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Rufus Calvin Martin 1816–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1816

Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: After 1885

Death Location: Liberty, Lucas, IA

Father: John Martin

Mother: Drusilla Blount

Spouse(s): Minerva Brockett, Martha Brockett

Children(s): Leander Martin, Oliver Martin, Henry Martin, Druzilla Martin, Elmira Martin, Anna Martin

Rufus Calvin Martin was born in 1816 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Campbell Martin And Drusilla Blount. Rufus Calvin Martin married Martha A Brockett, Minerva Maria Brockett, and had children including Anna Belle Martin, Druzilla Ellen Martin, Elmira Caroline Carrie Martin, Henry L Martin, Leander Max Martin, Oliver O Martin. Rufus Calvin Martin passed away in 1885 in Liberty, Lucas, IA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Calvin Martin was born in 1816 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Campbell Martin And Drusilla Blount.
  • Rufus Calvin Martin married Martha A Brockett, Minerva Maria Brockett, and had children including Anna Belle Martin, Druzilla Ellen Martin, Elmira Caroline Carrie Martin, Henry L Martin, Leander Max Martin, Oliver O Martin.
  • Rufus Calvin Martin passed away in 1885 in Liberty, Lucas, IA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Martin
1783–1854
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Drusilla Blount
1793–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Minerva Brockett
1826–1852
Birth Location: Effingham, Illinois, USA
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Martha Brockett
1826–1880
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Leander Martin
1852–1932
Birth Location: Sessor, franklin. Illinois
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Oliver Martin
1858–1942
Birth Location: Mound, Effingham, Illinois, USA
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Henry Martin
1860–1927
Birth Location: Mound, Effingham, Illinois, USA
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Druzilla Martin
1863–1896
Birth Location: Mason City, Effingham, Illinois, United States
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Elmira Martin
1853–1912
Birth Location: Mound City, Effingham, Illinois, United States
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Anna Martin
1866–1930
Birth Location: Mason, Effingham, IL
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Rufus Martin's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Martin
1816–1885
Birth Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Campbell Martin
1783–1854
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Drusilla Blount
1793–1870
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Amos (Martin Jr.) Sgt
1754–1850
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Wilde
1756–1817
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Amos Martin
1710–1771
Hannah Daggett
1728–1756
Daniel Wilde
1718–1792
Sarah Staples
1725–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1682–1759
Sarah Willmarth
1682–1728
Seth Staples
1700–1778
Hannah Standish
1703–1774

Rufus Martin's Descendants

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Rufus (Calvin) Martin (abt 1816–After 1885) m. Minerva (Maria) Brockett (1826–1852) m. Martha (A) Brockett (abt 1826–Aft. 1880)
  1. 1. Leander (Max) Martin 1852–1932 m. Marietta (E) Phelps 1875–1952
    1. 1. John (K) Martin 1907–1990 m. Rose (Cecelia) Cosgrove 1913–1995
      1. 1. Patrick (L) Martin 1901–
    2. 2. Daisy (Evelyn) Hurlbert 1898–1985
    3. 3. Dorrell (Dean "Dee") Martin 1896–1968
    4. 4. Arthur (O "Earl") Martin 1900–1944
    5. 5. Calvin (E-Ed) Martin 1905–1963
    6. 6. Baby (Martin) Baby 1900–
  2. 2. Oliver (O) Martin 1858–1942
  3. 3. Henry (L) Martin 1860–1927
  4. 4. Druzilla (Ellen) Martin 1863–1896
  5. 5. Elmira (Caroline "Carrie") Martin 1853–1912
  6. 6. Anna (Belle) Martin 1866–1930

Rufus Martin's Timeline

2 Records

1816
abt 1816
Birth of Rufus Calvin Martin in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1885
After 1885
Age 69
Death of Rufus Calvin Martin in Liberty, Lucas, IA
Liberty, Lucas, IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1816
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: After 1885
    Event Place: Liberty, Lucas, IA
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