Martin Haba, born in Raczyce, Poland, in October 1882, came to the United States in 1905 or 06 and homesteaded on South 1/2 of Section 30 in Longview Township. He came to the U.S. to avoid serving in the army and for the opportunities offered here.

He was married in 1910. Mrs. Haba was also born in Poland. They were the parents of fifteen children: Nellie, Rose, Amelia, John, Eleanor, Irene, Edward, Eugenic, Henry, Clara, Louis, Helen, Lorraine, Mary Ann, and Leonard.

The family later moved to Washington to spend their last years. The coupe is buried at Sunnyside, Washington. Mr. Haba died in 1951 and Mrs. Haba in 1968.

Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 67B