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Born 1821
From The history of Jasper county, Missouri : including a condensed history of the state, a complete history of Carthage and Joplin, other towns and townships : together with numerous portraits of prominen (1883)
LEWIS M. MARTIN, farmer and stock-raiser, post-oflSce Sarcoxie, was born in St. Louis county. Mo,, March 10, 1821. His parents, Sarah and David Martin, were natives respectively of Yirginia and Kentucky. Our subject grew to maturity in St. Louis county and engaged in agricultural pursuits, and attended the common schools. When seventeen years of age he moved with his parents to what was then Crawford county, Mo., and located on a farm, where they remained about seven years. The family then went to Moniteau county, this state, and purchased a farm and continued farming, and came to Jasper county in the fall of 1872, locating where he now resides. Mr. Martin was married in Moniteau county, Aug. 7, 1845, to Miss Sarah A. Williams of that county. From this union there have been twelve children: George W., born June 27, 1846, died in May, 1872; Desdemonia
C, born Dec. 15, 1848, died May 4, 1863; Pardina S., born Sept. 27, 1849; Sarah J., born June 10, 1851; John D., born April 1, 1852, died in the fall of 1860; Addison G., born May 14, 1854, died Sept. 22, 1863; Mary C, born Nov. 3, 1855; Parthena J., born Feb. 12, 1859, died July 15, 1860; Robert L., born Aug. 4, 1860; Cordelia, born June 25, 1862; Olive, born April 9, 1863; James S. and Franklin W. (twins), born April 5, 1867; and one who died in infancy. Mrs. M. died in Aug., 1868; she was a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Martin was again married in Moniteau county Dec. 8, 1870, to Mrs. Rebecca Sandy. From this union there have been four children: Libbie P., born Aug. 19, 1871, died Dec. 8, 1874; Chas. G., born July 17, 1873; Permelia M., born Aug. 20, 1876; and Lilly B., born July 29, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. M. are both members of the Missionary Baptist Church. They have a very pleasant home two miles west of Sarcoxie, where they have a splendid little farm, well improved.
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