An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, pages 357-358.

P.H. MARTIN resides about six miles south from Hood River in the Crapper
district, where he has a nice farm and gives attention to fruit raising largely.
He was born in Missouri, in 1862, the son of William and Martha (McQuown)
Martin, natives of Missouri and Virginia, respectively. The father resides near
our subject and his father was born in Kentucky. The mother was descended from
Irish ancestry. Henry was raised in Missouri and Iowa and received his education
from the common schools. The family moved to Iowa in 1865 and returned to
Missouri in 1856. In 1883, Mr. Martin came to Washington and there conducted Dr.
Blalock's fruit ranch for seven years. After that, he was eighteen months at
Yaquina Bay, Oregon, and then went to Prineville, where he was in the stock
business for seven years. He sold out that and came to the Hood River valley in
1899. He finally purchased the place he now owns from Captain A.S. Blowers and
has given his attention to its cultivation and improvement since. He has an
eight acre orchard and handles some fruit besides other crops.      

In 1895, at Prineville, Oregon, Mr. Martin married Miss Emma Lister, who was
born in Crook county, Oregon. Previous to her coming to the Hood River valley,
she had lived in Crook and Wasco counties, this state. Her father, Thomas
Lister, was born in England and came to the United States when two years of age,
in 1828. He enlisted in the Mexican War and crossed the plains in 1852 with ox
teams, settling near Eugene. After that, he came east of the mountains and did
stock raising at Prineville. His death occurred there in 1898. He was a very
prominent man, especially in politics and was always identified with the
Republican party but never sought office for himself. He married Miss Mary E.
Jeter, a native of Kentucky and descended from an old southern family. Mr.
Martin has one brother. K. Duncan and four sisters: Sue, wife of William L.
Purdin: Celeste; Mary, wife of Fred W. Webber; and Inez V. Mrs. Martin has the
following named brothers and sisters, Charles M., Joseph, Hugh J., Catherine,
Florence E. Holbrook, Marie Pond, Anna F. Belknap, and Ida M. McEwen. Mr. Martin
is a member of the A.O.U.W. and a good strong Republican. He and his wife belong
to the Methodist church and she is steward in the same. They have two children,
Helen D. and Mary L. Mr. Martin is director in his district and is a prominent
and substantial man. Before marriage, Mrs. Martin taught school for several
years in Crook county. They are highly respected people.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.