Alfred Andrew Martin
1917 - 2007 (90 years)
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Name Alfred Andrew Martin Nickname Papa Tex Born 9 Apr 1917 Swan, Smith, TX, USA 
Gender Male Military Service 14 Aug 1941 Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, TX, USA [1] Died 4 Dec 2007 Edinburg, Hidalgo, TX, USA [2] - Passed away at home on Monte Christo Road at about 7:30 with son Doug by his side.
Buried 8 Dec 2007 Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery, McAllen, Hidalgo, TX, USA Person ID I13 Martin Ancestry | Hagedorn/Fitzsimmons Branch Last Modified 13 Dec 2007
Father Andrew Alfred Martin, b. 8 Sep 1877, Troy, Pike, AL, USA , d. 17 Nov 1962, Hopewell, Smith, TX, USA (Age 85 years) Mother Nellie Eugenia Barron, b. 27 Aug 1882, Tyler, Smith, TX, USA , d. 28 Jul 1968, Hopewell, Smith, TX, USA (Age 85 years) Married 20 Jun 1915 Tyler, Smith, TX, USA Census 8 Jan 1920 Smith, TX, USA [3] Census Apr 1930 Smith, TX, USA [4] Photos
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Family Harriette Dorothy Hagedorn, b. 18 Sep 1917, Lansing, Eaton, MI, USA , d. 16 Dec 2006, Edinburg, Hidalgo, TX, USA (Age 89 years) Married 20 Apr 1942 Saint Josephs Catholic Church, Edinburg, Hidalgo, TX, USA Agency: Saint Josephs Catholic Church Residence Edinburg, Hidalgo, TX, USA [5] Children 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living 6. Living 7. Living 8. Living 9. Living Photos
20 Photos Last Modified 24 Feb 2007 Family ID F4 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Married - Agency: Saint Josephs Catholic Church - 20 Apr 1942 - Saint Josephs Catholic Church, Edinburg, Hidalgo, TX, USA 
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Sources - [S26] Military: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (National Archives and Records Administration).
Name: Alfred A Martin JR
Birth Year: 1917
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Texas
State: Texas
County or City: Smith
Enlistment Date: 14 Aug 1941
Enlistment State: Texas
Enlistment City: Fort Sam Houston
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Three year enlistment
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of college
Civil Occupation: Teacher
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 178 - [S60] Newspaper: The Eagle: Bryan, Brazos, TX, USA, (The Eagle), Obituaries and Guest Books for 12/7/2007, 12 Dec 2007.
Martin, Alfred Andrew View/Sign Guest Book
April 9, 1917 - Dec. 4, 2007
Alfred Andrew Martin, "Papa Tex", as he was affectionately known by his grandchildren, peacefully passed to his eternal reward, at home in the company of his family on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007. Al was born in Swan, Texas on April 9, 1917 to Alfred and Nellie Martin.
Al attended Texas A&M University for a short time, and then transferred to Texas A & I University in Kingsville graduating with a degree in Animal Husbandry. He worked his way through college milking cows. He then moved back home to help his father at his farm and received a call to teach Agriculture in Edinburg. It was here that Al met the "love of his life" Harriette Hagedorn. They were married April 1942. Al served in the U.S. Army during the war and retired as a captain in 1946. After working as the foreman at the J. Haley Ranch in Mathis, he returned to Edinburg to become the agricultural supervisor for the Veterans Admn and the State Board of Education for 14 counties. In 1955, Al purchased two feed stores in east Edinburg and established Martin Farm & Ranch Supply on East Harriman. All nine of his children worked at the business at one time or another and the business is currently operating on Monte Cristo Road.
Through his involvement in the area 4-H clubs, Al organized the Hidalgo County Quadrill Team, which was square dancing on horseback. He also spent 22 years as an approved quarter horse judge for the American Quarterhorse Association.
His civic accomplishments included serving as a Director of the RGV Livestock Show for over 50 years, a charter member of the Hidalgo County Sheriff Posse since 1957, a member of the Board of Regents of Pan American College, and he was a president of the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce. Al was a long time member of the Edinburg Rotary Club, with 25 years of perfect attendance for which he received the Paul Harris Fellow Award.
In recognition of these civic accomplishments, he was inducted into the Rio Grande Valley Walk of Fame in Hidalgo, Texas in 2006. Al was also the Grand Marshall of the Fiesta Hidalgo Parade in 1988.
Al's last year was filled with much spiritual love and prayers from his Pastor, Art Beckwith and his church the RGV Healing Room.
Al was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and one brother, and his wife, Harriette.
He is survived by a niece, Marjorie Rose, two nephews, A.C. and E.B. Brooks, nine children, Alfred Martin of Bryan, Michael (Linda) Martin of Bryan, Steven (Donna) Martin of Joshua, Meladee (Joel) Reitz of Portland, Oregon, Douglas (Mary Alice) Martin of Edinburg, Theresa (Joel) Whitfield of Kerrville; Randall (Nancy) Martin of Arlington, Mark Martin of Tyler and Christopher (Wendy) Martin of Long Beach, California. He is also survived by 27 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Fri, Dec. 7 at Skinner-Silva Funeral Home, 122 West Samano in Edinburg. A Holy Rosary will then be recited at 7:30 pm at the Evangelization Center of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Edinburg. The funeral service will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at the First Baptist Church in Edinburg. Internment with military honors provided by the VFW, Post 8788 of McAllen will follow at Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery on North Taylor Road in McAllen.
Pallbearers will be the 9 Martin grandsons and Honorary Pallbearers will the members of the Hidalgo County Sheriff Posse.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Rio Grande Valley Healing Rooms or Hidalgo County Sheriff's Posse or the Edinburg 4-H Club, Inc. Please mail all contributions/donations to Martin Farm and Ranch Supply, 215 Monte Cristo Road, Edinburg, Texas 78541.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of Skinner Silva Funeral Home of Edinburg.
Published in The Bryan-College Station Eagle on 12/7/2007. - [S14] 1920 US Federal Census, Smith, TX, USA: JP 6, Dist 100, Sup Dist 3, Sheet 4.
Jan 9th
Dwelling 69:
Andrew A. Martin, Head, Own, mortgaged, M, W, 42, married, read/write, Alabama, Alabama, Alabama, English, Farmer, General Farm, farm schedule 61
Nellie ", Wife, F, W, 38, married, read/write, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, English
Stephen M. ", Son, M, W, 18, single, school, read/write, Texas, Alabama, Texas, English, Farmer, Farmer, farm schedule 62
Marcie M. ", Dau, F, W, 16, single, school, read/write, Texas, Alabama, Texas, English
Edna E. ", Dau, F, W, 12, single, school, read/write, Texas, Alabama, Texas, English
Alfred M ", Son, M, W, 2 8/12, single, , , Texas, Alabama, Texas, English - [S15] 1930 US Federal Census, Smith, TX, USA: JP 6, Dist 212-41, Sup Dist 12, Sheet 6.
Jim Hog Highway, Apr 14th.
Dwelling 116:
Andrew A. Martin, Head, Own, 8000, farm, M, W, 52, married, 21, not attending school, read/write, Alabama, Alabama, Alabama, English, Farmer, Genl Farm, employed, not a veteran, farm schedule #97
Nellie E. ", Wife, F, W 48, married 35, not attending school, read/write, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, English
Alfred ", Son, M, W, 12, single, attending school, read/write, Texas, Alabama, Texas, English
Henry Hawkins, Servant, M, Neg, 56, Widowed, not attending school, cannot read/write, Texas, Texas, Texas, English, Laborer, Genl Farm, employed, not a veteran - [S27] U.S. Public Records Index, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).
Name: Alfred A Martin
Birth Date: 9 Apr 1917
Street address: 215 East Monte Cristo St
City: Edinburg
County: Hidalgo
State: Texas
Zip Code: 78539
Alfred A Martin 89 1917
Douglas P Martin 55 1951
Harriette D Martin 89 1917
Mary A Martin 55 1951
- [S26] Military: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (National Archives and Records Administration).
