Biographical Sketch of Samuel G. Martin, Greene County, Missouri, Taylor Township >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Samuel G. Martin (deceased). The subject of this notice was born in Cabarrus county, North Carolina, February 19, 1808. He was educated in the common schools of his section, and in 1829 he, with his parents, emigrated to Greene county, Missouri. He entered eighty acres of land in section 13, township 29, and range 20. He was married January 10, 1840, to Miss Cynthia, daughter of John and Rachel Riley, by whom he had seven children, viz.: Rachel E., born November 4, 1840; Daniel F., born July 30, 1842 and died in the army in July, 1864; James S., born September 20, 1844; Margaret M., born February 20, 1848 and died Sept- ember 22, 1853; William C., born July 6, 1851; John A., born January 27, 1854; and Thomas R., born June 19, 1856. Soon after his marriage, Mr. Martin bought one hundred and sixty acres of land in section 22, and made his homestead upon it, where he lived until his death, which occurred on the 20th of October, 1874, and Mrs. Martin and three of her sons still live upon the home place. Mr. Martin was one of Greene counties early pioneers, and was one of her substantial citizens. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================