James Vernon Martin believed born Chicago, USA circa 1880s

[oasis48portDG]

James is documented as an early aviator both in the UK and USA. Connected to the Harvard Aero Society. Was at Hendon flying school with G. de Haviland. Aero component inventor. Served in US Mercantile Marine. Friend of Billy Mitchel. Married Amy Irving - possibly later divorced - both undertook flying demonstrations in US. He also connected to Howard Hughes. He re-married in UK and had two sons by second wife. Died in USA in 1950s. Any general info but in particular whether he had any family in the USA.

[giblet]

 This is all i was able to get due to not having any free look ups left. If you register you then receive 3 free searches then have to pay to view any more.

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Published: Wednesday 19 June 1912
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England

LADY AVIATOR KILLED
Illinois. - At first her name was given as Mrs, Jilia Clark; her real name, it is stated, is Mrs. Julia Martin, wife of Mr. James V. Martin, who was flying at Hendon about a year ago. It appears that Mrs, Martin was_piloting & Curtis biplane when the planes ...

[giblet]

Julia was married to a fella Clark but had not been living with him for some time.

https://www.earlyaviators.com/eclarkju.htm

[maddys52]

Hello oasis48portDG and welcome to RootsChat.

I'm sure you're aware there is much information and photographs about him on the internet. The National Air and Space Museum seems to hold many of his papers and scrapbooks.

There was at least one male child born to James Vernon MARTIN and Lily Irvine - in Seattle, Washington 1 Nov 1911.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TX-G9F4-4?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ADYVQ-N8T2&action=view

This website says the son was James Hamilton MARTIN, and they also adopted a daughter Eileen, born c1920.
https://www.earlyaviators.com/eirvine.htm

Modified to add:
There is this James Hamilton MARTIN born 1 Nov 1911 on a passenger list in 1937 sailing from Havre to Baltimore:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SD-CH29?i=532&cc=2018318

[maddys52]

You can see James, Lily and Eileen on this 1930 census in New York:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RHY-WQY?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AX78R-Z7P&action=view

[mckha489]

Emergency Passport application 1919 at US Embassy London - on Ancestry says he was born 31 March 1883, Chicago
Father Will Martin, who was born Topeka, Kansas and is deceased

[mckha489]

1940 census has the son as Hamilton Martin an engineer
But he is on a shipping list in 1937 as James Hamilton Martin


I do not believe he is  the  James Hamilton Martin who died in South Africa in 1965.
Wrong age, and other details don’t fit.

It’s a surprisingly common name!

[maddys52]

Both James Vernon and James Hamilton are surprisingly common!

Here is the 1940 census mckha mentioned:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MY-BVTP?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK3BS-TLR&action=view

[mckha489]

1945 census Florida has Lily and James H.
Says James was Navy and missing in action is written next to his name.