Martin Jesse Hattam, 18891967 (aged 77 years)

Name
Martin Jesse /Hattam/
Birth
Shared note: Birth place varies

Birth place varies
1930 Census - Canada-English (parents from Assyria)
1936 Birth Registration for Gloria - Syria
1940 Census - Palestine

Birth of a sister
Marriage
Immigration
Text:

CNRY 27555 Primary ERM
Martin Hattam, 31y7m, M, M, Merchant, y, English, y, Canada, Syrian, Canada, Barwick ONT, Father-in-law: William H Clink, Barwick ONT Canada, South Dak Sioux Falls, y, Self, $165, y, 1y, Sioux Falls So Dak, Dec 1920, Sister-in-law: Fatima Swidan Sioux Falls S Dakota,
y, 6m, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, good, no, 5ft 9in, med, Bro, Blue, none, Assyria, Damascus, Ranier Minn, 7/5/23, D H P Ry Train #6, 7/5/23

CNRY 27556 Primary ERM
Lila Hattam, 31y4m, F, M, none, y, English, y, Canada, English, Canada, Barwick ONT, Father: William H Clink, Barwick ONT Canada, South Dak Sioux Falls, y, Husband, $40, 4y, Licetwood Mich, Oct 1904, Sister: Fatima Swidan Sioux Falls S Dakota,
y, 6m, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, good, no, 5ft 7in, med, Blk, Bro, none, Canada, Tetford Ont, Ranier Minn, 7/5/23, D H P Ry Train #6, 7/5/23

"Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9981-W7YQ-Q?cc=2185163&wc=3KM3-7M3%3A1018492201%2C1018521601 : 9 October 2015), (M1464) Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954 > Roll 497, vol 728-729, Feb 1924 > image 376 of 1082; citing NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Occupation
Merchant
1924 (aged 34 years)
Divorce
Citation details: 11
Date of entry in original source: 2 March 1925
Text:

WIFE’S NAGGING
TOO MUCH, SAYS

His Married Life Not All It Should
Be, Plaintiff Asking Divorce
Asserts

Martin Hattam endured persistent
nagging from his wife, Leila Hattam,
for several years, but when she kicked
him out of the house and then had him
arrested on a non-support charge he
figured married life was not all it
should be, according to the tenor of his
testimony before Judge Herbert B. Ru-
dolph in circuit court today. Hattam
was one of three persons who were
granted divorces this morning.
[snip]
Hattam testified that he and Mrs
Hattam were married at Edmonton, Al-
berta, Can., August 21, 1921. They had
no children although Mrs. Hattam had
one child by a former marriage. The
plaintiff was represented by Lynch &
Doyle, and David Heffron appeared for
Mrs. Hattam.
[snip]

Court Case
Citation details: 16
Date of entry in original source: 18 September 1925
Text:

MUNICIPAL COURT

Ike Miller, who pleaded not guilty
Thursday morning to a charge of using
a room for immoral purposes, changed
his plea to guilty this morning and was
fined $25.
The following cases were dismissed
upon motion of the state: C. R. Beat-
tie, charged with driving a car with one
light; Martin Hattam, charged with
wife desertion; Ed and Sophie Olson,
charged with assault.

Birth of a son
Occupation
Citation details: 5
Date of entry in original source: 15 April 1928
Text:

Riewert Cafe
Formerly Teton Cafe
Under New Management
Redecorated and Remodeled
Moderate Prices
Open Day and Night
Martin J. Hattam

Birth of a daughter
Family census
Source: US Census 1930
Text:

Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930
Sioux Falls City, Sioux Falls Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
415 Prairie Avenue
$4,700 house value
Has Radio
Martin J Hattam, Head, M, W, 39, M, 34, no, yes, Canada-English, Assyria, Assyria, English, 1901, no, Manager, Cafe
Helen M Hattam, Wife, F, W, 24, M, 19, no, yes, South Dakota, Denmark, Michigan, -, -, -, none, -
Junior D Hattam, Son, M, W, 3, S, -, no, no, South Dakota, Canada-English, South Dakota, -, -, -, none
Donna E Hattam, Dau, F, W, 2, S, -, no, no, South Dakota, Canada-English, South Dakota, -, -, -, none

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRCF-D85?cc=1810731&wc=QZF7-ZML%3A648803701%2C650222601%2C650222602%2C1589282319 : 8 December 2015), South Dakota > Minnehaha > Sioux Falls > ED 38 > image 18 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).

Occupation
Manager of cafe
1930 (aged 40 years)
Occupation
Chef
1936 (aged 46 years)
Birth of a daughter
Text:

Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 9 Feb 1936
Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Council Bluffs, Pottowattamie
Name: Gloria Marie Hattam
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Martin Jesse Hattam
Father's Age: 46
Father's Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Father's Birthplace: Karown Syria
Mother's Name: Helen Marie Anderson
Mother's Age: 30
Mother's Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Mother's Birthplace: Castlewood So Dakota

Digital Folder Number: 104141010
Image Number: 00804

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPVY-NCKM : 30 October 2019), Gloria Marie Hattam, 9 Feb 1936; citing Birth, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.

Family census
Source: US Census 1940
Text:

Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940
Council Bluffs, Kane Township, Pottamattamie County, Iowa
316 N 32nd Street
$20 monthly rental
Martin J Hattam, Head, M, W, 50, M, no, 8, Palestine, 60 hrs/week, Chef, Hotel
Helen M Hattam, Wife, F, W, 34, M, no, H1, South Dakota, -, -, -
Junior D Hattam, Son, M, W, 13, S, yes, 7, South Dakota, -, -, -
Donna D Hattam, Daughter, F, W, 11, S, yes, 5, South Dakota, -, -, -
Gloria M Hattam, Daughter, F, W, 4, S, no, 0, Iowa, -, -, -

Same house on 1 April 1935

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-FH1B?cc=2000219&wc=QZX1-9DS%3A790105501%2C798647701%2C798777701%2C952670101 : accessed 22 November 2020), Iowa > Pottawattamie > Kane Township, Council Bluffs, Ward 6 > 78-37B Kane Township, Council Bluffs City Ward 6 bounded by (N) city limits; (E) 31st extended, 31st; (S) W Broadway; (W) 34th, 34th extended > image 19 of 29; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.

Occupation
Chef in Hotel industry
1940 (aged 50 years)
Death
Burial
Text:

Last Name: Hattam
First Name: Martin J
Burial No.: 17008
Death Date: 8/30/1967
Burial Date: 9/2/1967
Section: PARKLAWN
Lot: 093
Grave: 12
Mrker: M
FnHm: MY

Family with parents
himself
18891967
Birth: 25 December 1889 Assyria
Death: 30 August 1967Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
6 years
younger sister
18951970
Birth: 15 June 1895 Lebanon
Death: 25 April 1970Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Family with Leila Merle Clink
himself
18891967
Birth: 25 December 1889 Assyria
Death: 30 August 1967Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
ex-wife
Leila M Clink
18991974
Birth: 9 April 1899 40 25 Bosanquet, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Death: 28 December 1974Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
Marriage Marriage21 August 1921Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Divorce Divorce2 March 1925Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Family with Helen Marie Anderson
himself
18891967
Birth: 25 December 1889 Assyria
Death: 30 August 1967Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
partner
19051994
Birth: 7 July 1905 32 22 Castlewood, Hamlin County, South Dakota, USA
Death: 22 January 1994Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
son
J Darnell Hattam 1945
19261994
Birth: 4 December 1926 36 21 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Death: 14 February 1994Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
19 months
daughter
Donna Hattam 1946
19282006
Birth: 17 June 1928 38 22 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Death: 27 July 2006Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA
8 years
daughter
Gloria Marie (Hattam) Fischer
19362016
Birth: 9 February 1936 46 30 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Death: 25 March 2016Unity Point Methodist Hospital, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Marriage
Immigration
Text:

CNRY 27555 Primary ERM
Martin Hattam, 31y7m, M, M, Merchant, y, English, y, Canada, Syrian, Canada, Barwick ONT, Father-in-law: William H Clink, Barwick ONT Canada, South Dak Sioux Falls, y, Self, $165, y, 1y, Sioux Falls So Dak, Dec 1920, Sister-in-law: Fatima Swidan Sioux Falls S Dakota,
y, 6m, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, good, no, 5ft 9in, med, Bro, Blue, none, Assyria, Damascus, Ranier Minn, 7/5/23, D H P Ry Train #6, 7/5/23

CNRY 27556 Primary ERM
Lila Hattam, 31y4m, F, M, none, y, English, y, Canada, English, Canada, Barwick ONT, Father: William H Clink, Barwick ONT Canada, South Dak Sioux Falls, y, Husband, $40, 4y, Licetwood Mich, Oct 1904, Sister: Fatima Swidan Sioux Falls S Dakota,
y, 6m, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, good, no, 5ft 7in, med, Blk, Bro, none, Canada, Tetford Ont, Ranier Minn, 7/5/23, D H P Ry Train #6, 7/5/23

"Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9981-W7YQ-Q?cc=2185163&wc=3KM3-7M3%3A1018492201%2C1018521601 : 9 October 2015), (M1464) Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954 > Roll 497, vol 728-729, Feb 1924 > image 376 of 1082; citing NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Divorce
Citation details: 11
Date of entry in original source: 2 March 1925
Text:

WIFE’S NAGGING
TOO MUCH, SAYS

His Married Life Not All It Should
Be, Plaintiff Asking Divorce
Asserts

Martin Hattam endured persistent
nagging from his wife, Leila Hattam,
for several years, but when she kicked
him out of the house and then had him
arrested on a non-support charge he
figured married life was not all it
should be, according to the tenor of his
testimony before Judge Herbert B. Ru-
dolph in circuit court today. Hattam
was one of three persons who were
granted divorces this morning.
[snip]
Hattam testified that he and Mrs
Hattam were married at Edmonton, Al-
berta, Can., August 21, 1921. They had
no children although Mrs. Hattam had
one child by a former marriage. The
plaintiff was represented by Lynch &
Doyle, and David Heffron appeared for
Mrs. Hattam.
[snip]

Court Case
Citation details: 16
Date of entry in original source: 18 September 1925
Text:

MUNICIPAL COURT

Ike Miller, who pleaded not guilty
Thursday morning to a charge of using
a room for immoral purposes, changed
his plea to guilty this morning and was
fined $25.
The following cases were dismissed
upon motion of the state: C. R. Beat-
tie, charged with driving a car with one
light; Martin Hattam, charged with
wife desertion; Ed and Sophie Olson,
charged with assault.

Occupation
Citation details: 5
Date of entry in original source: 15 April 1928
Text:

Riewert Cafe
Formerly Teton Cafe
Under New Management
Redecorated and Remodeled
Moderate Prices
Open Day and Night
Martin J. Hattam

Family census
Source: US Census 1930
Text:

Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930
Sioux Falls City, Sioux Falls Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
415 Prairie Avenue
$4,700 house value
Has Radio
Martin J Hattam, Head, M, W, 39, M, 34, no, yes, Canada-English, Assyria, Assyria, English, 1901, no, Manager, Cafe
Helen M Hattam, Wife, F, W, 24, M, 19, no, yes, South Dakota, Denmark, Michigan, -, -, -, none, -
Junior D Hattam, Son, M, W, 3, S, -, no, no, South Dakota, Canada-English, South Dakota, -, -, -, none
Donna E Hattam, Dau, F, W, 2, S, -, no, no, South Dakota, Canada-English, South Dakota, -, -, -, none

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRCF-D85?cc=1810731&wc=QZF7-ZML%3A648803701%2C650222601%2C650222602%2C1589282319 : 8 December 2015), South Dakota > Minnehaha > Sioux Falls > ED 38 > image 18 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).

Family census
Source: US Census 1940
Text:

Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940
Council Bluffs, Kane Township, Pottamattamie County, Iowa
316 N 32nd Street
$20 monthly rental
Martin J Hattam, Head, M, W, 50, M, no, 8, Palestine, 60 hrs/week, Chef, Hotel
Helen M Hattam, Wife, F, W, 34, M, no, H1, South Dakota, -, -, -
Junior D Hattam, Son, M, W, 13, S, yes, 7, South Dakota, -, -, -
Donna D Hattam, Daughter, F, W, 11, S, yes, 5, South Dakota, -, -, -
Gloria M Hattam, Daughter, F, W, 4, S, no, 0, Iowa, -, -, -

Same house on 1 April 1935

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-FH1B?cc=2000219&wc=QZX1-9DS%3A790105501%2C798647701%2C798777701%2C952670101 : accessed 22 November 2020), Iowa > Pottawattamie > Kane Township, Council Bluffs, Ward 6 > 78-37B Kane Township, Council Bluffs City Ward 6 bounded by (N) city limits; (E) 31st extended, 31st; (S) W Broadway; (W) 34th, 34th extended > image 19 of 29; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.

Burial
Text:

Last Name: Hattam
First Name: Martin J
Burial No.: 17008
Death Date: 8/30/1967
Burial Date: 9/2/1967
Section: PARKLAWN
Lot: 093
Grave: 12
Mrker: M
FnHm: MY

Source citation
Text:

Name: Martin Hattam
State: Nebraska
Residence Place: Iowa
Last Place of Residence: Pottawattamie, Iowa
Previous Residence Postal Code: 51501
Age: 78
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1889
Birth Date: 12251889
Death Date: Aug 1967
Death Date: 08001967

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J545-FXQ : 22 August 2020), Martin Hattam, Aug 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Birth
Shared note

Birth place varies
1930 Census - Canada-English (parents from Assyria)
1936 Birth Registration for Gloria - Syria
1940 Census - Palestine