Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers. "An Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties") Spokane, WA: Western Historical Publishing Co., 1905. p. 686. P. C. MARTIN is one of Wheeler county's industrious and substantial citizens and resides about three miles northwest from Spray where he does general farming. His birthplace was St. Joseph county, Indiana, and the date of that event, 1833. His parents, Samuel and Damaris (Rambo) Martin, were born in Kentucky in 1793 and in Indiana in 1796 respectively. The mother died in Iowa in 1853. The father came from his native state to Indiana when he was fourteen years of age and was one of the pioneers of the Hoosier State. He crossed the plains to California in 1854 and there died in 1867. Our subject received his education in the old log school house in Iowa and there grew up to young manhood. In 1854 he accompanied his father across the plains with ox teams to California and settled in Sonoma county, where he engaged in stock raising until 1869. In that year he moved, to the Willamette valley and took up farming until 1874. Then he came to eastern Oregon, where he has been engaged in farming and stock raising ever since. He owns one hundred and sixty acres of good soil, has considerable stock and has prospered in his labors. In 1862 Mr. Martin married Miss Phoebe Davis, who was born in Missouri, the daughter of Levi Davis, also a native of Missouri, who crossed the plains in 1852. The children bom to this union are J. H., A. C., John V., Z. J., E. A., Amanda Olivia, Mary Elvi, Ella Viola and M. H. Politically Mr. Martin is a republican and always evinces a good interest in this realm as well as in educational matters and is known as a man always allied on the side of improvement and development. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in December 2010 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.