Hi, Did your Martin's marry into the Huddleston's at any point? Do you have a Job Martin? If so, I may be able to help a little. My Huddleston who married a Martin started in Bucks County, PA - moved to Bedford County, VA and than on to Kanawha County, VA/WV in the same time frame you have below. I have a lot more documentation on the Huddleston's than the Martin's. Kathie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lori Martin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:18 PM > Subject: [VABEDFOR] 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 ==== >> Messages from this list are "warranted" to be free from viruses ... >> BUT some virus might masquerade as a mailing list message >> ALWAYS be careful with unexpected attachments in email messages. >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/345 - Release Date: 5/22/2006 >> > > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > The archives of this list can be searched at URL: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=VABEDFOR > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== Remember, all messages to be posted to the list should be addressed to: [email protected]
Hello Kathie, I did find ONE Huddeston in my database: "Udzla(?) Eudorah HUDDLESTON" married 12 Jan 1812 to George E. YOUNG George E. YOUNG was the great uncle of Elizabeth YOUNG, the wife of my William MARTIN Don't know if that helps either of us any, but that's all I have. Oh, and no, I don't have any Job Martins. Thank you! Lori [email protected] wrote: Hi, Did your Martin's marry into the Huddleston's at any point? Do you have a Job Martin? If so, I may be able to help a little. My Huddleston who married a Martin started in Bucks County, PA - moved to Bedford County, VA and than on to Kanawha County, VA/WV in the same time frame you have below. I have a lot more documentation on the Huddleston's than the Martin's. Kathie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lori Martin" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:18 PM > Subject: [VABEDFOR] 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 ==== >> Messages from this list are "warranted" to be free from viruses ... >> BUT some virus might masquerade as a mailing list message >> ALWAYS be careful with unexpected attachments in email messages. >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/345 - Release Date: 5/22/2006 >> > > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > The archives of this list can be searched at URL: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=VABEDFOR > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== Remember, all messages to be posted to the list should be addressed to: [email protected] ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== Messages from this list are "warranted" to be free from viruses ... BUT some virus might masquerade as a mailing list message ALWAYS be careful with unexpected attachments in email messages. --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates.