Wilhelm Ludewig MAERTENS [2753]

  General Notes:

Registry of Naturalized subjects in the Hawaiian Kingdom
(circ. 1840-1893)
Name: Native of: Naturalized:
Maertens, William Germany 1894, May 1
Ref: http://hawaiiankingdom.org/info-registry/m.shtml

A number of Trees on Ancestry put Wilhelm as born 17 May 1841 Bremen Germany, dying back in Bremen 21 July 1915

Maertens, William— Cousin of Conrad Carl Von Hamm (1870— 1965); senior partner in the importing firm of Hoffschlaeger & Company.
Ref: http://www.hawaiianencyclopedia.com/part-2-glossary-m-s.asp

Builders of Hawaii
CONRAD CARL VON HAMM, Business Organizer. Correspondence about Hawaiian
postage stamps desired by a young German bank clerk for his collection was
responsible for the arrival in Honolulu of Conrad Carl von Hamm and the
subsequent establishment of The von Hamm-Young Co., Ltd.
Anxious to obtain stamps of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Mr. von Hamm, then with
the Bremer Filiale der Deutschen Bank, Bremen, Germany, wrote to William
Maertens, a distant relative, and then senior partner in Hoffschlaeger & Co.,
Honolulu importers. During the exchange of letters Mr. Maertens suggested that
Mr. von Hamm should come to Hawaii. He arrived in 1890, entering the employ of
Hoffschlaeger & Co. at a salary of $60 a month.
During the several years that followed Mr. von Hamm, through diligent
application to his work, received a number of promotions. In 1899, less than
ten years after his arrival, he was offered a partnership by Hoffschlaeger &
Co., but instead of accepting this flattering proposal he decided to launch
into business for himself . . . . .
Ref: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/statewide/bios/vonhamm607bs.txt

  Research Notes:

This Obituary to Carl Maertens ties this family together:
Unknown Newspaper, April 1949
CARL MAERTENS DIES; WAS 74
Carl A. G. Maertens, 74, 1702 Makiki St., widely known resident of Honolulu,
died in The Queen's Hospital at 1:30 o'clock Saturday *(9 Apr) afternoon following a prolonged illness.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Borthwick's mortuary is in
charge of arrangements.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Violet Beckley Maertens; three sons,
William, Kamehameha and Frederick; four daughters, Mrs. Clara Zeisenhenne of
Long Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Maryjane Burner and Mrs. Catherine Giltner of
Honolulu, and Mrs. Julia Bradshaw, living in Japan.
Also surviving are four brothers, W. L. Maertens of Honolulu, Joseph
Maertens of Kamuela, Hawaii; and Herman and Frederick Maertens, living in
Germany; a sister, Mrs. Anna Estner, living in Germany; and five
granddaughters and one grandson.
Maertens was born in Honolulu on Jan. 1, 1875, and was educated at Punahou
school, San Mateo College, Calif., and at the University of Jana in Germany.
He was the son of William Maertens and Emma (Booth) Maertens, and his father
was at one time co-owner of Hoffschlaeger & Co.
As a young man he was employed at Hoffschlaeger & Co. for many years, and
later at The Von Hamm-Young Co. He retired about 10 years ago.
Additional Comments:
*Note indicates this was April 9, 1949.
Ref: J. Orr http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/honolulu/obits/maertens230gob.txt

Wilhelm married Emma Catherine BOOTH [2754] [MRIN: 902], daughter of Joseph BOOTH [20070] and Annie [20076].