From Our Files – Elsie Martin

The photo below was sent to the Franklin Historical Society by Franklin native Lloyd Martin. Shown is his grandmother, Elsie Martin, and an unidentified woman sitting on chairs in the rear of an old farm truck. They were preparing to ride in a parade for the reopening of Rawson Avenue. The Martin farm was located on both sides of 51st & Rawson. The farmhouse still stands on 51st St., across from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Elsie’s 3 sons built homes on the farm, one on the southwest corner of 51st & Rawson, one on the southeast corner of 51st & Rawson and one on the farm next to the original farmhouse. The truck is decorated for the parade by draping the rear of the truck with cornstalks and flags on the front.