My heart is heavy as I write this post. I have started and stopped writing this so many times, wanting to share the sad news but still hurting deeply with every keystroke as I write this. My father passed away in November 2021; he was 94 years old. Another generation gone, another hero laid to… Read More Another Martin gone – Remembering a Hero
A family story………. Joe Elijah Martin was born on Oct. 9, 1869 in Baxter County, Arkansas. Joe was usually called Joe Lige and he was the eldest son of John Menan Martin and Kizzie (neé Jeffery) Martin. The Martin family moved to Arkansas sometime between 1851 and 1860 settling in North Fork Township, Izard County.… Read More Joe Elijah Martin 1869-1923 killed a man
Several years ago my family took my Dad on a road trip to Arkansas to visit the old Martin homestead. We spent time visiting family in Springdale and fishing on the Bull Shoals Lake, then we took a drive to Martins Springs near Norfork. It’s a little town on the White River just south of… Read More Stories of Old Joe and Tom part 1
Last year my father took a DNA test from DNAtribes. My father, who I won’t name here since he is still healthy and kicking around at 88 years old and prefers to remain unknown to the world wide web, has some interesting results. Interesting because the results are so, well, homogeneous. Much more so than… Read More Debunking a Family Story Through DNA
I have been researching my family’s genealogy for about 17+ years now. As I sat this afternoon trying to organize a huge bucket of information I have collected over the years, I decided to start this blog. It’s a way to organize and record my research and share it with my family and ultimately other Martin… Read More Welcome to My Martin Family