were killed. On an appeal made to the Governor for help, and a militia regiment was sent to the county. In 1888 Greeley County was organized, thus completing the organization of Kansas' 105 present counties. Marriage and death On June 7, 1871, Martin married Ida Challiss, and together they had seven children. Martin died from pneumonia on October 2, 1889, in Atchison at the age of 50, and was interred in Atchison's Mount Vernon Cemetery. See also Gray County War References Sources The Political Graveyard The KSGenWeb Project National Governors Association External links Publications concerning Kansas Governor Martin's administration available via the KGI Online Library National Governors Association Genealogy The Political Graveyard The KSGenWeb Project Republican Party governors of Kansas Republican Party Kansas state senators Mayors of places in Kansas 1839 births 1889 deaths Deaths from pneumonia in Kansas People from Fayette County, Pennsylvania American newspaper publishers (people) People from Atchison, Kansas Union Army colonels People of Kansas in the American Civil War 19th-century American politicians Grand Army of the Republic officials 19th-century American businesspeople Military personnel from Pennsylvania