6. Almanzor L. "Sonny"3 Martin (Benjamin2, Unknown1) was born September 27, 1844 in Putnam County, Indiana, and died March 13, 1925 in Powell County, Kentucky. He married Mary Elizabeth Hylton February 22, 1880 in Chop Chestnut School House Powell County, KY, daughter of Jesse Hylton and Martha Montgomery. She was born 1857, and died October 21, 1897 in Antigo, Wisconsin (Langlade County).

Notes for Almanzor L. "Sonny" Martin:
Born September 1844 Putnam County, Indiana

1850 Census Powell Co, KY--Almanzor age 7, lives with parents and siblings.
1860 Census Powell Co, KY--Almanzor age 16, lives with his parents.
1870 Census Powell Co, KY--Almanzor, living with his parents, lists his occupation as "fiddler".
1880 Census Powell Co, KY--Almanzor 36 and Mary 23 live with widowed Priscilla aged 74.
1890 Census Powell Co, KY--Almanzor & Mary live next door to his mother who lives with
Vancouver & his family.
1900 Census Dodge, Wisconsin--Almanzor a prisoner in Waupun Prison, age 56.
1910 Census Powell Co, KY-District 0186, Visit 0137--Clifton Martin is head of household,father Almanzor aged 65.
1920 Census Powell Co, KY--Almanzor 75, widower, rents, can read and write.
Clifton & Emma Martin live 2 homes away from Almanzor.

KENTUCKY DEATH CERTIFICATE, Vol 16, Cert #7846: Almanzor died at age 81
on March 13, 1925 in Powell County, Kentucky.
KY MIRACODE 1910 INDEX.
Rights of Marriage.
Marriage Bond.
Picture of his grave marker in Chop Chestnut Cemetery, Powell Co, KY.
We have a picture of Almanzor L "Sonny" Martin.
We have pictures of the Waupun Prison.

POWELL COUNTY MARRIAGES
1--Powell County, KY Marriage Register 1863-1927, Book 1, page 308: Almanzor Martin witnessed the marriage of Arthur Center & Caroline Knox in Powell Co, Ky on Aug 16, 1869.
2--"This is to certify, that on the 7th day of May, 1883, the Rites of Marriage were legally solemnized by me between Wiley J Curtis and Roann Sons at ____ in the County of Powell in the presence of Massengill Martin & Sonny Martin" Signed Talton Powell

Letter from The Wisconsin Department of Health & Social Services, dated October 10, 1977: From the Division of Corrections, Wisconsin State Prison in Waupun, Wisconsin, we learn that Almanzor received a ten year sentence but that his time was reduced. He was prisoner from October 12, 1897-January 22, 1904.

More About Almanzor L. "Sonny" Martin:
Burial: March 15, 1925, Chop Chestnut Cemetery out of Rosslyn, KY in Powell Co, KY

Notes for Mary Elizabeth Hylton:
Nine days before her death, while Mary lay dying of consumption (tuberculosis) and Almanzor was in jail, Langlade County Wisconsin authorities took the children by order of Judge M G Flanagan.

SPARTA ORPHANAGE ORDER Oct 12, 1897
Louisabelle 12yrs (Ruth Belle Martin), VanAshman 8 yrs (VanAshley Martin) and Charles 3yrs were committed to the orphanage on Oct 14, 1897. (Lewis Martin, age 5 months not mentioned here).

1880 Census Powell County, KY--Mary lives with Almanzor, no children listed. They are next door to Priscilla and Vancouver Martin.
DOCUMENTATION:
Rights of Marriage
Marriage Bond
Orphanage Order
Death Certificate
Also have a picture of Mary Elizabeth Hylton Martin.

More About Almanzor Martin and Mary Hylton:
Marriage: February 22, 1880, Chop Chestnut School House Powell County, KY

Children of Almanzor Martin and Mary Hylton are:

+ 38 i.  Clifton Roscoe4 Martin, born September 24, 1880 in Powell County, Kentucky; died October 31, 1956 in Elizabethtown, KY.
+ 39 ii.  Sarah Frances "Sadie" Martin, born Abt. 1883.
+ 40 iii.  Ruth Belle Martin, born October 1885.
+ 41 iv.  VanAshby Martin, born 1889.
+ 42 v.  Charles Risen Martin, born June 25, 1894.
43 vi.  Lewis Martin, born May 03, 1897 in Antigo, Wisconsin (Langlade County); died March 03, 1913 in Wakesha, Wisconsin.

Notes for Lewis Martin:
Lewis was 5 months old when he was placed in the Sparta Orphanage, he was taken from his ill mother nine days before her death.
Clifton Martin had written "Eliga Walranna Martin was born May 3, 1897".
Lewis was committed to the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys Feb 1, 1906 by Langlade County Judge J W Parson.
Lewis went to Waukesha and hung himself on March 13, 1913 at 16 years of age. (Undertaker M A Preston of Elton, town of Evergreen).

We have pictures of Lewis at 3 years of age, and another of him sitting upon a horse.

Almanzor L "Sonny" & Mary Elizabeth (Hylton) Martin