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Myra Christina Martin 1839–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 October 1839

Birth Location: Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 February 1926

Death Location: Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Martin

Mother: Christina Lyon

Spouse(s): William Nunn

Children(s): Nannie Nunn, James Nunn

Myra Christina Martin was born in 1839 in Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Martin And Christina Harmon Lyon. Myra Christina Martin married William Harrison Nunn, and had children including James Richard Nunn, Nannie Christina Nunn. Myra Christina Martin passed away in 1926 in Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Myra Christina Martin was born in 1839 in Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Martin And Christina Harmon Lyon.
  • Myra Christina Martin married William Harrison Nunn, and had children including James Richard Nunn, Nannie Christina Nunn.
  • Myra Christina Martin passed away in 1926 in Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.

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Myra Martin's Ancestors

Self
Myra Martin
1839–1926
Birth Place: Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Martin
1791–1877
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Christina (Harmon) Lyon
1798–1847
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Calvin "Jack" (Rock House)) Martin
1742–1837
Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, Colonial America
Nancy (Ann "Nance" Shipp) -Martin
1763–1841
Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
James Lyon
1778–1858
Henry, Virginia, USA
Behethland ("Hettie", "Hetty") Gaines
1778–1865
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Josiah 1717
1717–1804
Josiah 1717
1717–1804
James Lyon
1736–1817
Capt. Gaines
1742–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth 1696
1696–1739
William Gaines
1704–1796
Isabella Pendleton
1712–1790

Myra Martin's Descendants

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Myra (Christina) Martin (5 October 1839–2 February 1926) m. William (Harrison) Nunn (5 Sep 1833–18 Oct 1895)
  1. 1. Nannie (Christina) Nunn 1866–1940 m. Drury ('Drue' William) Smith 1849–1915
    1. 1. Drury (William Smith) Jr 1894–1969 m. Maggie (P) Davis 1893– m. Jennie Nickels 1883–1919
      1. 1. Glen Smith 1902–1963 m. Ethel Shelton 1914–1956
      2. 2. Trula Smith 1904– m. Paul Smith 1902–
      3. 3. Roosevelt Smith 1905–1959
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Smith 1907–1982 m. George Looney 1903–1986
      5. 5. Ira Smith 1911–1964
      6. 6. Mathew Smith 1914–
      7. 7. Nonie (Ethel) Smith 1915–
      8. 8. James (T) Smith 1913–
      9. 9. Miles (Grant) Smith 1918–
      10. 10. Jinnie (T) Smith 1921–1971 m. Tivis (Arnold) Osborne 1930–2019 m. Dewey (Henry) Hunt 1909–1937 m. Thomas Compton 1899–1948
      11. 11. Garland (Garfield) Smith 1917–1988 m. Peggy (Assie Geraldine) Nipper 1936–2022 m. Mary (M) Thomas 1916–1957
        1. 1. Daniel Smith 1950–1950
        2. 2. Glen (Edward) Smith 1937–2004 m. Helen (Louise) Vance 1926–2010
        3. 3. Alma (Faye Smith) Turner 1941–2019
        4. 4. Roy (Roger) Smith 1944–2002
        5. 5. Lee Thomas 1935– m. Thelma (Jean) Burke 1943–2026
    2. 2. Maude (Gilliam) Smith 1887–1991
    3. 3. Thomas (Martin) Smith 1889–1980
    4. 4. Richard (Gaines) Smith 1890–1981
    5. 5. Myra (Jennie) Smith 1892–1900
    6. 6. Mary (Etta) Smith 1895–1975
    7. 7. Charles (Milton) Smith 1898–1965
    8. 8. Robert (Arthur) Smith 1899–1994
    9. 9. Frank (Lyon) Smith 1901–1995
  2. 2. James (Richard) Nunn 1881–1960 m. Mattie (Lelia) Nunn 1901–1996 m. Lilla (Green) Nunn 1881–1924
    1. 1. Howard (Ralph "Howie") Nunn 1935–2012
    2. 2. Herbert (Hoover) Nunn 1929–2010
    3. 3. Vera (Ethel) Ledwith 1915–2006
    4. 4. Myra (Rachel) George 1909–1981
    5. 5. Richard (Orville Nunn) Sr 1911–1963
    6. 6. Vernice (Iona) Hatos 1907–1986
    7. 7. Leora (May) Nunn 1922–1927
    8. 8. Betty (Sue) Revelle 1930–2019

Myra Martin's Timeline

2 Records

1839
5 October 1839
Birth of Myra Christina Martin in Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
1926
2 February 1926
Age 87
Death of Myra Christina Martin in Stokes County, North Carolina
Stokes County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 October 1839
    Event Place: Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1926
    Event Place: Stokes County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

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