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so- my theories are:
1. Martin was Nora's dad, which is how she got into the tattooed lady business
2. She married a guy named Jacob, who took her last name for performance purposes, since it was better known.
2. Nora died in 1892 or 1893, and this NY Times listing of "Brooklyn Calendars- This Day, Surrogates Court" from April 1893 lists the "Administration estate of... Nora Hildebrandt." Additionally, I can't find any records of her working after 1891 when she and Jacob "Hildebrandt" worked with the Barnum and Bailey Sideshow.
Unfortunately, the Surrogate's Court in Brooklyn has no records from the settlement of this estate. I have a few more things to try, suggested by the nice folks at the Brooklyn historical society. I'll keep you posted...