John D. Martin
2 October 1858–
Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
The Life of John D.
When John D. Martin was born on 2 October 1858, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, his father, Redmond Edward Martin, was 43 and his mother, Elizabeth Midkiff, was 44. He lived in Kanawha, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Washington Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States in 1870.
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Family Time Line
Redmond Edward Martin
1815–1882
Elizabeth Midkiff
1814–1884
Lucetta Martin
1846–
Charles William Martin
1846–1918
Susan G. Martin
1848–
James Martin
1850–
Polly Ann Martin
1856–
John D. Martin
1858–
Parents and Siblings
1815–1882Male
1814–1884Female
siblings
(6)
1846–Female
1846–1918Male
1848–Female
1850–Male
1856–Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
Age 3
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
Age 5
"West Virginia was given statehood status with the ""agreement"" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate."
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 32
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
1 English, Scottish, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Spanish (Martín), Italian (Venice), etc.: from a personal name (Latin Martinus, a derivative of Mars, genitive Martis, the Roman god of fertility and war, whose name may derive ultimately from a root mar ‘gleam’). This was borne by a famous 4th-century saint, Martin of Tours, and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. As a North American surname, this form has absorbed many cognates from other European forms.2 English: habitational name from any of several places so called, principally in Hampshire, Lincolnshire, and Worcestershire, named in Old English as ‘settlement by a lake’ (from mere or mær ‘pool’, ‘lake’ + tūn ‘settlement’) or as ‘settlement by a boundary’ (from (ge)mære ‘boundary’ + tūn ‘settlement’). The place name has been charged from Marton under the influence of the personal name Martin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- John D Martin in household of Redmond Martin, "United States Census, 1870"
- John D Martin in household of Redmund Martin, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martin, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
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