Individual Details

Van Buren Martin

(28 Jul 1836 - 20 Nov 1870)

Marshall Co., Virginia was formed from Ohio Co. in 1835
West Virginia separated from Virginia on 20 June 1863 to become the 35th State.

Monica Tucker's handwritten notes say Van Buren died in 1916, but I believe that this is incorrect. Rachel was head of household and widowed in the 1880 census. JMT

Events

Birth28 Jul 1836Marshall Co., (West) Virginia
Marriage18 Feb 1869Minonk, Woodford Co., Illinois - Rachel Standiford
Death20 Nov 1870killed by a "rebel who hunted him down" - Illinois
BurialDana cemetery, Dana, LaSalle Co., Illinois

Families

SpouseRachel Standiford (1842 - 1916)
ChildMary E. Martin (1870 - )
FatherJohn Battin Martin (1805 - 1885)
MotherMary Rush (1814 - 1887)
SiblingMary Ann Martin (1835 - 1835)
SiblingRebecca Jane Martin (1838 - 1909)
SiblingSkinner Adolphus Martin (1839 - 1922)
SiblingMinerva Martin (1841 - 1902)
SiblingDavid Martin (1843 - 1876)
SiblingRobert Shipley Martin (1844 - 1925)
SiblingWilliam Jackson Martin (1852 - 1924)
SiblingJohn Jefferson Martin (1857 - 1935)

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