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MARTIN, ALBERT
(1808-1836). Albert Martin, Alamo defender and officer of the Alamo garrison, son of Joseph S. and Abbey B. Martin, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on January 6, 1808. He moved to Gonzales, Texas, in 1835, by way of Tennessee and New Orleans, following his father and older brothers. In Gonzales he ran a general store. At the outbreak of the Texas revolution,qv Martin was one of the "Old Eighteen," defenders of the Gonzales "Come and Take It" cannon.qv He was part of the Texas force that besieged San Antonio de Béxar (see SIEGE OF BEXAR) in the autumn of 1835. By December 19, 1835, he was back in Gonzales recovering from a foot injury inflicted by an ax.
Martin returned to Bexar sometime before the Alamo siege. On February 23, 1836, the first day of the siege, he was sent by Lt. Col. William B. Travisqv as an emissary to the Mexican force. He met Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna'sqv adjutant, Col. Juan N. Almonte,qv who rejected Martin's invitation to come to the Alamo and speak directly to Travis. On the following day, Martin left the Alamo carrying Travis's famous letter "To the People of Texas." He passed the message to Lancelot Smitherqv in Gonzales. Martin returned to the Alamo with the relief force from Gonzales and arrived on March 1, 1836. He died in the battle of the Alamoqv on March 6, 1836.
Martin returned to Bexar sometime before the Alamo siege. On February 23, 1836, the first day of the siege, he was sent by Lt. Col. William B. Travisqv as an emissary to the Mexican force. He met Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna'sqv adjutant, Col. Juan N. Almonte,qv who rejected Martin's invitation to come to the Alamo and speak directly to Travis. On the following day, Martin left the Alamo carrying Travis's famous letter "To the People of Texas." He passed the message to Lancelot Smitherqv in Gonzales. Martin returned to the Alamo with the relief force from Gonzales and arrived on March 1, 1836. He died in the battle of the Alamoqv on March 6, 1836.
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Emigration from Norway to the United States occurred in great numbers throughout the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century. During the early 1800s, the majority of Norwegian emigrants were family units from rural Norway. Single people left Norway as well, but more men left during this period than women. By the mid-1860s, extensive emigration was taking place, and more and more of these individuals were younger, often unmarried, individuals. By the late 1800s, the profile of the average emigrant had change from rural family units to single men from the city. However, no matter where these people came from, they all had their own reasons for choosing to leave Norway and come to the United States.
For centuries, small groups of Danes had visited and lived on the shores of the New World. Danes had joined Dutch expeditions to navigate the Hudson River in the 17th century, and in 1728 the Danish explorer Vitus Bering charted the Alaskan straits that bear his name. The New Amsterdam colony was home to many prominent Danes, including Jonas Bronck, whose land north of Manhattan Island became widely known as Bronck's, and, eventually, the Bronx. In addition, small numbers of Danes fled the established Dutch Reform Church to join larger, usually German, religious communities on the East Coast.
The greatest surge of Danish immigration came, however, in the wake of a small group of missionaries who arrived in Copenhagen in 1850, spreading the word of a new faith from America. In the following years, several thousand Danes converted to Mormonism, and roughly half of those converts left for the United States—nearly 20,000 by the end of the century. Once in the U.S., most joined their fellow believers on the trek to the distant territory of Utah, an arduous journey of many months, usually made on foot. The terse, handwritten diary of Danish immigrant John Peter Rasmus Johnson conveys some sense of the hardships of the trek, as the travelers endured disease, dangerous weather and terrain, and attacks by bandits, anti-Mormon vigilantes, and hostile Native Americans. By the end of the 19th century, Utah was home to the largest community of Danish immigrants in the United States.
The greatest surge of Danish immigration came, however, in the wake of a small group of missionaries who arrived in Copenhagen in 1850, spreading the word of a new faith from America. In the following years, several thousand Danes converted to Mormonism, and roughly half of those converts left for the United States—nearly 20,000 by the end of the century. Once in the U.S., most joined their fellow believers on the trek to the distant territory of Utah, an arduous journey of many months, usually made on foot. The terse, handwritten diary of Danish immigrant John Peter Rasmus Johnson conveys some sense of the hardships of the trek, as the travelers endured disease, dangerous weather and terrain, and attacks by bandits, anti-Mormon vigilantes, and hostile Native Americans. By the end of the 19th century, Utah was home to the largest community of Danish immigrants in the United States.
In 1638 the Swedish government employed the experienced Dutch explorer, Peter Minuit, to help them establish a colony in America. Soon afterwards two vessels owned by the Swedish West India Company arrived with 50 colonists and established a small settlement in Delaware Bay. They named the town Christina in honor of Sweden's young queen.
The Swedes became involved in the fur and tobacco trades and this brought them into conflict with the Dutch and English settlers. Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch governor of the New Netherland colony arrived in 1655 with a formidable armada and took the Swedish settlement by force.
It was not until the 19th century that Swedes began to think again about settling in America. In Sweden there had always been a shortage of good land to farm. It was estimated that over 40 per cent of Swedish soil was unproductive. This situation was made worse by an increase in population. One of the main reasons for this was a fall in infant mortality from 21% in 1750 to 15% in 1850.
The Swedes became involved in the fur and tobacco trades and this brought them into conflict with the Dutch and English settlers. Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch governor of the New Netherland colony arrived in 1655 with a formidable armada and took the Swedish settlement by force.
It was not until the 19th century that Swedes began to think again about settling in America. In Sweden there had always been a shortage of good land to farm. It was estimated that over 40 per cent of Swedish soil was unproductive. This situation was made worse by an increase in population. One of the main reasons for this was a fall in infant mortality from 21% in 1750 to 15% in 1850.
Martin Immigrants and Martin Civil War Service
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Map showing the population density of Americans who declared Scottish ancestry in the census. Dark red and brown colours indicate a higher density: highest in the east and west. 2000 Census
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- Trennfeld am Main - Ein fränkisches Dorf im Wandel der Zeit Zusammengestellt von / compiled from Edith Müller & Burkhard Kuhn; Seite / page 65 ff Reported Emigrants from Trennfeld, Bavaria, Germany to USA in the Trennfeld Village archive and Bavarian State Archive, Wuerzburg - (other Sources *) o 1832 Joseph Stephan Martin (older brother of Michael J. Martin)
o 1838 Michael Joseph Martin (younger brother of Joseph S. Martin)
o 1840 Martin, Jakob with family (Franziska Schneider, nn children)
o 1841 Martin, Anton and Regina, born Uehlein, two children
o 1857 Martin, Anton Joseph from Trennfeld, born 1830
o 1882*) Martin, Adam and Ursula children Rosine, Carl Michael, Michael Joseph
o 1888 Martin, Aurelius (age 24)
- Reported Emigrants from Helmstadt near Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany o 1859 Casper Martin (age 26) and 1859 Elisabeth Martin born 11-Apr-1835 together with Maria Schmidt (aged 24)
- Reported Emigrants from Homburg, Bavaria, Germany to US o 1882 Martin, Michael and Gertrud, Karl und Karl Hermann
- Recorded emigrants from other families from Trennfeld o 1852 Geyer, Joseph with family (returned after one year)
- Recorded emigrants from other families from Helmstadt o 1838 Friedrich Meyer (age 9)
- Recorded emigrants from other families from Erlenbach o 1840 Frederick Hoffmann (age 27)
o ?? Dorothea Martin born 2-Jun-1833
o ?? Michael Ignatz Martin born 30-Jul-1838
o ?? Cäcilia Martin born 12-Nov-1841
o Carl Andreas Martin born 28-Jan-1847
o Ignaz Adam Martin born 31-Jul-1854
o Maria Carolina Martin born 4-Aug-1857
o Eva Martin born 23-Apr-1860
o 1883 Jeßberger, Alois and Theres, Michael & Theresia (maiden name Martin)
o 1893 Martin, Karl arrived at Ellis Island April 28th, 1893
o 1869 Albert, Michael
o 1869 ca. Mertens Magdalena born Roos
o 1873/74 Albert, Martin
o 1885 Motzel, Karoline, Adelgunde, Ernestine and Pius
o 1887 Bauer, Willibald
o 1890 (ca.) Roos, Kilian
o 1891 Mueller, Ernst
o 1895/96 Bumm, Franz
o 1923 Bumm, Georg
o 1923 Jessberger, Franz Joseph – born 6-Dec-1902; died 25-Oct-1995
o 1923 Jessberger, Anton – born 25-Dec-1901; died Mar-1968 arrived at Ellis Island Dec 15th, 1923
o 1926 Bumm, Alfons (brother to Georg Bumm)
o 1927 Endres, Amalie 1928 Jessberger, Edmund (brother to Anton Jessberger)
o 1928 Herbert, Anna (emigrated and married Bumm, Alfons)
o 1838 Henriette Meyer (age 39)
o 1838 Sophie Meyer (age 19)
o 1840 Michael Jakob Popp (age 30)
o 1840 Margaret Popp (age 24)
o 1841 Adam Gruenewald (age 24)
o 1841 Babethe Popp (age 11)
o 1841 Conrad Popp (age 20)
o 1841 Michael Popp (age 14)
o 1841 Michael Popp (age 60)
o 1841 Michael Popp (age 8)
o 1842 Anna Popp (age 38)
o 1842 Lilian Schraud (age 34)
o 1859 August Germer (age 48)
o 1859 Mary Schmidt (age 24)
o 1859 Barbara Rappel (age 24)
o 1840 Johann Liebler (age 39)
o 1840 Friedrich Vaeth (age 29)
o Trennfeld am Main - Ein fränkisches Dorf im Wandel der Zeit
o Zusammengestellt von Edith Müller und Burkhard Kuhn
o Reihe: Beiträge zur Geschichte des Marktes Triefenstein Band 4
o Herausgeber und Verlag: Gemeinde Markt Triefenstein, Triefenstein © 1990
o 1200 Jahre Homburg am Main
o Reihe: Beiträge zur Geschichte des Marktes Triefenstein Band 2 + 3
o Herausgeber und Verlag: Gemeinde Markt Triefenstein, Triefenstein © 1990
o *) and our one research and verbal tradition
o from Trennfeld, Erlenbach, Homburg: Maureen Maher, Kenneth Scarpinato, Hugo E. Martin
o from Helmstadt: Edgar Martin, Robert Martin, Kenneth Scarpinato
Top Places of Origin for Martin Immigrants
Place of Origin
Kilmartin Immigrants
Ireland
England
Germany
Great Britain
Scotland
France
England
Germany
Great Britain
Scotland
France
4567
3521
1538
967
908
521
3521
1538
967
908
521
Martin Civil War Service
Allegiance
Martin Veterans
Confederate
Union
Combined
Union
Combined
7,254
9,835
17,089
9,835
17,089
Total Veterans
1,050,000
2,213,363
3,263,363
2,213,363
3,263,363
from the New York Passenger Lists.
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Martin Immigration to the US by year
Top Occupations for Martin in 1880
2000 Census
Map showing the population density of Americans who declared Irish ancestry in the census. Dark red and brown colors indicate a higher density: highest in the east and west. 2000 Census
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