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John Wesley Martin m. Nov 9, 1835 Stokes Co. NC b. Dec 14, 1810 NC d. Dec 7, 1883 NC |
Roanna Augustus (son) b. 1836 d. 1926 |
Milton V. "Bud" b. 1838 d. 1870 |
Jackson Marion b. 1841 d. 1913 |
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Lucetta "Kettie" White b. Feb 3, 1844 VA d. Dec 29, 1920 Hickory, Catawba Co. NC |
Nancy "Nannie" J. b. 1847 d. 1915 |
George Washington b. 1850 d. 1923 |
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Hartie Eliza (daughter) b. 1854 d. 1925 |
Harden Thomas b. 1857 d. 1936 |
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Husband John Wesley Martin was referred to as "Wesley" by relatives. They married
in 1835. Two of Milly's sisters would later marry brothers of Wesley. Paulina Payne
married Josephus Martin in 1838, and Thomas Martin married Lavinia Jane Payne in 1847.
All three marriages were in Stokes County. |
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Map of North Carolina
Counties in 1780, showing Surry County in the western wilderness.
Map in 1800,
showing location of Stokes County, formed from Surry in 1789. Stokes borders
Rockingham County, which was formed in 1785 from Guilford County. |
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Martins frequently married other Martins so it was not unusual when daughter Kettie
became the second wife of Nicholas Martin.
The daughter of Wesley's son Augustus, Maggie Viola Martin, married
Samuel Francis Martin (1860-1934). |
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Sources: Joyce, Martin L., "Martin Ancestry", typewritten summary edited by Lisabeth M. Holloway. Marriage Records of Stokes County, North Carolina, p. 66. Minter, Emma Sue Hensley, "My Martin Family", Heritage of Rockingham County, NC., entry 669, pp. 383-384. Wootten, William Patrick, Jr., "Martin Family Charts," ms., n.d., from collection of the late Nancy Martin Setzler, Hickory, NC, and Alice Setzler Richmond, Durham, NC., 1993. |
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