Muhlenberg County Kentucky


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Jefferson M.D. Martin & Sarah Roark

Jefferson M.D. Martin
Born: May 1805, Kentucky
Married: 1) Sarah Roark, 3 Mar 1834, Muhlenberg County
Married: 2) Polly Miller, 24 Nov 1864, Muhlenberg County
Died: 6 June 1875, Muhlenberg County
Buried: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Muhlenberg
Father: William Martin
Mother: Mary McDonald

Wife 1): Sarah Roark
Born: 26 December 1808, Kentucky
Died: 8 April 1863, Muhlenberg
Buried: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Muhlenberg
Father: Martin Roark
Mother: Rachel

Wife 2): Polly Miller
Born: February 1820
Died: April 1871, Muhlenberg
Buried: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Muhlenberg

Children of Jefferson Martin & Sarah Roark:

  1. Edmond P. Martin, born 5 May 1835; died 7 May 1847, Muhlenberg; buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Muhlenberg
  2. William Henry Martin, born 19 November 1837, Kentucky; died 2 May 1919, Muhlenberg; buried Antioch Cemetery, Muhlenberg; married 25 November 1869, Mary Catherine Kittinger, Muhlenberg, the daughter of Joseph Kittinger & Lucy S. Kirtley. She was born 31 March 1848, Muhlenberg, and died 24 December 1930, Earles, Muhlenberg; buried Antioch Cemetery, Muhlenberg.
  3. Mary E. Martin, born 22 February 1838, Kentucky; died 31 [sic] September 1893, Muhlenberg; buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Muhlenberg; married 18 January 1858, Dr. John W. Morehead, Muhlenberg, the son of John Morehead and Nancy Branscomb. He was born 13 September 1831; died 27 June 1883, Muhlenberg; buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Muhlenberg.
  4. John W. Martin, born 9 February 1839; died 16 February 1844, Muhlenberg; buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Muhlenberg
  5. Thomas T. Martin, born 1 January 1840, Kentucky; died 25 Novemeber 1913, Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY; buried Odd Fellows Cemetery, Hopkins Co., KY; married a Miss Garrard, daughter of Horace S. Garrard, before 1910.
  6. Finis M. Martin, born about 1843, Kentucky. In the 1870 Census, Finis lived with his brothers Charles, Joseph and Thomas in Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY
  7. Charles T. Martin, born 16 February 1845, Muhlenberg; died 30 July 1911, Earlington, Hopkins Co., KY; buried at Earlington; married Netty, born about 1847 in Tennessee.
  8. Joseph T. Martin, born October 1846, Kentucky; married 24 December 1878, Mollie C. Bell, Hopkins Co., KY, the daughter of S.H. Bell. She was born October 1849, Kentucky.
  9. George W. Martin, born 19 August 1848, Kentucky; died 28 April 1917, Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY; buried Grapevine Cemetery, Hopkins Co., KY; married 9 March 1887, Adelia A. Slaton, Hopkins Co., KY, the daughter of James Wesley Slaton & Nannie Rash. She was born 6 March 1859, Kentucky; died 30 July 1931, Madisonville, Hopkins; buried Grapevine Cemetery, Hopkins.

Sources: Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries Book 1 Page 105; Kentucky Death Certificates; Federal Census for both Hopkins and Muhlenberg 1850-1910; Kentucky Marriages 1850-1900; Muhlenberg Marriage Books 1 & 2.

Updated August 4, 2017