Albums: Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families

Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families

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1	Alexander Martin Model Ship Gallery Alex Martin (1883-1960) joined the United States Navy in 1899 at the age of 16 and served until his 21st birthday in 1904. Around 1931 he began building model ships, most of them entirely "from scratch", although he did purchase plans and some of the smaller parts, such as anchors, life boats, etc. He sometimes pilfered the gold chains from his wife's and daughters' jewelry to use as anchor chains, eyelets from shoes became portholes, and seeds from a plant in his yard were used to make ventilators. Alex entered his ships in several hobby shows in Dayton, Ohio, winning "Best of Show" in 1959. He had exhibited at the 1960 hobby show just a few weeks before his death. This album is a collection of newspaper articles about and photographs of the models he built. Most of them are no longer in the extended family, although a few still exist in the homes of his descendants. He gave away many of his models to his friends and acquaintances, and one even ended up in the White House when he sent it to Franklin D. Roosevelt as a present. I remember several ships for which there are no photographs, including the U.S.S. Hartford, one of his largest models at a little over 3' long, and a slave ship. This virtual album is the closest thing we have to a complete record of his work. Follow this link to read his memoirs, Hedunit: The Memoirs of an Ex-Blue Jacket. The descriptions of some of the ships in this gallery were written by Alex and included in a notebook he kept containing photographs of each model. The notes appear to be for a slideshow that he presented to various audiences.	58	Alexander Arthur Martin
2	Camperdown House Camperdown House was the home of the Earl of Camperdown. Alexander Duff was a worker at the estate from at least 1868, serving as a general laborer, forester, and coachman.	9	Alexander Duff Catherine Edward
3	Churches	19
4	Cleveland Relatives A collection of photographs of relatives from Cleveland, Ohio, some unidentified	24
5	Cotter Family Pictures	17
6	Duff Family Photographs Photographs related to the Duff family of Perthshire and Angus, Scotland, and their descendants around the world. Follow this link to view another image gallery.	104
7	Family Bibles	4
8	Magruder Family Photographs	48
9	Nemours and Poligny, Seine-et-Marne (formerly Gâtinais), France Our Martin ancestors lived in these two towns. They probably were in Poligny first, and then moved to Nemours, a larger town.	15	Jacques Martin
10	Photographs and Cartes de Visite from Scotland Most of the photographs in this collection were in the family Bible of Charles Edward and Ann Nolan Duff. The photographs from Dundee were probably relatives or friends of the Duff family, and those from Perth were probably friends or relatives of the Nolan family. Most were taken in Scotland, but a few of these pictures were taken in the United States.	18
11	Postcards A collection of postcards from around the world associated with family members	19
12	Stray Family Photos These photographs were found in various places, mostly antique malls. I'd like to return them to family members. Please let me know if you recognize anyone!	58
13	Three Arches Three Arches was the home of John and Mary Loftus Sotcher, in present-day Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.	19	Mary Loftus John Sotcher
14	Unidentified Photographs Collection of photographs that contained no identification	14