Newton Co., IN Biography EDGAR L. MARTIN. Prominently known in Newton County as a farmer and representative of an old time family, Edgar L. Martin since leaving his farm in Washington Township has been an active merchant of Morocco. When the Martin family came to this section of Indiana three quarters of a century ago the entire country was a wilderness, and very few homes as yet had sprung up to mark the progress of civilization. Edgar L. Martin was born in Newton County, April 14, 1860, and even during his boyhood the face of the country presented a vastly different aspect from what it does now. His parents were Joseph C. and Charlotte (Camblin) Martin, the former a native of Kentucky. His father lived for a time in Madison, Indiana, but in 1840 came to Newton County and located in Washington Township. He pre-empted eighty acres of land, and was identified with its cultivation and development until 1893, when he sold out and moved to Kansas. He died in Crawford County, Kansas. He was a democrat, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a sincere Christian and an upright citizen. The youngest in a family of six children, one daughter being now deceased, Edgar L. Martin grew up in Newton County and after his schooling and other early experiences was married in Washington Township to Miss Ida Padgett, a daughter of John and Mary (Bower) Padgett. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have three sons: Charles D., John Owen and Harold O. Charles D., after a common school training, studied at Valparaiso University and was a teacher in Newton County for seven years. He married Miss Emma Purkey. He is a democrat and a Mason. John Owen graduated from the Morocco High School. He married Miss Pearl Yates, and they have one little son, Robert O. John O. Martin is a farmer, a democrat, and a member of Knights of Pythias fraternity. Harold O. is a graduate of Morocco High School and he is a freshman in Purdue University. After his marriage Mr. Martin bought a farm in Washington Township, containing 160 acres, and he afterwards acquired his father's old homestead. He prospered by hard work and competent management of his affairs and was regarded as one of the most substantial agriculturalists of Washington Township for twenty years. After leaving the farm Mr. Martin retired to Morocco, and here engaged in the hardware business under the firm name of Martin Brothers. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, and is a deacon in the Baptist Church of Morocco, Indiana. His home has been in Morocco since 1914. From a Standard History of Jasper and Newton Counties, Indiana, Vol. II p. 751-752, 1916. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted By Gerald Born Email - Wizzofozl0@aol.com