Individual Details
Presley A. Martin
(28 Feb 1843 - 24 Apr 1922)
Marshall Co., Virginia was formed from Ohio Co. in 1835
West Virginia separated from Virginia on 20 June 1863 to become the 35th State.
Presley A. Martin was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, February 28, 1843 and died April 24, 1922, having just passed his seventy-ninth birthday. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy on April 19th, from which he never regained consciousness. With the family, he moved to Lacon when but a boy, residing there one year, at the end of which the family moved to a farm near Dana., and which was his home until manhood. On January 6, 1870, he was united in marriage to Eleanor Bane, to which union three daughters and two sons were born. Mr. Martin was a resident of Minonk for the last forty years of his life, with the exception of the past two years, residing at his home on the west side of the City. For many years he was engaged in the hardware business, first with his brother, the late Euclid Martin, and later with E. J. Troxel under the firm name of Martin & Troxel. He retired from active business life some years ago. About two years ago he went to Florida to make his home with his daughter Mrs. O. M. Davidson, of Fort Myers.
Mr. Martin united with the First Presbyterian church of Minonk on September 2, 1878. On May 18, 1905 he was elected a ruling elder in the church, which office he continued until his death. He was active in church work from his boyhood and was faithful to his duties.
taken from P. A. Martin obituary, written April 27, 1922. See my records for entire obit. JMT
John Franklin Martin's obituary reports that P. A. and E. V. Martin moved to Omaha, Neb. shortly after John's birth in 1872, but that they soon returned to Dana (1873), where P. A. was appointed Dana's first postmaster and held the office 12 years, until the family moved to Minonk in 1885.
Newspaper articles:
1. P.A. Martin dies at Ft. Myers, Florida: Page 219 of Presley Martin's journal.
2. "Grandpa" Martin passes away early on Monday: Page 219 of Presley Martin's journal.
West Virginia separated from Virginia on 20 June 1863 to become the 35th State.
Presley A. Martin was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, February 28, 1843 and died April 24, 1922, having just passed his seventy-ninth birthday. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy on April 19th, from which he never regained consciousness. With the family, he moved to Lacon when but a boy, residing there one year, at the end of which the family moved to a farm near Dana., and which was his home until manhood. On January 6, 1870, he was united in marriage to Eleanor Bane, to which union three daughters and two sons were born. Mr. Martin was a resident of Minonk for the last forty years of his life, with the exception of the past two years, residing at his home on the west side of the City. For many years he was engaged in the hardware business, first with his brother, the late Euclid Martin, and later with E. J. Troxel under the firm name of Martin & Troxel. He retired from active business life some years ago. About two years ago he went to Florida to make his home with his daughter Mrs. O. M. Davidson, of Fort Myers.
Mr. Martin united with the First Presbyterian church of Minonk on September 2, 1878. On May 18, 1905 he was elected a ruling elder in the church, which office he continued until his death. He was active in church work from his boyhood and was faithful to his duties.
taken from P. A. Martin obituary, written April 27, 1922. See my records for entire obit. JMT
John Franklin Martin's obituary reports that P. A. and E. V. Martin moved to Omaha, Neb. shortly after John's birth in 1872, but that they soon returned to Dana (1873), where P. A. was appointed Dana's first postmaster and held the office 12 years, until the family moved to Minonk in 1885.
Newspaper articles:
1. P.A. Martin dies at Ft. Myers, Florida: Page 219 of Presley Martin's journal.
2. "Grandpa" Martin passes away early on Monday: Page 219 of Presley Martin's journal.
Events
| Birth | 28 Feb 1843 | Wheeling, Marshall Co., (West) Virginia |  | ||
| Moved-shared | 1861 | (Jotham Martin) Minonk, Woodford Co., Illinois | | ||
| Marriage | 6 Jan 1870 | Livingston Co., Illinois - Eleanor Virginia Bane | | ||
| Occupation | 5 Mar 1873 | appointed the first postmaster - Dana, LaSalle Co., Illinois | | ||
| Census | 1920 | Woodford Co., Illinois | |||
| Death | 24 Apr 1922 | from a stroke of apoplexy - Fort Myers, Florida | | ||
| Burial | 27 Apr 1922 | Minonk Township cemetery, Minonk, Woodford Co., Illinois |  |
Families
| Spouse | Eleanor Virginia Bane (1846 - 1917) |
| Child | Mary Alene Martin (1870 - 1924) |
| Child | John Franklin Martin (1872 - 1890) |
| Child | Laura Belle Martin (1875 - 1946) |
| Child | Melvin Clinton Martin (1877 - 1880) |
| Child | Emma Geneva Martin (1881 - 1954) |
| Child | Harry Stanley Martin (1885 - 1946) |
| Father | Jotham Martin (1818 - 1907) |
| Mother | Rebecca Clegg (1819 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Martin (1844 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Franklin B. Martin (1845 - 1846) |
| Sibling | Euclid Martin (1847 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Mary Martha Martin (1849 - 1936) |
| Sibling | John Milton Martin (1850 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Jane Martin (1852 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Oliver Hazard Perry Martin (1853 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Joshua J. Martin (1855 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Anna Rebecca Martin (1857 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Esther Virginia Martin (1859 - 1956) |
| Sibling | George Washington Martin (1861 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Jotham Kinzie Martin (1863 - 1926) |
Notes
Burial
Photo of tombstone in my files.Endnotes
1. , "Jotham Martin journal #3," 40; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
2. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #3," Page 60; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
3. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #5," Page 41, 48, 50; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
4. Presley Martin Journal, Page 8.
5. "U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters," digital images, ancestry.com, ( : accessed ).
6. , "Jotham Martin journal #3," 41; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .