Biographical Sketch of John L. Martin, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** John L. Martin is a son of Noah Martin, who was born in North Carolina, and when fifteen years of age went to Kentucky, whence he moved to Washington County, Mo., where he is numbered among the early settlers as well as worthy citizens of the county. February 14, 1819, he married Miss Margaret Hinkson, a native of Kentucky, and of the nine children born to their union six are now living, viz.: Mary (the wife of William Nicholson), Catherine A. (who married Volney D. Mitchell, of Franklin County), Margaret Eliza (now Mrs. Charles H. Springer), Sarah (who be- came Mrs. Thomas Nicholson), John L. and James W. The mother died in 1875, and the father in 1880. John L. was born in Washington County, February 22, 1835 and was reared on a farm, to which occupation he has always devoted his attention. He owns 400 acres of land and is recog- nized as one of the leading and successful agriculturists of the county. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================