Biographical Sketch of Charles N. Martin, Phelps County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Charles N. Martin, farmer and stock raiser of Dawson Township, Phelps
county, Mo., was born in St. Louis county, Mo., in 1838, and when an
infant was taken by his parents to what is now Maries county (then
Crawford), and was there reared to manhood, receiving such education as
the schools of that day afforded.  After attaining his majority he 
began the battle of life for himself, with no capital whatever but his 
hands and a goodly supply of plunck and energy, and these have been the
means of placing him in the independent position he now occupies.  He
first spent two seasons in St. Louis county, where he was engaged in
overseeing, and during the late war he was extensively engaged in deal-
ing in cattle, but also served as lieutenant captain in the Missouri
Militia for some time.  While on his way to St. Louis with a drove of
cattle he was captured by a scouting band of Shelby's command, and was
with them during the battle of Osage, but soon after succeeded in 
effecting his escape, and made his way home.  On the 7th of January,
1866, he was married to Miss Valeria, a daughter of James and Mary E.
Simpson, who were born in Virginia and Missouri, and died in the latter
State August 15, 1888, and 1850, respectively.  The father was reared 
in Indiana, and about 1840 located in Crawford county, Mo., and in 1861
took up his residence in Phelps county.  After his wife's death he went
to California, where he remained about ten years, and then returned to
Missouri and married again.  Mrs. Martin is his only living child.  She
was born in Crawford county, Mo., and by Mr. Martin is the mother of 
nine children, six of whom are living.  They have all received good 
educations, and his eldest son spent some years in the Indiana Normal
School, at Valparaiso.  He is now one of Phelps county's best teachers,
and is an excellent penman.  He is now studying medicine.  Mr. Martin
has 480 acres of land, the home farm comprising 280 acres.  He has been
a Democrat all his life, and his first vote was cast for Douglas in 
1860.  He is also a member of the A. O. U. W., and his wife is a member
of the Baptist Church, and his eldest son and daughter of the Christian
church.  His parents, Madison and Anastasia (Perry) Martin, were born
in St. Louis county, Mo., in 1812, and were there reared and married.
In 1838, about three years after their marriage, they settled in what
is now Maries county, on Spanish Prairie, where they still live.  The
grandfather, David Martin, was born in North Carolina, and while yet a
boy came with his father, Adam Martin, to St. Louis, and settled near
Bridgetown, when the city was a small French hamlet.  There David lived
until 1838, and then came to Maries county, where he died in 1867.  He
was a soldier in the War of 1812.  Adam Martin was the first man to 
bring a four wheeled wagon to St. Louis, and was one of the pioneers of
that county.  He was of English descent, and many of his descendants
still live in St. Louis county.  Jackson Perry, grandfather of the
gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was a French Canadian, and came
to St. Louis when young, where he spent the remainder of his life, dy-
ing in 1859 at an advanced age.  He reared a large family of children,
who located in different portions of the West, but many of his descen-
dants still reside in St. Louis county.

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