George Washington Martin (1837 - aft. 1870)

Born 24 Aug 1837 in Giles, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died after 1870 after age 32 in Giles, Virginia, United States

Biography

George Washington Martin was born in 1837 to John and Elizabeth (Waggoner) Martin. He is listed with his parents on the 1850 Census in his birthplace of Giles, Virginia.^[1] He married Rebecca Kidd on January 13, 1859 in Tazewell, Virginia.^[2] The couple are listed together on the 1860 Census^[3] and the 1870 Census^[4] He passed away after 1870.

Research Notes

The wrong George W. Martin is linked to these parents on Find-A-Grave: George William Martin (ID # 9268291) is linked to John and Elizabeth (Waggoner) Martin but he is actually the son of David and Rachel (Williams) Martin. A comment has been left on Find-A-Grave to attempt to correct this. The correct spouse (Martha) and children are listed but that George (9268291) is not the son of John and Elizabeth.

This George is the husband of Rebecca Kidd and sources confirm that they had at least two children in Warren, Virginia:

• 1. Dorcus Alexandria Martin
  • Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
  • Name: Dorcus Alexandria Martin
  • Event Type: Birth
  • Event Date: 6 Mar 1856
  • Event Place: Warren, Virginia, United States
  • Event Place (Original): Warren, Virginia, United States
  • Sex: Female
  • Father's Name: George Washington Martin
  • Mother's Name: Rebecca Martin
  • Source^[5]

• 2. George Henry Martin
  • Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
  • Name: George Henry Martin
  • Event Type: Birth
  • Event Date: 4 Feb 1860
  • Event Place: Warren, Virginia, United States
  • Event Place (Original): Warren, Virginia, United States
  • Sex: Male
  • Ethnicity: American
  • Race: white
  • Father's Name: Geo. Washington Martin
  • Mother's Name: Rebecca Martin
  • Source^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DS-QWZ : 23 December 2020), George W Martin in household of Jno Martin, Giles, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS1-BFL : 29 January 2020), George W. Martin, 1859.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41B-QQ8 : 18 February 2021), Georg Martin, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLJ-K27 : 29 May 2021), George Martino, 1870.
5. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRD-8VP : 28 January 2020), George Washington Martin in entry for Dorcus Alexandria Martin, 1856.
6. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X58R-L8S : 28 January 2020), Geo. Washington Martin in entry for George Henry Martin, 1860.