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The Descendants of Robert and Betty Martin

DESCENDANTS OF ROBERT & BETTY MARTIN by Alice Hoyt Veen,CG

GENERATION 1

Irish Roots

In 1914 family historian Martha L. (Martin) Wilson wrote an account of her family’s origins. She stated the founders of the Martin family in America were Robert and “Betty” Martin, who emigrated from Belfast in northern Ireland about the mid-1780s.1 The majority of Irish immigrants to the American colonies during this period came from the Protestant population of northern Ireland. Robert’s ancestors may have been part of the Scottish Presbyterian colonization of northern Ireland which took place in the 17th century.

Robert and Betty were in their early to mid-twenties when they decided to emigrate. One child, William, accompanied them to America. At least seven more children were born after their arrival.

Pittsburgh

Tradition states the Martins settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and although no evidence confirms this, it is likely the young family began their new life here, perhaps with other Martin kin.2 Western Pennsylvania was the frontier of the late 1700s, and a popular destination for independent-minded Scots-Irish immigrants. Robert, a blacksmith by trade, would have found ample employment in Pittsburgh’s fledgling iron industry and among the settlers rapidly filling the land.

Moving West

Land ownership was probably always a goal for Robert, and in 1811 he realized this ambition by purchasing 113 acres in Union Township, Belmont County, Ohio, for $450 (about $8000 in today’s currency).3 By 1812 the older Martin children were grown—but Betty and several younger children made the move west. In 1820 Robert’s household included a female of the right age for his wife, and seven children ranging in age from ten to twenty-five.4 Betty may have died between 1820 and 1827; Robert remained on the Union Township farm until his death about 1827.5

Fig. 4. “Ireland Regions, 1846.” Original map from Atlas of William Mackenzie 1846;

Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia Commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org: accessed December 2013).

Fig. 5. Robert Martin Ohio locations. Lucas’s 1816 Map of Ohio (Philadelphia: Philip H. Nicklin, 1816); digital image, David Rumsey

Map Collection (http://www.davidrumsey.com: accessed 28 April 2013).

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On 5 September 1827, the Union Township farm was sold by the “legatees and heirs at law of Robert Martin.”6 The list included names identified by Robert’s grand-daughter as his children:

The founders of the Martin family in American were Robert and Betty Martin, who came from Belfast, Ireland. Their oldest child, William, was born in Ireland, but Josiah, John and Robert and four daughters, Nancy, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Lydia, were all born in America.7

No will or probate records were found.8 No widow is named in the land record, and all heirs inherited equally. His children sold their father’s farm for $950 (over $22,000 in today’s currency).9

GENEALOGICAL SUMMARY

1. Robert1 Martin was born about 1765, perhaps to Scots-Irish parents in Belfast, Antrim County, Ulster Province, Ireland.10 He died about 1827 in Union Township, Belmont County, Ohio.11 He married Elizabeth “Betty” [---?---] about 1785 in Ireland.12 She died before 1827, probably in Ohio.13

Robert1 and Elizabeth “Betty” (---?---) Martin had the following children (not necessarily in order of birth):14

2 i. WILLIAM2 MARTIN, born before 1787 in Ireland.15 He married Mary [---?---].16

+ 3 ii. JOSIAH MARTIN, born about 20 May 1787,17 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;18 died 26 April 1868 in Davis County, Iowa.19

4 iii. JOHN MARTIN, probably born before 1795 in Pennsylvania. 20 John is most likely the individual who served with Josiah in named in Captain Whaley’s Company of Pennsylvania Militia during the War of 1812.21

5 iv. JANE MARTIN22

6 v. ELIZABETH MARTIN, born about 1799 in Pennsylvania.23 She married Isaac McKitterick between 1820–1830, probably in Ohio.24 Elizabeth and Isaac were located in Homer Township, Morgan County, by 1850, where Isaac was enumerated as a farmer with real estate valued at $700.25 The couple had children Martha, Eliza E. and John J.26

7 vi. NANCY MARTIN,27 married William Johnson on 5 January 1826 in Belmont County, Ohio.28

8 vii. ROBERT MARTIN29

9 viii. SARAH MARTIN30

10 ix. REBECKAH MARTIN, born before 1808.31 She married John McMullan [McMillin] on 5 September 1826 in Union Township, Belmont County, Ohio.32

11 x. LYDIA MARTIN33

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GENERATION 2 Pennsylvania to Ohio

Josiah Martin, was born on Pennsylvania’s western frontier in the early years following the Revolutionary War. Pittsburgh in the year of Josiah’s birth consisted of a handful of log houses and a few small stores situated at the confluence of the Monongahela, Allegheny and Youghiogheny Rivers. Family tradition states that Robert Martin was a blacksmith, and Josiah may have learned this trade at an early age from his father.34

As Josiah grew, so did the city; by the time Josiah reached manhood, Pittsburgh had become a thriving center of business and industry. Coming to maturity in the first decade of a new century, opportunity abounded in western Pennsylvania for a young man of ambition, with iron work available from an expanding river commerce and from the thousands of migrants pushing west to Ohio.35

War of 1812

Josiah was in his mid-twenties when war with England was declared in 1812. He and other family members may have relocated to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, for it is here that he and perhaps a brother, John Martin, enlisted to serve six-month terms in Captain James Whaley’s Company of Pennsylvania Militia.36 Patriotism ran high on the day of the company’s departure from Connellsville: they was feted at a local “public-house,” complete with orations and good wishes from local dignitaries.37 Josiah and John journeyed with their fellow soldiers to Pittsburgh, where they were mustered in as privates on 2 October

Fig. 6. Eastern locations for Josiah Martin. Mitchell’s New Map of Ohio with its Canals, Roads, and Distances (Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner, 1836); digital image, David Rumsey Map Collection (http://www.davidrumsey.com :

accessed 28 April 2013).



1812.38 By the time of his first paycheck in December, Josiah had been selected to serve as the company’s sergeant.39

Whaley’s Company was assigned to Colonel Robert Patterson, who commanded the Second Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers under Brigadier General Richard Crooks. Patterson’s men were ordered to the Ohio frontier to support Major General William Henry Harrison.40 Josiah and John marched west into the winter landscape of northern Ohio, arriving at Mansfield (in present-day Richland County) before Christmas. Here, nearly 200 miles from home, John Martin was either injured or became ill; he was discharged and sent back to Pennsylvania.41 At the same time, Josiah took an unapproved leave of absence from the company, probably to see his relative safely home. Josiah was back on the company’s payroll by 1 January 1813, but the “desertion” cost him his rank and a portion of his pay.42

In February 1813, Whaley’s Company joined forces with General Harrison’s army. Josiah’s term of enlistment consisted of working to construct Fort Meigs, a formidable structure on the Maumee River, intended to serve as a temporary supply depot and staging area for a planned invasion of Canada.43 Conditions were harsh and the work strenuous. Only primitive tools were available—axes, mattocks, and spades. When completed, the fort was the largest, wooden-walled fortification in North America.44

At the expiration of his term in April 1813, Josiah returned home with an honorable discharge.45 He reenlisted in January 1814 as a private with a company of Pittsburgh Volunteers commanded by Captain Samuel Douglas, assigned to protect Perry’s Fleet at Erie, Pennsylvania. He remained at Erie until 26 February 1814, when he mustered out of service for the last time, having earned $15.82 for his final two months’ service, plus $1.54 for traveling expenses home.46

Tradition

Martha (Martin) Wilson stated “When, in June, 1812, war was declared against Great Britain, he [Josiah] enlisted, going with his command to the head-waters of Lake Erie. In the spring of 1813 he assisted in the casting of eight of the anchors for the nine ships which composed Perry's fleet.” Josiah’s war record is well documented, but what about the statement that he participated in casting anchors for Perry’s fleet?

In March 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry took command of the project to build the Lake Erie fleet. The Battle of Lake Erie was fought on 10 September 1813. If Josiah participated in the iron work, he would have done so after his return from service at Ft. Meigs. According to the Pittsburgh Business Directory of 1815, “The Pittsburgh Steam Engine Company included an anvil and anchor factory, capable of furnishing anvils and anchors of the largest size. Many of the anchors for Commodore Perry’s squadron on lake Erie, were made at this Factory.”47 Although no known Martin family members are identified in Pittsburgh directories, two individuals, Samuel Martin and James Martin, were listed as employees of the Pittsburgh Steam Engine Company in 1819.48 Although it cannot be verified, it is possible Josiah did some ironwork in Pittsburgh before reenlisting there in January 1814.

The end of the war meant peace on the Ohio frontier and new opportunities in a new state. Josiah moved west with the sweep of migrants, hoping for a fresh beginning and a prosperous future. Two years later Josiah was in Fayette County, Ohio, courting a young woman named Susannah Howe.

Fig. 7. Josiah Martin signature, declaration for bounty land, warrant file 72746 (Act of 1850), RG 49, NARA—

Washington, D.C.



Susannah

In 1914, Susannah’s and Josiah’s youngest daughter, Martha (Martin) Wilson, provided an account of her parents’ lives in which she identified her mother’s family:

Josiah Martin was married February 16, 1816, to Susannah Moon Howe, who was born in Martinsburg, Virginia [present-day Berkeley County, West Virginia], and had three sisters, Jane, Margaret and Nancy, and one brother, Jacob Howe, and three half-brothers, John, Abe and Samuel Howe. Her father, John Howe, came from England and settled in Virginia, later going to Ohio…The maiden name of the mother of Susannah Howe was Mary Moon, whose parents came from Wales. Susannah Moon Howe was born January 1, 1793.49

Although the marriage record for Josiah and Susannah does not state her parents’ names, and a marriage record for John Howe to Mary Moon has not been located, other sources provide evidence of Susannah’s birth and parentage.50

Susannah Martin’s gravestone states her age at the time of death as 81 years, 4 months and 3 days, indicating a birthdate of 1 January 1793, consistent with the date provided by Martha (Martin) Wilson.51 From 1850 forward, all census enumerations state Susannah’s birthplace as Virginia or West Virginia.52 In 1850, Josiah Martin’s household included John How, age seventy-eight, born in Virginia, and Jane Floyd, age fifty-four, born in Virginia. Although Josiah is listed as the head of the household, an examination of the Green Township neighborhood in other census years suggests Josiah and Susannah had moved in with John How, implying a familial relationship.53 Jane How married Obediah Floyd (a.k.a. Flood) on 22 April 1819 in Fayette County.54 Jane Floyd’s age, as stated in the 1850 census, is within three years of Susannah’s, suggesting she is the sister named by Martha (Martin) Wilson.

John Howe is found among Berkeley County, Virginia, personal property tax records as early as 1790.55 He paid property taxes on one lot in the same neighborhood as Jacob Moon beginning in 1792, about a year before Susannah’s birth, and perhaps around the time of his marriage to Mary Moon.56 John Howe of Berkeley County disappears from local tax rolls around 1809.57 In 1811, John Howe purchased land in Fayette County, Ohio, where he was enumerated in census records from 1820 through 1850.58

The 1804 Will of Jacob Moon of Berkeley County states “I give to my daughter Mary How fifty Pound current money in two years after my decease.”59 The settlement of Jacob Moon’s estate included a cash payment in 1808 to “John Howe” with no further mention of Mary How, suggesting her status as feme covert, with her husband collecting on her behalf; providing indirect evidence of Mary Moon’s relationship to John Howe, and indirectly connecting Mary Moon to Susannah Howe.60

John How’s 1852 will identifies children Susannah How, Jane How, Margaret How, Ann How, Mary How, John How, Samuel How and Abraham How.61 This child list tallies closely with that provided by Susannah’s daughter and offers further confirmation that John Howe was Susannah’s father.

Josiah Martin and Susannah Howe were married on 22 February 1816 in Fayette County, and Josiah settled to farming, although there is no evidence that he purchased land in Fayette County.62 Their first child, Mary Ann, was born before the year ended, and ten more children followed in the next eighteen years.63



A Farm for the Family

The family moved from Fayette County to Union Township, Belmont County, by 1826.64 On 5 September 1827, the sale of 113 acres by the “legatees and heirs at law of Robert Martin” included the names of “Josiah Martin and Susanna his wife.”65 Josiah’s share from the land sale was about ninety-five dollars, a little more than $2000 in today’s terms, and he invested this small windfall in the purchase of Morgan County, Ohio, land. He received his patent for eighty acres in Deerfield Township on 8 October 1827, paying $1.25 per acre for a total of $100.66 It was a “hardscrabble” farm in a heavily wooded area not known for its fertility. But game was plentiful and the family scratched out a living.67 Here their eighth child, Robert, named in honor of his grandfather, was born in 1829. He did not survive past infancy.68

Moving On

After only three years on the farm, Josiah sold his eighty acres to Jacob Newman for $172, packed up Susannah and the children, and moved west to Ross County, settling in the neighborhood of Chillicothe, where Josiah’s last two children, Martha Lydia and Harriet, were born.69 A subsequent move to Perry County saw the first of the Martin children wed when Margaret married Squire Kimball in 1839.70 Margaret’s marriage was quickly followed by those of her sisters, Nancy, Mary Ann, and Elizabeth.71 For Josiah, the pressures of supporting his large family began to ease.

Josiah may have followed employment opportunities to Ross and Perry counties, an area of burgeoning canal projects.72 Lydia (Martin) Wilson stated that her father “was employed by the owners of the Logan [a.k.a. Hocking] canal…as the blacksmith in making the irons for the canal boats.”73

Returning to Fayette County in the early 1840s brought the Martins full circle and into the orbit of the Kneedler family who would play a critical role in the Martins’ future.74 Susannah and Josiah, with three remaining children, moved in with Susannah’s elderly father, John Howe, whose household included Susannah’s widowed sister, Jane (Howe) Floyd.75 Now in his early sixties, Josiah’s appetite for land ownership had waned, and when the opportunity to obtain military bounty land arose, he assigned ownership of his forty-acre Missouri patent to son-in-law Samuel Biddison, in hopes of securing a prosperous future for his eldest daughter, Mary Ann.76

With the death of Susannah’s father in 1852, and as their children married and moved away, Josiah and Susannah faced the prospect of few remaining family ties in Ohio.77 When oldest son John decided to seek new opportunities in a new state, Josiah and Susannah realized it was time for them to move also. About 1855 they packed their belongings and headed west to Iowa.78

Final Rest

Josiah and Susannah settled in Davis County, Iowa, near their children and grandchildren.79 In 1859 Josiah’s sale of a second military bounty land patent for 120 acres in Missouri provided a small measure of economic security for the aging couple.80 By 1861, their remaining children had married; the youngest son, Josiah Jr., cared for his parents in their final years.81 Josiah and Susannah celebrated fifty years of marriage in February of 1866. Death came for Josiah Martin two years later, at the age of eighty-one, with Susannah following in 1874.

Fig. 8. Susannah (Howe) and Josiah Martin ca. 1860

Photograph courtesy of Karen Christy Meeker, Ottumwa, Iowa, 2014.




3. Josiah2 Martin (Robert1)was born about 20 May 1787,82 the son of Robert and Elizabeth “Betty” Martin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.83 He died 26 April 1868 in Davis County, Iowa.84 He married Susannah Howe (var. How) 22 February 1816 in Fayette County, Ohio.85

Susannah Howe was born 1 January 1793 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, the daughter of John Howe (var. How) and Mary Moon.86 She died 4 May 1874 and is buried at Dunnville Cemetery in Lick Creek Township, Davis County, Iowa.87

Josiah2 and Susannah (Howe) Martin had the following children:88 12 i. MARY ANN3 MARTIN, born 5 November 1816,89 in Ohio;90 died 27 March 1895.91 She

married Samuel Biddison on 14 January 1841 in Perry County, Ohio.92 He was born in 1818,93 in Ohio;94 died in 1897.95 Both are buried at Iola Cemetery, Allen County, Kansas.96 Mary Ann and Samuel migrated about the same time as Josiah and Susannah Martin to Davis County, Iowa, where Samuel was employed as a wagon maker.97 In 1856 Samuel patented eighty acres in Sullivan County, Missouri.98 He was Josiah’s assignee for forty acres of military bounty land in the same county in 1857, and he patented an additional forty acres in 1859.99 By 1860, Samuel and Mary Ann were situated as farmers in Sullivan County, with real estate valued at $800.100 They removed to Woodson County, Kansas, by 1870,101 and to adjacent Coffey County by 1875, where Samuel continued to farm.102 Before 1895 they resettled in Allen County.103 Mary Ann and Samuel had daughters Susannah and Sarah.104

13 ii. NANCY MARTIN, born 17 March 1818,105 in Ohio;106 died 10 March 1897.107 She married John Biddison on 7 May 1840 in Perry County, Ohio.108 He was born in 1815,109 in Ohio;110 died in 1875.111 Both are buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Cincinnati, Appanoose County.112 Nancy and John Biddison migrated west to Iowa with eight children and one on the way, probably in the company of other Martin/Biddison relatives, about 1855.113 They settled in Van Buren County where John commenced farming.114 They relocated to Appanoose County by 1860, where they farmed probably until John’s death in 1875.115 Nancy moved to McPherson County, Kansas, with her married son’s family before 1885 and probably remained in their household until her death.116 The couple had children John, Josiah, William E., Sarah Jane, Rebecca Frances, Jeremiah, Samuel M., Amon K., Phillip, Robert Edward, Albert M., and Charles G.117

+ 14 iii. JOHN HOWE MARTIN, born about 27 September 1819,118 in Ohio;119 died 12 March 1888 in Van Buren County, Iowa.120 He married Nancy Kneedler (a.k.a. Knedler, Needler) on 1 July 1841 in Fayette County.121

15 iv. MARGARET MARTIN, born 3 May 1822,122 in Ohio;123 died September 1888.124 She married Squire Kimball (a.k.a. Kimble) on 26 December 1839 in Perry County, Ohio.125 He was born about 8 October 1804; died 13 June 1892 in Arcada, Gratiot County, Michigan.126 Margaret and Squire moved from Ohio to Gratiot County before 1870, where Squire worked as a farmer.127 In 1880, Squire was identified as a fisherman.128 Margaret and Squire had children Usual, Susannah, Delilah, Samuel, Rebecca, Josiah, and J.H.(male).129



16 v. ELIZABETH JANE MARTIN, born 21 October 1822,130 in Ohio;131 died 12 April 1897.132 She married Jabash Ames on 29 April 1841 in Perry County, Ohio.133 He was born about April 1818 in Pennsylvania; died after 1900.134 Elizabeth is buried at Aubry Cemetery, Johnson County, Kansas.135 Elizabeth and Jabesh migrated from Ohio to a farm in Jackson County, Missouri, by 1870.136 They relocated to Johnson County, Kansas by 1880 and appear to have stayed perhaps until Elizabeth’s death in 1897.137 By 1900 Jabesh, in his eighties, moved in with a son in Jackson County, Missouri, where Jabesh probably remained.138 The couple had children Josiah A., Dorsey, John S., Henry F., Zachary Taylor, William M., Stephen, Sarah J., Martha, Eurastus, Jasper, Mary E., Granville, and Elizabeth.139

17 vi. SARAH ANNIS MARTIN, born 6 September 1825,140in Ohio;141died 10 December 1892 in McDonough County, Illinois.142 She married Henry Fowler on 25 April 1844 in Fayette County, Ohio.143 He was born about 1824 in Ohio.144 Sarah and Henry migrated from Ohio to McDonough County before 1880, where Henry worked as a “carpenter and joiner.”145 They had no children.146

18 vii. REBECCA JANE MARTIN, born 12 August 1827 in Belmont County, Ohio;147died 19 January 1908 in Davis County, Iowa.148 She married (1) Jackson Kneedler on 11 September 1852 in Fayette County, Ohio.149 He was born 17 October 1826,150 in Ohio, the son of George W. and Nancy (Wright) Kneedler.151 He died 29 June 1861 in Iowa.152 She married (2) William D. Evans on 3 November 1880 in Davis County.153 He was born about 1806 in Tennessee; died 5 April 1893 in Davis County.154 Rebecca and Jackson are buried at Bethlehem Cemetery in Lick Creek Township, Davis County.155 Rebecca and Jackson migrated to Davis County about the same time as Rebecca’s parents.156 They settled first in Salt Creek Township then Lick Creek Township, where they farmed.157 After Jackson’s untimely death, Rebecca continued to operate the farm with the help of her children.158 Her second marriage to William Evans, a man fifteen years her senior, lasted thirteen years. After William’s death, she returned to her home and was identified once more as a “farmer.”159 She remained independent until the last few years of her life, when she moved in with a daughter who lived in the nearby village of Floris.160 Rebecca and Jackson had children Susannah, Craighton and Cora.161

19 viii. ROBERT MARTIN, born 24 February 1829; died 16 August 1829.162

20 ix. JOSIAH MARTIN, born 17 September 1830,163 in Ohio;164 died in 1915.165 He married Hannah Kuhn on 27 February 1861 in Davis County, Iowa.166 She was born about 1840 in Indiana.167 Josiah Martin is buried at Sidney Cemetery, Fremont County.168 Josiah Martin came west with his parents as a young man in his mid-twenties.169 By 1860 he was settled in Lick Creek Township, Davis County, and was enumerated as the head of a household that included his aging parents.170 After his marriage he relocated to Fremont County, where wife Hannah perhaps died before 1880.171 A farmer, he never remarried, but remained on the farm, running the operation with the help of his two unmarried children.172 Josiah and Hannah had children Harriet Ellen and William.173



21 x. MARTHA LYDIA MARTIN, born 18 November 1832 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio;174 died 14 October 1924 in Boise, Ada County, Idaho.175 She married James Albert Wilson on 27 May 1858 in Davis County, Iowa.176 He was born 15 December 1832 in Marion County, Indiana; died 23 December 1905 in Idaho.177 Martha and James are buried at Riverside Cemetery, Emmett, Idaho.178 Although James and Lydia were married in Davis County, their first home was in Nodaway County, Missouri, where James was employed as a wheelwright and Lydia as a weaver.179 They migrated to Payette Valley, Idaho, in 1874, where they operated a farm and stock ranch until James’ death in 1905.180 Martha and James had children Susana, William Marion, Jeremiah F., Mary Melissa, and Alfred Conde.181

22 xi. HARRIET MARTIN, born 29 January 1834 in Ohio; died 17 August 1843 in Ohio.182



GENERATION 3 The Quest

John Howe Martin, Emma’s grandfather, was the third child and oldest son of Josiah and Susannah (Howe) Martin. No birth record confirms the relationship, nor does John’s marriage record state his parentage.183 John does not appear by name in census records for Josiah Martin. No estate records for Josiah or death record for John have been located.184 Even so, evidence exists connecting John to Josiah and Susannah.

Martha (Martin) Wilson named John Howe Martin as a child of Josiah: “John Howe Martin, the third of the children of Josiah and wife, was born September 26, 1820.”185 Early census years enumerate a male child of about the right age for John in Josiah Martin’s household.186 Later census records consistently state John’s birthplace as Ohio.187 John H. Martin was married in Fayette County, Ohio, implying he had resided there. The Howe family were also Fayette County residents; Josiah Martin had married there, and was known to be a sometimes-resident of Fayette County.188 In the early years of John’s marriage, he resided near other married Martin children in Clinton County, Ohio, suggesting a familial relationship.189 John and Josiah Martin migrated to the vicinity of Davis County, Iowa, at about the same time.190 John’s son, William H. Martin, was enumerated with Josiah Martin, Jr.’s 1860 household, which included “Josiah Martin Sr.” and Susannah Martin. This suggests William was living with kin, and indirectly links John to Josiah and Susannah.191 John and Nancy (Kneedler) Martin named their second

Fig. 9. Southeast Iowa locations associated with John H. Martin. A.T. Andreas, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa (Chicago: Andreas Atlas Co., 1875), 210–11, 241,

246, Jefferson, Wapello, Davis & Van Buren counties.



son Josiah and their second daughter Susannah, suggesting a family naming pattern honoring John’s parents.192 Age, proximity, and family associations provide direct and indirect evidence demonstrating John H. Martin was the son of Josiah and Susannah (Howe) Martin.

Nancy John H. Martin grew up on Ohio’s developing frontier, and shared his parents’ unsettled lifestyle. His relationship with Nancy Kneedler was a natural choice: the families were connected by proximity and alliances that spanned two generations. Nancy’s father, George Kneedler, married Rachel Wright on 12 August 1810 in Berkeley County, (West) Virginia.193 The Kneedlers migrated to Fayette County, Ohio, about the same time as the Howes.194 The two families were neighbors in Green Township, where George Kneedler purchased land in 1817.195 When Rachel (Wright) died about 1835, George remarried to widow Leah Howe, a possible family connection of John Howe.196 Nancy was fourth of thirteen brothers and sisters.197 Her brother, Madison Kneedler, wed Nancy Howe, believed to be a granddaughter of John Howe.198 Another brother, Jackson Kneedler, married John Martin’s sister, Rebecca Martin.199 Connections between the Martin, Howe and Kneedler families were strong and enduring. Making Ends Meet

John and Nancy settled in Clinton County, Ohio, close to John’s married sisters, Mary Ann and Nancy.200 Mary Ann’s husband, Samuel Biddison, managed to acquire a small holding of lots in the village of Sabina, but for John, enumerated as a farmer in 1850, land ownership remained elusive.201 By 1853 John and Nancy were parents to six children, and the pressures of providing for their growing family must have been significant.202

The Kneedlers confronted similar pressures. Ohio’s population doubled between 1830 and 1860, making farm land less available and more expensive.203 As the Martin siblings and Kneedler siblings matured and started their own families, Ohio’s limited growth opportunities became increasingly apparent. The future would be elsewhere—and inexpensive Iowa lands were opening for settlement.

Persuasion

The eastern part of territorial Iowa officially opened for settlement in the mid-1830s, but it was not until 1843 that the center section, including Davis County, was vacated by Native American tribes and made available for purchase through federal land offices.204 Settlers flooded the territory, and by 1846 Iowa had met the standards for statehood.205 Southeast Iowa presented an attractive prospect for farmers. The land was rolling, cut through by small streams and the navigable Des Moines River, with plentiful pasture for livestock and timber for buildings and firewood.206

Nancy’s brother, George Kneedler, was the first to migrate to Iowa. He arrived in the vicinity of Davis County around 1845 and patented land in 1850.207 Reports home must have been favorable, for by 1856 three more Kneedler brothers had relocated to Iowa. Eventually eight of the thirteen Kneedler siblings made their homes in Davis County.208 For the Martins, the argument for migration was compelling. The Martins departed Ohio about 1854. If they traveled together, they comprised a large group:

• John and Nancy (Kneedler) Martin, with six children209 • Josiah and Susanna (Howe) Martin, with two unmarried children210 • Samuel and Mary Ann (Martin) Biddison, with two children211 • John and Nancy (Martin) Biddison, with eight children212 • Jackson and Rebecca (Martin) Kneedler, with two children213



At least thirty Martin family members journeyed over 600 miles from Ohio to Iowa where, with Nancy’s Kneedler kin, they fanned out across eastern Davis and surrounding counties. In the following decades, these allied families remained close-knit, observing annual reunions attended by hundreds of descendants.214

The Quest for Land

Arriving ten years after the initial opening of Davis County, acquiring land proved more difficult than John and Nancy may have expected. Opportunity presented itself with the death of local landowner Thomas Davis in 1858.215 His 118-acre Salt Creek Township farm was bequeathed for life to wife Charlotte, with the stipulation that it be sold at her death and the proceeds divided among their children.216 The elderly widow Charlotte may have relied on a son-in-law, William Cowel, to handle her business affairs, although court documents filed by estate executor Eli Dye make no mention of him.217

John and Nancy may have had assurances from Cowel of his authority to sell the property, and by 1860 they and their six youngest children had moved onto the land.218 The 1860 census identifies John as a real estate owner, but Davis County land records do not support this.219 The corresponding agricultural schedule states John had thirty acres under cultivation, and possessed a small inventory of livestock, including three horses, milch cows, hogs, sheep and a few cattle. His primary crop was “Indian corn” and he tried his hand at growing tobacco. The farm operation was rounded out with a modest production of wheat, hay, wool, butter, beeswax and honey.220

On 4 February 1861, John and Nancy “purchased” one-third interest in the Davis farm by making a down payment of $125 to William Cowel for his wife’s future share of the property. They obtained a mortgage from Cowel for the full down payment at ten percent interest, due in one year, citing the farm as collateral.221 Whether they understood the risks of this transaction is debatable. Widow Charlotte Davis died in May 1861, presumably paving the way for a smooth final purchase of the Davis property.222

John and Nancy paid their mortgage on 29 January 1862, fulfilling their obligation to William Cowel.223 Perhaps they could not raise the necessary additional capital to finalize their purchase, or perhaps they had been deceived by Cowel. Regardless, that same day estate executor Eli Dye sold the Davis property to neighbor William Money.224 There is no evidence that the Martins challenged the sale.225 The bitter disappointment was compounded by the knowledge that the Martins no longer had a home. John and Nancy moved their family east across the Des Moines River before the year ended and settled just over the Van Buren County line in the southwestern corner of Jefferson County.226

It may have been the death of John’s father, Josiah Martin, that finally turned the tide. Although he made no will and no probate records were found for his estate, Josiah may have left a little money for his children.227 John’s daughters, Harriet and Susannah, had married well—to brothers James W. and David Stump.228 Taking advantage of these new family connections, John, with $560 cash in hand, plus a mortgage for $239.50, purchased eighty acres in Liberty Township, Jefferson County, on 1 February 1869 from the heirs of George Stump.229 John divided this parcel in half, reselling forty acres at cost the same day to Susannah’s husband, James Stump.230 The remaining forty acres he held until August 1869, when he sold out to B.G. Troette for $600, turning a nice profit of $200.231

Fig. 10. Farm implements similar to those John H. Martin would have owed. Fairfield Tribune,

17 June 1886, p. 2, col. 6.



Satisfaction

With the proceeds from this transaction, John and Nancy relocated south to Van Buren County where they settled on twenty acres in Village Township.232 Not content, John continued to search for opportunities to improve the family’s fortunes, and in February 1875 he began another series of complicated mortgages and estate transactions, culminating in the eventual purchase of sixty-five acres in Lick Creek Township in Van Buren County.233 The family, now reduced to Nancy and their two youngest daughters, Mary Etta and Sarah Frances, made their final move around 1875. When son William’s wife died the same year, William’s three small children, Charles, Emma and baby Frank, joined John’s household at the new farm. They remained with John and Nancy until William remarried in 1878.234

John and Nancy were settled at last, on almost sixty-five acres they could truly call their own.235 In February 1888, with immense satisfaction, John H. Martin made his will:

I give and bequeath unto my wife Nancy Martin the farm situated in the County and State above mentioned, the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 Sec 5 Township Seventy (70) 40 acres N pt NE 1/4 NW 1/4 Section Eight (8) Township Seventy (70) acres 24 ½. Personal property Two (2) horses Six (6) Cows One Spring and one farm wagon One set of harness, One mower and all other farm implements and all of the household and kitchen furniture and all bedding and wearing apparel and everything in the house.236

He died in March the same year. In 1889 the land was sold to son Josiah Wesley.237 Nancy joined son William’s household, and remained with his family until a few months before her death.238 When her health failed, she moved in with her daughter Sarah, who cared for her until the end came in November 1901.239

Fig. 11. John H. Martin estate, Administrator’s Sale Bill, 1888; Van Buren County Genealogical Society Archival Collection, Keosauqua. Reprinted with permission.




14. John Howe3 Martin (Josiah2, Robert1) was born about 27 September 1819,240 in Ohio,241 the son of Josiah Martin and Susannah Howe.242 He died 12 March 1888 in Van Buren County, Iowa.243 He married Nancy Kneedler (a.k.a. Knedler, Needler) on 1 July 1841 in Fayette County, Ohio.244

Nancy Kneedler was born 3 June 1816 in Ohio,245 the daughter of George Kneedler and Nancy Wright.246 She died 3 November 1901.247 John and Nancy (Kneedler) Martin are buried at Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Douds in Village Township, Van Buren County.248

John Howe3 and Nancy (Kneedler) Martin had the following children:249

+ 23 i. WILLIAM HENRY4 MARTIN, born 14 March 1842 in Fayette County, Ohio;250died 9 June 1917 in Van Buren County, Iowa.251 He married (1) Mary Elizabeth Turner 3 November 1870 in Van Buren County.252 He married (2) Mary Jane Bryan on 28 April 1878 in Van Buren County.253

24 ii. JOSIAH WESLEY MARTIN, born 18 November 1844 in Fayette County, Ohio;254 died 29 March 1923 in Van Buren County, Iowa.255 He married Sarah E. Lawson on 17 December 1866 in Jefferson County, Iowa.256 She was born 24 October 1847 in Tennessee;257 died 6 February 1923 in Van Buren County.258 Josiah Wesley and Sarah are buried at Maple Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Van Buren County.259 Josiah Wesley came west with his parents and was a member of his father’s household on the Salt Creek farm.260 On 18 March 1862 he enlisted as a private in Co. D, 17th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He served for three years and mustered out at the end of his term on 3 May 1865.261 After his marriage, he settled in Liberty Township, Jefferson County, where he first purchased land in 1872.262 A farmer all his life, he followed his father’s example, buying and selling small to mid-sized acreages, gradually increasing his holdings.263 Josiah Wesley purchased the Martin farm after John’s death and for a time lived on the property, but sold a part of it in 1894 and returned to Liberty Township.264 Josiah and Sarah had children William Clarence, Nancy Alma, Mary Gertrude and Izora “Zora.” Two children died in infancy.265

25 iii. GEORGE W. MARTIN, born 30 June 1846 in Ohio; died 6 December 1925 in Van Buren County, Iowa.266 He married Mary Ann Reneker (a.k.a. Reniker) on 29 September 1870 in Van Buren County.267 She was born 15 June 1845 in Ohio,268 the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Nup) Reneker;269 died 14 July 1926 in Van Buren County.270 George migrated from Ohio with the Martin family and was enumerated with his father’s household on the Salt Creek farm.271 After his marriage, George worked as a farm laborer, teamster, common laborer and meat market employee. George and Mary Ann moved frequently, but remained residents of Van Buren County.272 George and Mary Ann had children Elmeda “Meda” and John E.273



26 iv. HARRIET ELIZABETH MARTIN, born 14 November 1848 in Fayette County, Ohio;274 died 25 July 1934 in Jefferson County, Iowa.275 She married James William Stump on 12 December 1868 in Jefferson County.276 He was born 25 September 1845 in Jefferson County,277 the son of George and Mary (Terhune) Stump;278 died 25 December 1929.279 Harriet and James are buried at Fell Cemetery, Liberty Township, Jefferson County.280 Harriet migrated to Iowa with her parents and was enumerated with the Martin family on the Salt Creek farm in 1860.281 She probably met the Stump family after the Martins moved to Jefferson County. James W. Stump enlisted in Co. H, 3rd Iowa Vol. Cavalry on 4 January 1864, and served until 9 August 1865.282 James and Harriet lived their entire married lives in Liberty Township, Jefferson County, where they owned and operated a farm.283 The couple had children Elmer Orville, Perry Clinton, Alice Veretta, Elza Amaziah, Archie Ivan, Anna “Annie,” and Charles Albert.284 Daughter Ellen Arvilla died at the age of two.285

27 v. SUSANNAH JANE MARTIN, born 4 October 1850 in Fayette County, Ohio;286 died 12 August 1932 in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa.287 She married (1) David J. Stump on 13[17?] March 1868 in Jefferson County.288 He was born about 29 May 1840,289 the son of George and Mary (Terhune) Stump.290 He died 29 September 1879, probably in Jefferson County.291 James is buried at Fell Cemetery in Liberty Township.292 Susannah married (2) James Lemmax (a.k.a. Lennox) on 31 December 1886 in Jefferson County; they divorced on 3 September 1907 in Decatur County.293 He was born March 1846 in Ohio,294 the son of William and Matilda A. (Grant) Lemmax.295 Susannah is buried at Leon Cemetery, Decatur County.296 Susannah migrated to Iowa with the Martin family and was enumerated in her father’s household on the Salt Creek farm in 1860.297 The family’s move to Jefferson County brought her in contact with the Stump family, and she married David Stump, a brother to James, whom her sister Harriet had wed. Susannah’s life was troubled. David, like his brother, served in Co. H, 3rd Iowa Vol. Cavalry, enlisting on 29 December 1863. He was captured near White’s Station, Tennessee on 4 December 1864. Surviving incarceration, he mustered out on 9 August 1865.298 Possibly his health was affected by his time in the Confederate prison camp; he was thirty-nine when he died. Susannah and David were married for twelve years and had four children together.299 Susannah’s second marriage, to Decatur County mill owner James Lemmax, ended in divorce after twenty-one years.300 She appears to have been estranged from her one surviving son, Melvin—in old age she had no family to care for her and could hire no one reliable to help her. After her death, a small fortune was found hidden away in her house.301 Susannah and David had children George, Marion, Melvin, and John.302

28 vi. MARY ETTA MARTIN, born 13 August 1852 in Ohio; died 10 February 1941 in Santa Clara County, California.303 She married David T. Fillmore on 6 October 1881 in Van Buren County, Iowa.304 He was born 9 January 1854;305 died 5 July 1935 in Santa Clara County.306 Mary Etta and David are buried at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, California.307 Mary Etta migrated to Iowa with the Martin family and was enumerated on the Salt Creek farm in 1860.308 Mary Etta and David migrated to California before 1895, and settled in Redwood Township, Santa Clara County, California, where they operated a fruit farm.309 The couple had five children, including Rolland, Lonnie, and Nancy.310



29 vii. JOHN B. MARTIN, born December 1856; died 18 September 1857 in Salt Creek Township, Davis County, Iowa.311 The first of John and Nancy’s children to be born in Iowa, he did not survive. He is buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, Salt Creek Township.312 The cemetery was adjacent to the Salt Creek farm.

30 viii. SARAH FRANCES MARTIN, born about 10 March 1859;313 died 8 January 1949 in Van Buren County, Iowa.314 She married Jacob Reneker (a.k.a. Reniker) on 17 July 1884 in Van Buren County.315 He was born 20 July 1849,316 the son of David and Mary (Sarvel) Reneker;317 died 28 October 1931.318 Sarah Frances and Jacob are buried at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Van Buren County.319 Sarah was the second of the Martin children to be born in Iowa, and was enumerated with her parents on the Salt Creek farm in 1860.320 Sarah and Jacob lived in Lick Creek Township, Van Buren County, where they owned and operated a farm all their married life.321 Sarah and Jacob had children Ira and Mary Frieda (a.k.a. Freda Mae).322



ENDNOTES

1. Hiram T. French, History of Idaho: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, 2 vols. (Chicago and New York: Lewis Publishing, 1914), 2:742–44.

2. Although Robert Martin was not found in Pittsburgh directories, other Martins were named. James M. Riddle, compiler, Pittsburgh Business Directory of 1815 (Pittsburgh: Colonial Trust Co., 1905), 57, entries for John Martin, blacksmith, and Alexander Martin, laborer, same address, SE corner of Cherry alley and 3rd.

3. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, D:218, Edward Milner to Robert Martin, 28 Oct 1811; Recorder’s Office, St. Clairsville; FHL microfilm 875, 921 item 2. Alan Eliasen, Historical Currency Conversions (http://futureboy.homeip.net/fsp/dollar.fsp : accessed 6 January 2014).

4. 1820 U.S. census, Belmont County (Co.), Ohio, population (pop.) schedule (sch.), Union Township (Twp.), page (p.) 288, line 14, Robert Martin; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm publication M33, roll 86.

5. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6, Robert Martin heirs to Samuel Jump, 5 September 1827; FHL microfilm 875,925. None of the heirs appear to be Robert’s widow.

6. Ibid. 7. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 8. Negative search: Belmont Co., Ohio, Wills, vols. B –E, 1817–1832; Clerk of Court’s Office, St. Clairsville;

FHL microfilm 886,934–935. Belmont Co., Ohio, Index to Probate Records, 1802–1900; Clerk of Court’s Office, St. Clairsville; FHL microfilm 2,137,623, item 2. Belmont Co., Ohio, Estate Index, vol. 1–3, 1801–1921; Clerk of Court’s Office, St. Clairsville; FHL microfilm 902,155.

9. Ibid. Alan Eliasen, Historical Currency Conversions (http://futureboy.homeip.net/fsp/dollar.fsp : accessed 6 January 2014). 10. Estimated birthdate based on approximate ages of children. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 11. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6. 12. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44.1820 U.S. census, Belmont Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Union Twp., p. 288, line 14,

Robert Martin. 13. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6. None of the heirs to Robert’s estate appear to be his wife. 14. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6. 15. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 16. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6. 17. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. Martha (Martin) Wilson stated Josiah’s birthdate as 20 May 1780. Bounty land

records in which Josiah stated his age indicate a birth year of 1787. Josiah Martin affidavit, 22 November 1851; Josiah Martin (Pvt., Capt. J. Whaley’s Co., Col. Robert Patterson’s Pennsylvania Militia, War of 1812), bounty land warrant file 72746 (Act of 1850); Military Bounty Land Warrants and Related Papers; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group (RG) 49; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington. D.C. Josiah Martin affidavit, 29 March 1855; Josiah Martin (Pvt., Capt. J. Whaley’s Co., Col. Robert Patterson’s Pennsylvania Militia, War of 1812), bounty land warrant file 78952 (Act of 1855); Military Bounty Land Warrants and Related Papers; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, RG 49; NARA—Washington. D.C.

18. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 19. Ibid. 20. Ibid. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6. Compiled service record, John Martin, Pvt., Whaley's Co.,

Patterson's 2nd Regt. Pennsylvania Militia; Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations, War of 1812; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s–1917, RG 94; NARA—Washington, D.C. John was probably at least 18 years old when he enlisted.

21. Compiled service record, John Martin, Pvt., Whaley's Co., Patterson's 2nd Regt. Penn. Militia, War of 1812, RG 94, NARA—Washington, D.C.

22. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6. Not named by Martha (Martin) Wilson, but not associated as the wife of any of Robert’s sons.

23. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6. 1850 U.S. census, Morgan Co., Ohio, population schedule, Homer Township, p, 66, dwelling 149, family 154, Isaac McKitterick; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 715.

24. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6. 1850 U.S. census, Morgan Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Homer Twp., p. 66, dwell. 149, fam. 154, Isaac McKitterick.

25. 1850 U.S. census, Morgan Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Homer Twp., p, 66, dwell. 149, fam. 154, Isaac McKitterick. 26. Ibid. 27. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6. 28. Belmont Co., Ohio, Marriage Records, 2:13, no. 1, Johnston-Martin, 1826; Clerk of Court’s Office, St. Clairsville;

citing FHL microfilm 317,291. Affidavit by Robert Martin, could be father or brother.



29. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6. 30. Ibid. 31. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6. Not named by Martha (Martin) Wilson, but not associated as the

wife of any of Robert’s sons. 32. Belmont Co., Ohio, Marriage Records, 2:52, no. 113, McMillen-Martin, 1826; Clerk of Court’s Office,

St. Clairsville; citing FHL microfilm 317,291. 33. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, L:485–6.

GENERATION 2 34. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 35. Charles Morris, The History of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott, 1913), 195–99. 36. John B. Linn and William Henry Engle, eds., Pennsylvania Archives, ser. 2, vol. 12, Muster Rolls of the War of

1812–1814, with Contemporary Papers and Documents (Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, State Printer and Binder, 1880), 1:509–10. Franklin Ellis, ed., History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men (Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1882), 182.

37. Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 180. 38. Linn and Engle, Muster Rolls of the War of 1812–1814,1:509–10. 39. Compiled service record, Josiah Martin, Sgt./Pvt., Whaley's Co., Patterson's 2nd Regt. Pennsylvania Militia; Carded

Records, Volunteer Organizations, War of 1812; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s–1917, RG 94; NARA—Washington, D.C.

40. Linn and Engle, Muster Rolls of the War of 1812–1814, 1:509–10. 41. Compiled service record, John Martin, Pvt., Whaley's Co., Patterson's 2nd Regt. Penn. Militia, War of 1812, RG 94,

NARA—Washington, D.C. 42. Compiled military service record, Josiah Martin, Sgt./Pvt., Whaley's Co., Patterson's 2nd Regt. Penn. Militia, War

of 1812, RG 94, NARA—Washington, D. C. 43. Harold L. Myers, Pennsylvania and the War of 1812 (Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum

Commission, 1964), 9. Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania,, 180. 44. Eleazer D. Wood, “Journal of the Northwestern Campaign of 1812–13, under Major-General William H. Harrison,”

Campaigns of the War of 1812–15, Against Great Britain, Sketched and Criticised; with Brief Biographies of the American Engineers, by George W. Cullem (New York: James Miller, 1879), 362–412, especially 371–72. Eyewitness account of conditions at Ft. Meigs from the journal of Bvt. Lieut.-Col. Eleazer D. Wood, Captain, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, reprinted in its entirety by Cullem.

45. Compiled military service record, Josiah Martin, Sgt./Pvt., Whaley's Co., Patterson's 2nd Regt. Penn. Militia, War of 1812, RG 94, NARA—Washington, D. C.

46. Compiled service record, Josiah Martin, Pvt., Douglas' Co., Pittsburgh Volunteers; Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations, War of 1812; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s–1917, RG 94; NARA—Washington, D.C.

47. Riddle, Pittsburgh Business Directory of 1815,57. 48. Pittsburgh Business Directory for 1819 (n.p., 1819), 69, entries for Samuel and James Martin. 49. French, History of Idaho, 2: 742–44. 50. Negative search of Berkeley, its parent county Frederick County, and surrounding area civil and church records:

Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Indexed Marriage Bonds, 1789–1816, abstracted typed records; Clerk of Court’s Office, Martinsburg; FHL microfilm 464,925. Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Marriage Bonds, vols. 1–3, 1797–1816; Clerk of Court’s Office, Martinsburg; FHL microfilm 831,315. Frederick Co., Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1773–1798, Marriage bonds, vols. 5–8, 1788–1811; Clerk of Court’s Office, Winchester; FHL microfilm 32,373 item 1. Frederick Co., Virginia, Marriage Registers, 1773–1907; Clerk of Court’s Office, Winchester; FHL microfilm 31,459. Loudoun Co., Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1779–1850; Clerk of Court’s Office, Leesburg; FHL 32,373 item 1. Loudon Co., Virginia, Fairfax monthly meeting, Marriage Certificates, 1760–1892; FHL microfilm 32,373, item 2. Loudon Co., Virginia, Marriage Records 1793–1850; Clerk of Court’s Office, Leesburg; FHL microfilm 32,373, item 3. Allegany Co., Maryland, Marriage Records, 1791–1865; Clerk of Circuit Court’s Office, Cumberland; FHL microfilm 13,310. Guy L. Keesecker, comp., Marriage Records of Berkeley County, Virginia, 1781–1854 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1983). Wes Cochran, comp., Marriages of Harrison County, West Virginia, 1785–1894 (Parkersburg, West Virginia: Wes Cochran, 1985). Joan D. Hackett, comp., Frederick County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1992). Eliza Timberlake Davis, comp., Frederick County, Virginia, Marriages, 1771 –1825 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975). T. William Kethley, comp., Frederick County Marriages, 1738–1850 (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing, 1984). John W. Wayland, Hopewell Friends History, 1734–1934, Frederick County, Virginia (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1993). Mrs. Walter Towner Jewell, comp., Loudoun county, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1762–1850 (1962; reprinted Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1993). First Marriage Record of Augusta County, Virginia,



1785–1813 (Verona, Virginia: Augusta Heritage Press, 1985).Therese Fisher, comp., Marriage Records of the City of Fredericksburg, and of Orange, Spotsylvania and Stafford Counties, Virginia, 1722–1850 (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1990). Joel Ricks, transcr., Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1795–1853 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1939). Orange County Marriages, 1747–1850 (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing, 1984). Margaret E. Myers, comp., Marriage Licenses of Frederick County, Maryland, 1778–1810, 2nd Ed. (Silver Springs, Maryland: Family Line, 1986). Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, comp., Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources, vol. 1 (Baltimore, Maryland: Williams & Wilkins, 1915). William Wade Hinshaw, et. al, comps., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, 6 vols. (1950; reprint, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993), vol. 6.

51. Dunnville Cemetery (Davis Co., Iowa; 6 miles northeast of Bloomfield off Nuthatch Avenue in Section (Sec.) 32, Township (Twp.) 70 North, Range 13 West; GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.8227978, Longitude: -92.3799067), Susannah Martin marker, read by Alice Hoyt Veen, August 1992.

52. 1850 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, population schedule, Green Township, p. 120A, dwelling 814, family 814, line 25, Susanna Martin in Josiah Martin household; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 678. 1856 Iowa state census, Davis Co., population schedule, Salt Creek Township, p. 268, dwelling 31, family 31, line 28, Susanna Martin in Josiah Martin household; Secretary of State, State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI), Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,295. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, p. 68, dwelling 496, family 465, line 17, Susannah Martin in Josiah J. Martin, Jr. household; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 317. Susannah was not found in the 1870 census.

53. 1850 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, population schedule, Green Township, p. 120A, dwelling 814, family 814, Josiah Martin; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 678. 1820 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, population schedule, Green Township, p. 17A, line 17, John How; NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 92. 1830 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, population schedule, Green Township, p. 325, line 1, John Howe; NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 130. 1840 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, population schedule, Green Township, p. 66, line 10, John House; NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 393.

54. Fayette Co., Ohio, Marriage Records, A:44, no. 200, Flood-How, 1819; Clerk of Court’s Office, Washington Court House; FHL microfilm 292,630.

55. Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Personal Property Tax Lists, 1790–1799, p. 31, John How, 1790; Commissioner of Revenue’s Office, Martinsburg; FHL microfilm 2,024,479.

56. Berkeley County, West Virginia, Land Book, 1792, 1st Battalion, p. 17, John Howe; County Assessor’s Office, Martinsburg; FHL microfilm 531, 232, item 1.

57. Negative search: Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Personal Property Tax Lists, 1800–1813, Property Tax Book for 1809, Stephen Snodgrass, Commissioner, p. 15, John How; Commissioner of Revenue’s Office, Martinsburg; FHL microfilm 2,024,480.

58. Fayette Co., Ohio, Land Deeds, A:63–64, no. 56, Amos Haines to John How, 4 May 1811; Recorder’s Office, Washington Court House; FHL microfilm 292, 609, item 1. 1820 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Green Twp., p. 17A, line 17, John How. 1830 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Green Twp., p. 325, line 1, John Howe. 1840 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Green Twp., p. 66, line 10, John House. 1850 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Green Twp., p. 120A, dwell. 814, fam. 814, Josiah Martin.

59. Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Will Book 3: 622, Will of Jacob Moon, 1804; Clerk of Court’s Office, Martinsburg; FHL microfilm 831,170.

60. Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Will Book 4: 208–12, Jacob Moon estate; Clerk of Court’s Office, Martinsburg; FHL microfilm 831,170, item 2.

61. Fayette Co., Ohio, Will Records, 1:14–15, Will of John Howe, 1852; Clerk of Court’s Office, Washington Court House; FHL microfilm 292, 650.

62. Negative search: Fayette Co., Ohio, Land Deed Index, Grantees, vol. L–Z (1810–1913); Recorder’s Office, Washington Court House; FHL microfilm 292,606. Fayette Co., Ohio, Land Deed Index, Grantors, vol. L–Z (1810–1913); Recorder’s Office, Washington Courthouse; FHL microfilm 292,608. Josiah was not identified in Fayette County land records.

63. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 1840 U.S. census, Perry Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Monroe Twp., p. 145, line 9, Josiah Martin; NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 419. 1840 U.S. census, Perry Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Monroe Twp., p. 145, line 10, Squire Kimble; NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 419. The 1840 census supports number of children, with married daughter Margaret (Martin) Kimble in an adjacent household.

64. Belmont Co., Ohio, Personal Property Tax Records, 1826, Union Twp., p. 190, Josiah Martin; Auditor’s Office, St. Clairsville; FHL microfilm 514,148.

65. Belmont Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, vol. L (1824–1828):485, Robert Martin heirs to Samuel Jump (1827); Recorder’s Office, St. Clairsville; FHL microfilm 875,925.

66. Josiah Martin (Morgan Co.) cash entry file, certificate no. 1548, Zanesville, Ohio, Land Office; Land Entry Papers, 1800 - 1908; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, RG 49; NARA—Washington, D.C.

67. Paul C. Jenny & Don N. McClure, Soil Survey of Morgan County, Ohio (Washington: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1998), 31–35; pdf, United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (www.soils.usda.gov : accessed 26 October 2013). Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Soil and Water



Conservation, Soil Regions of Ohio (Columbus: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, ca. 1998), 4; pdf, United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (www.soils.usda.gov : accessed 26 October 2013). Charles Robinson, History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men (Chicago: L.H. Watkins & Co., 1886), 452–53.

68. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 69.Morgan Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, D:88, Josiah Martin to Jacob Newman, 23 November 1830; Recorder’s

Office, McConnelsville; FHL microfilm 911,075 item 2. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 70. Perry Co., Ohio, Marriage Book 1:312, no. 561, Kemble-Martin, 1839; Clerk of Court’s Office, New Lexington;

FHL microfilm 910,669. 71. Perry Co., Ohio, Marriage Book 2 & 3:3, no. 20, Bidason-Martin, 1840; Clerk of Court’s Office, New Lexington;

FHL microfilm 910, 669. Perry Co., Ohio, Marriage Book 2 & 3:18, no. 144, Bidason-Martin, 1841; Clerk of Court’s Office, New Lexington; FHL microfilm 910, 669. Perry Co., Ohio, Marriage Book 2 & 3:27, no. 216, Ames-Martin, 1841; Clerk of Court’s Office, New Lexington; FHL microfilm 910,669.

72. Lyle S. Evans, ed., A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio; An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and Social Development, 2 vols. (Chicago & New York: Lewis Publishing Co., 1917), 1:86-95.

73. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 74. Fayette Co., Ohio, Marriage Book B:184, no. 1684, Martin-Kneadler, 1841; Clerk of Court’s Office, Washington

Court House; FHL microfilm 292,630. Fayette Co., Ohio, Marriage Book C:20, no. 1945 (stamped), no. 80 (penned), Fowler-Martin, 1844; Washington Court House; FHL microfilm 292,630. 1840 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, population schedule, Green Township, p. 64, line 26, George Needler; NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 393. The 1841 marriage of John Howe Martin and the 1844 marriage of Sarah Annis Martin suggest the family’s return to Fayette County. The Kneedler family were close neighbors to the Howes.

75. 1850 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Green Twp., p. 120A, dwell. 814, fam. 814, Josiah Martin. 76. Josiah Martin bounty land warrant file 72746 (Act of 1850), RG 49, NARA—Washington, D.C. 77. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 August 2012),

photograph, “gravestone for John Howe (1772–1852), Memorial No. 50906891, Records of Walnut Creek Cemetery, Fayette Co., Ohio,” photograph © Karen Christy Meeker.

78. 1856 Iowa state census, Davis Co., population schedule, Salt Creek Township, p. 268, dwelling 31, family 31, Josiah Martin; Secretary of State, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,295. The 1856 census asked the question “years resident of this state?” The Martins stated they had resided one year in Iowa. Negative search: 1854 Iowa state census, Davis Co., population schedule; Secretary of State, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,206. 1854 Iowa state census, Wapello Co., population schedule; Secretary of State, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,207.

79. 1856 Iowa census, Davis Co., pop. sch., Salt Creek Twp., p. 268, dwell. 31, fam. 31, Josiah Martin. 1856 Iowa census, Davis Co., pop. sch., Salt Creek Twp., p. 268, dwell. 30, fam. 30, Jackson Kneedler; Secretary of State, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,295. Josiah Martin household adjacent.

80. Josiah Martin bounty land warrant file 78952 (Act of 1855), RG 49, NA—Washington, D.C. 81. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, pop. sch., Lick Creek Twp., p. 68, dwell. 496, fam. 465, line 16, Josiah Martin

Sr., line 17, Susannah Martin, in Josiah J. Martin, Jr. household; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 317. 82. Josiah Martin affidavit, 22 November 1851; Josiah Martin bounty land warrant file 72746 (Act of 1850), RG 49,

NARA—Washington, D.C. Josiah Martin affidavit, 29 March 1855; Josiah Martin bounty land warrant file 78952 (Act of 1855), RG 49, NA—Washington, D.C.

83. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 84. Only the 1860 census states his birthplace as Pennsylvania. Other records in which Josiah states his age suggest a

birth year of 1787. Iowa death records were not kept before 1880 and no grave record or obituary has been found for Josiah. No will, probate, or property sale was found to date his death. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44.1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, pop. sch., Lick Creek Twp., p. 68, dwell. 496, fam. 465, line 16, Josiah Martin Sr., line 17, Susannah Martin, in Josiah J. Martin, Jr. household. Josiah Martin affidavit, 22 November 1851; Josiah Martin bounty land warrant file 72746 (Act of 1850), RG 49, NARA—Washington, D.C. Josiah Martin affidavit, 29 March 1855; Josiah Martin bounty land warrant file 78952 (Act of 1855), RG 49, NA—Washington, D.C. Negative search: Works Progress Administration Gravestone Records of Davis County (Co.), Iowa; State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; Family History Library (FHL) microfilm 1,023,099, item 3. Davis Co., Iowa, Complete Probate Index, vol. 2, ser. 3 to vols. B–O, 1844–1879; Clerk of Court's Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,454, item 2. Davis Co., Iowa, Land Deeds General Indexes, 1859 – 1879; Recorder’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilms 968,469–470.

85. Fayette Co., Ohio, Marriage Records, A:54, no. 265, Martin-Howe, 1816; Clerk of Court’s Office, Washington Court House; FHL microfilm 292,630.



86. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. Dunnville Cemetery (Davis Co., Iowa), Susannah Martin marker. Susannah’s gravestone states her age at the time of her death on 4 May 1874 as 81 years, 4 months and 3 days, indicating her birthdate as 1 January 1793.

87. Dunnville Cemetery (Davis Co., Iowa), Susannah Martin marker. 88. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 1840 U.S. census, Perry Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Monroe Twp., p. 145, line 9,

Josiah Martin. 1840 U.S. census, Perry Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Monroe Twp., p. 145, line 10, Squire Kimble. The 1840 census supports number of children, with married daughter Margaret (Martin) Kimble in adjacent Squire Kimble household.

89. Ibid. 90. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, population schedule, Richland Township, p. 328A, dwelling 153, family 153,

line 19, Mary A. in Samuel Biddison household; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 668. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 November 2012), photograph, “gravestone for Mary A. Biddison (1816–1895), Memorial No. 95594743, Records of Iola Cemetery, Allen Co., Kansas;” photograph © Rising Sun. Birth and death dates provided by Martha (Martin)Wilson. Census records state birthplace as Ohio. Birth and death years confirmed by gravestone.

91. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, photograph,“gravestone for Mary A. Biddison (1816–1895), Memorial No. 95594743.

92. Perry Co., Ohio, Marriage Book 2 & 3:18, no. 144. 93. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 November 2012),

photograph, “gravestone for Samuel Biddison (1818–1897), Memorial No. 95594722, Records of Iola Cemetery, Allen Co., Kansas;” photograph © Rising Sun.

94. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton County, Ohio, population schedule, Richland Township, p. 328A, dwelling 153, family 153, Samuel Biddison; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 668.

95. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, photograph, “gravestone for Samuel Biddison (1818–1897), Memorial No. 95594722.”

96. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, photograph, “gravestone for Samuel Biddison (1818–1897), Memorial No. 95594722, and Mary A. Biddison (1816–1895), Memorial No. 95594743.” 97. 1856 Iowa state census, Davis County, population schedule, Salt Creek Township, p. 270, dwelling 36, family 35, Samuel Biddison; Census Board, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,295. The 1856 census asked the question, “years resident in the state” Mary Ann and Samuel answered one year.

98. Samuel Biddison (Milan, Missouri) patent no. 7203; U.S. Bureau of Land Management, “Patent Search,” digital images, General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov : accessed 22 April 2012).

99. Josiah Martin bounty land warrant file 72746 (Act of 1850), RG 49, NARA—Washington, D.C. Samuel Biddison (Sullivan Co., Missouri) patent no. 12,661; U.S. Bureau of Land Management, “Patent Search,” digital images, General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov : accessed 22 April 2012).

100. 1860 U.S. census, Sullivan County, Missouri, population schedule, [township blank], P.O. Milan, p. 759, page 139 (penned), dwelling 950, family 950, Samuel Biddison; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 658.

101. 1870 U.S. census, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Neosho Falls, p. 476A (stamped), p. 23 (penned), dwelling 178, family 190, Samuel Biddison; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 443.

102. 1875 Kansas state census, Coffey County, population schedule, Spring Creek Township, p. 11, dwelling 65, family 67, line 14, Saml Biddison; Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS), Topeka; FHL microfilm 570,201.

103. 1895 Kansas state census, Allen County, population schedule, Elm Township, p. 12, dwelling [blank], family [blank], line 10, Saml Biddison; State Board of Agriculture, KSHS—Topeka; FHL microfilm 570,221.

104. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44.1856 Iowa state census, Davis Co., pop. sch., Salt Creek Twp., p. 270, dwell. 36, fam. 35, Samuel Biddison.

105. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 106. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, population schedule, Richland Township, p. 335A, dwelling 250, family

250, line 32, Nancy Biddison in Delila Buff household; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 668. 107. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image (http://www.findagrave.com

: accessed 29 November 2012), photograph, “gravestone for Nancy Biddison (1818–1897) Memorial No. 50909273, Records of Evergreen Cemetery, Cincinnati, Appanoose Co., Iowa;” photograph © rhondabrent.

108. Perry Co., Ohio, Marriage Book 2 & 3:3, no. 20. 109. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, photograph © rhondabrent, “gravestone for Nancy Biddison (1818–1897)

Memorial No. 50909273.” John Biddison is included on the Biddison marker, although a separate memorial is not cited. 110. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, population schedule, Richland Township, p. 335A, dwelling 250, family

250, line 31, John Biddison in Delila Buff household; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 668.



111. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, photograph © rhondabrent, “gravestone for Nancy Biddison (1818–1897) Memorial No. 50909273.” 112. Ibid.

113. 1856 Iowa state census, Van Buren County, population schedule, Van Buren Township, page 164, dwelling 144, family 1, John Bidison; Census Board, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,313. The 1856 census asked the question, “years resident in the state?” Nancy and John answered one year.

114. Ibid. 115. 1860 U.S. census, Appanoose County, Iowa, population schedule, Pleasant Township, p. 527, p. 141 (penned),

dwelling 1013, family 982, John Biddison; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 311. 116. 1885 Kansas state census, McPherson County, population schedule, Jackson Township, p. 17, dwelling 83, family

83, John Biddison; Board of Agriculture, KSHS—Topeka; FHL microfilm 976,198. 117. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 1860 U.S. census, Appanoose Co., Iowa, pop. sch., Pleasant Twp., p. 527,

dwell. 1013, fam. 982, John Biddison. 1870 U.S. census, Appanoose Co., Iowa, population schedule, Pleasant Township, p. 476A, dwelling 187, family 179, John Biddison; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 375.

118. History of Idaho, 2:742–44. Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Van Buren Co., Iowa; 2 miles northeast of Douds off highway 16 in Section 24, Township 70 North, Range 11 West; GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.8555784, Longitude: -92.0654537), John H. Martin marker, read by Alice Hoyt Veen, August 1992. Birthdate is derived from age at time of death as stated on John’s grave marker. An alternative birthdate, 26 September 1820, was given by Martha (Martin) Wilson.

119. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, population schedule, Richland Township, p. 335B, dwelling 252, family 252, John Martin; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 668. 120. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Probate case files, no. 1843, John H. Martin; Clerk of Court’s Office, Keosauqua. 121. Fayette Co., Ohio, Marriage Book B:184, no. 1684.

122. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 123. 1850 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, population schedule, Green Township, p. 126B, dwelling 906, family 906,

line 5, Margaret Kemble in Squire Kemble household; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 678. 124. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 125. Perry Co., Ohio, Marriage Book 1:312, no. 561.

126. “Michigan, Deaths, 1867–1897,” database and digital images, Familysearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 November 2012), Squire F. Kimbell, 1892; citing Michigan Department of Vital Records, p. 321 (stamped), p. 3 (penned), record no. 64; citing FHL microfilm 4,209,096. Birthdate derived from age at death as stated on death record. 127. 1870 U.S. census, Gratiot County, Michigan, population schedule, Alma village, p. 6 (penned), p. 13B (stamped), dwelling 54, family 54, Josiah Kimble; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 672.

128. 1880 U.S. census, Gratiot County, Michigan, population schedule, Pine River Township, Alma Village, Enumeration District (ED) 100, p. 586A (stamped), p. 9 (penned), dwelling 77, family 77, Squire Kimbel; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 580.

129.1850 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Green Twp., p. 126B, dwell. 906, fam. 906, Squire Kemble. 1860 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, population schedule, Green Township, p. 487 (stamped), p. 349 (penned), dwelling 242, family 243, S.T. Kimbal; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 959.

130. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 131. 1850 U.S. census, Perry Co., Ohio, population schedule, Bearfield Township, p. 265A, dwelling 4, family 4, line

21, Elizabeth Ames in Jabesh Ames household; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 719. 132. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image (http://www.findagrave.com

: accessed 29 November 2012), photograph, “gravestone for Mrs. E. J. Ames (1822–1897) Memorial No. 15307604 Records of Aubry Cemetery, Johnson Co., Kansas;” photograph © Harold and Wanda Blackwell.

133. Perry Co., Ohio, Marriage Book 2 & 3:27, no. 216. 134. 1900 U.S. census, Jackson County, Missouri, population schedule, Fort Osage Township, ED 11, sheet 4 (penned),

p. 168A (stamped), dwelling 67, family 67, line 9, Jabish B. Ames in Erastus H. Ames household, NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 860. Jabesh was not found in census records after 1900. 135. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, photograph © Harold and Wanda Blackwell, “gravestone for Mrs. E. J. Ames (1822–1897) Memorial No. 15307604.”

136. 1870 U.S. census, Jackson Co., Missouri, population schedule, Fort Osage Township, p. 30 (penned), p. 248B (stamped), dwelling 205, family 205, Jabish Ames; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 781.

137. 1880 U.S. census, Johnson Co., Kansas, population schedule, Aubry Township, ED 93, p. 10 (penned), p. 5B (stamped), dwelling 81, family 81, Javesh G. Ames; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 384. 1885 Kansas state census, Johnson Co., population schedule, Spring Hill Township, p. 4, line 18, J.G. Ames; State Board of Agriculture, KSHS—Topeka; FHL microfilm 976,119. 1895 Kansas state census, Johnson Co., population schedule, Aubry Township, p. 12, dwelling 84,



family 84, line 26, J. G. Ames; State Board of Agriculture, KSHS—Topeka; FHL microfilm 570,295. 138. 1900 U.S. census, Jackson Co., Mo., pop. sch., Fort Osage Twp., ED 11, sheet 4 (penned), p.168A (stamped),

dwell. 67, fam. 67, line 9, Jabish B. Ames in Erastus H. Ames household. 139. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 1850 U.S. census, Perry Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Bearfield Twp., p. 265A, dwell.

4, fam. 4, Jabesh Ames. 1860 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, population schedule, Richland township, p. 76 (penned), p. 239 (penned), dwelling 542, family 542, Jabez Ames; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 946. 1870 U.S. census, Jackson Co., Mo., pop. sch., Fort Osage Twp., p. 30 (penned), p. 248B (stamped), dwell. 205, fam. 205, Jabish Ames. 1880 U.S. census, Johnson Co., Kans., pop. sch., Aubry Twp., ED 93, p. 10 (penned), p. 5B (stamped), dwell. 81, fam. 81, Javesh G. Ames.

140. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 141. 1850 U.S. census, Perry Co., Ohio, population schedule, Bearfield Township, p. 265B, dwelling 9, family 9, line

9, Sarah Fowler in Henry Fowler household; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 219. 142. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44.

143. Fayette Co., Ohio, Marriage Book C:20, no. 1945 (stamped), no. 80 (penned) 144. 1850 U.S. census, Perry Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Bearfield Twp., p. 265B, dwell. 9, fam. 9, Henry Fowler.

145. 1880 U.S. census, McDonough County, Illinois, population schedule, Bushnell, ED 155, p. 322D (stamped), p. 28 (penned), dwelling 271, family 282, Henry Fowler; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 227.

146. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 147. Ibid. “Rebecca Martin,” obituary, Bloomfield (Iowa) Democrat, 6 February 1908, p. 1, col. 5; SHSI microfilm 806-L.

148. Davis Co., Iowa, Death Records, vol. 2, 1897–1939, chronologically arranged, Rebecca Evans, 1908; Clerk of Court’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 1,888,313. Informant unnamed.

149. Fayette Co., Ohio, Marriage Book C:274, no. 2977, Martin-Kneader, 1852; Clerk of Court’s Office, Washington Court House; FHL microfilm 292,630.

150. Bethlehem Cemetery, a.k.a. Money Cemetery (Davis Co., Iowa; 16.2 miles northeast of Bloomfield off Silver Trail in Section 16, Township 70 North, Range 12 West; GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.8702977, Longitude: -92.2404592), Jackson Kneedler and Rebecca Kneedler Evans marker, read by Alice Hoyt Veen, September 2012. States birthdate.

151. 1850 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, population schedule, Green Township, p. 122A, dwelling 845, family 845, line 27, Jackson Kneedler in George Kneedler household; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 678. 152. Bethlehem Cemetery, a.k.a. Money Cemetery (Davis Co., Iowa), Jackson Kneedler and Rebecca Kneedler Evans marker. 153. Davis Co., Iowa, Marriage Register 1:4, Evans-Kneedler, 1880; Clerk of Court’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,462, item 1. 154. Davis Co., Iowa, Death Register 1:90, no. 1151, Wm. D. Evans, 1893; Clerk of Court’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,467. Birth date derived from stated age at time of death. Birthplace stated. Informant unnamed. 155. Bethlehem Cemetery, a.k.a. Money Cemetery (Davis Co., Ia.), Jackson Kneedler and Rebecca Kneedler Evans marker.

156. 1856 Iowa state census, Davis Co., pop. sch., Salt Creek Twp., p. 268, dwell. 30, fam. 30, Jackson Kneedler. 157. Ibid. 1860 U.S. census, Davis County, Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, p. 726, page 68

(penned), dwelling 499, family 468, Jackson Kneder; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 317. 158. 1870 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, p. 31 (penned), p. 109A

(stamped), dwelling 232, family 232, Rebecca Kneedler; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 386. 159. 1900 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, ED 7, p. 8A, dwelling 158, family 160, Rebecca Evans; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 427. 160. “Rebecca Martin,” Bloomfield Democrat, 6 February 1908.

161. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 1856 Iowa state census, Davis Co., pop. Sch., Salt Creek Twp., p. 268, dwell. 30, fam. 30, Jackson Kneedler. 162. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44.

163. Ibid. 164. 1900 U.S. census, Fremont Co., Iowa, population schedule, Sidney Township, ED 65, p. 19B, dwelling 394, family 405, Josiah Martin; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 433.

165. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 November 2012), photograph, “gravestone for Josiah Martin (1829–1915) Memorial No. 8145641, Records of Sidney Cemetery, Fremont Co., Iowa, photograph © Kay Baldwin. 166. Davis Co., Iowa, Marriage Register A:169, Martin-Kuhn, 1861; Clerk of Court’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,466, item 1.

167. 1870 U.S. census, Fremont Co., Iowa, population schedule, Sidney Township, p. 24 (penned), p. 547B, dwelling 163, family 163, line 2, Susanna Martin in Josiah Martin household; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 392.



168. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, photograph © Kay Baldwin, “gravestone for Josiah Martin (1829–1915) Memorial No. 8145641.”

169. 1856 Iowa state census, Davis Co., population schedule, Salt Creek Township, p. 268, dwelling 31, family 31, line 23, Josiah Martin [Jr.] in Josiah Martin [Sr.] household; Secretary of State, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,295. 170. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, p. 68, dwelling 496, family 465, Josiah J. Martin, Jr.; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 317.

171. 1880 U.S. census, Fremont Co., Iowa, population schedule, Sidney Township, ED 69, p. 156C, dwelling 107, family 108, Josiah Martin; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 341. Josiah’s wife does not appear in his 1880 household, suggesting her death. 172. 1885 Iowa state census, Fremont Co., population schedule, Sidney Township, p. 507, family 171, line 29, Josiah Martin; Secretary of State, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,469. 1900 U.S. census, Fremont Co., Ia., pop. sch., Sidney Twp., ED 65, p. 19B, dwell. 394, fam. 405, Josiah Martin. 1910 U.S. census, Fremont Co., Iowa, population schedule, Sidney Township, ED 71, dwelling 156, family 157, Josiah Martin; NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 403. 1915 Iowa state census, Fremont Co., Sidney Township, card no. 694, Josiah Martin; Executive Council, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,437,711.

173. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, pop. sch., Lick Creek Twp., p. 68, dwell. 496, fam. 465, Josiah J. Martin, Jr.

174. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 175. "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911–1937," digital images, FamilySearch, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 May 2012), entry for Martha Lydia Wilson (1924); citing Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Boise, file no. 47176, register no. 241; citing FHL microfilm 1,530,842. 176. Davis Co., Iowa, Marriage Register A:112, Wilson-Martin, 1858; Clerk of Court’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,466, item 1.

177. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 178. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 November 2012), photograph, “gravestone for Martha Lydia Martin Wilson (1832–1924),” Memorial No. 29795823, Records of Riverside Cemetery, Emmett, Gem County, Idaho;” photograph © Sue Ann Harfst. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 5 March 2013), photograph, “gravestone for James Albert Wilson (1832–1905),” Memorial No. 29795739, Records of Riverside Cemetery, Emmett, Gem County, Idaho;” photograph © Max Turpin.

179. 1860 U.S. census, Nodaway Co., Missouri, population schedule, Nodaway, p. 26, dwelling 189, family 101, James Willson; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 637.

180. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 181. Ibid. 182. Ibid.

GENERATION 3

183. J.R. Sayler, ed., The Statutes of the State of Ohio in Continuation of Curwen’s Statutes at Large and Swan & Critchfield’s Revised Statutes Arranged in Chronological Order Showing the Acts in Force, Repealed, Obsolete or Superseded with References to the Judicial Decisions Construing the Statutes and A Complete Analytical Index, 4 vols. (Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1876), 2:1199, chap. 1079, “An Act to provide for the registry of births and deaths.” Registered birth and deaths began in 1867.

184. Negative search: Van Buren Co., Iowa, Death Register, vol. 1, 1880–1897; Clerk of Court’s Office, Keosauqua; FHL microfilm 967,648, item 1. Davis Co., Iowa, Complete Probate Index, vol. 2, ser. 3 to vols. B–O, 1844–1879; Clerk of Court's Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,454, item 2. Davis Co., Iowa, Land Deeds General Indexes, 1859–1879; Recorder’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilms 968,469–470.

185. French, History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 186. 1820 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Concord Twp., p. 21B, line 20, Josiah Martain; NARA microfilm

publication M33, roll 92. 1830 U.S. census, Morgan Co., Ohio, population schedule, Deerfield Township, p. 109, line 5, Josiah Martin; NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 137. 1840 U.S. census, Perry Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Monroe Twp., p. 145, line 9, Josiah Martin.

187. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Richland Twp., p. 335B, dwell. 252, fam. 252, John Martin. 1856 Iowa state census, Wapello Co., population schedule, Washington Township, p. 529, dwelling 36, family 36, John Martin; Census Board, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,314.1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Salt Creek Township, p. 754 (stamped), p. 96 (penned), dwelling 696, family (blank), John Martin; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 317. 1870 U.S. census, Van Buren Co., Iowa, population schedule, Village Township, p. 390B (stamped), p. 22 (penned), dwelling 141, family 162, John H Martin; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 421. 1880 U.S. census, Van Buren Co., Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, ED 25, p. 358A (stamped), p. 5 (penned), dwelling 49, family 51, John H. Martin; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 367. 1885 Iowa state census, Van Buren Co., population schedule, Lick Creek Page 24 Copyright © 2015 Alice Hoyt Veen


Township, sheet 340 (stamped), p. 8 (penned), dwelling 51, family 56, John H. Marten; SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,187 item 2.

188. 1820 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Green Twp., p. 17A, line 17, John How. 1830 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Green Twp., p. 325, line 1, John Howe. 1840 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Green Twp., p. 66, line 10, John House. Fayette Co., Ohio, Marriage Book A:54, no. 265. 1820 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. schedule, Concord Twp., p. 21B, line 20, Josiah Martain. 1850 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Green Twp., p. 120A, dwell. 814, fam. 814, Josiah Martin.

189. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Richland Twp., p. 335B, dwell. 252, fam. 252, John Martin. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Richland Twp., p. 328A, dwell. 153, fam. 153, Samuel Biddison. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, population schedule, Richland Township, p. 335A, dwelling 250, family 250, line 31, John Biddison in Delila Buff household.

190. 1856 Iowa state census, Davis Co., pop. sch., Salt Creek Twp., p. 268, dwell. 31, fam. 31, Josiah Martin. 1856 Iowa state census, Wapello Co., pop. sch., Washington Twp., p. 529, dwell. 36, fam. 36, John Martin. The 1856 census asked the question “years resident of this state?” Josiah Martin answered “1 year.” John Martin answered “2 years.”

191. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, p. 68, dwelling 496, family 465, line 18, William Martin in Josiah J. Martin, Jr. household; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 317.

192. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, population schedule, Richland Township, p. 335B, dwelling 252, family 252, line 5, Josiah W. Martin in John Martin household; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 668. 1856 Iowa state census, Wapello Co., population schedule, Washington Township, p. 529, dwelling 36, family 36, Josiah W. Martin in John Martin household; Census Board, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,314. Decatur Co., Iowa, Death Records, 2:224, Susanna Jane Stump, 1832; Clerk of Court’s Office, Leon; FHL microfilm 1,764,945. Josiah W. Martin, born about in 1844 in Ohio, is a member of John Martin’s household between 1850 and 1860; Susannah’s death record confirms her parents as John Martin and Nancy Kneedler. Informant was her sister, Sarah (Martin) Reneker.

193. Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 3:158, Needler-Wright, 1810; Clerk of Court’s Office, Martinsburg. FHL microfilm 831,315, item 3.

194. R.S. Dills, History of Fayette County, Together With Historic Notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio (Dayton, Ohio: Odell & Mayer, 1881), 766, “George Kneedler came to the [Green] township in 1810 and settled … near the waters of Rattlesnake [Creek].”

195. 1820 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, population schedule, Green Township, p. 17A, line 9, George Kneedar; NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 92. Fayette Co., Ohio, Land Deeds, B:267, no. 269, John Garrett to George Knadler, 28 June 1817; Recorder’s Office, Washington Court House; FHL microfilm 292,609. The 1820 census enumerates George Kneedler and John How in close proximity.

196. Clinton Co., Ohio, Marriage Book 3:71, Knedler-How, 1836; Clerk of Court’s Office, Wilmington; FHL microfilm 568,594. Perhaps the widow of John’s son, Jacob.

197. Dills, History of Fayette County, 766. 1840 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Green Twp., p. 64, line 26, George Needler. Fayette County, Ohio, Marriage Book A:155, no. 750, Acton-Kneedler, 1830; Clerk of Court’s Office, Washington Court House; FHL microfilm 292,630. The 1840 census for George Kneedler enumerates fifteen individuals: an adult male and female over age forty, one adult male over age eighty, plus four females ranging in age from five to twenty-nine and eight males ages under five to twenty-nine. One daughter, Hannah, married in 1830.

198. Fayette Co., Ohio, Will Records, 1:14–15. Fayette Co., Ohio, Marriage Book B:155, no. 1558, Kneedler-How, 1840; Clerk of Court’s Office, Washington Court House; FHL microfilm 292,630. John Howe’s will names granddaughter Nancy How, son of Jacob Howe.

199. Fayette Co., Ohio, Marriage Book C:274, no. 2977. 200. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Richland Twp., p. 335B, dwell. 252, fam. 252, John Martin. 1850

U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Richland Twp., p. 328A, dwell. 153, family 153, Samuel Biddison. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Richland Twp., p. 335A, dwell. 250, fam. 250, line 31, John Biddison in Delila Buff household.

201. Clinton Co., Ohio, Index to Deeds, vol. 1–2, 1815–1878, entry for Samuel Biddison & wife, grantors, to Thomas Proud, 37 lots, village of Sabina, 28 August 1854, citing Land Deed Records, X:54, Recorder’s Office, Wilmington; FHL microfilm FHL 566,112 item 1. Negative search for John Martin.

202. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, pop. sch., Salt Creek Twp., p. 754 (stamped), p. 96 (penned), dwell. 696, fam. (blank), John Martin. The 1860 census reflects the family after it came to Iowa. Mary Etta Martin, born in 1852, was the last Martin child born in Ohio.

203. Clerk of the House of Representatives, Abstract of the Returns of the Fifth Census Showing the Number of Free

People, the Number of Slaves, the Federal or Representative Number, and the Aggregate of Each County of Each State of the United States, 22nd Cong., 1st sess., House of Representatives Document 263, (Washington: Duff Green, 1832), 31. Joseph C. G. Kennedy, Population of the United States in 1860; Compiled from the Original Returns of the Eighth Census, Under the



Direction of the Secretary of the Interior (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864), iv. Ohio’s population doubled from 935,884 in 1830 to 2,339,511 in 1860. Morgan Co., Ohio, Land Deed Records, D:88. Even Josiah’s Morgan County acreage sold for almost twice what he paid.

204. U.S. Congress, The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America, from the Organization of the Government in 1789, to March 3, 1845, vol. 5 (Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1856):243–44, 12 June 1838, “An Act to Establish Two Additional Land Offices in That Part of Wisconsin Territory West of the River Mississippi.” U.S. Congress, The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America, from the Organization of the Government in 1789, to March 3, 1845, vol. 7 (Boston: Charles Little & James Brown, 1846):596–600, 11 October 1842, “Made and Concluded at the Agency of the Sac and Fox Indians in the Territory of Iowa, Between the United States of America, by John Chambers, Their Commissioner Thereto Specially Authorized by the President, and the Confederated Tribes of Sac and Fox Indians Represented by Their Chiefs, Headmen and Braves.”

205. U.S. Congress, The Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America, vol. 9 (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1846):117, 28 December 1846, “An Act for the Admission of the State of Iowa into the Union.”

206. John A. Lucassen, Soil Survey of Davis County, Iowa (Washington: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1991), 2–3; pdf document, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (www.soils.usda.gov : accessed 26 October 2013).

207. 1847 Iowa state census, Davis Co., population schedule, unstated township, p. 8, column 2, line 4, G.W. Kneedler; Iowa General Assembly, SHSI—Des Moines: FHL microfilm 1,022,202.1856 Iowa state census, Davis Co., population schedule, Lick Creek Township, p. 364, dwelling 102, family 1, G.W. Kneedler; Census Board, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,295. George W. Kneedler (Davis Co., Iowa) patent no. 23609; U.S. Bureau of Land Management, “Patent Search,” digital images, General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/: accessed 20 May 2013). In 1856, George stated his number of years in Iowa as 11, suggesting he migrated about 1845.

208. 1856 Iowa state census, Davis Co., population schedule, Lick Creek Township, p. 364, dwelling 101, family 1, line 15, Madison Kneedler; Census Board, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,314. 1856 Iowa state census, Davis Co., pop. sch., Salt Creek Twp., p. 268, dwell. 30, fam. 30, Jackson Kneedler. 1880 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, ED 42, p. 30B (stamped), p. 17 (penned), dwelling (blank), family 158, line 47, Lydia Kneedler in M. Kneedler household; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 335. 1870 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, p. 27 (penned), p. 107A (stamped), dwelling 201, family 201, line 16, Elizabeth Clore in Sanford Clore household; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 386. 1856 Iowa state census, Davis Co., population schedule, Lick Creek Township, p. 364, dwelling 104, family 1, line 26, Robert Kneedler; Census Board, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,314.1910 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, ED 7, p. 7B, dwelling 170, family 171, line 4, Alfred Knedler in Robert H. Knedler household; NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 399. In addition to George, Nancy, & John, Kneedler siblings Madison, Jackson, Lydia, Elizabeth, Robert and Alford relocated to Davis County.

209. 1856 Iowa state census, Wapello Co., pop. sch., Washington Twp., p. 529, dwell. 36, fam. 36, John Martin. 210. 1856 Iowa census, Davis Co., pop. sch., Salt Creek Twp., p. 268, dwell. 31, fam. 31, Josiah Martin. 211. 1856 Iowa state census, Davis Co., pop. sch., Salt Creek Twp., p. 270, dwell. 36, fam. 35, Samuel Biddison. 212. 1856 Iowa state census, Van Buren Co., pop. sch., Van Buren Twp., p. 164, dwell. 144, fam. 1, John Bidison. 213. 1856 Iowa census, Davis Co., pop. sch., Salt Creek Twp., p. 268, dwell. 30, fam. 30, Jackson Kneedler. 214. “Kneedler-Martin Reunion,” Bloomfield (Iowa)Democrat, 25 July 1929, p. 4, col. 3; SHSI microfilm 62-F.

“Knedler and Martin Reunion,” Birmingham (Iowa)Enterprise, 10 August 1933, p. 1, col. 3; SHSI microfilm 28. “Martin-Knedler Reunion,” Record Republican, Keosauqua, Iowa, 26 August 1948, p. 1, col. 4; SHSI microfilm 123-D.

215. Davis Co., Iowa, Probate Record, F:307, Thomas Davis Will, 1858; Clerk of Court’s office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 967,558. Will dated 18 February 1858, proven 6 July 1858.

216. Ibid. 217. Illinois Secretary of State, “Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900” database, Illinois State Archives

(http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com : accessed 10 December 2013), entry for marriage of William Cowel to Charlotte Davis, 1842. Davis Co., Iowa, Probate Records, F:388, Davis estate executor Eli Dye petition to sell property, 30 May 1861; Clerk of Court’s office, Bloomfield; FHL 967,558. Davis Co., Iowa, Judge’s Minute Book, ser. 2, vol. 2:142–145, 160, multiple entries for Davis estate business by Eli Dye, 1861–1862; Clerk of Court’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,554.

218. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, pop. sch., Salt Creek Twp., p. 754 (stamped), p. 96 (penned), dwell. 696, fam. [blank], John Martin.

219. Ibid. Value of real estate stated as $300. Negative search of land deed indexes: Davis Co., Iowa, Land Deed General Index, vols. 2–4, 1853–1863, Recorder’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,468–469.

220. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, agricultural schedule, Salt Creek Township, p. 25, line 40, John Martin; NARA microfilm publication T1156, roll 2.

221. Davis Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, K:578, mortgage, John Martin to W Cowell, 4 February 1861; Recorder’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,479.



222. Davis Co., Iowa, Probate Records, F:388, Eli Dye report to court of Charlotte Davis death, 30 May 1861; Clerk of Court’s office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 967,558.

223. Davis Co., Land Deed Records, K:578. Marginal note confirms satisfaction of mortgage on 29 January 1862. 224. Davis Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, K:589, Thomas Davis estate to William Money, 29 January 1862;

Recorder’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,479. 225. Negative search: Davis Co., Iowa, District Court Case Files Index, vol. 1, Clerk of Court's Office, Bloomfield;

FHL microfilm 968,454, item 1. Davis Co., Iowa, Judge’s Minute Book, vols. 2–3, 1860–1865; Clerk of Court’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,446 & 968,554. Davis Co., Iowa, General Index Circuit Court, vol. 1, 1869–1884, Clerk of Court’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,455.

226. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Militia Rolls, 1862–1879, Des Moines Township, no. 65, John Martin, 1863; Auditor’s Office, Fairfield; FHL microfilm 1,025,994. “U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863–1865,” digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 July 2013), First Congressional District, Jefferson Co., p. 199, line 44, John Martin, 1863; citing NARA Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA—Washington, D.C.

227. Negative search: Davis Co., Iowa, Complete Probate Index, vol. 2, ser. 3 to vols. B–O, 1844–1879; Clerk of Court’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm 968,454, item 2. Davis Co., Iowa, Land Deeds General Indexes, vols. 4–8, 1859–1879; Recorder’s Office, Bloomfield; FHL microfilm FHL 968,469–470.

228. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Marriage Register E:327, no. 3232, unreturned, James W. Stump-Harriett Elizabeth Martin, 1868; Clerk of Court’s Office, Fairfield; FHL microfilm 969,379 item 5. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Marriage Register E:267, no. 3109, unreturned, David J. Stump-Susannah Jane Martin, 1868; Clerk of Court’s Office, Fairfield; FHL microfilm 969,379.

229. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Deed Records, 10:131, John W. Johnson et. al. to John H. Martin, 1 February 1869; Recorder’s Office, Fairfield; FHL microfilm 966,211. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Mortgage Records, 2:194, John H. Martin & wife to John W. Johnson, 1 February 1869; Recorder’s Office, Fairfield. James and David Stump are identified as heirs of George Stump.

230. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, 8:341, John H. Martin & wife to J.W. Stump, 1 February 1869; Recorder’s Office, Fairfield; FHL microfilm 966,210.

231. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Deed Records, 10: 41, J.H. Martin & wife to B.G. Troette, 2 August 1869; Recorder’s Office, Fairfield; FHL microfilm 966,211.

232. 1870 U.S. census, Van Buren Co., Iowa, agricultural schedule, Village Township, P.O. Hickory, page [blank], line 29, John H. Martin; NARA microfilm publication T1156, roll 13.

233. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, 14:333, Wm. A. Woodward & wife to John Martin, 16 February 1875; Recorder’s Office, Keosauqua. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Mortgage Record, K:310, John & Nancy Martin to Eliza Beall, 17 February 1875; Recorder’s Office, Keosauqua. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, 14:334, Eliza & Pennell Beal to John Martin, 17 February 1875; Recorder’s Office, Keosauqua. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, 14:335, Mary C. & Harrison W. Ogilbee to John Martin, 17 February 1875; Recorder’s Office, Keosauqua. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Mortgage Records, L:349–50, John Martin & wife to Eliza Beale, 25 May 1875; Recorder’s Office, Keosauqua. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, 13:369, Eliza Beal Guardian to John Martin, 25 May 1875; Recorder’s Office, Keosauqua. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Land & Town Lot Deed Record, 13:397, Charles Ferrell & wife to John Martin, 5 June 1875; Recorder’s Office, Keosauqua. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Mortgage Record, M: 210–11, John Martin & wife to Joseph Pennell, 26 September 1877; Recorder’s Office, Keosauqua. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Mortgage Record, M: 215, Eliza Beale Guar. to John Martin Release, 10 October 1877; Recorder’s Office, Keosauqua. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Mortgage Records, S:373–74, Mortgage, Joseph Pennell by Admr. to E.H. Skinner (Assignment), John Martin and Nancy his wife to Joseph Pennell, 24 October 1879; Recorder’s Office, Keosauqua.

234. “Frank T. Martin,” obituary, Van Buren Record, Bonaparte, Iowa, 14 July 1938, p. 2, col. 2; SHSI microfilm 116-D. 235. 1880 U.S. census, Van Buren Co., Iowa, pop. sch., Lick Creek Twp., ED 25, p. 358A (stamped), p. 5 (penned),

dwell. 49, fam. 51, John H. Martin. 1880 U.S. census, Van Buren Co., Iowa, agricultural schedule, Lick Creek Township, ED 25, p. 6, line 10, John Martin; NARA microfilm publication T1156, roll 34.

236. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Probate case files, no. 1843, John H. Martin Will, 16 February 1888; Clerk of Court’s Office, Keosauqua.

237. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, 26:63, John Martin heirs to Josiah W Martin, 26 November 1889; Recorder’s Office, Keosauqua.

238. 1900 U.S. census, Van Buren Co., Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, ED 99, p. 9B, dwelling 183,

family 183, line 10, Nancy Martin in William Martin household; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 462. “Nancy Kneedler Martin,” obituary, Birmingham (Iowa) Enterprise, 14 November 1904, p. 3, col. 8; SHSI microfilm 949-J.

239. “Nancy Kneedler Martin,” Birmingham Enterprise, 14 November 1904. 240. History of Idaho, 2:742–44. Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Van Buren Co., Iowa), John H. Martin marker. 241. 1850 U.S. census, Clinton Co., Ohio, pop. sch., Richland Twp., p. 335B, dwell. 252, fam. 252, John Martin.



242. History of Idaho, 2:742–44. 243. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Probate case files, no. 1843. 244. Fayette Co., Ohio, Marriage Book B:184, no. 1684.

245. “Nancy Kneedler Martin,” Birmingham Enterprise, 14 November 1904. 246. Dills, History of Fayette County, 766. 247. Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Van Buren Co., Iowa), Nancy Martin marker, read by Alice Hoyt Veen, August 1992. 248. Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Van Buren Co., Iowa), John H. Martin and Nancy Martin markers.

249. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Probate case files, no. 1843, Statement of Heirs. Lists all children except John B., who died in infancy.

Bethlehem Cemetery, a.k.a. Money Cemetery (Davis County, Iowa), John B. Martin marker, read by Alice Hoyt Veen, September 2012. Inscription reads “ son of J.H. & N. Martin.”

250. “Death of William Henry Martin,” obituary, Birmingham (Iowa) Enterprise, 14 June 1917, p. 1, col. 4; SHSI microfilm 57-K.

251. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Death Records, 2:133, line 13, William Martin, 1917; Clerk of Court’s Office, Keosauqua; FHL microfilm 1,870,993.

252. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Marriage Records, E:149, Martin-Turner, 1870; Clerk of Court’s Office, Keosauqua; FHL microfilm 967,641, item 2.

253. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Marriage Records, F:262, Martin-Bryan, 1878; Clerk of Court’s Office, Keosauqua; FHL microfilm 967,642.

254. “Josiah Martin,” obituary, Birmingham (Iowa) Enterprise, 22 March 1923, p. 1, col. 3; SHSI microfilm 27. 255. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Death Records, 2:134, line 24, Josiah Martin, 1923; Clerk of Court’s Office, Keosauqua;

FHL microfilm 1,870,993. 256. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Marriage Register E:141, no. 2859, Martin-Lawson, 1867; Clerk of Court’s Office, Fairfield;

FHL microfilm 969,379 item 5. 257. “Obituary of Mrs. Josiah Martin,” Birmingham (Iowa) Enterprise, 22 February 1923, p. 1, col. 4; SHSI microfilm 27. 258. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Death Records, 2:134, line 22, Sarah Ellen Martin, 1923; Clerk of Court’s Office,

Keosauqua; FHL microfilm 1,870,993. 259. Maple Hill Cemetery (Van Buren County, Iowa; 0.7 mile east of Birmingham off County Road J12 in Section 7,

Township 70 North, Range 9 West; GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.8778020, Longitude: -91.9354496), Josiah & Sarah E. Martin marker, read by Alice Hoyt Veen, 30 June 2013.

260. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Salt Creek Township, p. 755 (stamped), p. 96 (penned), dwelling 696, family [blank], line 2, Josiah W. in John Martin household; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 317.

261. Guy E. Logan, Adjutant General, Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861–1866, 6 vols. (Des Moines: Emory H. English, State Printer, 1910), 3:73, entry for Josiah W. Martin.

262. 1870 U.S. census, Jefferson Co., Iowa, population schedule, Liberty Township, p. 22, dwelling 150, family 151, Josiah Martin; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 399. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, 12:331, John H. Larimor et ux to Josiah W. Martin, 19 July 1872; Recorder’s Office, Fairfield; FHL microfilm 966,212.

263. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, 18:459, G. M. Brown & wife to Josiah Martin, 12 April 1875; Recorder’s Office, Fairfield; FHL microfilm 966,215. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, 17:375, Josiah Martin & wife to Joseph Driggle, et. al., 13 April 1875; Recorder’s Office, Fairfield; FHL microfilm 966,215. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, 17:505, James N. Smith & wife to Josiah Martin, 6 October 1875; Recorder’s Office, Fairfield; FHL microfilm 966,215. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Deed Records, 24:421, Josiah Martin & wife to Carter Lawson, 20 September 1880; Recorder’s Office, Fairfield; FHL microfilm 966,220.

264. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Land Deed Records, 26:63. 265. “Obituary of Mrs. Josiah Martin,” Birmingham Enterprise, 22 February 1923. 1885 Iowa state census, Jefferson

Co., population schedule, Liberty Township, p. 345, dwelling 86, family 86, Josiah W. Martin; Secretary of State, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,483.

266. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Death Records, 2:135, line 30, George W. Martin, 1925; Clerk of Court’s Office,

Keosauqua; FHL microfilm 1,870,993. Calculated birthdate from age at time of death. Informant unidentified. 267. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Marriage Records, E: 138, Martin-Reneker, 1870; Clerk of Court’s Office, Keosauqua;

FHL microfilm 967,641, item 2. 268. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Death Records, 2:136, line 1, Mary A. Martin, 1926; Clerk of Court’s Office, Keosauqua;

FHL microfilm 1,870,993. Calculated birthdate from age at time of death. Informant unknown.



269. 1925 Iowa state census, Van Buren Co., population schedule, Henry Township, p. [blank]. line 135, Mary Martin; Census Director, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,600. Birthdate calculated from age at time of death. Respondents of the 1925 census were asked to provide their parents names, including mother’s maiden name, and where the parents were married.

270. Van Buren County, Iowa, Death Records, 2:136. 271. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Salt Creek Township, p. 755 (stamped), p. 96 (penned),

dwelling 696, family [blank], line 3, George W. in John Martin household; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 317. 272. 1880 U.S. census, Van Buren Co., Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, ED 25, p. 8 (penned),

p. 359D (stamped), dwelling 72, family 74, Georg W Martin; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 367. 1885 Iowa state census, Van Buren Co., population schedule, Lick Creek Township, p. 11 (penned), p. 343 (stamped), dwelling 70, family 75, George W. Martin; Secretary of State, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,187, item 2. 1895 Iowa state census, Van Buren Co., population schedule, Birmingham city, p. 13, dwelling 107, family 107, George W Marten; Secretary of State, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,187. 1900 U.S. census, Van Buren Co., Iowa, population schedule, Union Township, ED 100, p. 5B, dwelling 134, family 134, George W Martin; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 462.1915 Iowa state census, Van Buren Co., population schedule, Henry Township, card no. 185, George W. Martin; Executive Council, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,462,846. 1920 U.S. census, Van Buren Co., Iowa, population schedule, Henry Township, ED 113, page 4A, dwelling 77, family 77, George W. Martin; NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 515.

273. 1880 U.S. census, Van Buren Co., Iowa, pop. sch., Lick Creek Twp., ED 25, p. 8 (penned), p. 359D (stamped), dwell. 72, fam. 74, Georg W Martin. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Death Records, 7:235, John Edward Martin, 1949; Recorder’s Office, Fairfield.

274.“Mrs. Harriet Stump,” obituary, Birmingham (Iowa) Enterprise, 2 August 1934, p. 1, col. 5; SHSI microfilm 28. 275. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Death Records, 5:207, Harriet Elizabeth Stump, 1934; Clerk of Court’s Office, Fairfield;

FHL microfilm 1,750,236, item 2. Informant not identified. 276. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Marriage Register, E:327, no. 3232. 277.“Obituary of James W. Stump,” Birmingham (Iowa) Enterprise, 9 January 1930, p. 1, col. 3; SHSI microfilm 28. 278. 1925 Iowa state census, Jefferson Co., population schedule, Liberty Township, p. [blank], line 13, James Stump;

Census Director, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,387. 279. “Obituary of James W. Stump,” Birmingham Enterprise, 9 January 1930. 280. Fell Cemetery (Jefferson Co., Iowa; 2 miles southwest of Libertyville off gravel road Elderberry Boulevard in

Section 24, Des Moines Township 71 North, Range 11 West; GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.9375205, Longitude: -92.0773982), James W. and Harriet (Martin) Stump marker, read by Alice Hoyt Veen, 30 June 2013.

281. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Salt Creek Township, p. 755 (stamped), p. 96 (penned), dwelling 696, family [blank], line 4, Harriette E in John Martin household; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 317.

282. Guy E. Logan, Adjutant General, Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861–1866, 6 vols. (Des Moines: Emory H. English, State Printer, 1910), 4:600, entry for James W. Stump.

283. “Obituary of James W. Stump,” Birmingham Enterprise, 9 January 1930.“Mrs. Harriet Stump,” Birmingham Enterprise, 2 August 1934.

284. “Mrs. Harriet Stump,” Birmingham Enterprise, 2 August 1934. 1900 U.S. census, Jefferson Co., Iowa, population schedule, Liberty Township, ED 48, p. 7A, dwelling 136, family 136, J.W. Stump; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 439.

285. Our Jefferson County, Iowa, Ancestors, 8 vols. (Fairfield, Iowa: Jefferson County Genealogical Society, 1989), 7:234, “James William Stump Family Group Sheet,” unidentified compiler.

286. “Susanna Jane Martin,” obituary, Leon (Iowa) Journal-Reporter, 18 August 1932, p. 4, col. 3; SHSI microfilm 767-E. 287. Decatur Co., Iowa, Death Records, 2:224. 288. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Marriage Register E:267, no. 3109. 289. Fell Cemetery (Jefferson Co., Iowa), David J. Stump marker, read by Alice Hoyt Veen, 30 June 2013. Calculated

birthdate from age stated on marker. 290. History of Jefferson County, Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc. (Chicago: Western

Historical Co., 1879), 568–9. 291. Fell Cemetery (Jefferson County, Iowa), David J. Stump marker. 292. Ibid. 293. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Marriage Register H:334, no. 6320, Lemmax-Stump, 1886; Clerk of Court’s Office, Fairfield;

FHL microfilm 969,381, item 2. Decatur Co., Iowa, Divorce Records, 1:109, no. 5163, James and Susannah Lemmax, 1907; Clerk of Court’s Office, Leon; FHL microfilm 1,764,942, item 2.

294. 1900 U.S. census, Decatur County, Iowa, population schedule, Leon, ED 48, p. 19B, dwelling 448, family 462, James A. Lennox; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 428.

295. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Marriage Register H:334, no. 6320. Parents identified by name.



296. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 March 2013), photograph, “gravestone for S. Jane Stump (1850–1932), Memorial No. 57478248, Records of Leon Cemetery, Leon, Decatur County, Iowa;” photograph © Clarence Priest.

297. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Salt Creek Township, p. 755 (stamped), p. 96 (penned), dwelling 696, family [blank], line 5, Susannah J in John Martin household; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 317.

298. Guy E. Logan, Adjutant General, Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861–1866, 6 vols. (Des Moines: Emory H. English, State Printer, 1910), 4:600, entry for David J. Stump.

299. “Susanna Jane Martin,” Leon Journal-Reporter, 18 August 1932. 300. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Marriage Register H:334, no. 6320. Occupation stated on application. 301. “Susanna Jane Martin,” Leon Journal-Reporter, 18 August 1932. “Hidden Money is Found at Home of Mrs.

Stump,” Leon (Iowa) Journal-Reporter, 18 August 1932, p. 1, col. 4; SHSI microfilm 767-E. 302. “Susanna Jane Martin,” Leon Journal-Reporter, 18 August 1932. 1885 Iowa state census, Jefferson Co.,

population schedule, Liberty Township, p. 342, dwelling 73, family 73, Susanna J. Stump; Secretary of State, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,483.

303. California Dept. of Health Services, “California Death Index, 1940–1997,” database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 March 2013), entry for Mary E. Fillmore, 10 February 1941. States parents’ surnames, birthdate & birthplace, death date & location. Informant unidentified.

304. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Marriage Records, F:518, Fillmore-Martin, 1881; Clerk of Court’s Office, Keosauqua; FHL microfilm 967,642, item 1.

305. Find a Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 March 2013), photograph, “gravestone for David Thornton Fillmore (1854- 1935), Memorial No. 21800658, Records of Oak Hill Cemetery, San Jose, Santa Clara, California;” photograph © Lester Letson.

306. “California, Death Index, 1905–1939,” digital images, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 March 2013), entry for David T. Fillmore, Santa Clara County, 5 July 1935; citing FHL microfilm 1,686,048; citing California Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics and Data Processing, microfilmed records located at the Office of the State Registrar, Sacramento, and at the Butte County Courthouse, Oroville.

307. Find a Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 March 2013), photograph, “gravestone for Mary E. Fillmore (1852–1941), Memorial No. 81983795, Records of Oak Hill Cemetery, San Jose, Santa Clara, California;” photograph © Linda. Find a Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, photograph © Lester Letson, “gravestone for David Thornton Fillmore (1854–1935), Memorial No. 21800658.”

308. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Salt Creek Township, p. 755 (stamped), p. 96 (penned), dwelling 696, family [blank], line 6, Mariette in John Martin household; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 317.

309. “California, Voter Registers, 1866–1898,” digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 February 2014), entry for David T. Fillmore, Santa Barbara County, 1894; citing California State Library, Sacramento, “Great Registers, 1866–1898,” FHL microfilm 977,286. 1910 U.S. census, Santa Clara Co., California, population schedule, Redwood Township, ED 81, p. 4B, dwelling 95, family 95, David T. Fillmore; NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 105.

310. 1885 Iowa state census, Van Buren Co., population schedule, Union Township, p. 391, David D. Fillmore; Secretary of State, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,187, item 2. 1910 U.S. census, Santa Clara Co., Calif., pop. sch., Redwood Twp., p, ED 81, p. 4B, dwell. 95, fam. 95, David T. Fillmore. Jefferson Co., Iowa, Birth Records, 2:45, no. 2523, female[Nancy] Fillmore, 22 October 1888; Clerk of Court’s Office, Fairfield; FHL microfilm 969,374, item 2.

311. Bethlehem Cemetery, a.k.a. Money Cemetery (Davis County, Iowa), John B. Martin marker. Birthdate derived from age at time of death as stated on marker. Death date stated on maker. Inscription reads “ son of J.H. & N. Martin.”

312. Bethlehem Cemetery a.k.a. Money Cemetery (Davis Co., Iowa), John B. Martin marker. 313. Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Van Buren Co., Iowa), Sarah F. Reneker marker, read by Alice Hoyt Veen, June 2013.

“Mrs. Sarah Reneker,” obituary, Record-Republican, Bonaparte, Iowa, 13 January 1949, p. 1, col. 6; SHSI microfilm 123-D. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Death Records, 3:153, chronologically arranged, Sarah Francis Reneker, 1949; Recorder’s Office, Keosauqua. Birthdate stated on marker. Alternate years of 1858 stated in obituary, 1860 stated in death record. Informant unidentified.

314. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Death Records, 3:153. 315. Van Buren Co., Iowa, Marriage Records, G:379, Reneker-Martin, 1887; Clerk of Court’s Office, Keosauqua;

FHL microfilm 967,642, item 2. 316. Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Van Buren Co., Iowa), Jacob Reneker marker, read by Alice Hoyt Veen, June 2013. 317. 1925 Iowa state census, Van Buren Co., population schedule, Lick Creek Township, p. [blank], line 61, Jacob

Reneker; Census Director, SHSI—Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,601. 318. Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Van Buren Co., Iowa), Jacob Reneker marker. 319. Ibid. Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Van Buren Co., Iowa), Sarah F. Reneker marker.



320. 1860 U.S. census, Davis Co., Iowa, population schedule, Salt Creek Township, p. 755 (stamped), p. 96 (penned), dwelling 696, family [blank], line 7, Sarah F in John Martin household; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 317.

321. “Mrs. Sarah Reneker,” Record-Republican, Keosauqua, Iowa, 13 January 1949. 322. Ibid. 1900 U.S. census, Van Buren Co., Iowa, population schedule, Lick Creek Township, ED 99, p. 2A, dwelling

35, family 35, Jacob Reneker; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 462.

GENERATION 4
