Richard Lewis Martin (1844 - 1911)

Born 1 Aug 1844 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Ellen (Rogers) Martin — married about 1872 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Husband of Flora Burnett (Rogers) Martin — married 1896 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Died 13 Aug 1911 at age 67 in Pensacola, Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Richard was Cherokee.

Richard was born in 1844. He was the son of Joseph Martin and Sallie Childers.

His first wife was Nancy E. Rogers. Their children were

1. John Martin (1874-),
2. Richard,
3. Robert Lee Martin (1877-),
4. Joseph Emory Martin (1879-)^[1].
5. Nora^[2]

His second wife was 21 years younger than he was. Her name was Flora Rogers. Flora's father and Nancy were first cousins. Richard and Flora do not appear to have had any children together.^[3][4]

Dick and both of his wives were descendants of the Ludovic Grant lineage of Cherokees. His first wife was also his third cousin and his second wife was a third cousin once removed. Nancy and Flora, then were first cousins once removed to each other.

Dick and Flora ran a store together near Pensacola, Oklahoma until they decided to separate. She then ran the store alone. He shot and killed her and himself in 1911.^[5] He is buried with his first wife at Spavinaw Cemetery in Oklahoma. ^[6] Flora is buried at Adair Cemetery in Mayes County, Oklahoma.

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Cherokee Census, Book one, Barbara Benge, Heritage Books, 2006, p. 167, Del. Dist. #1628-1632.

   Richard L. Martin 31 farmer

   Nancy E " 25

   John " 6

   Robert Lee " 3

   Joseph E " 15 months

2. ↑ 1890 Cherokee Census, Book one, Barbara Benge, Heritage Books, 2007, p. 317, Delaware District, 8, 9-14.

   RL Martin 20 [sic]

   Nancy E 30

   Richard Jr 14

   Lee 12

   Emery 10

   Nora 7

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRK-BBJ : accessed 31 July 2021), Flora Martin in household of Richard Martin, Township 23 N. Range 19 E., Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 4A, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,844. Md 4 years. She has not had children.

   Richard Martin Head Male 53 Indian Territory

   Flora Martin Wife Female 32 Indian Territory

   Emery Martin Son Male 21 Indian Territory

4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQJ-J93 : accessed 31 July 2021), Flora B Martin in household of Richard L Martin, Adair, Mayes, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 81, sheet 8B, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1262; FHL microfilm 1,375,275. Richard and Flora only. This time it says she has had one child who is not living.
5. ↑ Murder-suicide death
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/9605304/richard-lewis-martin : accessed 31 July 2021), memorial page for Richard Lewis Martin (1844–1911), Find A Grave: Memorial #9605304, citing Spavinaw-Strang Cemetery, Spavinaw, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by R Burnett (contributor 47445819) .

• Starr, Emmet, History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folklore, reprint by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., originally published 1921, pp. 329