Patrick County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Biographies.....Martin, Richard "Dickey" June 6, 1878 - April 24, 1937
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Ron Martin cindyandron@bellsouth.net May 9, 2022, 8:48 am

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  Richard “Dickey” Martin was born on June 6, 1878 in Dodson, a densely 
populated area in Patrick County, Virginia.   He was the fourth son born to 
William Green Martin and Celia Ann Hancock Martin both of Dodson.
  Like many other children born during this era, he worked on the family farm 
which was located near the cool waters of Puppy Creek.
  On February 23, 1905, he married Lula Frances Moran who lived on an adjacent 
ridge.   Immediately they started a family as Dexter was born in 1907 and Lessie 
May was born in the following year.  
  Another daughter Elsie Ada was born in March, 1910.   Just a month after Elsie 
Ada was born on April 30, 1910, they purchased a residence and farm in Dodson 
from J.J. Moran.  Based on location and relationship, it is to be assumed that 
it was purchased from James Josiah Moran.  
  Another addition to the family took place in 1911 when Hassie Myrtle was born.  
Sadly the next nine years were extremely tough on the Martin family.   In 
October, 1912, both Elsie Ada and Hassie Myrtle died within seven days of one 
another due to diarrhea and enteritis.   The lone bright spot of this decade 
took place in 1914 when their last son Raymond Roscoe was born.  Also during 
this decade, their first son Dexter passed away.  All three kids are buried high 
on the mountain deep in the woods in the same remote area that all of them were 
born in Dodson near the old homeplace.
  In the 1920 census, the family was still residing and farming the land in 
Dodson.   However sometime during this decade, the family made a major 
transition.   The family moved to Fayette County, West Virginia as many 
opportunities presented themselves in the coal mining industry.   The work was 
dangerous but financially rewarding as many men from the extremely rural areas 
of southwest Virginia made the trek to West Virginia in search of employment and 
a living wage to adequately provide for their families.    They actually 
purchased a home in the Weirwood area of Fayette County, West Virginia on May 
30, 1929.    Both Richard and his wife Lulu lived in West Virginia until their 
deaths.
  On April 24, 1937, he died in West Virginia of a cerebral hemorrhage as he was 
pronounced dead at 2:45 PM by Dr. R.H. Jones.  His body was brought back to 
Dodson and he is buried in the family cemetery that today is named after him.    
He is buried in the Richard Martin Family Cemetery along with his three kids.   
His gravestone is the lone stone in this long abandoned cemetery.


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