Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Family Group Records M
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:
- Edmond P. Martin, born 5 May 1835; died 7 May 1847, Muhlenberg; buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Muhlenberg
- 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.
- 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.
- John W. Martin, born 9 February 1839; died 16 February 1844, Muhlenberg; buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Muhlenberg
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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