Martin, Walter Hyde^{[1, 2]}

1806 - 1881  (75 years)

• Name	Martin, Walter Hyde
  	Presumably named for his maternal great-grandfather Walter Hyde, who died in the Revolutionary War.
  Birth	1806	USA
  	Walter's birthplace is unclear. His birthplace was listed as New York in the 1900 US Census for his children Elizabeth (and Zerviah, who was in the same household), Cleoden and Alfred, but as Vermont by Lycurgus. His grandson Walter Gaynor also gave Walter's birthplace as Vermont on Zerviah Martin Gaynor's death certificate. Some sources give his birthplace as Claverack, Columbia, New York. Claverack may have been inferred from Walworth's Hyde Genealogy which stated that Walter's parents moved from Claverack to Bainbridge, New York in 1806. If that is true, Walter may have been born in Bainbridge or nearby Afton, New York.
  Gender	Male
  Living	1851	Blenheim, Oxford , Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  	Walter was farming 150 acres on Concession 1, lot 9. Forty-five acres were cultivated and 69 in pasture. He had 15 cattle, 23 sheep and 9 pigs.
  Living	1861	Blenheim, Oxford , Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Walter's household included his wife Ann, his sons Lycurgus, Cleoden and Jira, his daughter Zerviah Gaynor and her son Walter.
  Land	1862 - 1863	Lot 12, Concession 1 , Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Owned concession 1, lot 12.
  Living	1871	Burford, Brant, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Living with Joseph Martin and his family. This Joseph appears to be Walter's younger brother.
  Living	1881	Parkdale, York West, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Walter (age 75) was living with his daughter Zerviah Gaynor (43) in his grandson Walter Gaynor's (age 23, a pharmacist) household.
  Death	30 Jul 1881	Woodstock, , Ontario, Canada   [1, 9]
  Burial	Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I23	Martin-Bloom
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Martin, Earl,   b. 15 Jun 1780   d. 1 Aug 1837, Brantford, Canada West, Canada (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Hyde, Zerviah,   b. 24 Aug 1784, Lebanon, Connecticut d. 31 Jan 1858, Blenheim, Oxford, Canada West, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1804	Claverack, Columbia, New York   [11, 12, 13]
  	Earl and Zerviah may have become acquainted between 1795 and 1800 when Zerviah's family was living in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York and Earl's family was living in nearby Rensselaerville, Albany County. Zerviah's brother Elijah was reportedly born in Claverack in 1801, and Walworth wrote that Daniel and his family moved to Bainbridge in 1806. Note that the Afton Enterprise article (see notes under Daniel Hyde) says that Daniel moved to Bainbridge in 1801. But this seems unlikely given Zerviah's marriage in Claverack at the end of 1804. [10]
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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
  Children	+ 1. Martin, Abraham D.,   b. Abt 1831, Ontario, Canada + 2. Martin, Alfred W.,   b. Abt 1835, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada bur. Aft 1911 (Age ~ 77 years) + 3. Martin, Zerviah Hyde,   b. 23 May 1836, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Nov 1903, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (Age 67 years) + 4. Martin, Elizabeth E.,   b. 1838, Ontario, Canada + 5. Martin, Lycurgus Fargo,   b. 27 Jun 1841, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Sep 1910, Sentinel Butte, Billings, North Dakota, USA (Age 69 years) + 6. Martin, Cleoden T.,   b. Feb 1844, Ontario, Canada d. Aft 1910, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA (Age ~ 66 years) + 7. Martin, Jira S.,   b. 18 Feb 1847, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Feb 1889, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA (Age 41 years)
  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
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2011

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Land - Owned concession 1, lot 12. - 1862 - 1863 - Lot 12, Concession 1 , Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Oxford, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Martin, W. H. land papers Letter to Maud Martin Latham from the Ontario Depart of Education indicating that W. H. Martin owned Concession 1, Lot 12 in Blenheim South, Oxford, Ontario in 1862-3 (564 KB pdf).

  
  

  Headstones		Martin, Walter Hyde and Ann Elizabeth Dakin Family obelisk.
  		Martin, Walter Hyde -- plaque on obelisk Inscription: Walter Hyde Martin / Died July 30 1881 / Age 76 Years

  
  

• Notes

  Gravestone includes the following: "Why do we mourn departed friends or shrink at deaths alarm Its but the voice that Jesus sends to call them to his arms. The memory of the just is blessed/" The Blenheim Township Minute Book 1822-1844, records that Walter was a Pathmaster (overseer of highways) for the second concession in 1831, 1832, and 1838 and a pound keeper in 1837 and 1838. Many of the Township laws concerned animals and fences, and the Minute Book included the earmarks which were used to identify the owners of animals. These marks included cropping, slits, notches and holes. Walter Martin's mark, which was a square crop of the right ear with a hole in the same ear, was recorded June 4, 1832. The Minute book is described at http://www.kipp-blake-families.ca/prnceton.htm

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Maud Martin Latham's papers (in file), Martin family chart, p. 1. [S56] 1851 Canada Census (taken in 1852), Blenheim, Oxford County, Canada West (Ontario). Schedule: A. Roll: C_11745, Page: 43, Line: 24. [S56] 1851 Canada Census (taken in 1852), Blenheim, Oxford County, Canada West (Ontario). Schedule: A. Roll: C_11745, Page: 43, Line: 24. [S56] 1851 Canada Census (taken in 1852), Blenheim, Oxford County, Canada West (Ontario). Ag Schedule. Roll: C_11745, Pages: 201-203. [S149] 1861 Canada Census, Blenheim, Oxford, Canada West; Roll: C-1060; Page: 1 & 2. [S40] Maud Martin Latham's papers (in file), Letter from Ontario Department of Education, 1948. [S150] 1871 Canada Census, Burford, Brant South, Ontario; Roll: C-9914; Page: 7; Family No: 22. [S151] 1881 Canada Census, Parkdale, York West, Ontario. Roll: C_13248, Page: 25, Family No: 111. [S48] Gravestone. [S90] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy , (Albany, New York: J. Munsell, 1864.), p. 238. [S203] NY Geneal Biograph Record, (New York Genealogical and Biographical Society), Vol. 89, #2 p. 96, Marriages of the Dutch Reformed Church of Claverack, Columbia County, New York, 929 qN54. 25 Dec 1804 Earl Martin and Sophia Hyatt. [S40] Maud Martin Latham's papers (in file), notebook, p. 5. In file. [S90] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy , (Albany, New York: J. Munsell, 1864.), p. 1134.