![]() During this period his employment was sporadic and he worked for other instrument manufacturers. In 1876 the family moved to Elkhart, Indiana, where John Henry became an employee of C.G. The family lost everything and was reunited three days after the fire when they met on the shores of Lake Michigan. In 1871 the original Martin factory was destroyed by the great Chicago fire. It is believed that Martin was the first maker of musical instruments in Chicago. In 1855 he emigrated to the United States and followed his trade, first in New York by establishing 'The Martin Company' then during the later part of 1865 in Chicago. He learned to make instruments in the old way as an apprentice to the instrument maker Christian Hammig of Markneukirchen, Germany, from 1850–54, according to the archives of Musikinstrumenten-Museum. ![]() John Henry (Johann Heinrich) Martin was born February 24, 1835, in Dresden, Germany.
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