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Descendants of Thomas Martin

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS¹ MARTIN¹ was born Abt. 1798 in SC ², and died Aft. 1865 in Dallas, Texas ³. He married MARTHA ESTHER MASON⁴ 29 April 1821 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. She was born Abt. 1798 in NC ⁵, and died Aft. 1865 in Dallas, Texas ⁶.

Notes for THOMAS MARTIN:
Thomas is listed in the Tishomingo Co., MS census of 1850, page 138- HH 691 Southern Dist. 4 age 54 born in SC with wife Esther age 54 born NC, Franklin age 20 TN, Betsy D. age 22 born TN, Caroline age 18 TN, Thomas P. age 16 born TN, Horten F. age 14 TN, Amanda R. age 12 TN.

He is also listed on the 1850 Slave Schedule of the county with 1 F black age 27, 1 F black age 7 and 1 M black age 3.

On the 1860 Slave Schedule is a Thomas Martin page 196 with 1 F black age 31; 1 M black age 22, 1 F black age 12, 1 M black age 6, 1 F black age 3, 1 F black age 2 and 1 male black age 1.
there is only 1 other Thomas Martin and on the index it says P. but on the schedule it looks like D. and there is such a man who is a DR. on page 465 but it is not our Thomas.

No more slaves than Thomas had in 1850, and with son Thomas P. only a farm laborer, I doubt it is Thomas P. on the Slave Schedule.

Also on page 138 HH 681 are listed John W. Martin age 40 SC , Narscissa M. age 35 TN, Gilam M. age 4 MS, Susie age 3 and Mary J. age 1 both born MS.
John W. is also listed on Slave schedule with 1 M black age 13, 1 F black age 34, 1 F B age 18, 1 F black age 17, 1 F black age 7. John W. is also listed on the 1860 census\\

HH 682 Henry Ausburn 39 Ga with wife Amanda age 29 TN and several Children.
HH 683 William R. Martin age 50 RE 1500 SC, Almira age 35 AL, James W. age21 , Harriet age 19, Matthew A. age 17, Elizabeth age13, Richard H. age 12 MS, Malissa age 10, Nancy A. age 8, John G. age 6, William T. age 5, Mary 6/12. All rest born MS.
Slave Schedule1 F black 15, 1 F black age 4.

HH 685 Richard J. Martin age 49 SC, Sarah age 36 SC, Nathan 18 AL, Elizabeth 18, James 16, Mary age 12, Caroline M. age 1 MS (or 11) Charles M. 5 MS. also a Matthew Martin age 70 or 76 SC.
Slave Schedule: 1 F black age 25, 1 F mulatto 18, 1 F mulatto age 10, 1 M black age 7, 1 F mulatto age 4, 1 F mulatto age 4.

Found Thomas on the 1860 census of Tishomingo Co., MS by scrolling through countless pages as there is not an index avaibable.
Listed on page 341 HH 2278/2275 Thomas Martin age 65 600/6735 born NC
Ester age 65 born NC
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I am a researcher on the life and works of Texas writer Robert E. Howard, 1906-1936, whose maternal grandmother was a Sarah Jane Martin.

My information, as briefly as possible.

Howard's maternal grandfather, George W. Erwin/Ervin, born 1830 married Sarah Jane Martin in 1849, and the only piece of writing that seemed to exist on the subject was the following, written by Howard himself in 1933:
"About 1848, Dr. Thomas Martin, of Maury County Tennessee, and a member of an old pioneer family, moved to Tishomingo County, and in 1849 G.W. Ervin married his daughter, Sarah Jane. That same year, her brothers, Joseph and Benjamin Franklin Martin, went to California in the gold rush."
That Thomas Martin was a physician is possible, but not that imperative: Howard was used to making such mistakes. The 1850 Tishomingo Census shows the following (From: "Carol Anderson" <sharander@Sdccu.net>)

household #691 Thomas Martin age 54 M farmer val 1100 born SC
Esther age 54 F born NC
Franklin age 10 M born TN
Betsy D. age 12 F born TN
Caroline age 18 F born TN
Thomas F. age 16 M farmer born TN
Horton H. age 14 M born TN
Amanda R. age 12 F born TN

[I see the readings differ in a few places with some I have seen on the site I was mentioning, so any correction is welcome. My scan of the page is not very readable and is incomplete]

Now here follows household #696

household #696 Robert Ervin age 50 farmer value 500 born NC
Jane age 44 born NC
George W. age 18 born NC
Sarah age 16 born NC

Robert and Jane are George W.'s parents, and I very strongly suspect the Sarah to be Sarah Jane Martin.
I recently got hold of a transcript from the Ervin family Bible, and one entry has "Sarah J. Martin born 09 May 1832 - died 02 June 1874"
I have Sarah Jane's history more or less mapped after the marriage. She had ten children in all, and died either in Arkansas or near Dallas, Texas, probably from complications after the birth of her last child, Lizzie Ervin (16 Apr 1874 - 03 Jun 1874)
(Another clincher for me: Howard's mother was named Hester Jane Ervin. Jane was the first name of her paternal grandmother and Esther would thus have been the one of the maternal one.)
I am of course interested on the background you have on this family, and also on their moves. The mention of Thomas Martin's death sometime after 1865 in Dallas may help me a lot, since I have the family in too many places in a few years. Howard's mother, Hester Jane Ervin, was apparently born in Dallas in 1870, and it was also there that George W. Ervin remarried in 1875 - less than a year after Sarah Jane's death - to Alice Wynne. I was wondering if George W. Ervin was not following his wife's father (or the reverse), after all.

Hope you can make sense of all this. I am decidedly not a professional genealogist.

Patrice Louinet<Patrice.Louinet@chello.fr>

Notes for MARTHA ESTHER MASON:
On page 133 Tishomingo Co., MS 1860 census is a William Mason age 36, wife Sarah 25, William 18, Martha 19, Reubin 13, Gideon 10, John 9, Rebecca 7 Squire age 4.

Children of THOMAS MARTIN and MARTHA MASON are:

	i.		PHYLLIS² MARTIN⁶, b. Abt. 1822⁶.
	ii.		JOHN MARTIN⁶, b. Abt. 1823⁶.
	iii.		ELIZABETH D. BETSY MARTIN⁷, b. Abt. 1825 ⁸; m. WILLIAM PHILLIPS, 07 March 1855, Tishomingo Co., MS.

Notes for ELIZABETH D. BETSY MARTIN:
Denson says in his notes about the family that Elizabeth did marry a Phillips and perhaps later a Parrick...writing is difficult to read. They had a son Kenny Phillips and lived below Lockhart in Caldwell Co., TX

I found an Elizabeth Phillips in a Caldwell Co., Cemetery "Hall Cemetery". Her dates were 1 September 1821-14 September 1903. Believe there were some other Phillips there but not a Kenny. A Sarah Hall b. about 1823 was the only Hall there. Suppose the cemetery got it's name from another source.

2.	iv.		ESTHER MARTIN, b. 09 May 1826, Rutherford County, Tennessee; d. 14 March 1871, Tennessee.
	v.		JOSEPH MARTIN^9,¹⁰, b. 11 April 1828, Tennessee ¹¹; d. 14 February 1905, Hays County, Texas; m. (1) ELIZABETH¹², Bef. 1872; m. (2) SUSAN F. FRANKS, 17 March 1881, Hays County,Texas ¹³; b. 10 September 1842; d. 02 May 1907, Hays County,Texas.

Notes for JOSEPH MARTIN:
1828-1905

HE CAME FROM THE HOG AND HOMINY STATE by A.B. Fowler (about 1898)

Far out on the banks of the Mississippi was born the subject of this sketch in the quaint old county of Rutherford, Tennessee, in the early days of 1828. Uncle Joe Martin, as he is familiarly called, who resides at Goforth, Hays County, Texas constuites our subject, as he is one of the old veterans who mingled the early days of trials and tribulations beneath the banner of our grand and glorious Lone Star State, we shall give vent to our thoughts and tell out readers something about "Uncle Joe Martin".

Early in 1851, feeling that Texas offered splendid facilities for the young, true and brave, Joe started from his home in far away Tennessee, bound for the breezes of the far south, and after several weeks on horseback, he reached the central part of our young republic only to remain in it's barren fields one year. He decided that to go farther west would be his fortune, so in 1852 he mounted a finely trained steed and pulled for the forest clad hills of California, reaching there after a long and perilous journey of several months.

Here he remained and made a stake until 1872 when he sold out and set out once again for Texas. Coming this time to live out his days here, he bought 550 acres of land on what was then known as the Doctor Culberson Ranch, which is located in Hays County, 8 miles east of Kyle.

For this land, Mr. Martin paid $2.00 per acre and the same land can not be bought today for $30.00. So thinly were the settlements then, that Mr. Martin would not move on his possessions, but lived on Slaughter Creek, 9 miles west of Austin, until emigration began to drift around his land and in 1880 moved to it to begin the battles of a successful career. He has 350 acres in cultivation with several hundred in pasture, has plenty of fine stock and holds a share in the splendid cotton gin at Buda, also one in the mammoth dry goods and grocery store at Goforth. In fact, Uncle Joe is well fixed and taking life easy.

He is 70 years old and hale and hearty as a youth. He fought in the Indian Wars of Oregon and California and carried with him the laurels of true marksmanship and bravery. He delights in calling back the days that they chased "poor lo" from the mountains of Oregon to the shores of the Pacific. Looking back over the reminiscences of his past life, Uncle Joe says the Lord has always fulfilled his promises and is now one of the strongest in the Christian faith.

May Uncle Joe live yet the hours of many happy days and when his time is ended on earth, may he find a joyful home beyond where all is peace, love and happiness, is the wish of his friend.

In another article written by his nephew Denson Martin and Neice Delta Martin Dalton and great Neice Jo Beth Crist is as follows:

Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee in 1828.

Uncle Joe was from a large family of thirteen children and has been a Christian since early in his life. His wife Susan was also a Christian.

His father Benjamin Franklin Martin was a Church of Christ minister, a school teacher and a lawyer.

In 1901, the land for the Martin Church was deeded to J.T. Goforth, J.M. Casseberry, and D.F. Fielder, Trustees of the Prairie Hill School and their successors for church purposes only. He had deeded the land for the cemetery in 1900.

Dedication of the Martin Church was in 1904. Uncle Joe died in 1905, burial in the Church cemetery.

From the research I have done, I have not found a Benjamin Franklin Martin in Rutherford County, Tennessee from 1830-1850, but it's possible Joseph was born there and they moved to another county or it was the old Rutherford and then a new county formed.

James Crist says of his grandfather in law: "Denson said his Dad and Uncle (Joe) came to CA in 1849 to look for gold. I can't recall what they found but must have.[found some?] They started a dairy in Eureka, CA, worked it for awhile and headed back to Texas. They bought 7 leagues of land in the San Joaquin
Valley. That is like a section, but I forget the acres. They later traded it for a new rifle and headed back to Texas with a chest full of money." This in a letter received August 20, 2001.

There is a Joseph Martin listed on the tax and voter list in Tulare Co., CA in 1866, also on same in 1872 is a Franklin Martin. These may be this Joseph and his brother or another, I do not know. [6-1-2002]

1870 census of Humboldt Co., CA in Pacific Township, P.O. Eureka page 297 140/138
Joseph Martin age 41 stockraiser 3500/5650 born TN
Benjamin F. Martin age 40 dairyman /854 born TN
Francis Adams age 22 male dairyhand born Ireland
Rummerell? age 18 male milkman born NY
Buck Smith age 18 male cattlehearder born CAL?COL?

A Joseph Martin received a land grant in Humboldt Co., CA (2)
In the Humboldt Meridian- 10 N Township-30 W Range
Land in Section 26, Document ID 531, 1 November 1865
Land in Section 25, Document ID 1655, April 5 1871
The below deeds were sent by Tina Chester of Las Vegas, which she has had for some time. Deed Book #'s not given but page numbers are printed.

Joseph Martin to Joseph Duss (?) Page 217, made 5 June 1861
Joseph Martin of Humbolt Co., of 1st part and Joseph Duss of same, 2nd part.
Martin in consideration of $500 paid, received and acknowledged has granted unto Duss a certain parcel of land in Humbolt Co.;
W 1/2 of SE 1/4 and the SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 and N 1/2 of SW 1/4 and S 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Section 23 Township 1N, Range 3W of Humbolt Meridian, 280 acres, same tract as purchased from the State of CA by Martin.
Cert. of Location 301 State School Land unto party of 2nd part, his heirs and assigns forever.
Signed and sealed in presence of David W. Nixon Notary by Joseph Martin
Recorded June 5, 1861
[this land in Section 23 is not listed above]

Contract of Sale page 215-216 William J. Malone and Nancy A. Malone of Humbolt Co. of the 1st part and Joseph Martin of Marote/Makote Township, Humbolt Co of the 2nd part, 18 Feb. 1867
Described in Deed dated 28 April 1860 to Malone.
Commencing at a corner in the Section line 40 rods N of SW corner of SW 1/4 of Section 15 Township 4 N Range 1 W of Humbolt Meridian and running due E 160 rods then N 90 rods, W 160 rods and S. 90 rods containing 90 acres, all buildings etc. and described articles of personal property.
1-- 2 horse [peoria?] plow 2 shovel plows 1 lg. barrow
3 potatoe ? forks 2 brush sythes 2 mowing sythes 1 roller 2 long handled shovels 1 cross cut saw
1 spade 1 bead saw and square 2 grub hoes
4 augers 1 cooking stove 1 seed drill
1 double wagon & double harness 5 chairs 2 bedsteads
1 clock 1 yoger? 1 musket
1 lot of crockery & knives & forks 1 lot of hay and peas in barn

for consideration of $1500. in US gold coins, parcel of which I am to wit the sum of $40.00 has been paid by the 2nd party to said Malone before time named of the last currency mentioned at or before time named, to execute to the said 2nd party and to surrender peacable posession, if default shall be made by 2nd party or shall forfiet to Malone.
Signed by W.J. Malone
Nancy A. Malone
Joseph Martin
James M. Short, County Clerk of Humbolt Co., CA 8 Feb. 1867
Recorded at the request of J. Martin and W.J. Malone 8 Feb. 1867

Humbolt Co., Ca pages 257-259
William J. Malone and Nancy his wife to Joseph Martin 18th March 1867 of Elk River in Humbolt Ca of 1st part and Joseph Martin of same of the 2nd part.
In consideration of the sum of $1500 in gold coin paid by Martin..
Malone bought land from Job S. Edgar 28 April, 1860 containing 90 acres more or less(description in deed selling in 1874) is free and clear.
Hand and Seal signed William J. Malone and Nancy A. Malone
C.W. Carens, State of CA, Co. of Humbolt before David W. Nixon "Notary"
Recorded by request of Joseph Martin March 18, 1864 by James M. Short, County Recorder.

Humbolt Co., CA pages 759-761 Joseph Martin to Daniel Keating 24 Feb. 1874
Joseph Martin of Travis Co., TX of 1st part< by B.F. Martin of Humbolt Co., CA his attorney in fact> and Daniel Keating of Humbolt Co. of the 2nd part.
Martin in consideration of $3000 paid in gold coins of US to him in hand paid by Keating, receipts acknowledged sell to Keating to his heirs and assigns forever 90 acres on Elk River in Bucksport Township Humbolt Co., being land purchased by me from William Malone and described as follows:
W corner on section line 40 rods N of SW corner of SW 1/4 of Section 15 in township 4N of Range 1W, Humbolt Meridian running due E 160 rods, N 90 rods, W. 160 rods, S 90 rods to beginning, together with all appurtenances belonging, right, title, claim of homestead property to part of 2nd part forever.
Martin set his hand and seal above written in presence of K. K. Clyde.
signed Joseph Martin by B. F. Martin, his attorney in fact.
24 Feb. 1874 Notary Public J.G. Swinneton
Recorded May 12, 1874

Found on the Travis Co., TX Tax list for 1874 Joseph Martin who owned 100 acres of the original survey of S. F. Slaughter. This was valued at $1000. He also had 4 horses and 3 cows. The writing was so small and hard to read on the microfilm, I didn't check his other entries.

In this same Tax year there were these other Martins listed: Robert, Charles, Sam J., Fredrick, J.W. , G.W., another Joseph, G.D., Wade, John, none with any land. There was a S.H. Martin and Enoch Martin with land but could not read the original owner. Some pages and areas of the film were lighter than others.

Deed Book Vol. M pages 356-57 , dated 16 Oct. 1879 gives the information that Joseph was a resident of Travis County and had been married before to a Elizabeth. It concerns the land known as the Neil McLean Survey 320 acres and 117 acres on the east end of the J.M.W. Hall survey (survey was for 1280 acres) but the land had then been bought by James Culbertson, conveyed to J.C. and Sarah Cabeen(?) to F.N. Butt to Joseph Martin and Elizabeth Martin his wife. From them to Barton and Jennie M Hays who couldn't pay and sold it to Mary F. McCullough who sold it back to Joseph Martin for $3,000.

Deed Book Vol. G 525-6 dated 1 Feb. 1872 Joseph (of Travis County) buys the above land for $900.00 gold dollars from F.N Butts of Harris Co. TX.

Vol. 33 page 141 Van Harber and wife Dora sell to Joseph Martin 12 Nov. 1895 for $1272.00 for 60 acres of the Z. Hinton Original Survey.

Vol. P page 63-64 Joseph Martin sells to B.F. Martin for $1000.00 the land he bought above called the J.M.W. Hall survey 117 acres. 18 Jan. 1882. Then in Vol. R page 370 (I only have a little bit on the bottom of the page) B.F. and R.V. sell to Joseph for $1000.00 some land)

Vol. N page 602-3 Joseph Martin buys from John P. and Mary A. Blessing of Maryland for $107.45 part of the Hinton Survey #4, 30 and 7/10 acres. (This shares a corner with the Franks land. 14 Nov. 1880

Vol. M page 622-23 is a law suit in District Court 9 Mar, 1880 between J.P. Blessing and James Franks and others. There appears to be a lot of heirs suing on this but it was found for James Franks. The remainer of the 1/2 league of land (some over 2000 acres) for J.P. Blessing (known as Z. Hinton survey) And found for the Mclean and Hall survey to Joseph Martin.

Time Line for Joseph Martin
1828 Born(according to tombstone)
1851 Left TN for Texas and CA (Bio. by A.B. Fowler)
1861 Sold land in Humbolt Co., CA page 217
1865 Rec. land from State
1867 Buys land and sale contract (Malone) page 215-216
1867 Receives land from state of CA
1870 Census of Humbolt Co., CA
1872 Joseph buys land in Hays Co., TX..married to an Elizabeth
1874 sends Benjamin to sell land in CA
1874 Tax list of Travis Co., TX
1879 Deed Bk. M 356-157, buys land back that bought in 1872(Hays Co)
1880 Buys land, Hays Co., Vol. N 602-3
1881 Married Susan Franks
1895 Buys land in Hays C. Vol. 33 page 141
1905 dies, buried in Martin Cemetery, Hays Co., TX

More About JOSEPH MARTIN:
Burial: 1905, Martin Church Cemetery, near Buda, Texas

Notes for ELIZABETH:
Some notes of Denson says Uncle Joe married a woman who came from Falcon, Old McNairy Co., TN and she had married 2nd to a man named Lawson and had 4-5 children by her 1st husband. P.O. was named after 1 of them.???

More About SUSAN F. FRANKS:
Burial: 1907, Martin Church Cemetery, near Buda, Texas

3.	vi.	BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MARTIN, b. 30 May 1830, Rutherford Co. Tennessee; d. 17 March 1909, Hays Co. Texas.
4.	vii.	CAROLINE MARTIN, b. Abt. 1832, TN; d. Bet. 1860 - 1862, Franklin Co., AL?.
5.	viii.	THOMAS PINKNEY MARTIN, b. Abt. 1834, TN; d. Bet. 1864 - 1870, Tishomingo Co.,MS.
	ix.	HORTON F. MARTIN¹⁴, b. Abt. 1836, TN ¹⁵.
6.	x.	AMANDA R. MARTIN, b. 03 January 1838, TN; d. 23 October 1909, Stephenville, Erath Co., TX.

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