Biography:  Martin was born in New York in 1887 to Theodore and Elizabeth Barten.  The family resided in Colden.  Martin passed away on March 5, 1915 after suffering from a fractured skull when a tree fell on him.  His brother, Edward, was cutting down the tree with Martin under it when it fell.  He passed away following an operation at the Homeopathic Hospital (the Buffalo Courier article has his middle initial as 'J' and states that Edward was younger, but this appears to be the same person).