Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Festus Hall Martin    
                Born: Sep- 1-1840          in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, (W)VA  1,2
                Died: Feb-16-1916          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  1 (see note 1)
              Buried:                      in Pennsboro Presbyterian (aka Rose Hill) Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  3,4
             Resided:                      in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  1
          Occupation:                      dealer in wool, fur & botanical products  1
            Military:                      C.S.A., Civil War  4
              Father: James Martin 
              Mother: Edith Wilson 
                Wife: Harriet Virginia "Hattie" Dye     
             Married: Feb-  -1869           
                Born: Mar-20-1849           2
                Died: Feb-27-1897           2
              Buried:                      in Pennsboro Presbyterian (aka Rose Hill) Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  3
             Resided: originally           in Marietta, Washington Co, OH  5
          Occupation:                      school teacher  5
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: Festus Hall Martin      
       Also known as: Hall Martin 1,6
                Born: Sep- 6-1871          in Mason Co, WV  7,8 (see note 2)
                Died: Jun-28-1947          in Los Angeles, CA  1
             Resided:                      in Los Angeles, CA  1
              Census: 1920                 in Butler, Butler Co, PA  
              Census: 1910                 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1920                 commercial salesman for grocery company  9
          Occupation: 1910                 wholesale grocer  10
          Occupation: 1900                 commercial salesman  11
          Occupation: 1895                 station agent  12
                Wife: Jennie Kinney  b. Aug-  -1875  
           F Child 2: Edith Davisson Martin      
                Born: May- 4-1873          in Wood Co, WV  13,14 (see note 3)
                Died: Jul-13-1968          in Cabell Co, WV  15,14
             Resided:                      in New York City, NY  14
             Resided: 1943                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  5
              Census: 1910                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1896                 in Ritchie Co, WV  13
             Husband: Silas Preston Smith  b. Apr-22-1860  d. Oct-19-1943  
             Married: Dec- 9-1896          in Ritchie Co, WV  16,5

Sources:
(1) Obituary. 
(2) Headstone. 
(3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(4) Findagrave.com. 
(5) Obituary of husband. 
(6) Obituary of wife's sister. 
(7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(8) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, BR p. 127, Line 1638 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2282940&Type=Birth. 
(9) 1920 Census. 
(10) 1910 Census, Cabell County, WV. 
(11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(12) Birth record of daughter. 
(13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) 
(14) Social Security Death Index. 
(15) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(16) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as 
Silas P. Smith, widowed, 36, of Doddridge Co; and Edith D. Martin, 23, b. Wood Co, res. Ritchie Co.  Married Dec 9 
1896. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Death date Feb 16 1915 on headstone is incorrect.
Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1872.
Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1874.







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