Hi Richard, Thanks for your reply to my query. Timewise, you are way ahead of me with your Martins. I kinda suspect that the Margaret Martin that I am chasing came from Abbeville, SC, to Hall Co., GA, in the early 1820s, because in 1825 Hall Co., she was single with 3 kids in the Poor School there. I believe that the Margaret (single) in the 1820 Abbeville Census, #p. 22, is her. In this census she was of age 16-26 with two boys and one girl all less than ten years old. On 3-4-1813, the Abbeville records show a marriage between a Johnson Martin and a Margaret Green and it's possible that this is them also. The 1810 Abbeville census shows a Thomas Martin and a John C. Green living near each other on (I believe) the Rocky River or Little River. This would be in either Abbeville or Edgefield County in 1800-1850. Also they could possibly be the parents of Johnson Martin and Margaret Green. On 4-1-1816 a Johnson Martin, Catherine Green, and a George I. Green were buyers at Ester Wood's Estate Sale in Abbeville. So it sounds like the Martins and Greens were neighbors. Anyway, If any of this sounds familiar to you, or anyone, please let me know because, as you can see, I am grasping for straws. Paul WhitePaul@aol.com

Anybody researching Martin's of Russell Co., VA ca. 1870-85? Mine, John P. MARTIN married a TUGGLE est. 1875 and had two sons (Henry and John M.) before dying before 1884 when she remarried. Hope somebody can claim them - they are a complete mystery. One family story (and this family had stories...) was that John P. and his brother had gotten in some sort of trouble with the law in Indiana before coming to VA...and, maybe his first name was Joe... but, the story could've just been entertainment Thanks for the help Jan Daniel