MARTIN, Paul A., Orleans then Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


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PAUL A. MARTIN, SCOTT.--Paul A. Martin, justice of the peace of the first
ward, was born April, 1850.  He is the son of Marius and Zulmé (Deuvignert)
Martin.  His father was a native of the Island of Martinique, and his mother
of Bordeaux, France.  They were married on the Island of Martinique, from
whence they came to New Orleans, in 1848.  Marius Martin was by occupation a
jeweler, and worked at this trade in New Orleans for a period of twenty-one
years.  He was also an artist, and did the first daguerreotype work in
Louisiana.  His removal to New Orleans was caused by the insurrection of
slaves.  He was only saved by the timely warning of a faithful servant, who
had nursed him in his infancy.  With his wife and child he secretly made his
escape from the island, and arrived safely in New Orleans.  His land on the
Island of Martinique has never been disposed of to the knowledge of his
heirs--the subject of this sketch and his brother of New Orleans.  Marius
Martin died in New Orleans, 1853.

The subject of this sketch began life at the age of nineteen as a cook in New
Orleans.  This he followed for about six years, when he removed to Lafayette
parish in 1873, and engaged in farming.  In 1888 he opened a hotel at Scott
Station, and in this he is at present engaged.  Mr. Martin was elected justice
of the peace in 1887, and is the present incumbent of the office.  He has
served as notary public for the past six years.  Mr. Martin is united in
marriage with Miss Emma Comeau, daughter of Francois and Clara (Sonnier)
Comeau.  They are the parents of two children, a son and a daughter: 
Alexander B., and  Ainee, deceased.  Mr. Martin and wife are members of the
Catholic church.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 245. 
Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing
Company.