James P. Martin, judge of the county court of Madison County, Florida, was born June 19, 1838, in Abbeville District South Carolina.
His parents were John R. and Mary D. (Gray) Martin, both native South Carolinians, and his grandparents were of Irish birth.
John R. Martin was a wheelwright, an important occupation in his day, and reared a family of eight children.
John F. Martin, one of the sons was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville, while serving as a Confederate soldier.
Frances E. is the wife of T. J. Wilson, of Madison County, Florida ;
Mary is the wife of J. A. Morris, of Jefferson County, Florida. A.
Jane is the widow of G. W. Paul, of Madison County, Florida ;
Georgiana is the wife J.W. Vann, of Madison County, Florida ; and
W. C. is in business at the same place.
James P., the oldest son, commenced work on the farm at the age nine years, and about the year 1854, an Englishman man who landed in the Abbeville District and planted a vineyard, employed him to haul rocks upon which to put in his wine press and the money received for this job made the boy very proud, as it enabled him to buy his first suit of Sunday clothes.
After 1859, when he came of age and married Nancy A. Hinton, a daughter of Thomas and Frances (Hughy) Hinton, he engaged in farming for himself, and in December, 1861, removed to Madison County, Florida.
In 1862 he enlisted in captain R. H. Gamble's Company of Florida Artillery, which was assigned to duty in the State.
In 1864 they engaged in the battle of Olustee, after which they were sent to Andersonville, Georgia, to guard the prisoners, remaining there until a few months before the surrender.
James P. Martin, after the cessation of hostilities, returned to Madison County and resumed farming. During the years following the war he had a stormy political career. In the stanch advocacy of his principles as a Democrat he made himself so obnoxious to the reconstruction authorities that he was arrested and imprisoned in Jacksonville, being held there for some time until the case against him was dismissed. Later, while acting as manager of one of the elections, he refused to permit a Negro to cast a vote, and for this was again arrested, but subsequently was released, owing to the failure of evidence of wrong doing.
The Democratic Party of Madison County fully appreciated the service and sacrifiecs of Mr. Martin. He has been honored with a membership on the board of county commissioners six years, and since 1891 has been ably serving as county judge.
By his first wife, Judge Martin had nine children, of whom two died in infancy.
Those living are
Thomas Z., clerk of the circuit court Madison Co. ;
Lula, wife of Randell Moerin ;
John F., a farmer ;
Bell ;
Jennie, wife of W. C. Smith ;
Samuel, a farmer, and
Miss George A.
Their mother died January 6, 1893, and in September, 1896, Judge Martin married to Miss O. C. Edmundson, daughter of Judge James R. and Jane (Reddick) Edmundson,, of Madison County Florida.
Memoirs of Florida ; Florida Heritage
James died on 8 Aug 1916 at age 78. He was buried in 1916 at Ebenezer Cemetery, Madison Co., Florida.
His parents were John R. and Mary D. (Gray) Martin, both native South Carolinians, and his grandparents were of Irish birth.
John R. Martin was a wheelwright, an important occupation in his day, and reared a family of eight children.
John F. Martin, one of the sons was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville, while serving as a Confederate soldier.
Frances E. is the wife of T. J. Wilson, of Madison County, Florida ;
Mary is the wife of J. A. Morris, of Jefferson County, Florida. A.
Jane is the widow of G. W. Paul, of Madison County, Florida ;
Georgiana is the wife J.W. Vann, of Madison County, Florida ; and
W. C. is in business at the same place.
James P., the oldest son, commenced work on the farm at the age nine years, and about the year 1854, an Englishman man who landed in the Abbeville District and planted a vineyard, employed him to haul rocks upon which to put in his wine press and the money received for this job made the boy very proud, as it enabled him to buy his first suit of Sunday clothes.
After 1859, when he came of age and married Nancy A. Hinton, a daughter of Thomas and Frances (Hughy) Hinton, he engaged in farming for himself, and in December, 1861, removed to Madison County, Florida.
In 1862 he enlisted in captain R. H. Gamble's Company of Florida Artillery, which was assigned to duty in the State.
In 1864 they engaged in the battle of Olustee, after which they were sent to Andersonville, Georgia, to guard the prisoners, remaining there until a few months before the surrender.
James P. Martin, after the cessation of hostilities, returned to Madison County and resumed farming. During the years following the war he had a stormy political career. In the stanch advocacy of his principles as a Democrat he made himself so obnoxious to the reconstruction authorities that he was arrested and imprisoned in Jacksonville, being held there for some time until the case against him was dismissed. Later, while acting as manager of one of the elections, he refused to permit a Negro to cast a vote, and for this was again arrested, but subsequently was released, owing to the failure of evidence of wrong doing.
The Democratic Party of Madison County fully appreciated the service and sacrifiecs of Mr. Martin. He has been honored with a membership on the board of county commissioners six years, and since 1891 has been ably serving as county judge.
By his first wife, Judge Martin had nine children, of whom two died in infancy.
Those living are
Thomas Z., clerk of the circuit court Madison Co. ;
Lula, wife of Randell Moerin ;
John F., a farmer ;
Bell ;
Jennie, wife of W. C. Smith ;
Samuel, a farmer, and
Miss George A.
Their mother died January 6, 1893, and in September, 1896, Judge Martin married to Miss O. C. Edmundson, daughter of Judge James R. and Jane (Reddick) Edmundson,, of Madison County Florida.
Memoirs of Florida ; Florida Heritage
James died on 8 Aug 1916 at age 78. He was buried in 1916 at Ebenezer Cemetery, Madison Co., Florida.
James P. Martin, judge of the county court of Madison County, Florida, was born June 19, 1838, in Abbeville District South Carolina.
His parents were John R. and Mary D. (Gray) Martin, both native South Carolinians, and his grandparents were of Irish birth.
John R. Martin was a wheelwright, an important occupation in his day, and reared a family of eight children.
John F. Martin, one of the sons was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville, while serving as a Confederate soldier.
Frances E. is the wife of T. J. Wilson, of Madison County, Florida ;
Mary is the wife of J. A. Morris, of Jefferson County, Florida. A.
Jane is the widow of G. W. Paul, of Madison County, Florida ;
Georgiana is the wife J.W. Vann, of Madison County, Florida ; and
W. C. is in business at the same place.
James P., the oldest son, commenced work on the farm at the age nine years, and about the year 1854, an Englishman man who landed in the Abbeville District and planted a vineyard, employed him to haul rocks upon which to put in his wine press and the money received for this job made the boy very proud, as it enabled him to buy his first suit of Sunday clothes.
After 1859, when he came of age and married Nancy A. Hinton, a daughter of Thomas and Frances (Hughy) Hinton, he engaged in farming for himself, and in December, 1861, removed to Madison County, Florida.
In 1862 he enlisted in captain R. H. Gamble's Company of Florida Artillery, which was assigned to duty in the State.
In 1864 they engaged in the battle of Olustee, after which they were sent to Andersonville, Georgia, to guard the prisoners, remaining there until a few months before the surrender.
James P. Martin, after the cessation of hostilities, returned to Madison County and resumed farming. During the years following the war he had a stormy political career. In the stanch advocacy of his principles as a Democrat he made himself so obnoxious to the reconstruction authorities that he was arrested and imprisoned in Jacksonville, being held there for some time until the case against him was dismissed. Later, while acting as manager of one of the elections, he refused to permit a Negro to cast a vote, and for this was again arrested, but subsequently was released, owing to the failure of evidence of wrong doing.
The Democratic Party of Madison County fully appreciated the service and sacrifiecs of Mr. Martin. He has been honored with a membership on the board of county commissioners six years, and since 1891 has been ably serving as county judge.
By his first wife, Judge Martin had nine children, of whom two died in infancy.
Those living are
Thomas Z., clerk of the circuit court Madison Co. ;
Lula, wife of Randell Moerin ;
John F., a farmer ;
Bell ;
Jennie, wife of W. C. Smith ;
Samuel, a farmer, and
Miss George A.
Their mother died January 6, 1893, and in September, 1896, Judge Martin married to Miss O. C. Edmundson, daughter of Judge James R. and Jane (Reddick) Edmundson,, of Madison County Florida.
Memoirs of Florida ; Florida Heritage
James died on 8 Aug 1916 at age 78. He was buried in 1916 at Ebenezer Cemetery, Madison Co., Florida.
His parents were John R. and Mary D. (Gray) Martin, both native South Carolinians, and his grandparents were of Irish birth.
John R. Martin was a wheelwright, an important occupation in his day, and reared a family of eight children.
John F. Martin, one of the sons was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville, while serving as a Confederate soldier.
Frances E. is the wife of T. J. Wilson, of Madison County, Florida ;
Mary is the wife of J. A. Morris, of Jefferson County, Florida. A.
Jane is the widow of G. W. Paul, of Madison County, Florida ;
Georgiana is the wife J.W. Vann, of Madison County, Florida ; and
W. C. is in business at the same place.
James P., the oldest son, commenced work on the farm at the age nine years, and about the year 1854, an Englishman man who landed in the Abbeville District and planted a vineyard, employed him to haul rocks upon which to put in his wine press and the money received for this job made the boy very proud, as it enabled him to buy his first suit of Sunday clothes.
After 1859, when he came of age and married Nancy A. Hinton, a daughter of Thomas and Frances (Hughy) Hinton, he engaged in farming for himself, and in December, 1861, removed to Madison County, Florida.
In 1862 he enlisted in captain R. H. Gamble's Company of Florida Artillery, which was assigned to duty in the State.
In 1864 they engaged in the battle of Olustee, after which they were sent to Andersonville, Georgia, to guard the prisoners, remaining there until a few months before the surrender.
James P. Martin, after the cessation of hostilities, returned to Madison County and resumed farming. During the years following the war he had a stormy political career. In the stanch advocacy of his principles as a Democrat he made himself so obnoxious to the reconstruction authorities that he was arrested and imprisoned in Jacksonville, being held there for some time until the case against him was dismissed. Later, while acting as manager of one of the elections, he refused to permit a Negro to cast a vote, and for this was again arrested, but subsequently was released, owing to the failure of evidence of wrong doing.
The Democratic Party of Madison County fully appreciated the service and sacrifiecs of Mr. Martin. He has been honored with a membership on the board of county commissioners six years, and since 1891 has been ably serving as county judge.
By his first wife, Judge Martin had nine children, of whom two died in infancy.
Those living are
Thomas Z., clerk of the circuit court Madison Co. ;
Lula, wife of Randell Moerin ;
John F., a farmer ;
Bell ;
Jennie, wife of W. C. Smith ;
Samuel, a farmer, and
Miss George A.
Their mother died January 6, 1893, and in September, 1896, Judge Martin married to Miss O. C. Edmundson, daughter of Judge James R. and Jane (Reddick) Edmundson,, of Madison County Florida.
Memoirs of Florida ; Florida Heritage
James died on 8 Aug 1916 at age 78. He was buried in 1916 at Ebenezer Cemetery, Madison Co., Florida.
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