William MARTIN was actually George William MARTIN, a son of George Washington MARTIN who was John J. MARTIN's son. All these MARTINS......?!@# > -----Original Message----- > From: White, Janet > Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 12:38 PM > To: GAELBERT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: MARTIN - Elberton and Middleton, GA > > I'm told by a Martin descendant that a William MARTIN, either the grandson > of John J. MARTIN and the son of William MARTIN, - or the first William > MARTIN, started a large chicken farm and ultimately a large chicken and > food production company in the area. He also eventually owned (I think) a > large monument making company. (i.e. headstones, tables, etc. out of > granite and quartz. Would anybody be familiar with the names of these > companies? > > Thanks, > > Janet