William Edward Martin

Timeline for Great Great Grandpa William Edward Martin

• 5 Feb 1832 - 4th child born to John Martin and Harriet McGhee in Anderson County, South Carolina
• Worked for the railroad
• ca 1878 - 1879 - Worked on farm for Katherine Frierson Force
• September 1879 - Married widow Katherine Ogie Frierson Force in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Mentioned in letters to Manning Force, brother to his wife's 1st husband, Henry Clay Force, 1832-1874
• 14 June 1880 - Enumerated on agriculture census
• 15 Jun 1880 - Daughter Katie Virginia Martin born in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
• 8 Feb 1882 - Daughter Rose Lee born in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
• Arrested by officials to stand trial for moonshing in Huntsville, Alabama
• Letter from Peter Evans Force to Uncle Manning F. Force August 23 describes William Edward Martin vividly
• 29 Dec 1884 - Son Willam Marvin Martin (d. 1949) was born in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
• 1900 - Census Oxford, Sumter, Florida
• 10 May 1908 - Died Oxford, Florida
• 7 Aug 1915 - Catherine died

I was provided a summary of the Martin family history by my great aunt, Eileen. It was created by her sister-in-law, Melba and Melba's source were my great great aunts: Jenny and Rosie.

William Edward Martin was born 5 February 1832 in the Anderson District of South Carolina to Harriet McGhee and John Martin. Great Great Grandpa William Edward Martin had siblings:

• Luella Martin, an adventurer who never married, discovered gold in Mexico
• John Martin, settled in Louisana, was a large land owner
• Tolliver Martin, never married, moved to Memphis, Tennessee, owned a number of warehouses to store cotton, died of TB
• Sarah Martin, sister, married but no other information known

According to the family lore, John Martin was born in Holland and his wife, Harriet McGhee, was born in Dublin, Ireland.

Census Records

1880 Census Record should be in Etowah County, Alabama Unable to find

1880 Agricultural Census Etowah County, Alabama Township 10

Neighbors included:

Sneed, John
Murphree, Morgan
Morton, Marshall
Martin, William, owner, 30 acres tilled, 200 acres woodland, value $700 including land, fences and buildings, $15 value of implements, $140 value of livestock (I am not sure that this is the correct William Martin. There are 2 in Etowah County, Alabama).

1880 Agricultural Census Hale County, Alabama, Beat 12

Wiggins, Jno. W. rents for fixed money, 28 acres tilled, value of farm buildings $200, $60 value of implements, $175 value of livestock
John Wiggins is married to Sarah Frierson, sister of Katherine Ogie Frierson Force Martin. It would appear that this is the Henry Clay Force farm that Peter Evans Force mentions in his Letter from Peter Evans Force (1868-1930) to Uncle Manning F. Force.

1900 Census Record Oxford, Sumter, Florida

It is interesting that next door is another Martin Family.
Harmon E Martin born abt 1872, born Florida, father born: Georgia, mother born: Alabama, White Head
Florence D V Martin born abt 1871, Florida White Wife
Pearl A Martin, born abt 1890 Florida White Daughter
Adson l Martin, born abt 1894 Florida White Son
Renbe v Martin, born abt 1897 Florida White Daughter

And just a little farther down the road is this Martin family:
David A Martin, born abt 1857 born: Florida father born: Georgia, mother born: Alabama White Head
Georgia A Martin, born abt 1861 Florida White Wife
Irvin E Martin, born abt 1880 Florida White Son
Ida M Martin, born abt 1884 Florida White Daughter
Walter C Martin, born abt 1889 Florida White Son
Bert E Martin, born abt 1891 Florida White Son