death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name
skagway , alaska december 3 , 1942 dorum , germany january 24 , 1870 martin itjen
 itjen , martin
martin itjen

martin itjen -lrb- january 24 , 1870 - december 3 , 1942 -rrb- is most famous for being the unofficial premier tour director of skagway , alaska in the early 1900s .
he held many distinct titles , including that of miner , railroad employee , hotel operator , hack service , the town 's undertaker , ford motor car dealer , and a tour guide .
much of skagway 's early history was saved from destruction because of his interest in the city .
martin was born in dorum , germany .
he arrived in the united states on february 5 , 1891 in charleston , south carolina .
relatives say martin denied his german citizenship , claiming he was from austria , possibly to evade the german draft of the era .
from charleston , martin went to jacksonville , florida and set up shop as a storekeeper .
it is assumed by martin 's descendants , that martin met his wife , lucille petitclare here , as lucy 's death certificate also notes that she had several cousins in florida .
