He married Velma Hopkins on 19 DEC 1930 in Cobb County, Georgia; however, the marriage certificate was issued in Cherokee County, Georgia where the record was filed, but the wedding was just south of Woodstock, Cherokee, Georgia (present day Georgia Highway #92) in Cobb County, Georgia along Georgia Highway #5.
He and Velma had three children: James Lanier; John Alfred; and Jesse Darwin Martin.
He completed through the 6th grade. He went by Jim to his peers, and was a well respected man in the community. He and Velma regularly attended Baptist Church, and were dedicated Christians.
During his life, he was a farmer when his family lived in Hickory Flat.
During the Depression, he moved his family to Louisville, Kentucky to find work, where he worked in a paint factory. During this timeframe the Ohio River flooded, and damaged their house. I remember the bed that I slept in when I visited had water markings on the legs from this flood.
The family moved to their home in Buffington in the late 1940's, where Jim would live out the rest of his days. He slowly made the transition to poultry farming where he was very successful in the 1950's.
Jim was very proud to be a member of the Masonic Order, reaching 32nd degree mason. He so loved the Masons that he wished to be buried with his mason's ring on his hand.
As his grandson, I actually spent quite a bit of time with him, and have fond memories of him working in the garden gathering vegetables, watching him plow by mule, mending fences, and tending his cattle.
I loved the man, and miss him dearly.
James Arthur Martin, 05 JUL 2012
He married Velma Hopkins on 19 DEC 1930 in Cobb County, Georgia; however, the marriage certificate was issued in Cherokee County, Georgia where the record was filed, but the wedding was just south of Woodstock, Cherokee, Georgia (present day Georgia Highway #92) in Cobb County, Georgia along Georgia Highway #5.
He and Velma had three children: James Lanier; John Alfred; and Jesse Darwin Martin.
He completed through the 6th grade. He went by Jim to his peers, and was a well respected man in the community. He and Velma regularly attended Baptist Church, and were dedicated Christians.
During his life, he was a farmer when his family lived in Hickory Flat.
During the Depression, he moved his family to Louisville, Kentucky to find work, where he worked in a paint factory. During this timeframe the Ohio River flooded, and damaged their house. I remember the bed that I slept in when I visited had water markings on the legs from this flood.
The family moved to their home in Buffington in the late 1940's, where Jim would live out the rest of his days. He slowly made the transition to poultry farming where he was very successful in the 1950's.
Jim was very proud to be a member of the Masonic Order, reaching 32nd degree mason. He so loved the Masons that he wished to be buried with his mason's ring on his hand.
As his grandson, I actually spent quite a bit of time with him, and have fond memories of him working in the garden gathering vegetables, watching him plow by mule, mending fences, and tending his cattle.
I loved the man, and miss him dearly.
James Arthur Martin, 05 JUL 2012
Family Members
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Mary Narcissus Martin Kelley
1904–1979
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Leroy Clarence "Lee" Martin
1908–1982
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Georgia Jewell Martin Crow
1910–1970
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Ruby Jane Martin Little
1912–2004
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Annie Lou Martin Duncan
1914–1994
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Jesse Harbin Martin
1916–1982
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Stella Martin
1919–1919
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Mae Martin
1922–1922
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Paul Wheeler Martin Sr
1923–1974
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John Thomas Martin
1926–1995
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