William
Martin
(1836- ? )
William Martin was born in 1836 in the 45th District, Preston County, WV, the son of Henry and Keziah (Miner) Martin.
It is possible that he married Susan E. (1847- ? ) and had these children: Sarah E. Martin (born 1866) and Andrew J. Martin (1878-1916). But this is all conjecture, and is not proven.
Nothing further is known.
We have investigated whether one of the men named William Martin -- who were Civil War soldiers in West Virginia in regiments where other cousins are known to have served -- might be ours'. However, we have come up empty after examining their original Civil War pension files in person in December 2008 at the National Archives in Washington, DC. These included:
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William T.D. Martin, 6th West Virginia Infantry, Company F -- Invalid Application #633286, Invalid Certificate #486965. Soldier lived in Kingwood, Preston County in 1892. Someone named "E.T. Martin" witnessed one of his pension application papers.
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William H. Martin, 6th West Virginia Cavalry, Company G and 3rd West Virginia Infantry, Company G -- widow Minerva J. Martin -- Invalid Application #737390, Invalid Certificate #1069056, Widow Application #917634, Widow Certificate #681440.
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William H. Martin, 6th West Virginia Cavalry, Companies C and E, and 3rd West Virginia Infantry, Company E -- widow Mary E. Martin -- Invalid Application #484758, Invalid Certificate #291311, Widow Application #850235, Widow Certificate #649284.
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