie. - Abt 1900 - Sentinel Butte, Billings, North Dakota, USA Relocation - Operated a fruit ranch. - Abt 1908 - Los Angeles, California Death - 16 Sep 1910 - Sentinel Butte, Billings, North Dakota, USA Burial - - Oakland Cemetery, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Martin, Lycurgus Fargo
  		Martin, Lycurgus Fargo

  
  

  Headstones		Martin, Lycurgus F. Headstone.
  		Martin, Lycurgus F. Family stone.

  
  

• Notes

  L. Frederick Martin wrote" They farmed in Benton County, Minnesota (when they went there I do not know) but Aunt Maud writes that the family moved from the farm to nearby Rice, Minnesota in the spring of 1884 (where he bought & operated a hotel). She writes "we children were growing up (on the farm) without the advantages of schooling - poor teachers 3 months in the year - I remember that first day of school. I could knit the family stockings & piece a quilt, but the 3 R's not so good." In the 1880 US census the family was living in Buckman, Morrison, Minnesota. Lycurgus was listed as Syrus. Flora, Maud and Blanche are listed correctly, but the first son is called Albert (Alfred) and the second son is called Frank and is 8 years old. The latter would have been Jira who was called Kenneth or Ken later in life. One wonders about the confusion in the boys' names. Who answered the census taker's questions? Maud Latham wrote they moved to Rice (Benton County) in 1884, and consistent with this, the family was living in Langola Township, Benton County in 1885 (Minnesota Census). Part of the present City of Rice is in Langola Township. [The Langola location is taken from the Ancestry.com index, as the location in blurred out in the image of the census record.] In 1895 Lycurgus, Flora, Maud and Blanche were living in St. Cloud, Minnesota. His occupation was "collector" (1895 Minnesota Census). As Maud graduated from St. Cloud Normal School in May, 1896, perhaps the family had moved there to support Maud during her studies. In the 1895 Minnesota Census, Lycurgus is also listed as living with J. K. Martin in Rice, Benton. About 1900 Lycurgus and Flora moved from Minnesota to join their son Alfred who was living in Sentinel Butte, in the far western part of North Dakota. Lycurgus was listed in two places in the 1900 US Census. He was in Sentinel Butte with son Alfred and his wife Julia; he listed himself as a hotel keeper. Alfred's occupation was merchant. He was also listed in Royalton, Minnesota where Flora was living with her daughter Maud, son Ken (Jira) and Ken's new wife Lottie. In the 1910 census, Lycurgus is listed as retired and is living with Flora in Billings Co, North Dakota. Alfred Lycurgus is listed as a rancher in separate household. His wife Julia is listed as a merchant running a general store and there is a son Alfred L. The railroad ran through Little Falls and Sentinel Butte, so it would have been an easy train ride between the two towns. After Lycurgus died, Flora moved to Minneapolis and lived with her daughter Maud until her death in March 1918. [2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23]

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy , (Albany, New York: J. Munsell, 1864.), 1134. [S59] 1900 US Census, Royalton Village, Bellevue, Morrison, Minnesota, line 55. [S60] 1870 US Census, Census Place: North La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1721; Page: 64A; Family History Library Film: 553220. [S67] 1875 Minnesota State Census, Watab, Benton County, Film Roll MNSC_4. [S61] 1880 US Census, Buckman, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: 626; Page: 369C; Enumeration District: 077. [S43] Naturalization Papers, Minnesota District Court, Little Falls, Morrison. Naturalization Record "C" Second Papers and Proof p271 (Reliability: 4). [S138] Clara K. Fuller, History of Morrison and Todd Counties Minnesota , (1915, B.F. Bowen and Co., Indianapolis, Indiana), Vol 2, p. 416. [S59] 1900 US Census, District 2, Billings, North Dakota; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1241226. [S59] 1900 US Census, [Royalton Village] Bellevue, Morrison, Minnesota; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1240776. [S34] L. Frederick Martin, L. Frederick Martin's family records, Transcription of Martin and Tanner family gravestones at Oakland Cemetery, Little Falls, Minnesota. [S202] findagrave.com, Memorial # 104516357. [S49] Wisconsin marriage registration, (Page of marriage registry book for Manitowoc County. From microfilm at Wis Hist Soc in Madison; Manitowoc marriages Vol 2, page 58.), Manitowoc County marriage registry Vol 2, p. 58. [S56] 1851 Canada Census (taken in 1852), Blenheim, Oxford, Canada West (Ontario) p 43, line 30, Roll C11745. [S60] 1870 US Census, North LaCrosse, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, p. 19. [S61] 1880 US Census, Buckman, Morrison, Minnesota. [S65] 1910 US Census, Township 140, Billings, North Dakota. [S66] 1885 Minnesota State Census, Langola, Benton, Minnesota. Line 19. Roll MNSC_20. [S66] 1885 Minnesota State Census, Langola, Benton, Minnesota. Line 19. Roll: MNSC_43 (smudges at top). [S67] 1875 Minnesota State Census, Watab, Benton, Minnesota. Line 34. Roll: MNSC_4. [S68] 1895 Minnesota State Census, Rice, Benton, Minnesota. Line 38 Roll: V290_49. [S68] 1895 Minnesota State Census, St. Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, Line 13. Roll: V290_98. [S34] L. Frederick Martin, L. Frederick Martin's family records, Martin Genealogy p.6. [S59] 1900 US Census, District 2, Billings, North Dakota.