Principal Shinnston Grade School, Shinnston, WV
Census 1940 Shinnston, Harrison County, WV
Name Age
Blair Martin 39
Georgia Martin 37
Melvin Blair Martin 5
Census Western Virginia 1850
Name Age
Thomas Martin 51
Emaretta Martin 21
Sarah Martin 19
William H Martin 16
Levi Martin 14
Mary Martin 12
Lorenzo Martin 2
Harrison County (WV) Genealogical Society Newsletter
Martin Family-Settlers in Bingamon Country By Jack Sandy Anderson, News & Journal Feature Writer October 27, 2011
Members of the Martin family came from the Rappahannock Valley of Virginia and settled in the Bingamon country between 1795 and 1805. These Martins were brothers and sisters: Margaret (17721850), wife of Benjamin Nay; Mary (1774-1847), wife of John Glover; William C. (1775-1847); Charles (1779-1851); and John Spencer (1783-1853). Their ancestor, John Joseph Martin (1691-1758/59), emigrated from Germany to Virginia in 1714 and was one of the founders of the Germanns Colony. All of them had children from whom descend many people now living in north central West Virginia and elsewhere. Among William C. Martin’s children was a son, Thomas C. Martin (1800-1876). In 1824 he married Sitha Nay (1802-1846) and settled on Bice’s Run, a stream once known as Martin’s Run. They were the parents of eight children: Lorenzo Dow, died when he was around seventeen years old; Lavina, married William Heflin; Margaret, married Michael D. Martin; Emeretta; Sarah; William H.; Levi C.; and Mary, married twice – first, a Looman, second, Nicholas McIntire. William H. Martin, son of Thomas C. and Sitha (Nay) Martin, was for many years a well-known Bingamon resident. He was born at Bice’s Run on November 20, 1833, and died at Pine Bluff on May 2, 1906. In 1867 he married Mary Eleanor Hulderman (July 16, 1843-May 30, 1927) daughter of William and Hannah (Shreve) Hulderman. Until 1882 they lived at Bice’s Run. In that year they bought property from Albert Irving Shinn at Pine Bluff and moved there. A small man, he was usually called “Little Billy” Martin to distinguish him from the other William or “Billy” Martins living at the same time. Like so many Bingamon men, he fought for the North in the Civil War. He enlisted June 27, 1861, and then re-enlisted February 28, 1864. He served in both the cavalry and the infantry. A kind and gentle man, he was held in high esteem by his relatives and friends who often visited in his home. He and his wife had six children: Hannah Elzina (1868-1882); Ulysses Elmer; Lawson Wood; Leonard Jerry (1873-1898), never married; William Calvin, born in 1878, died in infancy; and Chester A. (1885-1888). Ulysses Elmer Martin was born May 19, 1870, and died in December, 1941. For years he was a school teacher. According to some of his former students, he was an excellent teacher but maintained strict discipline in his classroom. When a young man, he also studied medicine. Later if (sic) life he lived at Monongah where he was a successful merchant and a respected citizen. He married Mary Swisher, who long survived him. They had no children. Lawson Wood Martin (March 24, 1872-June 6, 1955), known to his many friends as “Ott” Martin, in 1898 married Floe Etta Pigott (1877-1969), daughter of Milton and Dorcas (Jones) Pigott. Near his parents’ home in 1898 he built a house that today, greatly enlarged, is the residence of Mr. and Mrs. William Salerno. In 1920 he sold his Pine Bluff property and soon thereafter moved to Hardesty, near Wyatt. He later acquired a farm on Robinson Run. He and his wife were the parents of the following children: Edgar Blair, a noted Harrison County educator, married Georgia Columbia Blocher; Neal Stanley, married Emzie Robinson; Nellie Wilma, married twice – first, Amos “Speed” Merrifield, second, Spencer Greer Moore; Victor Wayne, married Delano Carrico; Helen Pauline, married Bernard E. O’Dell; Marjorie June, married Paul Bernhard; and Dorcas Eleanor, married twice – first, Charles Wayne Pelley, second, William Paul Teare. Information for this article was obtained from two of William H. Martin’s great-grandsons, Melvin B. Martin and Michael A. Pelley.
Census Western Virginia 1850
Name Age
Thomas Martin 51
Emaretta Martin 21
Sarah Martin 19
William H Martin 16
Levi Martin 14
Mary Martin 12
Lorenzo Martin 2
Harrison County (WV) Genealogical Society Newsletter
Martin Family-Settlers in Bingamon Country By Jack Sandy Anderson, News & Journal Feature Writer October 27, 2011
Members of the Martin family came from the Rappahannock Valley of Virginia and settled in the Bingamon country between 1795 and 1805. These Martins were brothers and sisters: Margaret (17721850), wife of Benjamin Nay; Mary (1774-1847), wife of John Glover; William C. (1775-1847); Charles (1779-1851); and John Spencer (1783-1853). Their ancestor, John Joseph Martin (1691-1758/59), emigrated from Germany to Virginia in 1714 and was one of the founders of the Germanns Colony. All of them had children from whom descend many people now living in north central West Virginia and elsewhere. Among William C. Martin’s children was a son, Thomas C. Martin (1800-1876). In 1824 he married Sitha Nay (1802-1846) and settled on Bice’s Run, a stream once known as Martin’s Run. They were the parents of eight children: Lorenzo Dow, died when he was around seventeen years old; Lavina, married William Heflin; Margaret, married Michael D. Martin; Emeretta; Sarah; William H.; Levi C.; and Mary, married twice – first, a Looman, second, Nicholas McIntire. William H. Martin, son of Thomas C. and Sitha (Nay) Martin, was for many years a well-known Bingamon resident. He was born at Bice’s Run on November 20, 1833, and died at Pine Bluff on May 2, 1906. In 1867 he married Mary Eleanor Hulderman (July 16, 1843-May 30, 1927) daughter of William and Hannah (Shreve) Hulderman. Until 1882 they lived at Bice’s Run. In that year they bought property from Albert Irving Shinn at Pine Bluff and moved there. A small man, he was usually called “Little Billy” Martin to distinguish him from the other William or “Billy” Martins living at the same time. Like so many Bingamon men, he fought for the North in the Civil War. He enlisted June 27, 1861, and then re-enlisted February 28, 1864. He served in both the cavalry and the infantry. A kind and gentle man, he was held in high esteem by his relatives and friends who often visited in his home. He and his wife had six children: Hannah Elzina (1868-1882); Ulysses Elmer; Lawson Wood; Leonard Jerry (1873-1898), never married; William Calvin, born in 1878, died in infancy; and Chester A. (1885-1888). Ulysses Elmer Martin was born May 19, 1870, and died in December, 1941. For years he was a school teacher. According to some of his former students, he was an excellent teacher but maintained strict discipline in his classroom. When a young man, he also studied medicine. Later if (sic) life he lived at Monongah where he was a successful merchant and a respected citizen. He married Mary Swisher, who long survived him. They had no children. Lawson Wood Martin (March 24, 1872-June 6, 1955), known to his many friends as “Ott” Martin, in 1898 married Floe Etta Pigott (1877-1969), daughter of Milton and Dorcas (Jones) Pigott. Near his parents’ home in 1898 he built a house that today, greatly enlarged, is the residence of Mr. and Mrs. William Salerno. In 1920 he sold his Pine Bluff property and soon thereafter moved to Hardesty, near Wyatt. He later acquired a farm on Robinson Run. He and his wife were the parents of the following children: Edgar Blair, a noted Harrison County educator, married Georgia Columbia Blocher; Neal Stanley, married Emzie Robinson; Nellie Wilma, married twice – first, Amos “Speed” Merrifield, second, Spencer Greer Moore; Victor Wayne, married Delano Carrico; Helen Pauline, married Bernard E. O’Dell; Marjorie June, married Paul Bernhard; and Dorcas Eleanor, married twice – first, Charles Wayne Pelley, second, William Paul Teare. Information for this article was obtained from two of William H. Martin’s great-grandsons, Melvin B. Martin and Michael A. Pelley.