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Jess Elmer Martin 1888–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1888

Birth Location: Anderson, Tennessee

Death Date: 24 May 1972

Death Location: Rocky Top, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Martin

Mother: Amanda Kesterson

Spouse(s): Lila Foust

Children(s): Norman Martin, Jessie Farr, Maggie Taylor, Stella Martin, Wesley Martin, Mary Hill, Addie Asher, Alonzo Martin, Odis Martin, Franklin Martin

Jess Elmer Martin was born in 1888 in Anderson, Tennessee, the child of William Henry Martin And Amanda Kesterson. Jess Elmer Martin married Lila Bell Foust, and had children including Addie Asher, Alonzo Lester Milton Martin, Franklin Richard Martin, Jessie Lee Farr, Maggie Taylor, Mary Belle Hill, Norman Hugh Martin, Odis Albert Martin, Stella Martin, Wesley Elmer Martin. Jess Elmer Martin passed away in 1972 in Rocky Top, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jess Elmer Martin was born in 1888 in Anderson, Tennessee, the child of William Henry Martin And Amanda Kesterson.
  • Jess Elmer Martin married Lila Bell Foust, and had children including Addie Asher, Alonzo Lester Milton Martin, Franklin Richard Martin, Jessie Lee Farr, Maggie Taylor, Mary Belle Hill, Norman Hugh Martin, Odis Albert Martin, Stella Martin, Wesley Elmer Martin.
  • Jess Elmer Martin passed away in 1972 in Rocky Top, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jess Martin's Ancestors

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Jess Martin
1888–1972
Birth Place: Anderson, Tennessee
Parents
William Henry Martin
1856–1932
Coal Creek, Anderson, Tennessee
Amanda Kesterson
1857–1928
Coal Creek, Anderson, Tennessee USA
Grandparents
Fredrick Kestersan
1827–
Virginia
Annie Lovely
1829–
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
James Lovely
1790–1880
Susannah McMahon
1794–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jess Martin's Descendants

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Jess (Elmer) Martin (18 Jan 1888–24 May 1972) m. Lila (Bell) Foust (6 Apr 1889–12 Dec 1971)
  1. 1. Norman (Hugh) Martin 1927–1985 m. Margaret (Louise) Brown 1926–2006
  2. 2. Jessie (Lee) Farr 1925–2009
  3. 3. Maggie Taylor 1918–2013
  4. 4. Stella Martin 1921–1922
  5. 5. Wesley (Elmer) Martin 1916–1917
  6. 6. Mary (Belle) Hill 1912–1984
  7. 7. Addie Asher 1914–2000
  8. 8. Alonzo (Lester Milton) Martin 1912–1996
  9. 9. Odis (Albert) Martin 1930–1993
  10. 10. Franklin (Richard) Martin 1933–2021

Jess Martin's Timeline

2 Records

1888
18 Jan 1888
Birth of Jess Elmer Martin in Anderson, Tennessee
Anderson, Tennessee
1972
24 May 1972
Age 84
Death of Jess Elmer Martin in Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1888
    Event Place: Anderson, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1972
    Event Place: Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rocky Top, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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