Martin George Updegraff 
M, (2 January 1860 - 1 December 1946)
- Relationship
- 7th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
Martin George Updegraff was born on 2 January 1860 at Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana.1 He was the son of Francis Asbury Updegraff and Margaret J. Goble. Martin George Updegraff married, at age 25, Gertrude Elizabeth Cole, age 19 on Wednesday, 29 July 1885 at Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan.1 Martin George Updegraff died on 1 December 1946 at Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan, at age 86 years, 10 months and 29 days.1 He was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, located in Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan.1
After Martin's parents died, he lived with foster parents - L. W. and Betty Murray who had a grain elevator in Carson City, Michigan. After Martin left Carson City he worked as a tinsmith at Cadillac at Petoskey, Michigan. Moved to Alpena, Michigan about 1883 and worked for Potter Hardware for twelve years, then started a hardware store with H. G. Beach, then worked for B. R. Young Hardware until he was elected County Clerk, which he served from 1914 - 1928.
After Martin's parents died, he lived with foster parents - L. W. and Betty Murray who had a grain elevator in Carson City, Michigan. After Martin left Carson City he worked as a tinsmith at Cadillac at Petoskey, Michigan. Moved to Alpena, Michigan about 1883 and worked for Potter Hardware for twelve years, then started a hardware store with H. G. Beach, then worked for B. R. Young Hardware until he was elected County Clerk, which he served from 1914 - 1928.
Children of Martin George Updegraff and Gertrude Elizabeth Cole
- Martin Ophir Updegraff+ (21 Jul 1892 - 28 Feb 1967)
- Lucy Beach Updegraff+ (13 Jul 1894 - 19 May 1970)
- Lee Cole Updegraff+ (25 Nov 1903 - 1 Aug 1977)
- Phillip Arthur Updegraff+ (9 May 1906 - 1 Jun 1980)
Last Edited=7 Nov 2008
Citations
- [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family (Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1433 Elderwood Ct. N.W.: J. S. Lutz, 1988), p. U-25.