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Joel Marion Martin 1822–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 July 1894

Death Location: Keavy, Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Darby Smithhart

Mother: Christiana Martin

Spouse(s): Indiana Wells, Mary Martin

Children(s): Thomas Wells, William Martin, America Wells, James Martin, Dempsey Martin, Sarah Martin, George Martin, Marquis Martin, Charles Martin, Mary Martin, Eliza Martin, James Martin

Joel Marion Martin was born in 1822 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Darby Smithhart And Christiana Martin. Joel Marion Martin married Indiana Wells, Mary Martin, and had children including America J Wells, Charles Martin, Dempsey Martin, Eliza Francis Martin, George Preston Martin, James M Martin, James Madison Martin, Marquis Lafayette Martin, Mary Elizabeth Martin, Sarah C Martin, Thomas Milford Wells, William Marion Martin. Joel Marion Martin passed away in 1894 in Keavy, Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joel Marion Martin was born in 1822 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Darby Smithhart And Christiana Martin.
  • Joel Marion Martin married Indiana Wells, Mary Martin, and had children including America J Wells, Charles Martin, Dempsey Martin, Eliza Francis Martin, George Preston Martin, James M Martin, James Madison Martin, Marquis Lafayette Martin, Mary Elizabeth Martin, Sarah C Martin, Thomas Milford Wells, William Marion Martin.
  • Joel Marion Martin passed away in 1894 in Keavy, Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Martin's Ancestors

Self
Joel Martin
1822–1894
Birth Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Darby Smithhart
1802–1844
Knox County, Kentucky
Christiana Martin
1808–1866
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Nathan Smithhart
1759–1846
Brunswick, North Carolina
Dorcas Rains
1782–1862
Randolph County, NC
William (C) Martin
1786–1854
Lincoln, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Gatliff
1788–1856
Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Smithhart
1730–1775
Esther
1740–1830
Charles Gatliff
1748–1838
Christina McGuire
1753–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lt Militia
1722–1758
Margaret McGuire
1736–1805

Joel Martin's Descendants

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Joel (Marion) Martin (1822–26 July 1894) m. Indiana Wells (abt 1825–1880) m. Mary Martin (December 1822–6 April 1900)
  1. 1. Thomas (Milford) Wells 1852–1927 m. Louisa (Sophronia) Barton 1860–1942 m. Louisa Haney 1861–1945
    1. 1. William (Henry Harrison) Wells 1883–1949 m. Lela Gideon 1886–1941 m. Myrtle Gregory 1896–1919
      1. 1. Catherine Davis 1922–2000 m. Robert Davis 1924–1990
      2. 2. Lou (C.) Wells 1908–1970
      3. 3. Thomas Wells 1907–
      4. 4. John (Leslie) Wells 1912–1986
      5. 5. Ethel Wells 1915–
      6. 6. Raymond (Sidney) Wells 1917–1998
      7. 7. Willard Wells 1920–1945
      8. 8. Maggie Wells 1915–
      9. 9. Letha (Edna) Wells 1916–1916
      10. 10. Minnie (J.) Wells 1916–1916
      11. 11. John (Robert) Wells 1914–1982
      12. 12. Harry Wells 1919–1919
    2. 2. America (Melinda) Wells 1880–1945
    3. 3. Lora (E) Wells 1901–1965
    4. 4. John (Wesley) Wells 1886–1907
    5. 5. Laura (E) Wells 1901–
    6. 6. Lora Bingham 1902–
  2. 2. William (Marion) Martin 1842–1913
  3. 3. America (J) Wells 1862–
  4. 4. James (Madison) Martin 1851–1900
  5. 5. Dempsey Martin 1859–1905
  6. 6. Sarah (C) Martin 1855–1924
  7. 7. George (Preston) Martin 1857–1904
  8. 8. Marquis (LaFayette) Martin 1852–1900
  9. 9. Charles Martin 1862–1932
  10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Martin 1865–1964
  11. 11. Eliza (Francis) Martin 1871–1911
  12. 12. James (M.) Martin 1874–

Joel Martin's Timeline

2 Records

1822
1822
Birth of Joel Marion Martin in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
1894
26 July 1894
Age 72
Death of Joel Marion Martin in Locust Grove Cemetery, Keavy, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Locust Grove Cemetery, Keavy, Laurel, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1894
    Event Place: Locust Grove Cemetery, Keavy, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keavy, Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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