Bios: George F. Martin, 1846 - : Greensboro , Greene County Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Diane E Goldhammer. diane105@JUNO.COM Typed by :Sherry Norton - dnorton@earthlink.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ History of Greene County, Pennsylvania, By Samuel P. Bates, Chicago, 1888 Pg. 772-3 PROF. GEORGE F. MARTIN, principal of schools at Greensboro, Penn., was born in the State of Mississippi, June 25, 1846. His parents are Daniel P. and Hannah (REYNOLDS) MARTIN, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Mississippi. They were of English origin. His father was a cotton planter in early life, and subsequently engaged in farming and stock-raising in southern Kansas. His family consisted of six children, of whom George F. was the fourth. He was sent to a private school in Mississippi until his father lost his fortune, which was valued at one million dollars. At his father's suggestion George went North when fourteen years of age, and worked about two years for a sewing machine company at Elizabeth, New Jersey. He then spent two years in Yale College. Being obliged to leave the school for lack of funds, he taught for two years, and was given the position of principal of schools at Stoughton, Wisconsin-a place of about two thousand inhabitants. He remained there about four years, afterwards teaching in Wisconsin and Michigan. Returning South, Prof. Martin taught several years in West Virginia, and in 1880 was appointed by the State superintendent of schools to conduct an institute at Morgantown, W. Va. For the past eight years he has been identified with the schools of Greene County, Penn., and has assisted in conducting two summer normals at Waynesburg College. Prof. Martin is one of Greene's most able educators and makes frequent contributions to the leading school journals. He was united in marriage in Monongalia County, W. Va., with Miss Anna M., daughter of John BLOSSER. Mrs. Martin is of English descent. They are the parents of five children-Frank P., William R., Clara M., Florence M. and Elmer W. The Professor is a democrat in politics, and a member of the Royal Arcanum. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~