Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-01-05
WAS KNOWN ALL
 THROUGH TEXAS
MOTHER or CHARLES I. MARTIN PASSED AWAY AT HER HOME IN THE LONE STAR STATE-CAME TO AMERICA IN lS46.

The following taken from the San Antonio Express, refers to the mother of Charles T. Martin of this city. Mar. f tin was at the bedside of his mother at the time of her death.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, nee Arhelger who WAS buried here Sunday, was a young woman when she came to Fred ericksburg with the first German set. tiers in ls46. She was born at Ritter. shausen, Nassau, Germany, December | 1927, and emigrated to Texas in ls45 She made the trip in company with her family and friends, coming via Indi anola and New Brauntels, and landed in Fredericksburg May s, ls46, after a weary overland trip of sixteen days coming from New Brauntels to Fred ericksburg. She was married to Louis Martin in l847, and their first child Mrs. Julius Kordzik, was the first white child born in the town of Fred ericksburg. The little building in which she was born is still standing, and there is associated about it many pleasant rec collect tions.
 Mrs. Kordszik is the mother of Mrs Dr. Bartlett of San Antonio, and Mrs Tillie Maier of fredericksburg.
 Mrs. Martins father, Jacob Arhel I ger. built the first house ever construct en in Fredericksburg. In those dayl the Lipan Indians lived in camp al the Morris Ranch and for long time were friendly with the first settlers oi Fredericksburg. A short time after Mrs Martin s marriage, Louis Martin moved his family to Mason county, this being in 1850, and founded the present set clement of Hedwig's Hill. At this plac, now reside many prominent Mason county families who went there in thu early times and were associated witl Louis Martin.
 Mrs. Anna Martin and her sons, Ma, and Charlie still reside in the neigh borhood and have extensive ranch in terests there, Louis Martin conducted and managed freight train in the ear ly days, going into Mexico for trading purposes. Those were the trains of th, early days and were drawn by mulel and oxen. In 1864, while on one oi these trips, he and his nephew, Frant zen, were brutally murdered by bant of outlaws. The death of Louis Martin caused Mrs. Elizabeth Martin to sel her Mason county home after she hat been robbed of all her effects, and tw, of her employees killed by the robbers and in 1867 she returned with her child ren to fredericksburg, where she livet until 1888, when she moved to Brenham in order to be with her three daughters but visited Fredericksburg every yea up until the time of her death.
 Her last request was granted by he children to be buried by the side of be husband in the old eemetry here, ans they all came to assist in performing th' last sad rites in connection with the his tory of this good woman, one of th' early pioneers of Fredericksburg. On of her sons came from Globe, Arizona, distance of over 2,000 miles, and he ha, not seen any of the family for thirty five years.
 Mrs. Martin is survived by the fol lowing relatives: Her son, Chas. Mar | tin, Globe, Ariz.; her daughters, Mrs Julius Kordzik, Fredericksburg; Mis- Amalia Martin and Mrs. Louisa Miles Brenham, Mrs. Adolph Jahn, Gonzales and Mrs. Emily Afford, Waco. She ha { two brothers living, Daniel Arhelgei aged ss, and Vim. Arhelger, aged 7l both of whom reside in Frederieks burg ' l All of these relatives, Mrs. anaa Mar tin, and Max Martin, Hedwig's Hill Oscar Jahn of Gonzales and many oth CTS attended the funeral. She leave thirteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.