I have William Ellis Martin, born 1831-1833 in Bedford County, Virginia, the son of William Joseph Martin and Eleanor Ellis. He was a soldier in the Civil War and served in Company B, 14th VA Infantry, CSA. William died from exposure during the Civil War at Williamsburg College Hospital, Virginia (in 1863). He was married to Emily Updyke. He is buried in the Martin Family Cemetery in Huddleston, Bedford County, Virginia. Beverly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lori Martin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:18 PM Subject: William MARTIN, born 1831 Bedford Co., VA (to possibly Roanoke, VA), Kanawha, VA (now WV) > My husband & I are getting very frustrated and discouraged in trying to > locate proof of his GGGgrandfather, William MARTIN, a Kanawha County, > Va/WVa man, being born to a William & Elizabeth Martin in Bedford County, > VA in 1831. We've been through all the censuses, several records on > Ancestry.com, asked for research to be performed at the WV State Archives > & we've even been down to the Bedford County Museum in VA to look at their > records, all without gleaning anything concrete. This is a major brick > wall. > > My understanding is that William MARTIN was born approximately 1831 (if > he didn't lie on his 1856 Kanawha marriage record about his age) in > Bedford County to parents named William & Elizabeth Martin. > > We have found two possibilities for William's parentage: William Martin > & Elizabeth Shaon, married in 1816 in Bedford; and William Martin & > Elizabeth Ellis, married in 1831. We have no way yet of confirming he's > the son of either couple or neither couple. Does anyone have any tips, > suggestions, clues, on how to find some kind of birth record prior to 1853 > in Virginia? Or, even better, does this William Martin ring any bells > with anyone? His occupation was that of a cooper (maker of barrels). > > William &/or his family may have also lived in the Roanoke County area as > well before moving to Kanawha County/Kanawha Valley area (which is why I > am also sending this to the Roanoke & Botetourt mailing lists). > > Speaking of which, do any history buffs out there know why a young man in > his early 20s would leave the Bedford county &/or Roanoke area to go over > 200 miles over to Kanawha circa 1845? > > Much thanks, > Lori J. Martin > > > - ------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > ______________________________

Thank you Beverly, but my William Martin lived until 18 Dec 1894 when, after drinking in Charleston, he somehow fell off his horse and drowned in the Elk Two Mile creek. He was found with his head in the creek. I have a very small article about it from a Charleston newspaper, plus some info from my husband's Uncle Virgil. It wasn't in the article, but my husband's uncle said that the horse came home without him and that's how they knew something was wrong. Thank you anyway! Lori Beverly Yeager <[email protected]> wrote: I have William Ellis Martin, born 1831-1833 in Bedford County, Virginia, the son of William Joseph Martin and Eleanor Ellis. He was a soldier in the Civil War and served in Company B, 14th VA Infantry, CSA. William died from exposure during the Civil War at Williamsburg College Hospital, Virginia (in 1863). He was married to Emily Updyke. He is buried in the Martin Family Cemetery in Huddleston, Bedford County, Virginia. Beverly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lori Martin" To: Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:18 PM Subject: William MARTIN, born 1831 Bedford Co., VA (to possibly Roanoke, VA), Kanawha, VA (now WV) > My husband & I are getting very frustrated and discouraged in trying to > locate proof of his GGGgrandfather, William MARTIN, a Kanawha County, > Va/WVa man, being born to a William & Elizabeth Martin in Bedford County, > VA in 1831. We've been through all the censuses, several records on > Ancestry.com, asked for research to be performed at the WV State Archives > & we've even been down to the Bedford County Museum in VA to look at their > records, all without gleaning anything concrete. This is a major brick > wall. > > My understanding is that William MARTIN was born approximately 1831 (if > he didn't lie on his 1856 Kanawha marriage record about his age) in > Bedford County to parents named William & Elizabeth Martin. > > We have found two possibilities for William's parentage: William Martin > & Elizabeth Shaon, married in 1816 in Bedford; and William Martin & > Elizabeth Ellis, married in 1831. We have no way yet of confirming he's > the son of either couple or neither couple. Does anyone have any tips, > suggestions, clues, on how to find some kind of birth record prior to 1853 > in Virginia? Or, even better, does this William Martin ring any bells > with anyone? His occupation was that of a cooper (maker of barrels). > > William &/or his family may have also lived in the Roanoke County area as > well before moving to Kanawha County/Kanawha Valley area (which is why I > am also sending this to the Roanoke & Botetourt mailing lists). > > Speaking of which, do any history buffs out there know why a young man in > his early 20s would leave the Bedford county &/or Roanoke area to go over > 200 miles over to Kanawha circa 1845? > > Much thanks, > Lori J. Martin > > > - ------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > ______________________________ ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== The Bedford Co VAGenWeb QueryPage is located at URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vabedfor/bedf-qry.htm --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.