Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Stephen Martin
Born: May-14-1854 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 Died: May- 1-1919 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4,3 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Augustus J. Martin (1810 - 1867) Mother: Elizabeth Davis (1812 - 1885)
Wife: Amanda Ellen Davisson Married: Mar-12-1874 in Harrison Co, WV 2
Born: Sep- 6-1857 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,3,2 Died: Oct-13-1926 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 4,3 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Father: Benjamin F. Davisson (1827 - 1897) Mother: Nancy Jane Hustead (1828 - 1886)
M Child 1: Franklin Jennings Martin Census name: F. J. Martin Born: Jan-13-1875 in Harrison Co, WV 5,6,3 Died: Jun-19-1946 in Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV 4,3 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1918 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: 1915 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1880 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1918 coal miner, Darby Coal Co, Rosemont, Taylor Co WVa 7 Occupation: 1910 photographer (studio) 9 (see note 1) Wife: Dora Alice Thomas b. Mar- 9-1872 d. Jan-17-1944 Married: Nov-17-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 (see note 2)
M Child 2: William Stephen Martin, Jr. Born: May-29-1884 in Harrison Co, WV 10,3,11 Died: Apr-23-1961 in Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 4,3 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 4 Resided: 1960 in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1940 in Norwood (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1920 in Harrison Co, WV 11 Occupation: 1940 restaurant operator 12 Occupation: 1920 restaurant business 11 Wife: Martha Olela "Lelia" Bennett b. Sep- 2-1874 d. Sep-15-1946 Married: Mar-29-1920 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 11 Wife: Goldie Matilda Beverlin b. Aug-29-1907 d. Jan-23-1992 Married: Aug-18-1960 in Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 13
Sources: (1) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 59. (2) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Findagrave.com. (5) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database). A notation regarding his physical qualifications for the draft stated: "Blind in right eye." (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (8) Doddridge County Republican, 8/12/1915. (9) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=75400&Type=Marriage. (11) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10289804&Type=Marriage. (12) 1940 Census, Hancock County, WV. (13) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as William Stephen Martin, widowed, 76, b. May 29 1884 at Wolf Summit in Harrison Co, res. Box 146 in Nutter Fort, son of William Stephen Martin & Manda Ellen Davidson (sic); and Goldie Matilda Hall, divorced, 52, b. Aug 29 1907 near Center Point in Doddridge Co, res. Box 146 in Nutter Fort, dau of John Samuel Beverlin & Columbia Ann Greene (sic). Married Aug 18 1960 in Stonewood, officiated by minister J. F. Bennett. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=75400&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Local news item in the "Doddridge County Republican" of Thursday, June 11 1914, quoted in its entirety: "It is reported that F. J. Martin, our popular photographer, has sold out his business here, though we have not learned to whom, nor other details regarding the transaction." Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Aug 12 1915, in its entirety: "F. J. Martin, our former well known photographer, but who is now located at Pennsboro, was a business visitor the past week." F. J. Martin's photography studio was located in the Gribble Building near the West Union depot. Note (2) Robinson CreekName Index