Hello fellow researchers, Today I’m sharing what I know about Menan M. Martin, b. 1775 in Virginia d. 1849 Overton County, TN. Menan was the oldest son of Obadiah (1738-1820) and Betty Martin. His relationship to Obadiah is confirmed by deeds in 1812 and again in 1840. I have never found proof of Menan’s birth… Read More Menan M. Martin 1775-1849
I was looking through an old box of family records today and found a faded paper entitled “Your Great Grandfather”. The text looks as if it was typed on an old typewriter and the signature at the bottom was too faded to read. The story is about Thomas D. Martin, son of Menan M. Martin… Read More Stories about Thomas D. Martin 1825-1882
Greetings Martin family researchers, When I posted about having a land deed for Obadiah Martin from 1796 in Tennessee, I heard from a few fellow researchers who said there is some confusion regarding whether the land in question was in Tennessee or Virginia. Obviously, if the land was in Virginia, we would not be a… Read More 1796 Land Deed for Obadiah Martin in Tennessee update
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
How exciting! I had no idea where this journey would lead when we packed our family up four years ago and moved from the Rocky Mountains to the Smoky Mountains. The move came because of an incredible job offer but ended up being a wonderful exploration of family history. Six months ago my husband verified… Read More The Martin’s are a First Family of Tennessee!
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