John M. Martin (1772 - 1858)

Born 1772 in Maryland

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1858 at about age 86 in Franklin Township, Jackson, Ohio, United States

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Biography

John was an early salt boiler on the Scioto Licks in Jackson County, Ohio. The son of James and Mary (McIntyre) Martin, he was born in Maryland in 1772. When he reached maturity, he secured employment as a teamster and hauled flour from Ellicot's Mills to Baltimore. During his travels he heard tales of the Hanging Rock Region and, as soon as the Treaty of Greenville was signed, he headed to Ohio.

Martin worked as a salt boiler with Ross & Nelson and, later, with John Johnson. He saved his money and, when Franklin Township was subdivided in 1805, he bought land, became a farmer, and married Margaret Shoup. He knew Margaret back in Maryland and, when she came to Jackson County, Ohio with her family about 1800, they were drawn to each other. Their known children are:

• Courtney
• John
• Elizabeth, m. Harmon Lowry
• Nancy, m. Daniel Stewart
• Eliza

Sources

• A standard history of the Hanging Rock iron region of Ohio; an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of the industrial and commercial development: by Willard, Eugene B.,- ed; Williams, Daniel Webster, - joint ed; Newman, George Ott, - joint ed; Taylor, Charles Boardman - joint ed. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois. 1916 Page 368
• Williams, Daniel Webster. A history of Jackson County, Ohio. Jackson County, Ohio, 1900. Page 66
• Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850
• United States Census, 1840
• Find A Grave Memorial # 93001943