William Macene Martin (1833 - 1888)

Born 1833 in Indiana

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1888 at about age 55 in Lawrence County, Indiana

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Biography

Name

Name: William Macene /Martin/^[1]

Census

Census:

Date: 1880

Place: Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

Alias

Alias: Cene Martin

Burial

Burial:

Place: Hawkins Cemetery - Lawrence County, Indiana

Note

Note: #N02344

Marriage

Husband: William Macene Martin

Marriage:

Date: 20 AUG 1854

Place: Lawrence County, Indiana^[2]

Husband: Meschak Martin

Wife: Hannah D. Dayton

Child: Andrew Jackson Martin

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Martin

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Lavinia Jane Martin

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mahala Martin

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William Macene Martin

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 24 MAY 1827

Place: Lawrence County, Indiana^[3]

William Martin and Nancy Ross married 20 Aug 1854 Lawrence, Indiana, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S00009
2. ↑ Source: #S00128 Page: 53
3. ↑ Source: #S00009

• Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFNY-YLW

• Find-a-Grave Memorial # 71827296

• Source: S00009 Author: Harvey, Nan Title: Harvey, Nan Publication: Name: Name: Email: nancestors@aol.com; Location: Rootsweb WorldConnect(accessed 12-6-2003);; NOTEHarvey, Nan, Harvey, Nan (Name: Email: nancestors@aol.com; Location: Rootsweb WorldConnect(accessed 12-6-2003);).
• Source: S00128 Author: Genealogical Records Committee of the John Wallace Chapter Title: Marriage Records 1850-1860, from Lawrence County Indiana, Vol. 5 Publication: Name: Name: 1971; Location: Bedford Public Library, Bedford, Indiana;; NOTEGenealogical Records Committee of the John Wallace Chapter, Marriage Records 1850-1860, from Lawrence County Indiana, Vol. 5 (Name: 1971; Location: Bedford Public Library, Bedford, Indiana;).

Notes

Note N02344

Continues:

The following story comes from Naomi Martin Norman

(letter written to Richard O. Theilig, dated November 23, 2003)

"I've heard this story repeated over and over during my life time.

It seems it was election time and a Mr. McPike approached mygreat-grandfather, Marcenes "Cene" as he was nick-named, trying topersuade him to vote a certain way, or trying to buy his vote. As thestory goes, Cene refused. That evening as Cene was going to the barnto care for the livestock, he had to pass between two cornfields.Doing so, Mr. McPike threw a rock hitting grandpa in the back of thehead. He died that night from a brain concussion.

In those days there were vigilantes called "White Caps" about likeK.K.K. They rode to find Mr. McPike. They searched for days. Whenthey found him he was hiding in a Cedar tree that was growing near mygrandfather's grave. When they found him he confessed. If Iunderstand it right, they hung him right there.

Who did the biggest crime? To me one was as bad as the other. Ithink Mr. McPike threw the rock to scare Cene, not to kill him. Mostlikely this was an accident.

My great-grandfather is buried at Bartletsville in the HawkinsCemetery, but there's no stone."

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Martin-4645 created through the import of bookboy.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by James Davis. See the Changes page for the details of edits by James and others.

Biography

William was born in 1827. He passed away in 1888. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S00009
2. ↑ Source: #S00128 Page: 53
3. ↑ Source: #S00009
4. ↑ Source will be added by Jean (Sands) Fisher by 23 Oct 2017.