Relationship 15: Otto John Martin, Jr. & Leola Agnes Hancock

Relationship Record 15

Male/Husband} Martin Jr., Otto John

Family History} Hancock

Female/Wife} Hancock, Leola Agnes (Lee)

Relationship Type} Marriage

Marriage: Date} Fam 6 Oct 1932

Place} Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California

Ended: On Date} Exa 20 Jan 1984
By} Death of husband

Source 1}	85 = Family hstry
Source 2}	737 = Photographs
Source 3}	1716=Newspaper
Source 4}	1719=Newspaper
Source 5}	1717=Newspaper
Source 6}	1690=Marriage rec
Source 7}	1601=Voter recd
Source 8}	1530=1940 USA cen
Source 9}	1718=1950 USA cen
Source 10}	1600=City directy
Source 11}	1594=Public recd
Source 12}	861 = Death record
Source 13}	859 = Letter

1st Household No.}

Photos}

at the Russian River
in 1931
&

day-dreaming at the coast
in 1933

Last Updated
by} Karen Hancock

Date Updated} 10 Nov 2023
Date Created} 17 Jun 1994

Notes: Otto John Martin, Jr., 23, and Leola Agnes Hancock, 20, were married in a quiet ceremony in the Presbyterian Presbyterian parsonage in Santa Rosa, Sonoma. Otto was from Vallejo, and Leola from Napa. They made their home in the City of Vallejo, Solano County during their 51½ years of marriage.

Otto had been working at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California, for four years when Leola and he married. They were fascinated when the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") docked at Mare Island in 1933. They took the two photos at the right.

Their son John was born in 1934 while they were living at 622 Hichborn Street in Vallejo. The photo at the left is Otto and his son at age 4½ months in July 1934. Their 1935 address was on Arkansas Street.

In the 1940 U.S. census, Otto J., Jr., 30, and Leola, 28, were living at 1469 Alabama St., Vallejo. Otto was a machinist in government work, had completed 4 years of high school, and had earned $3,300. Leola had completed one year of college. They owned their home, valued at $3,500, and had one child, John, 6. Their daughter Caroline was born here.

In the 1950 U.S. census, Otto J., 40, and Leola, 38, were living at 15 La Vuelta, Vallejo. Martin continued as a machinist at Mare Island. Their children were John, 16, and Carolyn, 10. Their last residence was at 130 Dale Ct., Vallejo. The photo at the right shows Otto and Leola (center) and their children in 1956.

Otto retired from the "yard" in December 1964, allowing Otto and Leola to enjoy a more leisurely life style — until Otto's death in 20 Jan 1984 in Vallejo. Otto and Leola wanted everything simple and quiet when he passed, so there wasn't any kind of service or obituary. His ashes were scattered at sea. Leolo died 25 Jan 2003 in Vallejo, and her ashes were also scattered at sea.

Children:

Total # of Children} 2

Seq. # of Primary}

1st Child}	Martin, John
2nd Child}	Martin, Carolyn

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