George Martin: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. George Martin was born on 28 Dec 1838 in Mississippi (son of Norman Martin and Anna "Anne" Morrison); and died.

Generation: 2

Norman Martin was born about 1798 in North Carolina; and died.

Notes:

From the biography of his son, Edwin J. Martin "Norman Martin had previously married Anne Morrison, who bore seven children and who died in Georgia. Of the children of the first marriage three are living. Mr. Martin came from Georgia to Mississippi about 1830 and located in Clarke county, where he became a succesful planter and stock-grower, owning a large amount of land and about one hundred slaves prior to the Civil war."

Shown on the "McDuffie Family" website as a son of Mary McDUFFIE, b. 1775 in NC and her husband, ____ MARTIN, and grandson of John McDUFFIE and Flora McDONALD, from the Isle of Skye, Scotland.

http://afamilyreunion.freeservers.com/mcduffie.htm

He is shown on the "Knox-Alston" tree at RootsWeb World Connect as a son of John Martin of Quincy, Mass and Mary Susan McDuffie of North Carolina. He is also shown as having two older brothers , Daniel and John Henry. Said to have resided in Greene County, Mississippi in 1830 and Lauderdale, Mississippi in 1840.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=larkmcc&id=P2588238203

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Clarke County, Beat No. 4
Enumerated 13 Aug 1850
106-106
Norman Martin 52 M Farmer 1000 NC
Eleanor Martin 44 F $2000 SC
William Mott 21 M Farmer Ala
John Mott 19 M Farmer Ala
Joseph Mott 15 M Farmer Miss
Charles Mott 12 M Miss
George Mott 10 M Miss
Luke Savage 20 M Teacher Ala

1860 Census
Mississippi, Clarke County, PO Energy
Enumerated 2 Aug 1860
Page 137
922-922
Norman Martin 62 M Farmer 7600 32127 NC
Elendor Martin 54 F SC
Edwin Martin 9 M Miss
Mary Martin 85 F NC

Norman married Anna "Anne" Morrison before 1821. Anna was born about 1802 in Hinds County, Mississippi; died about 1848 in Union Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna "Anne" Morrison was born about 1802 in Hinds County, Mississippi; died about 1848 in Union Parish, Louisiana.

Notes:

She is shown on the "Knox-Alston" tree at RootsWeb World Connect as a daughter of Alexander Malcolm Morrison of North Carolina and Nancy McDuffie of the Isle of Skye.

Notes:

Married:
Shown as marrying on 9 July 1820 in Clairborne Parish, LA. Might they have instead married in Clairborne County, Mississippi? Need to Verify.

Children:

Murdoch McDuffie Martin was born on 3 Dec 1822 in Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi; and died.
Mary Martin was born on 8 Jul 1824 in Mississippi; and died.
James Alexander Martin was born on 12 Jun 1825 in Mississippi; and died.
Abigail Martin was born on 8 Oct 1826 in Mississippi; and died.
Catherine Martin was born on 18 Feb 1828 in Mississippi; and died.
Lewana Martin was born on 5 May 1829 in Mississippi; and died.
Allen Martin was born on 16 Dec 1832 in Mississippi; died before 1880 in Union County, Arkansas.
Nancy Martin was born on 3 Aug 1835 in Mississippi; and died.
Elizabeth Martin was born on 25 Dec 1836 in Mississippi; and died.
1. George Martin was born on 28 Dec 1838 in Mississippi; and died.
William Martin was born on 5 May 1840 in Mississippi; and died.
Norman Martin was born on 12 Oct 1842 in Clarke County, Mississippi; died on 25 Apr 1907; was buried in Martin Cemetery, Clarke County, Mississippi.
Jane Martin was born about 1847 in Louisiana; died before 1850.