Alfred Mathew MARTIN1,2,3,4

about 18441,2,3 - after 18803

Life History

about 1844	Born in Weatherford, Parker, Texas.1,2,3
about 1865	Married Mary Lovie HEATH.1
about 1866	Birth of daughter Sarah Alice MARTIN in Louisiana.1
10th Dec 1869	Birth of son Wesley Monroe MARTIN in Montague County, Texas.5,1,6
13th Jul 1871	Birth of son James Alfred Charles MARTIN in Bowie, Montague, Texas.7,8,9,3,1,10
28th Apr 1874	Birth of son Edward Lee MARTIN in Texas.1,11,12,13
about 1876	Birth of son Jesse S MARTIN in Texas.1,1
about 1878	Birth of son David W MARTIN in Texas
after 1880	Death of Mary Lovie HEATH in Weatherford, Parker, Texas.3
after 1880	Died in Weatherford, Parker, Texas.3
after 1880	Buried in Annetta Cemetery, Annetta, Parker County, Texas.3

Notes

In the 1850 census there is a record for an Alford Martin of the right age in Shelby County, Texas, on the border with Louisiana. He is rooming with a Cartwright family. Alford is reported as the 5-year-old son of an Easter (Esther) Martin with other siblings. She appears to be a widow related to the Cartwrights, perhaps the younger sister of Robert Cartwright, the 41-year-old head of this household.

1850 Federal Census, Shelby County, Texas, 22 September, p 62 (scan31B), Hse/Fam #437
Robt G Cartwright 41 M Farmer $6000 Real Estate Value b Tennessee
Mary H Cartwright 31 F b Tennessee
Amandy Cartwright 7 M b Texas
Matthew Cartwright 3 M b Texas
Robt Cartwright 6mos M b Texas
Clement W Lanier 17 M b Tennessee
Pat H McBride 43 M Chair Maker b Kentucky
Easter [Esther] Martin 28 F b Unknown
Dick Wm Martin 9 M b Texas
Bennet Martin 7 M b Texas
Alford Martin 5 M b Texas
Wm Perkins 19 M b Alabama

Alfred M Martin
Civil War Enlistment, 26 February 1862
at Elysian Fields, Private, Company C, Regiment 17, Texas Cavalry
Enlisted for a period of one year
He and his brother Benton enlisted together in the same company.
Record courtesy of Linda Martin Hanks Bussell, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 11 November 2019

In 1880 A M and Lovy were enumerated with their children in Parker County, Texas. For some reason, the enumerator lists the relationship of everyone in the household as Son, including A M's wife Lovy and all the girls! Also he has reversed the birth states for mother and father of the children.

1880 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 26 April, Justice Precinct 1, District 135, page 16 (scan362), Hse #133, Fam #132
Martin, A M W M 36 Married Farmer TX IL IL
Martin, Lovy W F 35 Son [Wife] Married Keeping House GA GA GA
Martin, Sarah A W F 14 Son [Dau] Single At Home Cannot write LA GA TX [sic]
Martin, Wesley M W M 11 Son Single TX GA TX [sic]
James A C Martin W M 7 Son Single TX GA TX [sic]
Martin, Edward L W M 6 Son Single TX GA TX [sic]
Martin, Jesse S W M 4 Son Single TX GA TX [sic]
Martin, David W W M 2 Son Single TX GA TX [sic]

--------------------
Alfred Mathew Martin
BIRTH 1844 Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, USA
DEATH unknown Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, USA
BURIAL Annetta Cemetery, Annetta, Parker County, Texas, USA

On James' death certificate, his wife Mattie reports A M's birth state as Louisiana. This is probably due to faulty memory, since they were living in Louisiana when James' older sister Sarah was born, according to the 1880 census. ABT 1844 in Texas 1 2
Death UNKNOWN in Parker County, Texas

In 1880 AM and Lovy were enumerated with their children in Parker County, Texas. For some reason, the enumerator lists the relationship of everyone in the household as Son, including A M's wife Lovy and all the girls! Also he has reversed the birth states for mother and father of the children.

Children:
Sarah A MARTIN b: ABT 1866 in Louisiana
David W MARTIN b: ABT 1878 in Texas
Wesley Monroe MARTIN b: 10 DEC 1869 in Montague County, Texas
James Alfred Charles MARTIN b: 13 JUL 1871 in Montague County, Texas
Jesse S MARTIN b: ABT 1876 in Texas
Edward Lee MARTIN b: 28 APR 1874 in Texas

1880 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 26 April, Justice Precinct 1, District 135, page 16 (scan 362), Hse #133, Fam #132
Martin, A M W M 36 Married Farmer TX IL IL
Martin, Lovy W F 35 Son [Wife] Married Keeping House GA GA GA
Martin, Sarah A W F 14 Son [Dau] Single At Home Cannot write LA GA TX [sic]
Martin, Wesley M W M 11 Son Single TX GA TX
James A C Martin W M 7 Son Single TX GA TX
Martin, Edward L W M 6 Son Single TX GA TX
Martin, Jesse S W M 4 Son Single TX GA TX
Martin, David W W M 2 Son Single TX GA TX

Oklahoma Certificate of Death #62475
James Alfred Martin, Birth 13 July 1870 Texas
Death 10 June 1942 in home, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Wife and informant Mattie Martin age 66
Father Alfred Mathew [sic] Martin born Louisiana
Mother Lovie Heath born Georgia

Edward Lee Martin Birth Apr 28, 1872, USA
Death May 9, 1924
Alex, Grady County, Oklahoma, USA

Spouse Mary Lovie Heath Martin 1845 - unknown (m. 1865)

Children:
Sarah Alice Martin Carson 1866-1957
Wesley Monroe Martin 1869-1960
James Alfred Charles Martin 1870-1942
Edward Lee Martin 1872-1924

Created by Never Forgotten 18 Aug 2015
-- Find A Grave Memorial 150934129, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150934129
--------------------

Sources

1. 1880 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
- 26 April, Justice Precinct 1, District 135, page 16 (scan362), Hse #133, Fam #132
2. 1850 Federal Census, Shelby County, Texas
- 22 September, p 62 (scan31B), Hse/Fam #437
3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
4. Civil War Soldiers Roster
5. 1920 Federal Census, Harmon County, Oklahoma
- 7 January, Gould, District 96, page 2A, Hse/Family #28
6. Ancestry Trees
- Janis Martin, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17757010/person/608146336?ssrc=&ftm=1
7. Marion L Mixon, Bearden-Langston Genealogy
8. 1910 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
- 27 April, Justice Precinct 6, District 83, page 4A, Hightower Valley of Brazos River, Hse #69, Fam #70
9. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
10. Oklahoma Certificate of Death
11. 1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Oklahoma
- 22 April, Wright Township, District 160, page 3B, Hse #51, Fam #53
12. Ancestry Trees
- Pritchett Martin, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26183971/person/1795101365
13. 1920 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma
- [no date], Bradley, District 160, page 11B, Hse/Family #185