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Elijah Joseph Martin 1822–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 November 1862

Death Location: Marion County, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Morris

Mother: MARGARET CHILDRESS

Spouse(s): Jane Cooper

Children(s): James Martin, Jasper Martin, Margaret Martin, Martha Martin, Thomas Martin, Mary Martin, Martha Martin

The story of Elijah Joseph Martin began in 1822 in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA. Elijah Joseph Martin married Jane C Cooper, and had children including James Alva Martin, Jasper N Martin, Margaret Jane Martin, Martha Jane Martin, Martha T Martin, Mary F Martin, Thomas William Martin. Elijah Joseph Martin passed away in 1862 in Marion County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Joseph Martin began in 1822 in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elijah Joseph Martin married Jane C Cooper, and had children including James Alva Martin, Jasper N Martin, Margaret Jane Martin, Martha Jane Martin, Martha T Martin, Mary F Martin, Thomas William Martin.
  • Elijah Joseph Martin passed away in 1862 in Marion County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Morris
1789–1870
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JM
MARGARET CHILDRESS
1788–1860
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

Jane Cooper
1824–1903
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
JC

Children(s)

James Martin
1855–1925
Birth Location: Wayne Co., Tennessee, USA
JM
Jasper Martin
1859–
Birth Location: Whiteville, Baxter, Arkansas, USA
JM
Margaret Martin
1849–1913
Birth Location: Itawamba Co., Mississippi, USA
MM
Martha Martin
1854–1929
Birth Location: Itawamba Co., Mississippi, USA
MM
Thomas Martin
1847–
Birth Location: Wayne Co., Tennessee, USA
TM
Mary Martin
1849–
Birth Location: Itawamba Co., Mississippi, USA
MM
Martha Martin
1853–1929
Birth Location: Baxter Co., Arkansas, USA
MM

Elijah Martin's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Martin
1822–1862
Birth Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Harvey Morris
1789–1870
Virginia, United States
MARGARET (S) CHILDRESS
1788–1860
Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Lang) Martin
1758–1848
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Margaret Copeland
1765–1850
NY
Daniel (Wilson) Duggan
1779–1830
Norstrom, England
Amily (Mitchell) LNU
1776–1810
(possibly Scotland)
Great-Grandparents
John Martin
1715–1788
Agnes Lang
1715–1739
Copeland (1750-)
1740–1811
Lydia Dill
1750–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1682–1759
Sarah Willmarth
1682–1728
Nathaniel Deacon
1676–1752
Elizabeth Jeffry
1676–1748
Nicholas Copeland
1697–1742
Nancy Lott
1697–1760
Peter Dill
1720–1764
Lydia Dill
1725–1770

Elijah Martin's Descendants

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Elijah (Joseph) Martin (1822–16 November 1862) m. Jane (C) Cooper (1824–Aug 1903)
  1. 1. James (Alva) Martin 1855–1925 m. Marriah (Lizabeth Bettie) Payne 1860–1896 m. Hannah (Jane) Smith 1874–1924 m. Hannah Keets 1866–
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Martin 1886–1978 m. Samuel (Alonzo) Jones 1881–1946
      1. 1. Lester (Lee) Jones 1925–2011
        1. 1. William (Bill) Jones 1950–2010
      2. 2. Howard (Franklin) Jones 1919–2012 m. Wilma (Christine (Tina)) York 1925–2010
      3. 3. Loyse (Allan) Jones 1917–1985 m. Loeta (Evelyn) Jones 1922–1999
      4. 4. Grat (Thomas) Jones 1922–2000
      5. 5. Chester (Charles) Jones 1925–2008
      6. 6. Henry (Raymond) Jones 1910–2001 m. Carletta Robinson 1908–2000
        1. 1. Milford Jones 1929–2009
      7. 7. Iva (Jane) Jones 1906–2007 m. Walter (L) Moore 1902–1980
        1. 1. Arlitta Moore 1939–2014 m. Andrew (E) Kresse 1937–2014
        2. 2. John (Franklin) Moore 1934–1987
        3. 3. Joseph (Leon) Moore 1925–2000 m. Elma (Lee) Campbell 1929–1996
      8. 8. Dorothy (Mae) Jones 1928–1991
      9. 9. William (Lance) Jones 1914–2009 m. Anna\Annie Reisner 1901–1972 m. Cora (Louise) Johnson 1918–1986
      10. 10. James ('Boyd') Jones 1908–1996 m. Nellie Robinson 1912–1986
        1. 1. James (Dorvin) Jones 1934–2013
        2. 2. Samuel (Athel) Jones 1929–2016
        3. 3. Jean (Arlin) Jones 1937–1997
      11. 11. Myrtle (Annalie) Jones 1912–1981 m. Clarence (E.) Ward 1909–1983
        1. 1. Reba (Mae) Ward 1932–1996 m. Asa (Oliver Clagg) Jr 1932–1961 m. William (Eugene) Moody 1922–2000
        2. 2. Raymond Ward 1936–2008
        3. 3. Ernest (Wayne) Ward 1941–1945
    2. 2. Eli (Leander Jackson) Martin 1880–1943
    3. 3. Jasper ("Jap" Mathaniel Sr.) Martin 1882–1975
    4. 4. Lillie (Laraine May) Martin 1894–1980 m. Barney (Caley) Pitchford 1887–1961
      1. 1. Margaret (Ruthalene) Pitchford 1933–2014
      2. 2. Mildred (Marie) Pitchford 1935–1988
      3. 3. Howard (Thomas) Pitchford 1919–1994
      4. 4. Hoyal (Henry) Pitchford 1923–1986 m. Doris (Marie) Burgess 1926–2016
        1. 1. Kenneth (Leon) Pitchford 1948–2007
      5. 5. Lee (Roy) Pitchford 1927–2001
      6. 6. Clifford (Daniel) Pitchford 1930–2010
      7. 7. James (Coy) Pitchford 1919–1920
      8. 8. Imogene Pitchford 1916–1916
      9. 9. Troy Pitchford 1925–1925
      10. 10. Ethel Pitchford 1918–1921
    5. 5. Edny Hanry 1891–
    6. 6. Infant Martin 1896–1896
  2. 2. Jasper (N) Martin 1859–
  3. 3. Margaret (Jane) Martin 1849–1913
  4. 4. Martha (T) Martin 1854–1929
  5. 5. Thomas (William) Martin 1847–
  6. 6. Mary (F) Martin 1849–
  7. 7. Martha (Jane) Martin 1853–1929

Elijah Martin's Timeline

4 Records

1822
1822
Birth of Elijah Joseph Martin in Wayne Co., Tennessee, USA
Wayne Co., Tennessee, USA
1822
1822
Birth of Elijah Joseph Martin in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
1862
16 November 1862
Age 40
Death of Elijah Joseph Martin in Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Marion County, Arkansas, USA
1870
20 May 1870
Age 48
Death of Elijah Joseph Martin in Whiteville, Baxter, Arkansas, USA
Whiteville, Baxter, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Wayne Co., Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1870
    Event Place: Whiteville, Baxter, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 1862
    Event Place: Marion County, Arkansas, USA
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