Martens, Julius J.

1871 - 1944  (73 years)    Has 4 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Martens, Julius J.
  Born	12 Oct 1871	Centerville, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  News Mention	31 May 1895
  Kaukauna Times
  Julius Martins (sic) has resigned his position as traveling salesman for the Anson Bros. of Milwaukee and intends to start a grocery store on the south side.
  1900 Census	1900	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  George Martin 60 Ernestine Martin 54 Julius Martin 28 Hugo Martin 21 Mary Martin 18 John Martin 17 Ella Martin 14
  Political Office	Between Nov 1908 and 1910	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Mayor of Kaukauna
  News Mention	21 Oct 1910
  Kaukauna Times
  Julius J. Martens has been appointed postmaster at South Kaukauna to succeed C. E. Raught, who filed his resignation on October 1st.
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1063
  JULIUS J. MARTENS, president of the Julius J. Martens Company, general merchants at Kaukauna, Wisconsin, was born near Centerville, Manitowoc county, Wisconsin, October 12, 1871, and is a son of Joachim and Ernestine (Rosbery) Martens. The parents were born in Germany and came to the United States in childhood. For a. number of years the father conducted a hotel at Kaukauna, where he died October 6, 1901. He was a veteran of the Civil War. His family consisted of four sons and four daughters, two of the latter being now deceased. He located at Kaukauna in 1883 and here Julius J. attended school until old enough to become clerk in a store and continued in that capacity for seven years. Afterward he traveled for a grocery company for two years and later was in a machine business for one year and then went into his present enterprise. In 1899 in partnership with Joseph Vilas and William Overbeck, he formed a stock company that operated under the name of Martens & Overbeck, and later the company bought a stock of dry goods and both stores were operated until 1900, when Mr. Martens bought the interests of his partners. In 1901 the business was incorporated as the Julius J. Martens Company, with officers and directors as follows: J. J. Martens, president; Mrs. Ernestine Martens, vice-president; Hugo E. Martens, secretary and treasurer, with John H. Martens as an additional stockholder. The company erected a commodious two-story brick building, with dimensions of 75x90 feet, and have a warehouse. An immense stock is carried, including dry goods, groceries and crockery, and a very large amount of business is done. Mr. Martens is additionally interested in other successful enterprises, being president of the Herman T. Runte Company, and is vice-president of the Kaukauna First National Bank. He has been a very active and stable citizen for a number of years, serving three terms as alderman, during one of which he was president of the body, and in 1909 was elected mayor and was also president of the Board of Education, and in 1910 was appointed postmaster of the south side of the city and was reappointed. Mr. Martens was married in 1900 to Miss Lillian Mulholland, a daughter of H. J. and Katie (Hare) Mulholland, and they have two daughters: Alice L. and Helen M. He belongs to the Blue Lodge and Chapter of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
  	Martens, Julius J. Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  1920 Census	1920	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Julia J Martens 47 Lillian Martens 42 Alice L Martens 18 Helen Martens 12 Julius J Martens 5
  Died	11 Dec 1944	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	13 Dec 1944
  Appleton Post Crescent
  MartensJulius J. 12/11/1944Post Crescent12/13/1944 12
  Obituary	13 Dec 1944
  Kaukauna Times
  Julius J. Martens, 73, pioneer business man and banker, passed away suddenly Monday when he suffered a heart attack while sitting at the desk at the Farmers and Merchants bank. With the passing of Mr. Martin's Kaukauna loses one of its oldest business men. In the years of 1880's he was employed by the August Mill's store as a delivery boy and clerk in the grocery department. In the 1890s he built a building and started in the grocery business.
  Person ID	I101453	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Martens, Julius Joachim,   b. 16 Oct 1839, Mecklenberg, Schwerin, Germany ,   d. 6 Oct 1901, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Rosberg, Ernestine,   b. 16 May 1846, Saxony, Germany ,   d. 20 Sep 1934  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F35729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mulholland, Mary Lillian,   b. 26 Mar 1877, , , Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 22 Sep 1962  (Age 85 years)
  Married	Abt 1900	, , Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Martens, Alice,   b. 12 Jan 1902, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Bef 2002  (Age 99 years) + 2. Martens, Helen Marie,   b. 22 May 1907, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 2001, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 93 years) + 3. Martens, Julius John "Jay" Jr.,   b. 7 Jul 1914, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Sep 2006, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2014
  Family ID	F35547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 12 Oct 1871 - Centerville, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA 1900 Census - 1900 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - Abt 1900 - , , Wisconsin, USA Political Office - Mayor of Kaukauna - Between Nov 1908 and 1910 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1920 Census - 1920 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 11 Dec 1944 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1474] Book - 28 Mayors Past and Present leadership in Kaukauna, Carol Mainville VanBoxtel, (28 Mayors Past and Present leadership in Kaukauna).