Bill, Thanks for all this info. Maybe some of this will help me. I have not really gotten into my Martin research so I can not share as of yet. But Most of my Martins is from the Pembroke, Va. area and was told originated from N.C. area. Barb. Athens, WV Bill Cribbs <[email protected]> wrote:Hi all, You can find quite a few MARTIN obituaries in the searches at http://www.genealogybuff.com/data.htm#Martin MARTIN obits at funeral homes search http://www.genealogybuff.com/data2.htm#Martin MARTIN obits at newspapers search http://www.genealogybuff.com/data4.htm#Martin MARTIN marriage searches http://www.genealogybuff.com/data5.htm#Martin MARTIN military searches http://www.genealogybuff.com/data6.htm#Martin MARTIN international data searches http://www.genealogybuff.com/data7.htm#Martin See also the World War I Overseas Casualty Reports http://www.genealogybuff.com/il/il-ww1-casualties.htm Hope this helps. Bill __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com