DESCENDANTS OF: Amos Martin PAGE 1 * Amos Martin b. 1787 d. 1849-1860 m. Elizabeth Hennessee b. 1795 d. ca. 1865 Effingham Co. IL records list Margarett & Rachel Martin married with the consent of father Amos Martin, he is only Martin in county in 1840 with sons & wife age of Edmund, Joseph, Patrick and Elizabeth. Margarett Martin McClain names 3 sons Edmund, Joseph and Amos. Her living McClain decendants in Shelby Co. IL know they are related to the Martins and family legends such as one about Elizabeth Hennessee being 1/4 Cherokee Indian. GGrandaughter Lennie said Martin family originated in Attleboro/Rehoboth, Bristol Co. Mass.
Elizabeth: Elizabeth is listed on Sebastian Co. AK 1860 census as born in North Carolina, on later census most of her children list her bp as N.C. Her father b Burk Co N.C. Husband listed on Warren Co.TN 1820 census, lived adj James D. Hennessee. Albert Hennessee is also on the 1820 Warren Co. census and buys land in Shelby, Il. IL 1836 ajacent to land later owned by her children 1863-75. Baber family associated with Hennessees and Martins. Early family members agreed that Elizabeth was 1/4 Cherokee Indian.
* James C Martin b. 14 May 1815 d. 13 April 1867 m. 24 Mar 1840 Louisa "Susay" Thomason b. 1822 m. Mrs. Sarah T. Martin b. 22 Mar 1828 d. 7 Mar 1908. 1860 Sebastian Co AK census lists Mary Jane Thomason living in the household of Edmund A Martin. 1880 census lists Alvis Thomason 7 years old nephew in household of Edmund A Martin. The Thomasons had a long association with the Martins as can be seen from proximity of their homes shown on census 1830 on.
It cannot be proven at this time that James C is the son of Amos, however his birth date fits and and he is the only male available to date to fill the reqt. Believed moved Jackson Co. MO 1860 w/neph James son of bro. Josiah Mart.
Louisa: 1850 Effingham census #40/40 Married with consent of father William Thomason.
. . * Lucinda Martin b. 1842
. . * Martha J Martin b. 1844 m. Sept 19 1869 John Kincade
. . * Rebecca Martin b. 1846
. . * Matilda Martin b. 1848 m. Unknown #1 Martin 1870 U.S. census Shelby Co. IL #105/107
property value $50
. . . * Minnie Martin b. 1869
. . * Benjamin F. Martin b. 25 June 1864 d. 25 Dec 1864
. . * Sallie Martin James ( ) -d. 7 Sept. 1861
. . * Robert H Martin m. Fannie Douglas b. 1864 d. 1924
. * Margarett Martin b. 1816 m. Aug 1 1833 Joseph F McClain b. 1811
Margarett was married with the consent of Amos Martin per Effingham loose papers in
County Clerk's office. Married by Jessie Parkhurst J.P. She names her sons Joseph and Edmond which
indicates she is sister to Edmund A & Joseph Ervin Martin. In 1850 she is living in Shelbyville and
according to 1he 1880
census she is living one family away from John Wesley Smith and Elizabeth Ann Martin Edmund A Martin's
daughter. A map of the area shows both families to be whithin a mile of the homes of Joseph & Edmund A
in 1870.
Joseph: Joseph served in the Black Hawk war in 1832 from Shelby Co. Il under Capt. Peter Warren. His
father was from South Carolina his mother from Ireland per 1880 Shelby Co. Census where his family is No.
1157.
. . * Isaac McClain b. 1834
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. . * William Spencer McClain b. 1836
. . * Margarett McClain b. 1840 m. Cyrus Griffith
. . . * Sarah E Griffith
. . * Edmon F McClain b. 1842 m. Oct 21 1875 Eliza J Brinkley
. . . * Joseph Edmond McClain b. 1864
. . . * Francis Marion McClain b. 1877 m. Nannie Geneviev Grant
His 1/2 Aunt, Molly Hockman Pygott corresponded with the John Wesley Smith family after they moved to
Kansas from Shelby twp in the 1890s.
Nannie: Grand daughter of Ulysses S. Grant
. . * Joseph V McClain b. 1844 m. Mrs Joseph V McClain
. . * Amos McClain b. 1847
. . * Martha McClain b. 1850
. . * Carra Ann McClain b. 1853
. * Rachel Martin b. 1817 d. ca. 1874 m. 16 Jun 1836 Jordan V Sorrels b. 1810
Married with consent of her father Amos Martin per Marriage book "B" Effingham
County Ill. Rachel must have died around 1874, as Jordan remarries 1875.
. . * Rebecca Sorrels b. 1838 m. Dec 25, 1880 George Rapp
. . * William Sorrels b. 1843
. . * Catherine Angeline "Carsey" Sorrels b. 1846 m. Eli Almoro Keller
. . * James M Sorrels b. 1849 m. Jun 12, 1873 Elizabeth Wright
. . * Sophronia A Sorrels b. 1852 m. March 13, 1868 Isaac J Martin b. 1845
Isaac: In 1860 this family lived in Okaw Twp Shelby Co. Isaac appears to have signed John Wesley Smith's Civil War Pension request. John was Elizabeth Ann Martin's husband. Isaac was most probably her cousin. his father was her grandfathers brother. Sophronia A Sorrels was the daughter of Elizabeth Ann Martin's aunt Rachel martin Sorrels. Isaac served in the Union Army.
. . . * Anna Martin b. 1869
. . . * Fred Martin
. . . * Alice "Alcey" Martin
. . . * Franklin Earl martin m. Mrs. F. E. Martin
. . . * Charles Libert Martin m. Mrs. C. L. Martin
. * Eliza Martin b. Dec. 30, 1818 d. Dec. 22, 1898 m. June 3, 1838 Penolton Nelson b. Feb. 27, 1812 d.
Nov. 1862 Eliza is proposed to fill the census rqt. for a female child for Amos & Eliz. she is arrived at by
process of elimination of all contending marriages of Martin girls in Effingham for this time frame. She is the
only girl Martin girl in Effingham the right age to fill the reqt. Her brother Josiah's widow married George
Washington Nelson her husband's brother.
Penolton: Note death date for Eliza Martin 1898 and marriage date for second wife: no explanation!
. . * Henry Nelson b. 1834 d. 1837
. . * Sarah Jane Nelson b. 1843 d. 1857
. . * James Wm. Nelson b. 1847 d. young
. . * Faring Alvira Nelson b. 1849
. . * Carolyn Nelson ( ) -d. birth
. . * Nancy Elizabeth Nelson ( ) -d. age 5
. . * Eliza Catherine Nelson ( ) -d. Infant
. . * Manda Levinia Nelson ( ) -d. infant
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. . * George Washington Nelson ( ) -d. 1 year
. . * margaret Camelia Nelson ( ) -d. age 3
. . * Francis Marion Nelson b. 1859 d. 1943 m. Mary Harrell
. * Calvin Martin b. 1820 m. 1843 Mrs. Maria M Martin b. 1825
. . m. 4-May-1852 Mrs. Martha Brockett Howard Calvin's relationship to Amos cannot be
proven at his time. He is proposed to fill the rqt. of the census for a male child born in his time frame. Calvin
was arrived at by process of elimination male Martins from 1850 census and Effingham marriage records. In
addition Calvin names one of his daus. Margarett, the name of his oldest sister. Calvin is believed to have
moved to Kansas.
. . * Minda Martin b. 1843
. . * Caroline H Martin b. 1844
. . * Margaret Amy Martin b. 1847 m. Feb 28 1869 Daniel Marion
. * Josiah Martin b. 1823 d. ca. 1855 m. 2 May 1847 Louisa Jane Seals b. 12 Oct. 1827 d. 8 Aug 1885
Josiah's relationship to Amos cannot be proved at his time. The relationship is circumstantial. By analysis of
the 1820 Warren Co. TN, 1830 and 1840 censuses we arrive at number of children of Amos and their birth
year. By a process of elimination of proven relationships in the county, best guess is Josiah is son of Amos.
Josiah's last child of record b. 1855, Louisa Jane remarries G.W. Nelson July 8 1857. Josiah probably died
between 1855 and 1857.
. . * James H Martin b. 1847 m. 26-Dec-1967 Catherine Armstrong Is supposed to have gone with his uncle James to Kansas after his father died when he was nine years old. He is supposed to have joined the 15 Kansas Cav(Union) during the Civil War with his Uncle. The author believes he went to Jackson CO. Mo with his uncle James C Martin who left Effingham between 1850 and 60'. It is not known if James C was in the army he would have been 47 at that time.
. . * Sarah A Martin b. 1849 m. 26-Jun-1873 Jessie P Newman
. . * Amanda Jane Martin b. Apr 20, 1853 d. June 18, 1918 m. 1 Dec 1875 William Thompson b. May
31, 1849 d. Mar 16, 1921 Amanda Jane's death certificate states that her father was named James and her
mother's maiden name was Seals. She was born according to her descendants, in Effingham County IL and
the marriage records list her marriage there. No Seals families are found in the Effingham census 1840-1860,
there is a boy
named Geo. W. Seales listed marrying Lucinda Malissa Tipsword, 2 Sept. 1869 by J. N. Tipsword MG book
B p146. My best guess is that Amanda Jane belongs here. The name Amanda was on the Martin hit parade
in Effingham back then!
William: Suffered from TB went to NM. to avoid Nebraska winters lived with his daughter
. . . * John Thompson b. 1877 d. 1966
. . . * Josiah Thompson b. 1879 d. 1963
. . . * James Thompson b. 1889 d. 1966
. . . * Fred Thompson b. Sept. 1895 d. Mar. 1918 Probably died in the First World War
. . * Martha Martin b. 1855 m. Dec 12, 1872 James W. Nelson
. * Ebaline Martin b. 1825 m. June 23, 1844 Richard Logue Effingham County IL. marriage records list
Ebaline's marriage to Richard Logue No Logues are listed in the Effingham census for the period of their
marriage The nearest Logues at the time lived in Saint Elmo in Fayette County a few miles east of the
community of Freemanton in Effingham County where the Martin family lived. Research by Linda Evans of
Saint Elmo, IL reveals that Richard
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DESCENDANTS OF: Amos Martin and Ebaline had at least one child Martha.
. . * Martha Logue
. * William Stanley "W.S." Martin b. 1826 d. 1869 m. Prob. Sibel Beckman b. 1845
. . m. Mrs Sarah Martin Per 1850 Eff. Co. census, living in household
Druzilla Martin along with a 65 year old male Beckman and listed children. Druzilla would be his aunt. This
is probably the same William S Martin buried in Oak Grove Cem. Shelby Twp he was known to Edmund
and Joseph Martin per probate records and land trans. Edmund named a son William Spencer. Sister
Margarett Martin McClain named her first son William Spencer. Joseph Ervin had a grand son William
Stanley Martin.
. . * Sible Martin b. 1845
. . * Drucella Martin b. 1847
. . * Larry Martin b. 1849
. * Edmund A Martin b. 1827 d. Oct. 26, 1897 m. 1847 Margaret J Murry b. Jan 19, 1826 d. 26 JUL
1899 Early marriages Effingham Co. Il. Levi Lowery M.G. Edmund died of "thoat tonsolitis" funeral paid
by William Shouse Bernie Funeral Home $18 for funeral case #x6-3, $2.50 for robe.
. . * Elizabeth Ann Martin b. Oct 26, 1850 d. 3 MAR 1950 m. Apr 5, 1868 John Wesley Smith Personal acc. claim birth in Eff. Co. Ill. cannot be proved by Ill. census, probably born IL family moving from Eff. Co. 1845-1860.
John: Civil War vet. served in an artillery company. Was captured and sent first to Libby prison, then to Andersonville, survived and returned to his home in Indiana. Left there on his way to Kansas through Ill. met Edmund Martin and went to work in a store Edmund had interest in as a clerk, finally married Edmund's eldest daughter Elizabeth.
. . . * William Edmund Smith b. 20 JAN 1869 d. 24 APR 1950 Apple Bill he was called, bought apples by the freight car load and sold them from a siding. Held several patents one on an automatic closing gate, another on a corn husking machine.
. . . * James Adam Smith b. 18 OCT 1871 d. 26 MAY 1954 m. 1897 Minnie S Sterling
. . . * Emery Bertus Smith b. 15 APR 1873 d. 1932
. . . * Margaret Isabel Smith b. 30 NOV 1873 d. 19 APR 1902
. . . * Dora Jane Smith b. 28 OCT 1878 d. 21 OCT 1942 m. Charles White
. . . * Ana Mae Smith b. 3 JAN 1881 d. 20 JUN 1953
. . . * Charles Herman Smith b. 16 JUN 1889 d. 20 JUL 1970
. . * James Henry Martin b. May 9, 1853 d. 1941 m. 18 NOV 1888 Mary "Mollie" Ann Hall b. 1863 d.
1924 James Henry in a photo with Bill Smith, his sister Elizabeth's son, bears a striking resemblance to the
authors father Cy, and his father James Ervin who was Henry's cousin. James is said to have told of the
Dawsons cheating his family out of their land.
. . . * Tom A Martin b. Oct 1881 d. 1945 m. Ethel Gibson
. . . * George O Martin b. 1883 d. 1936 m. Mrs. Alice martin
. . . * Eddie L Martin b. 1888 d. 1899
. . . * Lenna "Lennie" Martin b. 3 MAR 1892 d. 1968 m. Eugene F Byrd Lennie attended a reunion at
the home of Aunt Lizzie in Goodland Kansas. She can be seen in a photo of the family.
. . . * Loyd Martin ( ) -d. 1958 m. Dorthy "Dot" Olive
. . . * Ewell "Eula" Martin b. 1894 m. Hugh A Jr Morrison
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. . . * Myrtle Martin b. 3 AUG 1898 d. 3 AUG 1977 m. William Michael
. . . * Earl Martin b. 1899 d. 1960 m. Mrs Myrtice Martin Bricklayers International Union #8 Ft. Smith
Arkansas, B. M. Broocher, H. Spencer, and A. Montgomery filed against Earl, a member of #14-Ark for
working on unfair work at South Ft. Smith Smelter. This document was found in papers from James Erwin
Martin in 1994.
. . . * Carrol Martin b. 1900 d. 1900
. . * Mary Eveline Martin b. Jan 26, 1856 d. 1899 m. 1889 Clayton Shockley d. May 1897 Burial by
Bernie Funeral Home, pp505 R.C Pendelton paid for funeral. Mary died of hemmorage of bowels and lungs.
Clayton worked for Pendleton.
Clayton: Died of penumonia R.C. Pendleton paid for funeral.
. . . * Buhla Shockley
. . * William Spencer Martin b. Oct 22, 1857 m. Nancy Sewell b. 26 APR 1877 d. 17 OCT 1906 From
a photo provided by Charlott Zachary of her great grandfather Will Spencer, one can extrapolate an image of
Edmund and Joseph Martin. Both of these men were over 6 feet tall. Joseph's Union Army records list him
as being 6'1", black hair, and blue eyes.
. . . * John Thurman Martin m. Pearl Schuler Worked for the U.S. Postal Service, his route included the home of James Ervin Martin and was known to my father Chester Cy Martin and is mentioned in his book Me'n Jim. John T attended a reunion at the home of his aunt Lizzie in Goodland Kansas. A picture of the family was taken and John T, Pearl, and Lennie are among the group. Amatuer photographer developed his own pictures. Became a post master. Ref: phone interviews with Doris Hamblin (dec. Schuler) Francis Martin Odum.
Pearl: Twin of Rev. Harold A. Schuler's father Ft. Smith Arkansas. Their mother was a Hickman and came to Arkansas from Mattoon IL. area. according to telephone interview with Charlotte Martin Zachry of Broken Arrow OK.
. * Patrick Martin b. 1832 d. 17 SEP 1918 Idiot Savant, capable of complicated in head math, could neither read nor write.
. * Joseph Ervin Martin b. 29 APR 1835 d. 17 DEC 1922 m. 2 AUG 1857 Sara Jane Dawson b. 13 SEP 1839 d. 2 MAY 1902 Served in 126th Ill. Vol. infantry Co. K, inlisted Shelbyvill, Ill 1862 Mustered Alton Ill. was at Vicksburg, Duvall's Bluff, Pine Bluff AK Sgt. Maj. Habey Post GAR Union Vet Org. Ft. Smith AK. The author has a mini ball Joseph brought back from the war. It is thought to be from the Vicksburg battle. It was given by Joseph's son James Ervin Martin to William David Martin. Fought opposit 13th Texas Cav. CSA @ Camden, Jenkins Ferry, author's wife's Grand Father x 3's regiment.
Sara: Brother Peter Dawson went back to Ill. and joined 126th Ill. Inf. co K with her husband in 1862, leaving dau. Rosabell wife Arnitha Glisson.
. . * Charles Union Martin b. 17 SEP 1858 d. 3 JAN 1903 m. Ida Ritter According to his obituary, Charles was a well dressed man about town, he was a salesman for a clothing manufacturer. Charles died of TB.
Ida: James Ervin Martin calls her Edie city birth records call her Edith, her mother was Mary Ritter born June 1841 in Switzerland.
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. . . * Charles E. Martin b. 21 JAN 1895 d. 25 JUN 1896
. . . * Inf. Of Chas Union Martin ( ) -d. 25 DEC 1898
. . . * Baby Chas Union Martin b. 2 OCT 1902 d. 2 DEC 1902
. . * Francis Marion Martin b. 27 JAN 1862 d. prob 1948 m. Mrs Francis Marion Martin Cy Martin's
Book Ne N' Jim lists the daughters as Jinny, Linney and Olla. He states that uncle frank went back to Texas
when the girls got married. Joseph Ervin's obit. states in 1922 that he is survived by a son Frank in Texas.
His projected age at death would be 85+- 10.
. . . * Lolla Martin b. 1885
. . . * Lenny Martin b. ca. 1886
. . . * Jenny Martin b. ca. 1887
. . . * Thomas H Martin The sex of this child is confusing on the actual census as if the taker marked
dau and scribbled over it. WDM believes this child was a male and named after father's great uncle.
. . * James Ervin Martin b. 10 AUG 1866 d. 17 SEP 1949 m. Emma Brandenburg b. 16 AUG 1869 d. 23 AUG 1955 Owned a quarry near the water works on Bailey Hill in Ft. Smith. His house at the corner of 16th & Q exhibits his stone work in a terrace with stairs in back. On the east side is the limestone foundation of the original house in the late 1890-1910 photo, his father Joseph lived next door. Pausie kept a goat and provided a ladder so the goat could climb on the roof and eat china berries from a tree that grew next to the kitchen. He tried to get us kids to drink the goats milk, he said "drink it!, hit'll make ya live fo evah."
Emma: Immigrated US ca. 1870s. Attended grammer school in Sherman Texas. Family has not been found on passenger list from LA or Texas ports of entry for the era. Her father would not allow the children to speak any language but English. She told grandaughter Fay Martin that she was born in Alsace. Her father got a letter in 1897 from Klingneau, Canton Argeau Switz. A Brandenberg family lived in Unterlunkhoffen 20mi from Klingneau from late 1700s and were citizens per internet. Ten to 15 Brandenbergs live in Klingneau today.
. . . * Joseph Ervin II Martin b. 24 JAN 1889 d. 17 FEB 1965 m. Minnie Malissa Kauffman b. 30 MAR 1892 d. 30 AUG 1961