His birth date is estimated to be about 1853. He married Augusta A. Richter (1853-1922) on June 18, 1881 in St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany. He immigrated from Germany to New York, USA on 12 July 1881 aboard SS Maas. His new wife Augusta and her son, Alfred Weber from a former marriage, immigrated 17 Sep 1881 and arrived in New York aboard the SS Rotterdam. Gustav and Augusta settled in Chicago, Illinois. Gustav often went by Robert Gustav Martin in the U.S.
He and Augusta had 4 children: Robert Romanus b 7 Jan 1882; Auguste Martha b 20 Dec 1883; Gustav Max b 29 Aug 1885; These 3 children born in Chicago, Illinois. The family moved to Tacoma, Washington where their fourth child, William Robert was born 27 Feb 1891.
Gustav Robert Martin died in Tacoma, WA, on 6 April 1892 from gunshot wounds to the head and heart.
His wife, Augusta [Richter] Weber Martin died in Tacoma, WA, on 2 Feb 1922 from pneumonia. The body was cremated by the C. C. Mellinger Company of Tacoma.
OBITUARY in Tacoma Daily Ledger on 3 Feb 1922, page 9: Mrs. Augusta Weber-Martin, 69, died yesterday at the family home, 1529 South E Street. She was the widow of Robert Martin and is survived by four sons, G. A. Weber, Romanus Martin, Max Martin and William Martin, all of Tacoma. She had been a resident of Tacoma for 33 years, coming from Chicago, and was a member of Tacoma Lodge No. 1, Sisters of Hermann. The funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. from Jellinger's, Rev. Henry Victor Morgan officiating; cremation.
He and Augusta had 4 children: Robert Romanus b 7 Jan 1882; Auguste Martha b 20 Dec 1883; Gustav Max b 29 Aug 1885; These 3 children born in Chicago, Illinois. The family moved to Tacoma, Washington where their fourth child, William Robert was born 27 Feb 1891.
Gustav Robert Martin died in Tacoma, WA, on 6 April 1892 from gunshot wounds to the head and heart.
His wife, Augusta [Richter] Weber Martin died in Tacoma, WA, on 2 Feb 1922 from pneumonia. The body was cremated by the C. C. Mellinger Company of Tacoma.
OBITUARY in Tacoma Daily Ledger on 3 Feb 1922, page 9: Mrs. Augusta Weber-Martin, 69, died yesterday at the family home, 1529 South E Street. She was the widow of Robert Martin and is survived by four sons, G. A. Weber, Romanus Martin, Max Martin and William Martin, all of Tacoma. She had been a resident of Tacoma for 33 years, coming from Chicago, and was a member of Tacoma Lodge No. 1, Sisters of Hermann. The funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. from Jellinger's, Rev. Henry Victor Morgan officiating; cremation.
His birth date is estimated to be about 1853. He married Augusta A. Richter (1853-1922) on June 18, 1881 in St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany. He immigrated from Germany to New York, USA on 12 July 1881 aboard SS Maas. His new wife Augusta and her son, Alfred Weber from a former marriage, immigrated 17 Sep 1881 and arrived in New York aboard the SS Rotterdam. Gustav and Augusta settled in Chicago, Illinois. Gustav often went by Robert Gustav Martin in the U.S.
He and Augusta had 4 children: Robert Romanus b 7 Jan 1882; Auguste Martha b 20 Dec 1883; Gustav Max b 29 Aug 1885; These 3 children born in Chicago, Illinois. The family moved to Tacoma, Washington where their fourth child, William Robert was born 27 Feb 1891.
Gustav Robert Martin died in Tacoma, WA, on 6 April 1892 from gunshot wounds to the head and heart.
His wife, Augusta [Richter] Weber Martin died in Tacoma, WA, on 2 Feb 1922 from pneumonia. The body was cremated by the C. C. Mellinger Company of Tacoma.
OBITUARY in Tacoma Daily Ledger on 3 Feb 1922, page 9: Mrs. Augusta Weber-Martin, 69, died yesterday at the family home, 1529 South E Street. She was the widow of Robert Martin and is survived by four sons, G. A. Weber, Romanus Martin, Max Martin and William Martin, all of Tacoma. She had been a resident of Tacoma for 33 years, coming from Chicago, and was a member of Tacoma Lodge No. 1, Sisters of Hermann. The funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. from Jellinger's, Rev. Henry Victor Morgan officiating; cremation.
He and Augusta had 4 children: Robert Romanus b 7 Jan 1882; Auguste Martha b 20 Dec 1883; Gustav Max b 29 Aug 1885; These 3 children born in Chicago, Illinois. The family moved to Tacoma, Washington where their fourth child, William Robert was born 27 Feb 1891.
Gustav Robert Martin died in Tacoma, WA, on 6 April 1892 from gunshot wounds to the head and heart.
His wife, Augusta [Richter] Weber Martin died in Tacoma, WA, on 2 Feb 1922 from pneumonia. The body was cremated by the C. C. Mellinger Company of Tacoma.
OBITUARY in Tacoma Daily Ledger on 3 Feb 1922, page 9: Mrs. Augusta Weber-Martin, 69, died yesterday at the family home, 1529 South E Street. She was the widow of Robert Martin and is survived by four sons, G. A. Weber, Romanus Martin, Max Martin and William Martin, all of Tacoma. She had been a resident of Tacoma for 33 years, coming from Chicago, and was a member of Tacoma Lodge No. 1, Sisters of Hermann. The funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. from Jellinger's, Rev. Henry Victor Morgan officiating; cremation.
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As of December 2015, there is no grave marker for his grave. Location was determined by the Cemetery Office records.
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