John Alexander Martin was the eldest child of James Martin and Nancy Martin.
He was the husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaunce Martin. They were married on October 24, 1833 in Nicholas County, Kentucky.
John Alexander Martin grew up in Nicholas County, Kentucky then, when he was a teenager, in Brown County, Ohio, where his parents had relocated.
John's parents then relocated to Ripley County, Indiana in 1849 with several of his siblings and a three-year old Martin nephew, but John and Betsy remained in Brown County, Ohio.
Their son Charles Martin, who died in 1845, was buried in Brown County, Ohio.
From Brown County, Ohio, he and his wife Betsy and their children in 1853 settled in Lawrence County, Illinois, where they had a 91-acre farm and where they both resided for the rest of their lives.
John Alexander Martin's Martin family and the Gaunce family and the Fite family were allied for many generations, dating back to Scotland before they came to America.
Starting in 1869, six or seven of his nieces and nephews, children of his sister Malinda Martin Fite, who were living with their parents in Ripley County, Indiana, joined him and settled in Lawrence County, Illinois. John was newly widowed at that time.
John applied for and received his deceased son's Civil War pension, citing John's dire financial straits during his second marriage.
John's jealous second wife, Eliza French, would not allow John to be buried beside his beloved first wife Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaunce Martin, who predeceased him by 32 years and is buried in the Brian Cemetery with their daughter Nancy Martin.
After she insisted John be buried in the Ridgley cemetery, when his second wife Eliza French died twendy years later, in 1918, she was buried in a separate cemetery, the Sumner Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois.
From "Martins From Kentucky-Ohio-Lawrence County, Illinois": "John Alexander Martin & Elizabeth 'Betsy' married in Kentucky, moved to Ohio"
Scott Township, Brown County,Ohio, their home in 1840, was John Martin with a family of 5 people in the household.
In 1850 Census Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio was John Martin,40, Elizabeth Martin, 40, William Martin, 15, Sarah Martin, 14, Nancy Martin, 10, George Martin, 9, Henry Martin, 6, Louisa Martin, 4 and Jackson Martin, 1.
The Census 1860 Lukin, Lawrence County, Illinois: John A. Martin, 50, Elizabeth Martin, 50, Nancy A. Martin, 20, George W. Martin, 18, James H. Martin, 16, Prudence L. Martin, 14, Jackson Martin, 11 and Robert A. Martin, 7.
In 1870 Census Lukin, Lawrence Co. Illinois John Martin 60 years is a widow with children; George Martin, 27 years, Jackson Martin, 21 years, Robert Martin, 17 years and Louisa Martin, 22 years, Nieces Ursula Fite, 31 years and Matilda Fite, 28 years.
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John Alexander Martin and Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaunce Martin's known children are:
1.Sarah Jane Martin Ridgley, 1836-1916, burial Ridgley Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois.
2.Nancy A. Martin, 1839–1860, who is buried in the Brian Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois where she is buried with her mother Nancy Fite Martin.
3.George W.Martin, 1842–1924, who is buried in the Concord Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois. George married Ursula Fite Martin, who is buried beside him.
4.James Henry Martin, 1843-1920, who is buried in the Gilead Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois.
5.Charles Martin, who died in 1845, in Brown County, Ohio before his parents relocated to Illinois.
6.Prudence Louisa Martin Williams, 1846–1912, burial Concord Cemetery, McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois
7.Jackson Martin,1849-1937, who is buried in the Crouch Cemetery, Belle Prairie City, Hamilton County, Illinois. Jackson married Matilda Fite Martin, who is buried beside him. Jackson's wife Matilda was the sister of Ursula Fite, who married Jackson's brother, George W/.Martin.
8.Robert A. Martin, 1853-
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On April 27 1874 John A. Martin married secondly Eliza [French] Phillips in Lawrence County, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. Eliza was 36 years younger than John A. Martin.
The Census 1880 Lukin, Lawrence, IL. John A. Martin 70 year, 2nd wife Eliza A.[French Philips], 34 years, daughter Prudence L. Martin, 34, step-children; Hosea P. Philips, 17, Laura E. Philips, 14, James E. Philips, 10, William T. Philips, 8 and a son & daughter from this second marriage: John D. Martin, 3 & Cora P. Martin, 1 year old,
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Death of John Alexander Martin on January 2, 1898 in Lukin, Lawrence County, Illinois, with burial in the Ridgley Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois.
John A. and Eliza Ann French Martin's known Children;
1.John Dewey Martin: 1876-1958
--Buried in the Tuscola Township Cemetery,Douglas Co.IL
2.Cora P. Martin, 1879
3.Lulu E. Martin Moore,1884-1936 Burial in the Bell Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois
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He was the husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaunce Martin. They were married on October 24, 1833 in Nicholas County, Kentucky.
John Alexander Martin grew up in Nicholas County, Kentucky then, when he was a teenager, in Brown County, Ohio, where his parents had relocated.
John's parents then relocated to Ripley County, Indiana in 1849 with several of his siblings and a three-year old Martin nephew, but John and Betsy remained in Brown County, Ohio.
Their son Charles Martin, who died in 1845, was buried in Brown County, Ohio.
From Brown County, Ohio, he and his wife Betsy and their children in 1853 settled in Lawrence County, Illinois, where they had a 91-acre farm and where they both resided for the rest of their lives.
John Alexander Martin's Martin family and the Gaunce family and the Fite family were allied for many generations, dating back to Scotland before they came to America.
Starting in 1869, six or seven of his nieces and nephews, children of his sister Malinda Martin Fite, who were living with their parents in Ripley County, Indiana, joined him and settled in Lawrence County, Illinois. John was newly widowed at that time.
John applied for and received his deceased son's Civil War pension, citing John's dire financial straits during his second marriage.
John's jealous second wife, Eliza French, would not allow John to be buried beside his beloved first wife Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaunce Martin, who predeceased him by 32 years and is buried in the Brian Cemetery with their daughter Nancy Martin.
After she insisted John be buried in the Ridgley cemetery, when his second wife Eliza French died twendy years later, in 1918, she was buried in a separate cemetery, the Sumner Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois.
From "Martins From Kentucky-Ohio-Lawrence County, Illinois": "John Alexander Martin & Elizabeth 'Betsy' married in Kentucky, moved to Ohio"
Scott Township, Brown County,Ohio, their home in 1840, was John Martin with a family of 5 people in the household.
In 1850 Census Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio was John Martin,40, Elizabeth Martin, 40, William Martin, 15, Sarah Martin, 14, Nancy Martin, 10, George Martin, 9, Henry Martin, 6, Louisa Martin, 4 and Jackson Martin, 1.
The Census 1860 Lukin, Lawrence County, Illinois: John A. Martin, 50, Elizabeth Martin, 50, Nancy A. Martin, 20, George W. Martin, 18, James H. Martin, 16, Prudence L. Martin, 14, Jackson Martin, 11 and Robert A. Martin, 7.
In 1870 Census Lukin, Lawrence Co. Illinois John Martin 60 years is a widow with children; George Martin, 27 years, Jackson Martin, 21 years, Robert Martin, 17 years and Louisa Martin, 22 years, Nieces Ursula Fite, 31 years and Matilda Fite, 28 years.
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John Alexander Martin and Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaunce Martin's known children are:
1.Sarah Jane Martin Ridgley, 1836-1916, burial Ridgley Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois.
2.Nancy A. Martin, 1839–1860, who is buried in the Brian Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois where she is buried with her mother Nancy Fite Martin.
3.George W.Martin, 1842–1924, who is buried in the Concord Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois. George married Ursula Fite Martin, who is buried beside him.
4.James Henry Martin, 1843-1920, who is buried in the Gilead Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois.
5.Charles Martin, who died in 1845, in Brown County, Ohio before his parents relocated to Illinois.
6.Prudence Louisa Martin Williams, 1846–1912, burial Concord Cemetery, McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois
7.Jackson Martin,1849-1937, who is buried in the Crouch Cemetery, Belle Prairie City, Hamilton County, Illinois. Jackson married Matilda Fite Martin, who is buried beside him. Jackson's wife Matilda was the sister of Ursula Fite, who married Jackson's brother, George W/.Martin.
8.Robert A. Martin, 1853-
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On April 27 1874 John A. Martin married secondly Eliza [French] Phillips in Lawrence County, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. Eliza was 36 years younger than John A. Martin.
The Census 1880 Lukin, Lawrence, IL. John A. Martin 70 year, 2nd wife Eliza A.[French Philips], 34 years, daughter Prudence L. Martin, 34, step-children; Hosea P. Philips, 17, Laura E. Philips, 14, James E. Philips, 10, William T. Philips, 8 and a son & daughter from this second marriage: John D. Martin, 3 & Cora P. Martin, 1 year old,
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Death of John Alexander Martin on January 2, 1898 in Lukin, Lawrence County, Illinois, with burial in the Ridgley Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois.
John A. and Eliza Ann French Martin's known Children;
1.John Dewey Martin: 1876-1958
--Buried in the Tuscola Township Cemetery,Douglas Co.IL
2.Cora P. Martin, 1879
3.Lulu E. Martin Moore,1884-1936 Burial in the Bell Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois
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John Alexander Martin was the eldest child of James Martin and Nancy Martin.
He was the husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaunce Martin. They were married on October 24, 1833 in Nicholas County, Kentucky.
John Alexander Martin grew up in Nicholas County, Kentucky then, when he was a teenager, in Brown County, Ohio, where his parents had relocated.
John's parents then relocated to Ripley County, Indiana in 1849 with several of his siblings and a three-year old Martin nephew, but John and Betsy remained in Brown County, Ohio.
Their son Charles Martin, who died in 1845, was buried in Brown County, Ohio.
From Brown County, Ohio, he and his wife Betsy and their children in 1853 settled in Lawrence County, Illinois, where they had a 91-acre farm and where they both resided for the rest of their lives.
John Alexander Martin's Martin family and the Gaunce family and the Fite family were allied for many generations, dating back to Scotland before they came to America.
Starting in 1869, six or seven of his nieces and nephews, children of his sister Malinda Martin Fite, who were living with their parents in Ripley County, Indiana, joined him and settled in Lawrence County, Illinois. John was newly widowed at that time.
John applied for and received his deceased son's Civil War pension, citing John's dire financial straits during his second marriage.
John's jealous second wife, Eliza French, would not allow John to be buried beside his beloved first wife Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaunce Martin, who predeceased him by 32 years and is buried in the Brian Cemetery with their daughter Nancy Martin.
After she insisted John be buried in the Ridgley cemetery, when his second wife Eliza French died twendy years later, in 1918, she was buried in a separate cemetery, the Sumner Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois.
From "Martins From Kentucky-Ohio-Lawrence County, Illinois": "John Alexander Martin & Elizabeth 'Betsy' married in Kentucky, moved to Ohio"
Scott Township, Brown County,Ohio, their home in 1840, was John Martin with a family of 5 people in the household.
In 1850 Census Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio was John Martin,40, Elizabeth Martin, 40, William Martin, 15, Sarah Martin, 14, Nancy Martin, 10, George Martin, 9, Henry Martin, 6, Louisa Martin, 4 and Jackson Martin, 1.
The Census 1860 Lukin, Lawrence County, Illinois: John A. Martin, 50, Elizabeth Martin, 50, Nancy A. Martin, 20, George W. Martin, 18, James H. Martin, 16, Prudence L. Martin, 14, Jackson Martin, 11 and Robert A. Martin, 7.
In 1870 Census Lukin, Lawrence Co. Illinois John Martin 60 years is a widow with children; George Martin, 27 years, Jackson Martin, 21 years, Robert Martin, 17 years and Louisa Martin, 22 years, Nieces Ursula Fite, 31 years and Matilda Fite, 28 years.
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John Alexander Martin and Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaunce Martin's known children are:
1.Sarah Jane Martin Ridgley, 1836-1916, burial Ridgley Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois.
2.Nancy A. Martin, 1839–1860, who is buried in the Brian Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois where she is buried with her mother Nancy Fite Martin.
3.George W.Martin, 1842–1924, who is buried in the Concord Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois. George married Ursula Fite Martin, who is buried beside him.
4.James Henry Martin, 1843-1920, who is buried in the Gilead Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois.
5.Charles Martin, who died in 1845, in Brown County, Ohio before his parents relocated to Illinois.
6.Prudence Louisa Martin Williams, 1846–1912, burial Concord Cemetery, McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois
7.Jackson Martin,1849-1937, who is buried in the Crouch Cemetery, Belle Prairie City, Hamilton County, Illinois. Jackson married Matilda Fite Martin, who is buried beside him. Jackson's wife Matilda was the sister of Ursula Fite, who married Jackson's brother, George W/.Martin.
8.Robert A. Martin, 1853-
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On April 27 1874 John A. Martin married secondly Eliza [French] Phillips in Lawrence County, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. Eliza was 36 years younger than John A. Martin.
The Census 1880 Lukin, Lawrence, IL. John A. Martin 70 year, 2nd wife Eliza A.[French Philips], 34 years, daughter Prudence L. Martin, 34, step-children; Hosea P. Philips, 17, Laura E. Philips, 14, James E. Philips, 10, William T. Philips, 8 and a son & daughter from this second marriage: John D. Martin, 3 & Cora P. Martin, 1 year old,
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Death of John Alexander Martin on January 2, 1898 in Lukin, Lawrence County, Illinois, with burial in the Ridgley Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois.
John A. and Eliza Ann French Martin's known Children;
1.John Dewey Martin: 1876-1958
--Buried in the Tuscola Township Cemetery,Douglas Co.IL
2.Cora P. Martin, 1879
3.Lulu E. Martin Moore,1884-1936 Burial in the Bell Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois
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He was the husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaunce Martin. They were married on October 24, 1833 in Nicholas County, Kentucky.
John Alexander Martin grew up in Nicholas County, Kentucky then, when he was a teenager, in Brown County, Ohio, where his parents had relocated.
John's parents then relocated to Ripley County, Indiana in 1849 with several of his siblings and a three-year old Martin nephew, but John and Betsy remained in Brown County, Ohio.
Their son Charles Martin, who died in 1845, was buried in Brown County, Ohio.
From Brown County, Ohio, he and his wife Betsy and their children in 1853 settled in Lawrence County, Illinois, where they had a 91-acre farm and where they both resided for the rest of their lives.
John Alexander Martin's Martin family and the Gaunce family and the Fite family were allied for many generations, dating back to Scotland before they came to America.
Starting in 1869, six or seven of his nieces and nephews, children of his sister Malinda Martin Fite, who were living with their parents in Ripley County, Indiana, joined him and settled in Lawrence County, Illinois. John was newly widowed at that time.
John applied for and received his deceased son's Civil War pension, citing John's dire financial straits during his second marriage.
John's jealous second wife, Eliza French, would not allow John to be buried beside his beloved first wife Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaunce Martin, who predeceased him by 32 years and is buried in the Brian Cemetery with their daughter Nancy Martin.
After she insisted John be buried in the Ridgley cemetery, when his second wife Eliza French died twendy years later, in 1918, she was buried in a separate cemetery, the Sumner Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois.
From "Martins From Kentucky-Ohio-Lawrence County, Illinois": "John Alexander Martin & Elizabeth 'Betsy' married in Kentucky, moved to Ohio"
Scott Township, Brown County,Ohio, their home in 1840, was John Martin with a family of 5 people in the household.
In 1850 Census Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio was John Martin,40, Elizabeth Martin, 40, William Martin, 15, Sarah Martin, 14, Nancy Martin, 10, George Martin, 9, Henry Martin, 6, Louisa Martin, 4 and Jackson Martin, 1.
The Census 1860 Lukin, Lawrence County, Illinois: John A. Martin, 50, Elizabeth Martin, 50, Nancy A. Martin, 20, George W. Martin, 18, James H. Martin, 16, Prudence L. Martin, 14, Jackson Martin, 11 and Robert A. Martin, 7.
In 1870 Census Lukin, Lawrence Co. Illinois John Martin 60 years is a widow with children; George Martin, 27 years, Jackson Martin, 21 years, Robert Martin, 17 years and Louisa Martin, 22 years, Nieces Ursula Fite, 31 years and Matilda Fite, 28 years.
*****
John Alexander Martin and Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaunce Martin's known children are:
1.Sarah Jane Martin Ridgley, 1836-1916, burial Ridgley Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois.
2.Nancy A. Martin, 1839–1860, who is buried in the Brian Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois where she is buried with her mother Nancy Fite Martin.
3.George W.Martin, 1842–1924, who is buried in the Concord Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois. George married Ursula Fite Martin, who is buried beside him.
4.James Henry Martin, 1843-1920, who is buried in the Gilead Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois.
5.Charles Martin, who died in 1845, in Brown County, Ohio before his parents relocated to Illinois.
6.Prudence Louisa Martin Williams, 1846–1912, burial Concord Cemetery, McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois
7.Jackson Martin,1849-1937, who is buried in the Crouch Cemetery, Belle Prairie City, Hamilton County, Illinois. Jackson married Matilda Fite Martin, who is buried beside him. Jackson's wife Matilda was the sister of Ursula Fite, who married Jackson's brother, George W/.Martin.
8.Robert A. Martin, 1853-
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On April 27 1874 John A. Martin married secondly Eliza [French] Phillips in Lawrence County, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. Eliza was 36 years younger than John A. Martin.
The Census 1880 Lukin, Lawrence, IL. John A. Martin 70 year, 2nd wife Eliza A.[French Philips], 34 years, daughter Prudence L. Martin, 34, step-children; Hosea P. Philips, 17, Laura E. Philips, 14, James E. Philips, 10, William T. Philips, 8 and a son & daughter from this second marriage: John D. Martin, 3 & Cora P. Martin, 1 year old,
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Death of John Alexander Martin on January 2, 1898 in Lukin, Lawrence County, Illinois, with burial in the Ridgley Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois.
John A. and Eliza Ann French Martin's known Children;
1.John Dewey Martin: 1876-1958
--Buried in the Tuscola Township Cemetery,Douglas Co.IL
2.Cora P. Martin, 1879
3.Lulu E. Martin Moore,1884-1936 Burial in the Bell Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois
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Sarah Jane Martin Ridgley
1836–1916
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Nancy A. Martin
1839–1860
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George William Martin
1842–1924
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James Henry Martin
1843–1920
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Prudence Louisa "Lou" Martin Williams
1846–1912
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Jackson Martin
1849–1937
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John Dewey Martin
1876–1958
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Cora P. Martin Petty
1879–1976
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Lula E. Martin Moore
1884–1936
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William Martin
unknown–1864
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