History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . , Indiana, August 25, 1882 Hisparents were Charles and Mary Ann (Ferguson) Martin, his father beinga native of Germany and his mother of Indiana, her people coming from Eng-land to North Carolina and then to Indiana. Charles Martin was a ma-chinist and later a farmer. Superintendent Martin graduated from the public schools of his homecounty and later entered Central Normal College, at Danville, in 1901 wherehe pursued high school work. He taught three years in the district schoolsof Orange county, one year in the c
History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . , Indiana, August 25, 1882 Hisparents were Charles and Mary Ann (Ferguson) Martin, his father beinga native of Germany and his mother of Indiana, her people coming from Eng-land to North Carolina and then to Indiana. Charles Martin was a ma-chinist and later a farmer. Superintendent Martin graduated from the public schools of his homecounty and later entered Central Normal College, at Danville, in 1901 wherehe pursued high school work. He taught three years in the district schoolsof Orange county, one year in the city schools of Summitville, Madisoncounty, and tour years in Hendricks county. Mr. Martin graduated from the teachers course (Central Normal Col-lege) in 1905; from the scientific course at the same institution in 1906 andtrom the Indiana State Normal School, at Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1909-he has since been a student in Indiana University. In 1907 Mr. Martin was chosen principal of the Avon high schoolHendricks county, and continued there for two years. In the fall of 1909. THEODORE T. MARTIN HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA. 561 he became superintendent of the North Salem schools, Hendricks county, andremained there for the succeeding two years. In June of 1911 he was electedcounty superintendent of Hendricks county public schools by the countyboard of education, and was the first Democrat to hold the office in thiscounty. Mr. Martin was married to Eva Marie Osborne, of Clinton county, inDecember of 1906. They became acquainted while attending Central Nor-mal College. In January of 1912, in co-operation with the county board of education,Mr. Martin caused a large wall map of the county to be made and placed inevery schoolroom of the county so that a study of local industries, locationof town, township and county places could be determined, and a familiaritywith home conditions be included in the public schools. In January of 1914the same board, in co-operation with members of the f
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