Upson-Wilkes-Statewide County GaArchives Bible Records.....Ganaway and Ann Martin Bible ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: T. Bradford Willis http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007638 October 1, 2012, 12:53 pm The Ganaway/Gannaway Martin Bible was in possession of Mrs. L. M. Kelly of Thomaston, Georgia in 1936. This Bible is no longer in existence. These Bible records were copied by Mrs. Estelle Pye who was a member of DAR. Some pages were torn. These Bible records were sent to me many years ago by James Anthony "Pete" Vining of Thomaston, Georgia. Henry Martin married Sept 19, 1816 Martha Gresham born Aug 5, 1792 Lucinda Gresham born May 24, 1813 Mary Ann Mandy Martin Sept (torn off) John G Martin b. July 31, 1836 John G Martin died Dec 27, 1850 Henry H Howell & Nancy Martin maried Dec. 7, 1837 - torn off from here to bottom of page. Austin Martin's children Nancy Ann Martin b. Aug 27, 1821 Frances Martin b. Feb 3, 1823 Eliza Martin b. Apr. 1, 1824* Sinthy Martin b. Oct. 16, 1825 William Martin b. Apr. 1st 1827 Martha Martin b. Aug. 17, 1829 Torn off Henry Martin b. July 11, 1782 Sara Short (?) Martin Jul 7 Austin Martin married Martha Gresham Nov. 21, 1820 Nancy Ann Martin born Aug. 27 Torn off Sara Martin b July 7, 1764 Betsy Martin b Feb. 14 ?, 1766 William Martin b Feb. 2, 1771 Francis Martin b. Oct 6, 1773 Ann Martin b. ___y 10, 1776 James Martin b Apr. 11, 1779 Rebecca Martin b July 2, 1781 Susanna Martin b March (torn) Balance of page torn off John Ganaway Martin b Nov. 24, 1735 Austin Martin b Apr. 1, 1737 James Martin b Aug. 17, 1791 William Martin b Sept 19, 1793 Nancy Martin b Feb. 3, 1796 Ganaway Martin b Feb. 5, 1798 (?) Pheby Martin b Sept 25, 1800 Laity (?) Martin b Dec. 23, 1802 Henry Martin b Mar. 24, 1811 Thomas Webster Martin b.___ 9th, 1820 T. M. Austin Martin died Dec ___, 1817 Ganaway Martin b. Sept 18, 1740......died Aug 26, 1819 Ann Martin his wife b June 27, 1741 Austin Martin died Dec. 17, 1837 Frances Martin married Puchard Day (?) Nov. 1838 (?) Tabitha Martin wife of WM Martin died July 30, 1818 (?) Nancy Anderson daughter of Tabitha Martin born Feb 3, 1796 d. Mar. 14, 1821 William Martin Sen b Feb 2, 1771 - died Nov __ 1822 Martha Martin b Aug 17, 1828 S. Jane Martin b Oct. 23, 1830 Susanna Martin b Jan 15, 1832 T. M. Austin Martin died Dec. __ 1817 Additional Comments: Ganaway Martin was born Sept. 18, 1740 in VA and died Aug. 26, 1819 in Wilkes Co., GA. A veteran of the American Revolution, he has a VA grave marker at the Smyrna Methodist Church Cemetery in Washington, Wilkes Co., GA. Anne Martin was born June 27, 1741 and died Nov. 28, 1825 in Upson Co., GA. It is believed that she is buried in the Martin Methodist Cemetery in Upson Co., GA. *Elizabeth "Eliza" Martin was born April 20, 1823 (grave marker) or April 1, 1824 (Martin family Bible) in Wilkes County or Upson County, Georgia. She was the daughter of Austin and Martha Gresham Martin. On January 9, 1840, John Noah Howell married Elizabeth "Eliza" Martin in Upson, County, Georgia. John Noah Howell was born ca. 1817 in Georgia, the son of Burwell and Elizabeth Powell Howell. He later died ca. 1891 in Upson County. After her husband's death, Elizabeth Martin Howell moved to Hill County, Texas with her son, Donaldson G. Howell, and her daughter, Miss Emily Howell. Eliza Martin Howell died July 3, 1898 and is buried in the Bell Springs Cemetery in Hill County, Texas. More information on the Howell family may be found in the Howell Genealogy and History by Betty Howell George of Fort Valley, Georgia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/upson/bibles/ganawaya396gbb.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb