Barren-Jefferson County KyArchives Obituaries.....Martin, Jas. B.  August 25 
1896
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Glasgow (KY) Weekly Times, 26 AUG 1896
"DEAD. A Beloved Citizen, A Peerless Official, Passes Away. MR. JAS. B. MARTIN 
DIES. The people of Glasgow were profoundly moved by the sudden death of Mr. 
J. B. Martin at 7 o'clock yesterday evening. Although the distressing 
intelligence was not unexpected it was none the less deplored. The whole 
community mourns. For three weeks Mr. Martin had waged a brave battle with 
death, but the grim reaper triumphed at the last. Begining with a slight 
indisposition, his illness developed into a violent attack of flux that 
baffled both the skill of physician and the tender nursing of loved ones. For 
two weeks Mr. Martin had been a most desperately sick man. To the ravages of 
the disease was added the disadvantage of a naturally delicate constitution, 
and the final result was not difficult in prediction. Surrounded by his 
agonized family and mourning friends, the beloved citizen, the loving husband 
and father, the man whom those who knew him best most delighted to honor, has 
passsed from time to eternity.

"Mr. J. B. Martin was born in Tracey precinct of Barren county, January 27, 
1842. He was the son of Woodford and Mary Brian Martin, his mother being a 
niece of Hon. Henry Grider, of Warren county, at one time a member of the 
Congress. Early left an orphan, he was reared to manhood by his uncle Mr. W. 
D. Martin, of Monroe county. His education was begun at home and in the 
schools of Monroe and completed in the college then located at Columbia, Ky. 
At the termination of his collegiate course, he began life for himself by 
settling in Glasgow and taking a position in the dry goods store of Dr. J. S. 
Parrish. He afterward embarked his business with Mr. John Evans, and later 
with Messrs. J. R. and W. F. Redding. In 1874 he was elected Clerk of the 
Barren Circuit Court, and has held that position for the past twenty-one 
years. Had he lived until the expiration of his term, he would have served as 
Circuit Clerk for twenty-three years, a longer period than any Circuit Clerk 
for Barren county, except Mr. Richard Garnett, who was Clerk for forty years. 
He was announced as a candidate for his fifth term as Clerk, and was without 
opposition.

"Under management, the Circuit Clerk's office of Barren county was known as a 
model to which other Clerk's offices worked up to. No county was ever honored 
with the services of a more faithful, painstaking or competent official. His 
official record is without flaw, blot, or blemish. In 1890 he was elected 
Assistant Clerk of the Constitutional Convention. Twice a candidate for Clerk 
of the Court of Appeals, he was unsuccessful in both races. Always a Democrat 
of the strictest sect, he was esteemed by members of all parties, and many of 
his warmest and most devoted friends were Republicans. His popularity was 
universal.

"Mr. Martin was twice married, his first wife being Miss Anna L. Martin, of 
Monroe county, and his last Miss Addie F. Oldman, of Hardin county. Of twelve 
children which have been born to him, eight are now living. In the family 
circle he was a model character - a devoted husband and a kind and loving 
father.

"Mr. Martin had been for almost a life time a conscientious, devoted member of 
the Presbyterian denomination, and for nearly a quarter of a century had 
served as an elder in his church here. He was a man of purest morality of life 
and of spotless good name. In his personal relations he was noted for his 
suavity of manner and his polish. The stamp of a gentleman was upon his every 
action. In every walk of life he was a man. In his friendships he never 
wavered and no steel ever rang truer to the test than stood he by his friends. 
One of the manliest of men himself, he demanded an equality high guage in the 
conduct of others. It is but the scantiest of tributes to say that a splendid 
citizen, a true gentleman, a man in the best, highest and broadest sense of 
the word, a devout Christian, has gone to his reward.

"The funeral will take place at the Presbyterian church this afternoon at 4 
o'clock, Rev. F. G. Railey officiating, assisted by Rev. Martin D. Hardin, of 
Bowling Green. Immediately afterward, the remains will be interred in the Odd 
Fellows Cemetery."



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