When David Martinie was born on 12 February 1824, in Henry, Kentucky, United States, his father, David Martinie, was 41 and his mother, Cesea Stewart, was 39. He married Mary Jane Triplett on 26 November 1846, in Lacie, Henry, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Raymond Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1880. In 1880, at the age of 56, his occupation is listed as farmer grocerman in Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States. He died on 12 January 1893, in Ballard, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Lynn Grove Cemetery, Sidney Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States.