BIO: MARTIN, Alonzo, s/o Thomas & Mary (Traylor) Martin Submitted by: phill@redrock.net (Phyllis Hill) History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana, Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers, 1885, Chicago Pike County, Patoka Twp, p. 424 ALONZO MARTIN, merchant of Winslow, is the son of Thomas and Mary (Traylor) Martin. The father was born in Kentucky, August 5, 1813, and the mother in Pike County, Ind., May 24, 1823. They were married in this county and located in Petersburg where Thomas worked at blacksmithing for about five years and then moved on a farm where he remained ten or eleven years. After moving to Winslow, he followed successfully milling, blacksmithing and merchandising. November 21, 1884, he, at the ripe old age of seventy-one years, passed from among the living. Our subject was born September 7, 1845 in Pike County where he received the advantages of the common schools and when so small that he was unable to strike the anvil without standing on a box, he began to work at his father's trade. When sixteen years old he began working in the tobacco business at which he continued three years, meeting with fair success. March 29, 1864, he volunteered his services for the Nation's weal and enlisted in Company G, Fifty-eighth Indiana Infantry and served for sixteen months. On his returning from the army, he received a one-fourth interest in his father's store and in 1868 he purchased his father's interest, thereby becoming sole proprietor. Mary E. Edmondson, born June 20, 1849, became his wife November 29, 1866, and to their union five children were born: Harry, Charley, Ralph and two unnamed. Only Charley and Ralph are now living. In 1876 Mr. Martin was elected to the office of trustee of Patoka Township and filled the position ably for about four years. After an interval of four years he was again elected to fill the office. Under his supervision the condition of the schools has constantly been bettered. He commenced life a poor boy, but now owns a good store and is well respected by all who know him. He is a leading Republican, having cast his first for U.S. Grant. From: "Phyllis Hill" Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998