Alexander MARTIN was born about 1822 in Tennessee. He was the 2nd known son of an unknown MARTIN and Anna ????.
He was married about 1849, probably in Hamilton County, Tennessee to Sarah "Sally" ROGERS. They had at least 10 children:
- Elisha, b. abt. 1853.
- Cynthia A., b. abt. 1854.
- William, b. abt. 1855.
- Mary, b. abt. 1857.
- Thomas, b. abt. 1859.
- Florence, b. abt. 1861.
- Joseph, b. abt. 1864.
- James A., b. abt. 1867.
- Fletcher S., b. 1870.
- Larena, b. abt. 1873.
1850 Federal Census of Hamilton County, Tennessee
Enumeration Date: 29 Aug 1850
M432, Roll #881, Page #745, Dwelling #61, Family #61
NAME AGE SEX OCCUPATION R/E VALUE BIRTHPLACE Elle MARTIN 27 M Farmer Tennessee Sarah MARTIN 19 F Tennessee Shortly after the 1850 Federal Census was taken, Alex and Sarah moved from Hamilton County, Tennessee to Walker County, Georgia. Their oldest son, Elisha was born in Georgia abt. 1851, which bears this out.
1860 Federal Census of Cedar Grove, Upper Cove Dist., Walker County, Georgia
Enumeration Date:
M653, Roll # , Page #858, Dwelling #1396, Family #1267
NAME AGE SEX OCCUPATION R/E VALUE P/E VALUE BIRTHPLACE Alex MARTIN 38 M Tennessee Sarah MARTIN 29 F Tennessee Elisha MARTIN 9 M Georgia Cynthia A. MARTIN 7 F Georgia William MARTIN 5 M Georgia Mary MARTIN 3 F Georgia Thomas MARTIN 1 M Georgia
1870 Federal Census of Frick's Gap, Subdivision #128, Walker County, Georgia
Enumeration Date:
M593, Roll # , Page #244, Dwelling #889, Family #863
NAME SEX AGE OCCUPATION R/E VALUE P/E VALUE BIRTHPLACE Alexander M. MARTIN M 48 Tennessee Sarah MARTIN F 40 Tennessee Elisha MARTIN M 17 Georgia Cynthia A. MARTIN F 16 Georgia William MARTIN M 15 Georgia Mary MARTIN F 13 Georgia Thomas MARTIN M 11 Georgia Florence MARTIN M 9 Georgia Joseph MARTIN M 6 Georgia James A. MARTIN M 3 Georgia Fletcher S. MARTIN M 3/12 Georgia I also have the 1880 Census for Alexander and Sarah. I will include this on the web site at a future time.
I have no information on Alexander and Sally MARTIN's death dates or burial location.
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