Photo of W.T. (Tooch) Martin, a Claremont resident, circa 1907. He was born October 8, 1844, and died in 1936 at the age of 92. He came to California with his parents in 1853 from Texas. At age 18 he filed claim on 156 acres in what is now the northwest section of Claremont. His only neighbors were the Cahuilla Indians at their tribal encampment on the Indian Hill mesa. He is shown here wearing a beard and holding a bow and arrows. On the wall of the cabin are tacked various animal skins and a horseshoe. He lived in Palmer Canyon, and his son was the first white baby to be born in Claremont. From 1886 to 1890 he was a Los Angeles County Supervisor.
Martin, W.T. (Tooch) Pioneers--California--Claremont Dwellings--California--Claremont Bow and arrow--California--Claremont Hunting--California--Claremont Native Americans--California--Claremont Claremont (Calif.) Los Angeles County (Calif.).Board of Supervisors
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