596327 - Martin, William Edward

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes	Sources
Birth [E22955]	1902-04-27	Bancroft Shiawassee Michigan			3 1b 2b
Death [E22956]	WFT 1941-1993	New Orleans (?)		Cause: Accident/Murdered?	1c 2c
Occupation [E22957]			MUSICIAN/COMPOSER		1d 2d
Personality/Intrst [E22958]		Fond of big cities and nightlife.			1e 2e
Residence [E22959]		Bancroft and Detroit Michigan			1f 2f
Comment 1 [E22960]		Member of the Metamora Hunt Club.			1g 2g
Comment 2 [E22961]		Served as a merchant marine.			1h 2h
Comment 3 [E22962]		Had his own radio jazz show in the 1930's			1i 2i
Comment 4 [E22963]		in Detroit. Played w/Paul Whiteman in 20's			1j 2j

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Martin, Edward Hoyt [I15909]	1869	1950-01-06
Mother	Watson, Ruth Maryette [I15910]	1873-11-00	1952
Sister	Martin, Elizabeth [I16084]	Private
Sister	Martin, Wilma Martha [I15911]	1895-01-15	1971-01-15
	Martin, William Edward [I15827]	1902-04-27	WFT 1941-1993

Families

Family of Martin, William Edward and Lopusnak, Rose Rosalee [F6015]

Married

Wife

Lopusnak, Rose Rosalee [I15828] ( * 1905-09-02 + 1985-06-12 )

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes	Sources
Marriage [E305995]	1936-08-29	Detroit Wayne Michigan			4 1k 2k
Divorce [E305996]

Children

Name	Birth Date	Death Date
Martin, Living [I15811]

Narrative

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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #6300, Date of Import: Sep 11, 1998]

William Edward Martin was born in Bancroft, Michigan. on the 27th day of April, 1902 to Edward and Ruth Martin; From the time of his birth, however, he always went by the name of "Jimmy".
As a youngster, Jimmy was described by relatives and other members of the community as being somewhat of a precocious child, always into some kind of mischief or another. School also held little appeal for Jimmy, except during music training. Jimmy apparently always had a special talent for with regards to music and by the age of seven could play numerous songs from memory on the piano. Family members remember how when Jimmy was only nine, he began composing some of his own music. He would entertain the people of the community on frequent occasions with his gift of musical ability. Jimmy was known to play several different instruments, although his expertise was with guitar and piano.
Jimmy completed school and moved to Detroit where he began teaching music to children and young adults. During this time, he met and courted Rose Lopus. They were married the 29th of August 1936 and gave birth to their only child, James, on September 14th, 1937.
Jimmy hosted his own Jazz radio show in Detroit in the 1930's and when he wasn't working there he frequented the Metamora Hunt Club, of which he was a member for almost six years.
Jimmy and Rose began to have marriage difficulties and separated in 1939.
Rose became a store owner and Jimmy went on the road to make a name for himself. Jimmy did well, and eventually became one of the head composers for Paul Whiteman and his band. He gained some notability and popularity but this was to be his downfall as well.
According to several family members and friends, Jimmy befriended a woman by the name of Sophie Tucker, the last of the red-hot mamas with known connections to the Mob. He became acquainted with her daughter, against Sophie's wishes, and after one of his late night performances, was found in the alley with a fatal gunshot wound to the head.

Pedigree

Martin, Edward Hoyt [I15909]
1. Watson, Ruth Maryette [I15910]
  1. Martin, Elizabeth [I16084]
  2. Martin, Wilma Martha [I15911]
  3. Martin, William Edward
    1. Lopusnak, Rose Rosalee [I15828]
      1. Martin, Living [I15811]

Ancestors

Martin, William Edward
* 1902-04-27
+ WFT 1941-1993

Martin, Edward Hoyt
* 1869
+ 1950-01-06

Martin, Mortimer Bradley
* 1806-10-20
+ 1884-09-26

Martin, Thaddeus
* 1779
+ 1816

Throop, Mehitabel Bliss
* 1786-08-03
+ WFT 1812-1880

Hoyt, Martha
* 1835-10-11
+ 1919-10-28

Hoyt, Harry
* WFT 1784-1813
+ WFT 1838-1898

Gifford, Mary
* WFT 1793-1816
+ WFT 1838-1904

Watson, Ruth Maryette
* 1873-11-00
+ 1952

Watson, William Ebenezer
* 1840-01-26
+ 1915-01-28

Watson, John J
* 1803-01-24
+ 1889-07-30

Hunt, Marietta
* 1817-01-01
+ 1899-02-13

Norton, Martha Belle
* 1843
+ 1895-02-13

Norton, Jonathan
* 1798-12-17
+ 1844-03-18

Unknown, Ann
* WFT 1781-1810
+ WFT 1845-1898

Source References

Brøderbund Software, Inc.: World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1 [S291478]
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Marriage Certificate [S14325]

Birth Name	Martin, William Edward 1a 2a
Also Known As	Jimmy
Gramps ID	I15827
Gender	male
Age at Death	unknown