Jno. L. Martin Passes Hence
John L. Martin, Sr. died at his home in Leesville last Sunday and was buried in the New Cemetery Monday afternoon after funeral services in the Baptist Church at 3:30, rev. W. E. Wright delivering the oration.
Mr. Martin was in his seventy-fourth year, and had led quite eventful life.
He had the confidence and esteem of his neighbors always. For a long time he was in the employ of the Nona Mills Company, and after that held other positions of responsibility. Some years ago in a gasoline explosion he was so badly burned that his life was despaired of, but bravely and uncomplainingly, through suffering terribly, he struggled back to normal. He was a faithful member of the Baptist Church and for many years had led in its services and financing. He never tired of such service, and though others often became discouraged he never did.
It is said that he was never known to misrepresent a matter or to make a misleading statement. Truth was his watchword and ho nor his guiding star.
To his bereaved wife and children the Leader tenders its sympathy. His loss is deplorable, but surely he has entered into that "rest which remaineth unto the children of God" and has reached the realization of eternal life.
Landrum (middle name) of John Landrum Martin was a namesake for the preacher Landrum. Named from a noted Baptist preacher--I believe the Rev J.G. Landrum, who was pastor of the Mt Zion Baptist Church from 1831-1852, and again from 1852 until his death in 1882.
John Landrum Martin built mills and turned Leesville, Louisiana into a lumber town.
"Leesville was a farm town whose blacks didn't even know there was a Civil War"
- Tom Bomar Martin
John Martin Sr left South Carolina for Beaumont Texas to build saw and planer mills after he and Mary Gaffney were married. She remained in the household of her father who was a physician learning as much about medicines as she could, as there were no doctors of any use in Texas at the time. After two years, John sent money for Mary to join him. They lived in Texas until John was sent to Leesville, La. to build mills there. He liked Leesville so much that he relocated the family there.
- from Susan Hedeen
In response to my question of how did John Landrum Martin obtain his lumber mill knowledge as Thomas Booker was a farmer the following replies from Susan Hedeen came. Susan is a daughter of Essie Ola Martin.
-Floyd L. Martin, Jr.
According to my mother, there was a saw mill on Thomas Booker Martin's property--or perhaps it was John Polly Martin's--I am not certain that she knew for certain as most of her memory is from conversations she had with her grandmother, Mary Eugenia Victoria Gaffney Martin. My mother was born in John Landrum Martin (SR) house in Leesville, and she lived there until her parents relocated. She was quite close to her grandmother who use to tell her the family stories.
John Polly Martin was a cabinet maker. Even though Thomas Booker was not, I believe that he carried on with some of that activity in terms of wood. The South Carolina Martin's may have good information about this. I'd contact Mary Martin Matthews. Anyway, John Landrum learned the mill trade in the Carolina's--just how or where, I am not certain; and was hired to go to Texas and establish mills. Evidently he established several in Texas and then was sent to Leesville to do same. His oldest child was born in South Carolina as Mary Eugenia (after they married in Gaffney SC) remained in South Carolina for 2 years. Her father was a physician and as the story goes JLM Sr. told her to learn as much as she could from her father because there were no doctors where he was in Texas. She resided with her family in SC prior to going to Texas to join Jl. All the other children of the JL Martin's were born in Texas prior to relocation in Leesville.
- from Susan Hedeen
HEY, JUST AN UPDATE. ACCORDING To MY MOTHER, JL was IN LEESVILLE IN 1900. I HAVE PURUSED 20 of the 42 pages of one district of Vernon Parish, LA and haven't brought him up yet, but I have the rest to go yet. The mill was known by another name...something BELL--she told me this AM, but I forgot already--before its name change. He supervised the building of the planer mills--said she didn't really know what his job title was.
- from Susan Hedeen
Talked w/my mother again. She said that the Nona Mill was owned by the same people as the ones in Texas that was known as Long Bell Mills. Evidently Nona was the name of the owner's wife.
- from Susan Hedeen
There was a large dining table made by John Landrum Martin which had a Lazy Susan center which enabled each member of the family to serve himself. The member of John Landrum's family, which had the largest family, would inherit the table, Joe had 8, therefore the table stayed in that house at 100 W Union St, Leesville La., which Joe also received. The house about 3/1901 is said to be being restored for historical reasons
John Landrum – married Eugenia Gaffney, of Gaffney, S. C.; had eight children – Inez, Grace, Ola, Joseph, Tom Bomar, John L., Wade and Pearl, two last named dead Inez married Clint Wood of Texas had one son; all live in Beaumont, Texas
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE Life and Descendents OF EDWARD BOMAR ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S. C. Arranged by THOMAS B. MARTIN, Fair Forest, S. C.
Grandad Martin owned the first automobile in Leesville. His youngest son John L. used to take the young ladies for a ride. Almost every time the wheels turned over the car backfired so the citizens of Leesville nicknamed it Mr. Martin's popcorn popper.
--from Grace Martin Harrell
John L. Martin, Sr. died at his home in Leesville last Sunday and was buried in the New Cemetery Monday afternoon after funeral services in the Baptist Church at 3:30, rev. W. E. Wright delivering the oration.
Mr. Martin was in his seventy-fourth year, and had led quite eventful life.
He had the confidence and esteem of his neighbors always. For a long time he was in the employ of the Nona Mills Company, and after that held other positions of responsibility. Some years ago in a gasoline explosion he was so badly burned that his life was despaired of, but bravely and uncomplainingly, through suffering terribly, he struggled back to normal. He was a faithful member of the Baptist Church and for many years had led in its services and financing. He never tired of such service, and though others often became discouraged he never did.
It is said that he was never known to misrepresent a matter or to make a misleading statement. Truth was his watchword and ho nor his guiding star.
To his bereaved wife and children the Leader tenders its sympathy. His loss is deplorable, but surely he has entered into that "rest which remaineth unto the children of God" and has reached the realization of eternal life.
Landrum (middle name) of John Landrum Martin was a namesake for the preacher Landrum. Named from a noted Baptist preacher--I believe the Rev J.G. Landrum, who was pastor of the Mt Zion Baptist Church from 1831-1852, and again from 1852 until his death in 1882.
John Landrum Martin built mills and turned Leesville, Louisiana into a lumber town.
"Leesville was a farm town whose blacks didn't even know there was a Civil War"
- Tom Bomar Martin
John Martin Sr left South Carolina for Beaumont Texas to build saw and planer mills after he and Mary Gaffney were married. She remained in the household of her father who was a physician learning as much about medicines as she could, as there were no doctors of any use in Texas at the time. After two years, John sent money for Mary to join him. They lived in Texas until John was sent to Leesville, La. to build mills there. He liked Leesville so much that he relocated the family there.
- from Susan Hedeen
In response to my question of how did John Landrum Martin obtain his lumber mill knowledge as Thomas Booker was a farmer the following replies from Susan Hedeen came. Susan is a daughter of Essie Ola Martin.
-Floyd L. Martin, Jr.
According to my mother, there was a saw mill on Thomas Booker Martin's property--or perhaps it was John Polly Martin's--I am not certain that she knew for certain as most of her memory is from conversations she had with her grandmother, Mary Eugenia Victoria Gaffney Martin. My mother was born in John Landrum Martin (SR) house in Leesville, and she lived there until her parents relocated. She was quite close to her grandmother who use to tell her the family stories.
John Polly Martin was a cabinet maker. Even though Thomas Booker was not, I believe that he carried on with some of that activity in terms of wood. The South Carolina Martin's may have good information about this. I'd contact Mary Martin Matthews. Anyway, John Landrum learned the mill trade in the Carolina's--just how or where, I am not certain; and was hired to go to Texas and establish mills. Evidently he established several in Texas and then was sent to Leesville to do same. His oldest child was born in South Carolina as Mary Eugenia (after they married in Gaffney SC) remained in South Carolina for 2 years. Her father was a physician and as the story goes JLM Sr. told her to learn as much as she could from her father because there were no doctors where he was in Texas. She resided with her family in SC prior to going to Texas to join Jl. All the other children of the JL Martin's were born in Texas prior to relocation in Leesville.
- from Susan Hedeen
HEY, JUST AN UPDATE. ACCORDING To MY MOTHER, JL was IN LEESVILLE IN 1900. I HAVE PURUSED 20 of the 42 pages of one district of Vernon Parish, LA and haven't brought him up yet, but I have the rest to go yet. The mill was known by another name...something BELL--she told me this AM, but I forgot already--before its name change. He supervised the building of the planer mills--said she didn't really know what his job title was.
- from Susan Hedeen
Talked w/my mother again. She said that the Nona Mill was owned by the same people as the ones in Texas that was known as Long Bell Mills. Evidently Nona was the name of the owner's wife.
- from Susan Hedeen
There was a large dining table made by John Landrum Martin which had a Lazy Susan center which enabled each member of the family to serve himself. The member of John Landrum's family, which had the largest family, would inherit the table, Joe had 8, therefore the table stayed in that house at 100 W Union St, Leesville La., which Joe also received. The house about 3/1901 is said to be being restored for historical reasons
John Landrum – married Eugenia Gaffney, of Gaffney, S. C.; had eight children – Inez, Grace, Ola, Joseph, Tom Bomar, John L., Wade and Pearl, two last named dead Inez married Clint Wood of Texas had one son; all live in Beaumont, Texas
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE Life and Descendents OF EDWARD BOMAR ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S. C. Arranged by THOMAS B. MARTIN, Fair Forest, S. C.
Grandad Martin owned the first automobile in Leesville. His youngest son John L. used to take the young ladies for a ride. Almost every time the wheels turned over the car backfired so the citizens of Leesville nicknamed it Mr. Martin's popcorn popper.
--from Grace Martin Harrell
Jno. L. Martin Passes Hence
John L. Martin, Sr. died at his home in Leesville last Sunday and was buried in the New Cemetery Monday afternoon after funeral services in the Baptist Church at 3:30, rev. W. E. Wright delivering the oration.
Mr. Martin was in his seventy-fourth year, and had led quite eventful life.
He had the confidence and esteem of his neighbors always. For a long time he was in the employ of the Nona Mills Company, and after that held other positions of responsibility. Some years ago in a gasoline explosion he was so badly burned that his life was despaired of, but bravely and uncomplainingly, through suffering terribly, he struggled back to normal. He was a faithful member of the Baptist Church and for many years had led in its services and financing. He never tired of such service, and though others often became discouraged he never did.
It is said that he was never known to misrepresent a matter or to make a misleading statement. Truth was his watchword and ho nor his guiding star.
To his bereaved wife and children the Leader tenders its sympathy. His loss is deplorable, but surely he has entered into that "rest which remaineth unto the children of God" and has reached the realization of eternal life.
Landrum (middle name) of John Landrum Martin was a namesake for the preacher Landrum. Named from a noted Baptist preacher--I believe the Rev J.G. Landrum, who was pastor of the Mt Zion Baptist Church from 1831-1852, and again from 1852 until his death in 1882.
John Landrum Martin built mills and turned Leesville, Louisiana into a lumber town.
"Leesville was a farm town whose blacks didn't even know there was a Civil War"
- Tom Bomar Martin
John Martin Sr left South Carolina for Beaumont Texas to build saw and planer mills after he and Mary Gaffney were married. She remained in the household of her father who was a physician learning as much about medicines as she could, as there were no doctors of any use in Texas at the time. After two years, John sent money for Mary to join him. They lived in Texas until John was sent to Leesville, La. to build mills there. He liked Leesville so much that he relocated the family there.
- from Susan Hedeen
In response to my question of how did John Landrum Martin obtain his lumber mill knowledge as Thomas Booker was a farmer the following replies from Susan Hedeen came. Susan is a daughter of Essie Ola Martin.
-Floyd L. Martin, Jr.
According to my mother, there was a saw mill on Thomas Booker Martin's property--or perhaps it was John Polly Martin's--I am not certain that she knew for certain as most of her memory is from conversations she had with her grandmother, Mary Eugenia Victoria Gaffney Martin. My mother was born in John Landrum Martin (SR) house in Leesville, and she lived there until her parents relocated. She was quite close to her grandmother who use to tell her the family stories.
John Polly Martin was a cabinet maker. Even though Thomas Booker was not, I believe that he carried on with some of that activity in terms of wood. The South Carolina Martin's may have good information about this. I'd contact Mary Martin Matthews. Anyway, John Landrum learned the mill trade in the Carolina's--just how or where, I am not certain; and was hired to go to Texas and establish mills. Evidently he established several in Texas and then was sent to Leesville to do same. His oldest child was born in South Carolina as Mary Eugenia (after they married in Gaffney SC) remained in South Carolina for 2 years. Her father was a physician and as the story goes JLM Sr. told her to learn as much as she could from her father because there were no doctors where he was in Texas. She resided with her family in SC prior to going to Texas to join Jl. All the other children of the JL Martin's were born in Texas prior to relocation in Leesville.
- from Susan Hedeen
HEY, JUST AN UPDATE. ACCORDING To MY MOTHER, JL was IN LEESVILLE IN 1900. I HAVE PURUSED 20 of the 42 pages of one district of Vernon Parish, LA and haven't brought him up yet, but I have the rest to go yet. The mill was known by another name...something BELL--she told me this AM, but I forgot already--before its name change. He supervised the building of the planer mills--said she didn't really know what his job title was.
- from Susan Hedeen
Talked w/my mother again. She said that the Nona Mill was owned by the same people as the ones in Texas that was known as Long Bell Mills. Evidently Nona was the name of the owner's wife.
- from Susan Hedeen
There was a large dining table made by John Landrum Martin which had a Lazy Susan center which enabled each member of the family to serve himself. The member of John Landrum's family, which had the largest family, would inherit the table, Joe had 8, therefore the table stayed in that house at 100 W Union St, Leesville La., which Joe also received. The house about 3/1901 is said to be being restored for historical reasons
John Landrum – married Eugenia Gaffney, of Gaffney, S. C.; had eight children – Inez, Grace, Ola, Joseph, Tom Bomar, John L., Wade and Pearl, two last named dead Inez married Clint Wood of Texas had one son; all live in Beaumont, Texas
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE Life and Descendents OF EDWARD BOMAR ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S. C. Arranged by THOMAS B. MARTIN, Fair Forest, S. C.
Grandad Martin owned the first automobile in Leesville. His youngest son John L. used to take the young ladies for a ride. Almost every time the wheels turned over the car backfired so the citizens of Leesville nicknamed it Mr. Martin's popcorn popper.
--from Grace Martin Harrell
John L. Martin, Sr. died at his home in Leesville last Sunday and was buried in the New Cemetery Monday afternoon after funeral services in the Baptist Church at 3:30, rev. W. E. Wright delivering the oration.
Mr. Martin was in his seventy-fourth year, and had led quite eventful life.
He had the confidence and esteem of his neighbors always. For a long time he was in the employ of the Nona Mills Company, and after that held other positions of responsibility. Some years ago in a gasoline explosion he was so badly burned that his life was despaired of, but bravely and uncomplainingly, through suffering terribly, he struggled back to normal. He was a faithful member of the Baptist Church and for many years had led in its services and financing. He never tired of such service, and though others often became discouraged he never did.
It is said that he was never known to misrepresent a matter or to make a misleading statement. Truth was his watchword and ho nor his guiding star.
To his bereaved wife and children the Leader tenders its sympathy. His loss is deplorable, but surely he has entered into that "rest which remaineth unto the children of God" and has reached the realization of eternal life.
Landrum (middle name) of John Landrum Martin was a namesake for the preacher Landrum. Named from a noted Baptist preacher--I believe the Rev J.G. Landrum, who was pastor of the Mt Zion Baptist Church from 1831-1852, and again from 1852 until his death in 1882.
John Landrum Martin built mills and turned Leesville, Louisiana into a lumber town.
"Leesville was a farm town whose blacks didn't even know there was a Civil War"
- Tom Bomar Martin
John Martin Sr left South Carolina for Beaumont Texas to build saw and planer mills after he and Mary Gaffney were married. She remained in the household of her father who was a physician learning as much about medicines as she could, as there were no doctors of any use in Texas at the time. After two years, John sent money for Mary to join him. They lived in Texas until John was sent to Leesville, La. to build mills there. He liked Leesville so much that he relocated the family there.
- from Susan Hedeen
In response to my question of how did John Landrum Martin obtain his lumber mill knowledge as Thomas Booker was a farmer the following replies from Susan Hedeen came. Susan is a daughter of Essie Ola Martin.
-Floyd L. Martin, Jr.
According to my mother, there was a saw mill on Thomas Booker Martin's property--or perhaps it was John Polly Martin's--I am not certain that she knew for certain as most of her memory is from conversations she had with her grandmother, Mary Eugenia Victoria Gaffney Martin. My mother was born in John Landrum Martin (SR) house in Leesville, and she lived there until her parents relocated. She was quite close to her grandmother who use to tell her the family stories.
John Polly Martin was a cabinet maker. Even though Thomas Booker was not, I believe that he carried on with some of that activity in terms of wood. The South Carolina Martin's may have good information about this. I'd contact Mary Martin Matthews. Anyway, John Landrum learned the mill trade in the Carolina's--just how or where, I am not certain; and was hired to go to Texas and establish mills. Evidently he established several in Texas and then was sent to Leesville to do same. His oldest child was born in South Carolina as Mary Eugenia (after they married in Gaffney SC) remained in South Carolina for 2 years. Her father was a physician and as the story goes JLM Sr. told her to learn as much as she could from her father because there were no doctors where he was in Texas. She resided with her family in SC prior to going to Texas to join Jl. All the other children of the JL Martin's were born in Texas prior to relocation in Leesville.
- from Susan Hedeen
HEY, JUST AN UPDATE. ACCORDING To MY MOTHER, JL was IN LEESVILLE IN 1900. I HAVE PURUSED 20 of the 42 pages of one district of Vernon Parish, LA and haven't brought him up yet, but I have the rest to go yet. The mill was known by another name...something BELL--she told me this AM, but I forgot already--before its name change. He supervised the building of the planer mills--said she didn't really know what his job title was.
- from Susan Hedeen
Talked w/my mother again. She said that the Nona Mill was owned by the same people as the ones in Texas that was known as Long Bell Mills. Evidently Nona was the name of the owner's wife.
- from Susan Hedeen
There was a large dining table made by John Landrum Martin which had a Lazy Susan center which enabled each member of the family to serve himself. The member of John Landrum's family, which had the largest family, would inherit the table, Joe had 8, therefore the table stayed in that house at 100 W Union St, Leesville La., which Joe also received. The house about 3/1901 is said to be being restored for historical reasons
John Landrum – married Eugenia Gaffney, of Gaffney, S. C.; had eight children – Inez, Grace, Ola, Joseph, Tom Bomar, John L., Wade and Pearl, two last named dead Inez married Clint Wood of Texas had one son; all live in Beaumont, Texas
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE Life and Descendents OF EDWARD BOMAR ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S. C. Arranged by THOMAS B. MARTIN, Fair Forest, S. C.
Grandad Martin owned the first automobile in Leesville. His youngest son John L. used to take the young ladies for a ride. Almost every time the wheels turned over the car backfired so the citizens of Leesville nicknamed it Mr. Martin's popcorn popper.
--from Grace Martin Harrell
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