Hutson Martin, a retired farmer living in Rockport, was born in Danville, Vermilion county, Illinois, January 16, 1832, and is the third in a family of seven children whose parents were William and Cerephena (Wetherby) Martin.
The father was a native of Virginia, and, taking up his abode in Vermilion county, Illinois, at an early day, was there engaged in farming up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1838, his remains being interred in a cemetery near Danville. His wife was a native of the state of New York, and was married in Indiana to William Martin.
Subsequent to his death, she became the wife of Samuel Purcell, and in 1846, they removed to Pike county, settling in Derry township, where Mr. Purcell rented a farm and carried on general agricultural pursuits. Mrs. Purcell spent her last days in Adams county, Washington, where she died in 1890, her remains being interred near Washtucna.
Hutson Martin, whose name introduces this review, was a youth of about fourteen years when he accompanied his mother, stepfather, and other members of the family, to Pike county. He remained with the Purcell family for a time, and later, started out in life on his own account. In 1854, when twenty-two years of age, he bought a farm of sixty acres in Derry township, and at once began its improvement and development, continuing its cultivation until he had transformed it into a very valuable and productive property.
As his financial resources increased, he kept adding to his place until he had two hundred and eighty acres of good farming property in Derry township. As the years passed by he prospered, and stored up a capital sufficient to enable him in the evening of life to enjoy a well earned rest.
[His siblings] were Matilda, Oliver, Hutson, Tarble W., Henry, Amantha and Martha. Four of the number, however, have passed away, with the remaining being Hutson, Matilda, and Tarble.
Mr. Martin was married to Miss Lydia Chamberlin, a daughter of Aaron and Rachel (Bryant) Chamberlin. Her father was a native of New Jersey, and her mother of Ohio, their marriage being celebrated in Butler county of the latter state. They came to Pike county Illinois in 1835, settling in Derry township among the early residents of the locality. Mr. Chamberlin began farming and continued to follow the pursuit up to the time of his death, which occurred in May 1850, his remains being interred in the Taylor cemetery.
His wife long survived him, passing away February 6, 1889, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martin. She was then laid to rest by the side of her husband in Taylor cemetery. In their family were three sons and one daughter: Alfred, James W., John B., and Lydia A., but the first two are now deceased.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Martin have been born seven children, three sons and four daughters: Isaiah B., who died upon his father's farm February 11, 1872, and was buried upon this place, a part of the farm being donated for cemetery purposes, and now known as Taylor cemetery; Willard A., who resides in Louisiana Missouri, where he is proprietor of a grocery store; Gilbert N., who carries on general agricultural pursuits on the old homestead farm; Flora M., who died October 7, 1867; Mary J., the wife of Charles H. Taylor, who resides on a farm in Atlas township; Della R., the wife of George S. Adams, who is living in the town of Atlas; and Lydia A., the wife of H. Wallace Haines of Rockport.
Throughout his active business career, Hutson Martin carried on general farming, but is now living retired, having acquired property and capital sufficient to enable him to spend the evening of his life in the enjoyment of well earned ease. For long years, he and his wife resided upon the farm, which is still their home; and its well improved appearance is largely due to the labor and care which he bestowed upon it. In all his business dealings he was just and fair, never taking advantage of the necessities of his fellow men in any trade transaction; and he gained for himself an honorable name, as well as a comfortable competence.
"Past and Present of Pike County Illinois," by Melville D. Massie; pub. 1906, S. J. Clarke, Chicago.
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Additional: Hutson Martin and Lydia Chamberlin married 31 July 1851 in Pike county, Missouri.
[Missouri Marriage Records.]
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NB: Information provided for others' knowledge. Please provide proof of father's burial place, before sending. It is too important, to fabricate it; others will presume all are equally verified.
The father was a native of Virginia, and, taking up his abode in Vermilion county, Illinois, at an early day, was there engaged in farming up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1838, his remains being interred in a cemetery near Danville. His wife was a native of the state of New York, and was married in Indiana to William Martin.
Subsequent to his death, she became the wife of Samuel Purcell, and in 1846, they removed to Pike county, settling in Derry township, where Mr. Purcell rented a farm and carried on general agricultural pursuits. Mrs. Purcell spent her last days in Adams county, Washington, where she died in 1890, her remains being interred near Washtucna.
Hutson Martin, whose name introduces this review, was a youth of about fourteen years when he accompanied his mother, stepfather, and other members of the family, to Pike county. He remained with the Purcell family for a time, and later, started out in life on his own account. In 1854, when twenty-two years of age, he bought a farm of sixty acres in Derry township, and at once began its improvement and development, continuing its cultivation until he had transformed it into a very valuable and productive property.
As his financial resources increased, he kept adding to his place until he had two hundred and eighty acres of good farming property in Derry township. As the years passed by he prospered, and stored up a capital sufficient to enable him in the evening of life to enjoy a well earned rest.
[His siblings] were Matilda, Oliver, Hutson, Tarble W., Henry, Amantha and Martha. Four of the number, however, have passed away, with the remaining being Hutson, Matilda, and Tarble.
Mr. Martin was married to Miss Lydia Chamberlin, a daughter of Aaron and Rachel (Bryant) Chamberlin. Her father was a native of New Jersey, and her mother of Ohio, their marriage being celebrated in Butler county of the latter state. They came to Pike county Illinois in 1835, settling in Derry township among the early residents of the locality. Mr. Chamberlin began farming and continued to follow the pursuit up to the time of his death, which occurred in May 1850, his remains being interred in the Taylor cemetery.
His wife long survived him, passing away February 6, 1889, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martin. She was then laid to rest by the side of her husband in Taylor cemetery. In their family were three sons and one daughter: Alfred, James W., John B., and Lydia A., but the first two are now deceased.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Martin have been born seven children, three sons and four daughters: Isaiah B., who died upon his father's farm February 11, 1872, and was buried upon this place, a part of the farm being donated for cemetery purposes, and now known as Taylor cemetery; Willard A., who resides in Louisiana Missouri, where he is proprietor of a grocery store; Gilbert N., who carries on general agricultural pursuits on the old homestead farm; Flora M., who died October 7, 1867; Mary J., the wife of Charles H. Taylor, who resides on a farm in Atlas township; Della R., the wife of George S. Adams, who is living in the town of Atlas; and Lydia A., the wife of H. Wallace Haines of Rockport.
Throughout his active business career, Hutson Martin carried on general farming, but is now living retired, having acquired property and capital sufficient to enable him to spend the evening of his life in the enjoyment of well earned ease. For long years, he and his wife resided upon the farm, which is still their home; and its well improved appearance is largely due to the labor and care which he bestowed upon it. In all his business dealings he was just and fair, never taking advantage of the necessities of his fellow men in any trade transaction; and he gained for himself an honorable name, as well as a comfortable competence.
"Past and Present of Pike County Illinois," by Melville D. Massie; pub. 1906, S. J. Clarke, Chicago.
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Additional: Hutson Martin and Lydia Chamberlin married 31 July 1851 in Pike county, Missouri.
[Missouri Marriage Records.]
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NB: Information provided for others' knowledge. Please provide proof of father's burial place, before sending. It is too important, to fabricate it; others will presume all are equally verified.
Hutson Martin, a retired farmer living in Rockport, was born in Danville, Vermilion county, Illinois, January 16, 1832, and is the third in a family of seven children whose parents were William and Cerephena (Wetherby) Martin.
The father was a native of Virginia, and, taking up his abode in Vermilion county, Illinois, at an early day, was there engaged in farming up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1838, his remains being interred in a cemetery near Danville. His wife was a native of the state of New York, and was married in Indiana to William Martin.
Subsequent to his death, she became the wife of Samuel Purcell, and in 1846, they removed to Pike county, settling in Derry township, where Mr. Purcell rented a farm and carried on general agricultural pursuits. Mrs. Purcell spent her last days in Adams county, Washington, where she died in 1890, her remains being interred near Washtucna.
Hutson Martin, whose name introduces this review, was a youth of about fourteen years when he accompanied his mother, stepfather, and other members of the family, to Pike county. He remained with the Purcell family for a time, and later, started out in life on his own account. In 1854, when twenty-two years of age, he bought a farm of sixty acres in Derry township, and at once began its improvement and development, continuing its cultivation until he had transformed it into a very valuable and productive property.
As his financial resources increased, he kept adding to his place until he had two hundred and eighty acres of good farming property in Derry township. As the years passed by he prospered, and stored up a capital sufficient to enable him in the evening of life to enjoy a well earned rest.
[His siblings] were Matilda, Oliver, Hutson, Tarble W., Henry, Amantha and Martha. Four of the number, however, have passed away, with the remaining being Hutson, Matilda, and Tarble.
Mr. Martin was married to Miss Lydia Chamberlin, a daughter of Aaron and Rachel (Bryant) Chamberlin. Her father was a native of New Jersey, and her mother of Ohio, their marriage being celebrated in Butler county of the latter state. They came to Pike county Illinois in 1835, settling in Derry township among the early residents of the locality. Mr. Chamberlin began farming and continued to follow the pursuit up to the time of his death, which occurred in May 1850, his remains being interred in the Taylor cemetery.
His wife long survived him, passing away February 6, 1889, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martin. She was then laid to rest by the side of her husband in Taylor cemetery. In their family were three sons and one daughter: Alfred, James W., John B., and Lydia A., but the first two are now deceased.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Martin have been born seven children, three sons and four daughters: Isaiah B., who died upon his father's farm February 11, 1872, and was buried upon this place, a part of the farm being donated for cemetery purposes, and now known as Taylor cemetery; Willard A., who resides in Louisiana Missouri, where he is proprietor of a grocery store; Gilbert N., who carries on general agricultural pursuits on the old homestead farm; Flora M., who died October 7, 1867; Mary J., the wife of Charles H. Taylor, who resides on a farm in Atlas township; Della R., the wife of George S. Adams, who is living in the town of Atlas; and Lydia A., the wife of H. Wallace Haines of Rockport.
Throughout his active business career, Hutson Martin carried on general farming, but is now living retired, having acquired property and capital sufficient to enable him to spend the evening of his life in the enjoyment of well earned ease. For long years, he and his wife resided upon the farm, which is still their home; and its well improved appearance is largely due to the labor and care which he bestowed upon it. In all his business dealings he was just and fair, never taking advantage of the necessities of his fellow men in any trade transaction; and he gained for himself an honorable name, as well as a comfortable competence.
"Past and Present of Pike County Illinois," by Melville D. Massie; pub. 1906, S. J. Clarke, Chicago.
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Additional: Hutson Martin and Lydia Chamberlin married 31 July 1851 in Pike county, Missouri.
[Missouri Marriage Records.]
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NB: Information provided for others' knowledge. Please provide proof of father's burial place, before sending. It is too important, to fabricate it; others will presume all are equally verified.
The father was a native of Virginia, and, taking up his abode in Vermilion county, Illinois, at an early day, was there engaged in farming up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1838, his remains being interred in a cemetery near Danville. His wife was a native of the state of New York, and was married in Indiana to William Martin.
Subsequent to his death, she became the wife of Samuel Purcell, and in 1846, they removed to Pike county, settling in Derry township, where Mr. Purcell rented a farm and carried on general agricultural pursuits. Mrs. Purcell spent her last days in Adams county, Washington, where she died in 1890, her remains being interred near Washtucna.
Hutson Martin, whose name introduces this review, was a youth of about fourteen years when he accompanied his mother, stepfather, and other members of the family, to Pike county. He remained with the Purcell family for a time, and later, started out in life on his own account. In 1854, when twenty-two years of age, he bought a farm of sixty acres in Derry township, and at once began its improvement and development, continuing its cultivation until he had transformed it into a very valuable and productive property.
As his financial resources increased, he kept adding to his place until he had two hundred and eighty acres of good farming property in Derry township. As the years passed by he prospered, and stored up a capital sufficient to enable him in the evening of life to enjoy a well earned rest.
[His siblings] were Matilda, Oliver, Hutson, Tarble W., Henry, Amantha and Martha. Four of the number, however, have passed away, with the remaining being Hutson, Matilda, and Tarble.
Mr. Martin was married to Miss Lydia Chamberlin, a daughter of Aaron and Rachel (Bryant) Chamberlin. Her father was a native of New Jersey, and her mother of Ohio, their marriage being celebrated in Butler county of the latter state. They came to Pike county Illinois in 1835, settling in Derry township among the early residents of the locality. Mr. Chamberlin began farming and continued to follow the pursuit up to the time of his death, which occurred in May 1850, his remains being interred in the Taylor cemetery.
His wife long survived him, passing away February 6, 1889, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martin. She was then laid to rest by the side of her husband in Taylor cemetery. In their family were three sons and one daughter: Alfred, James W., John B., and Lydia A., but the first two are now deceased.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Martin have been born seven children, three sons and four daughters: Isaiah B., who died upon his father's farm February 11, 1872, and was buried upon this place, a part of the farm being donated for cemetery purposes, and now known as Taylor cemetery; Willard A., who resides in Louisiana Missouri, where he is proprietor of a grocery store; Gilbert N., who carries on general agricultural pursuits on the old homestead farm; Flora M., who died October 7, 1867; Mary J., the wife of Charles H. Taylor, who resides on a farm in Atlas township; Della R., the wife of George S. Adams, who is living in the town of Atlas; and Lydia A., the wife of H. Wallace Haines of Rockport.
Throughout his active business career, Hutson Martin carried on general farming, but is now living retired, having acquired property and capital sufficient to enable him to spend the evening of his life in the enjoyment of well earned ease. For long years, he and his wife resided upon the farm, which is still their home; and its well improved appearance is largely due to the labor and care which he bestowed upon it. In all his business dealings he was just and fair, never taking advantage of the necessities of his fellow men in any trade transaction; and he gained for himself an honorable name, as well as a comfortable competence.
"Past and Present of Pike County Illinois," by Melville D. Massie; pub. 1906, S. J. Clarke, Chicago.
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Additional: Hutson Martin and Lydia Chamberlin married 31 July 1851 in Pike county, Missouri.
[Missouri Marriage Records.]
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NB: Information provided for others' knowledge. Please provide proof of father's burial place, before sending. It is too important, to fabricate it; others will presume all are equally verified.
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