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Andrew J. Martin

Andrew J. Martin

Male 1848 - 1877  (29 years)

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  • Name Andrew J. Martin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth 1848  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    1850 U.S. Census -- Household 1 Jun 1850  Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    1860 U.S. Census -- Household 1 Jun 1860  Waughtown, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Will 16 Jul 1877  [6] 


    • County Clerk (Wellington, Kansas), Andrew J. Martin will, executed 16 July 1877. 

      [Will of Andrew J. Martin, executed 16 July 1877 at Sumner County, Kansas.  This will was written by someone else and signed by A. J. Martin in a shaky hand.]

      In the name of God, amen,

      I Andrew J. Martin, being of full age and of sound mind and memory, having a knowledge of the certainty of death and of the uncertainty of life, do hereby make and declare this to be my last will and testament.

      I hereby give, grant and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Perthena L. Martin, and her lawful heirs all the land which I now own, to wit:  the South West quarter of the South West quarter of section No. Nine (9) in Township No. Thirty One (31) South of Range No. One (1) East in Sumner County, Kansas.

      I also give and grant to her my team wagon and harness; Also all the farming utensils of which I am now the owner or any way interested in; Also the cow, which we now have; Also all the hogs & pigs which I now own.  I also give her the crop now growing upon the above described land.

      It is further my wish and will that all my just and honest debts be paid and to better enable my said wife to pay & settle up the same it is my wish & will & I hereby transfer to her all the notes, book accounts, due-bills or any and all claims or demands due me or in my favor, and I herein mention the note signed by Adam Mills for $80 due Dec. 1st 1877.  Also the note signed by Jonathan Lawless calling for $15 due Sept. 1st 1877 or thereabout.

      I also give & grant to her all the house hold and kitchen furniture.

      It is further my wish and will that my body be decently buried and that all my funeral expenses be duly paid.

      I hereby make constitute an appoint my beloved wife Perthena L. Martin Executrix of this my last will and testament.

      In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this 16th day of July A.D. 1877.

      [signed] A. J. Martin

      We J.P. Martin and John F. Robinson hereby certify that Andrew J. Martin signed the fore[going] will in our presence and acknowledged the same to be his last will and testament and that at his request and in his presence we signed the same as witnesses hereto.  Witness our hand this 16th day of July A.D. 1877.

      [signed] J. P. Martin
      [signed] J. F. Robinson
    Death 5 Aug 1877  Belle Plaine Twp., Sumner County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 9] 
    Cause: consumption 
    Burial 6 Aug 1877  Wellington Pioneer Cemetery, Sumner County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 9] 
    Obituary 8 Aug 1877  Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Sumner County Democrat 


    • Martin, of Belle Plaine, died Sunday and his remains interred Monday in the Wellington cemetery, with the honors of the Odd Fellows.  Mr. Martin was a member of this fraternity in good standing and highly esteemed by his large circle of friends and acquaintences [sic].
    Obituary 9 Aug 1877  Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    The Sumner County Press 


    • at his late residence in Belle Plaine township, on the 5th inst., of consumption, Andrew Martin, aged about 33 years; Deceased was a member of White Cloud lodge I. O. O. F., White Cloud, Kansas.  The funeral was conducted by the Odd Fellows of this city, and the remains were interred in the cemetery near this place, on Monday.
    Land 1883  Sumner County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I599  CCBasic
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2022 

    Father Alexander Martin,   b. Abt 1816, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1877, Sumner County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Mary Idol,   b. Abt 1817, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1883, Sumner County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 1835  Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Perthena L. (Martin)   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F2614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2018 

  • Photos
    Andrew J. Martin -- Grave Marker    		Andrew J. Martin -- Grave Marker

    Documents
    Andrew Martin -- Obituary    		Andrew Martin -- Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S112] Wellington Pioneer Cemetery (Sumner County, Kansas), Kansas, Sumner County -- Wellington Pioneer Cemetery, 1 Feb 2018, Andrew J. Martin marker, photographed by Della Shafer.

    2. [S113] Kansas., Kansas, Sumner County -- The Sumner County Press Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 23 Apr 2018, "Andrew Martin," 9 August 1877, p. 3, col. 1; digital images : accessed 23 Apr 2018).

    3. [S331] Shafer, Della -- Personal Research, 16 Jan 2022, "Sumner County Surname," 31 December 2005; email from Della Shafer.

    4. [S333] Kansas. Welllington., Kansas, Sumner County -- The Sumner County Democrat Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 26 Feb 2022, "Legal Notice," 09 May 1877, p. 2, col. 6; digital images : accessed 23 Apr 2018).

    5. [S333] Kansas. Welllington., Kansas, Sumner County -- The Sumner County Democrat Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 3 Sep 2022, "Andrew Martin," 08 August 1877, p. 3, col. 2; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/382225646 : accessed 3 Sep 2022).

    6. [S344] Kansas. Sumner County., Kansas -- Sumner County Clerk, 3 Sep 2022, Andrew J. Martin Will.

    7. [S334] North Carolina, Davidson County, 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule, North Carolina, Davidson County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1401638: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 26 Feb 2022, M432, North Subdivision, p. 225 (stamped), dwelling 45, family 45, Alexander Martin, accessed 30 Dec 2012.

    8. [S116] North Carolina, Forsyth County, 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, North Carolina, Forsyth County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1473181: National Archives and Records Administration, 2017), 27 Feb 2022, M653, Broadbay District, p. 290 (stamped), dwelling 85, family 81, Alexander Martin, accessed 26 Feb 2022.

    9. [S113] Kansas., Kansas, Sumner County -- The Sumner County Press Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 23 Apr 2018, "Andrew Martin," 9 August 1877, p. 3, col. 1; digital images : accessed 23 April 2018).

    10. [S331] Shafer, Della -- Personal Research, 20 Jan 2022, "Sumner County Surname
      ," 1 January 2006; email.