Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Joseph Martin    
                Born: Mar-16-1815          in Virginia  1,2
                Died: May-13-1871          near Masontown, Preston Co, WV  3,4
              Buried:                      in Maplewood (aka Kingwood) Cemetery, Kingwood, Preston Co, WV  5
      Cause of death:                      brain fever  6
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Preston Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  3
              Father: Philip Martin 
              Mother: Annie ___ 
                Wife: Anne ___   7  
         Census name: Ann ___ 
                Born: Jun-20-1816          in Virginia  8
                Died: Nov-22-1863           4
              Buried:                      in Maplewood (aka Kingwood) Cemetery, Kingwood, Preston Co, WV  5
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Preston Co, (W)VA  
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: George S. Martin      
                Born: Mar- 2-1847           9,2
                Died: Oct- 3-1879          in Kingwood, Preston Co, WV  3,6,4
              Buried:                      in Maplewood (aka Kingwood) Cemetery, Kingwood, Preston Co, WV  5
      Cause of death:                      gun wound  6
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Preston Co, (W)VA  
             Resided: 1878                 in Doddridge Co, WV  10
          Occupation:                      druggist  10,3,6
                Wife: Virginia "Jennie" Smith  b. ca 1859  
       Also known as: Jennie Smith 10
             Married: Dec-24-1878          in Doddridge Co, WV  11

Sources:
(1) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, Age 56y 1m 27d. 
(2) 1850 Census, Preston County, (W)VA. 
(3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(4) Headstone. 
(5) Findagrave.com. 
(6) U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(7) Marriage record of son. 
(8) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, Age 47y 5m 2d. 
(9) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, Age 32y 7m 1d. 
(10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Geo. S. Martin, 28, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of 
Joseph & Anne Martin, occupation druggist; and Jennie Smith, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Elijah & Edith Smith. 
Married Dec 24 1878 in Doddridge County, officiated by J. Engle. 
(NOTE:  Husband's stated birthplace is considered suspect.  It is more likely that he was born in Preston County.), MR 
p. 230, line 5 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792311&Type=Marriage. 







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