Patrick County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Biographies.....Martin, Wesley January 14, 1873 - April 21, 1948
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  Wesley David "Weif" Martin was born on January 24, 1873, the second son born to 
William Green Martin and Celia Ann Hancock Martin. He had a very interesting life 
although there are still many questions unanswered at this time.

  He was appointed as the second postmaster at Fayerdale in 1911 which became a 
booming little community in Patrick County. He was postmaster until August 1, 
1919 when he was replaced by Julia Elgin. He was also a successful entrepreneur 
as he ran a store, W.D. Martin's Store at the corner of Fayerdale Road and 
Heidelbach School Road (SR712) for many years. In fact, verification has been 
obtained from The Enterprise that a representative from Stuart was assessing 
property values for the year 1933 and he was going to be at the store on Tuesday, 
April 11, 1933.

  On July 18, 1928, he married Mary Elsie Martin, the 22 year old daughter of 
Joseph Thomas Martin and Maggie D. Ashby Martin. She resided in the Meadows area 
of North Carolina near Red Shoals Road which apparently was in Stokes County. It 
is thought that perhaps he might have met her at one of the Primitive Baptist 
Association's meetings as his father William Green Martin was chosen by Stuart 
Primitive Baptist Church to be a messenger of the Association at Buffalo which 
was in Stokes County, North Carolina in the spring of 1927.  That church is near 
this little community.

  On December 18, 1934, Mary Elsie passed away due to a condition called mitral 
regurgitation which is a heart issue. After that, his life really becomes 
mysterious. In the 1940 census, he was residing at the JEB Stuart Inn which was 
formerly the Perkins Hotel and had been residing there since 1935 so it is 
assumed that he moved to this venue right after his wife's death.

  Since he resided there in 1940, it would be safe to assume that he probably 
lived at that venue until it burned down on November 23, 1943. The next few years 
of his life are unknown although he passed away on April 21, 1948 in District 
Home in Chatham which was a venue for individuals that were destitute. The death 
certificate indicated that he had been residing there for four months at the time 
of his death.

  He was brought back to Patrick County and his service was officiated by the 
Elder Hollingsworth and was laid to rest apparently beside of his mother Celia 
Ann Hancock Martin in the Via Cemetery in Dodson, Virginia.


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