Hi Gay.. In the letter you transcribed -- it mentions Edd Nelson.. He's my link to W. W. Martin.. Married Willie Ann Martin, W W's daughter.. It's really neat to read things written from so long ago.. Thanks Sandy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, August 05, 2001 11:52 AM Subject: [SCPICKENS] W.W.Martin >Hi Linda, > No replies yet. > I am trying to determine if W.W.Martin was related to or friends to my >ggrandparents Daniel Carter Stewart or his wife Sarah Elizabeth Susannah >Holcombe?Stewart,as the letters from him were addressed to them. > I suspect they were friends and that the terms son and daughter may have >been meant for friendly terms,still there is a question about that.Do you >have W.W.Martin's birthdate,he may have been too young to be her father or >step father? > I had a family member state they thought she may have been a Martin,although >I Have an old letter to a Pension Commissioner in Washington,DC. suggesting >that her father was a Samuel Holcombe,who may have inlisted in Dalonega >Ga.and died in a war, no date,possibly under (Capt.Wofford??), he also may >have been in the Mexican war. Her Mother returned from upper Ga. to her >family in Pickens co.Sc > Also wondering if W.W.Martin had a connection to a School on Martin School >Rd.near Mile Creek Rd.in Pickens co.SC. > My ggrandmother may have been a school teacher and lived off Mile Creek Rd. > > The heading on the letter,suggesting that W.W.Martin may have worked at this >courthouse goes, > > Office of > J.M.Stewart >Clerk of Court Common Pleas > > Pickens C.H.S.C. Oct 25th 1894 > > > I also have an old letter written by D.W.(D.P.?)Spearman (three initial >before Spearman) >to Daniel Carter Stewart. > (Part of this letter on the right side is missing,so I will put here what I >can make out.) > > Dear Brother and family >yours of the 4th at hand and glad to hear you are all well satisfied at your >new home,but sorry you have gone so far and glad you got there all right.if I >am not mistaken there is 4 dollars and 030 cents behind if I am mistaken >......correct me. >The ....is all right as far as ....... >but if they have .......... >I did not know............ > Me and Mary ran > into ? to Mack Cantrall at ....... >last Sunday and saw > several of our folks > and heard from the (maybe Stewarts ?) >........all of them >......well and getting along well >Edd Nelson is going to move within about six miles of us......... in about 1 >mile of Liberty >I will be apt to see them when they move > All is well and >sends their love and best wishes to to you all, > write soon and let > know how you are getting along. > Yours respectfully > D.W.P?.Spearman > To D.C.Stewart and family > Any ideas on who this Spearman is? >Thanks for any help >Gay > > >==== SCPICKEN Mailing List ==== >List problems? Contact the Pickens Co., SC List Mom [email protected] >Use Kathleen as the subject line for your post >To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett >