Gerty M Martin Obit

Tombstone states Gerty was age 12 years, 3 months, 4 days. She was the daughter of L & S Martin. This may be Lewis Martin and would indicate that the family was in the Territory before opening in 1889. A Lewis Martin is listed on the Homestead applications as applying for Sec 2 Twp 12 Rg 6. On the 1890 census Page 803, there is a Louis and Susie Martin and three children Susie D., Margaret and Bertha A. The parents were born in Ohio and the children in Illinois.