Marcus L. Martin

Brief Life History of Marcus L.

When Marcus L. Martin was born on 11 March 1830, in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Martin Sr., was 26 and his mother, Harriet Hedden, was 21. He married Matilda Rebecca Potts on 17 January 1858, in Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Bordley, Union, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 11 January 1893, in Union, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Pride - Bordley Cemetery, Pride, Union, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Marcus L. Martin
1830–1893
Matilda Rebecca Potts
1840–1925
Marriage: 17 January 1858
Henry Martin
1859–1870
Franklin Hedden Martin
1859–1942
Joseph W Martin
1860–
John Calvin Martin
1862–1928
George N Martin
1864–
Harriet Elizabeth Martin
1866–
Newton Tatman Martin
1866–1910
Samuel L. Martin
1869–
Richard Martin
1871–
Thomas Whitledge Martin
1873–1929
Nelson Martin
1875–1966
Clarence D Martin
1879–1910
Flora Phoebe Martin
1880–1964
Cleveland M. Martin
1882–

Sources (14)

  • Marcus Martin, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Marcus Martin, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Marcus L. Martin, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

before 1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, Irish, French, Walloon, Breton, Dutch, Flemish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Italian (Veneto); Spanish (Martín): from a personal name derived from Latin Martinus, itself 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 Christian saint, Martin of Tours, and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. In North America, the surname Martin has absorbed cognates and derivatives from other languages, e.g. Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Marcin , Albanian Martini , Polish surnames beginning with Marcin-, and Slovenian patronymics like Martinčič (see Martincic ). Martin is the most frequent surname in France and one of the most frequent surnames in Wallonia.

English: variant of Marton .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mártain, ‘descendant of Martin’ (compare 1 above). Otherwise, a shortened form of Gilmartin or McMartin ; sometimes also spelled Martyn.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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