Glover Matthew Martin was born August 13, 1852 at Springfield, Illinois.
      In the history of Legal Fraternity of Barber County, mention must be made
      of one of the prominent lawyers practicing at the bar in Medicine Lodge.
      G.M. Martin is among the worthy citizens that the state of Illinois has
      furnished to Kansas. In the Public Schools of his native state he obtained
      a good education, then took up the study of Law at the Lincoln Law School
      at Springfield, Illinois. He was a Bible student and a prepared "Public
      Speaker," serving as a "preacher" in the Christian Church.
        On March 10, 1878, he was united in marriage to Nancy Amelia Doggette,
      daughter of A.J. Doggett, merchant and owner of extensive land near
      Kokomo, Indiana. She was educated at the Teacher's State Normal School at
      Indianapolis, Indiana. Her sister Lydia served the Presbyterian Foreign
      Missionary field as a teacher. Another sister, Delilah, married a Civil
      War soldier from Cooper and moved to Florence, Kansas. Mr. Doggett decided
      Kansas was the "Land of Milk and Honey" and set up a general merchandise
      store at Ottawa, Kansas. Nancy obtained a First Grade Kansas Teacher's
      Certificate. She taught in the public grade school and Presbyterian Church
      Sunday School at Florence, Kansas.
        G.M. Martin was admitted to practice law at Neosho and Marion Counties
      in 1880, and to the United States Courts of Kansas in 1892. In 1884 they
      came with two children, Chester Emerson and Nellie E. Martin by rail to
      Harper and then by stage coach to the county seat of Barber County. They
      resided the remaining years as citizens of Medicine Lodge. All their
      children were "Head Starts" in the public grade school. In a span of 12
      years, the oldest son, Chester, and the youngest son, James, both received
      high school diplomas (1900-1912) and both studied law in their father's
      law office.
        James studied law while serving as secretary to Senator Chester I. Long,
      and his law office between 1912 and 1916 at Wichita, Kansas, then in 1916
      enrolled at Kansas University for a law refresher course with the law 
      students there for the State Bar Examination. He was admitted to practice
      law in 1917. Jonathan enrolled in Business College in Wichita and telegraphy
      school. He was a telegraph operator for the Santa Fe Railroad Company in
      Wichita at his death in 1946.
        Nellie, the oldest daughter, enrolled in the Teacher's Normal at the age
      of 16 and received training and studied the textbook, "The Study of the
      Child, a brief Treatise on the Phsychology of the Child" by A.R. Taylor,
      PHD, President of the State Normal School at Emporia, Kansas.
        For ten years, this same textbook was used by Margaret and Delilah at
      Teachers Normal Institute. Margaret Kernohan was County Superintendent of
      and teacher, and Professor Major and Professor Stout instructed the course
      of study for teachers.
        Each year "Quotes" were given for "opening exercise." Margaret Kernohan
      gave, "Convince a woman against her will, she's of that same opinion still."
      Professor Major's was, "I shot an arrow into the air. It fell to earth, I
      know not where." Professor Stout's, "Some come and some go, but Professor
      Major and I go on forever." Delilah's quote was, "The wise and strong
      should seek the welfare of the weak." Margaret Kernohan always complimented
      Delilah for this one. In 1906-07, Delilah passed nurse's test for child 
      care and lived and traveled with Senator Long's secretary's family, the
      Faxons. She earned piano and voice culture lessons with her travel
      experiences.
        In 1910, Margaret and Delilah enrolled in Long's Spring term at Emporia
      State Teacher's Normal School. Professor Hill was President. The students
      were calld "Little Hillocks." The teachers there were Professor Ellis,
      teaching Algebra; Miss Woster, English; Professor Payne, "Math"; Professor
      Broughton, tennis with athletics.
        Delilah taught school at Sharon and returned to State Teacher's College
      in 1916 for a term in piano music with Miss Hawkins as teacher. From 1937
      through 1946 she took Extension lessons from Kansas University in Lawrence
      in Rhetoric, Children's Literature, Psychology and Sociology.
        G.M. Martin's law partners were Tom McNeil, David Nation and Judge Ellis.
      Sam Griffin was a lawyer friend of G.M., also Albert Noble, Ed Sample,
      Chester I. Long, Judge McCague and Poly Tincher were friends outside the
      courtroom. Seward I. Fields and later, Albert Orr were G.M.'s friends too,
      but they could still be on opposing sides in a court case.
                
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas, pg. 315 
     Submitted by: Delilah Spriggs.