John G. Martin

  General Notes:

Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: John G Martin
Residence: Cedar Point, Virginia
Age at Enlistment: 37
Enlistment Date: 24 Feb 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Cedar Point, Virginia
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Virginia 9th Infantry Regiment on 24 Feb 1862.Mustered out on 12 May 1862 at Smithfield, VA.
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1824
Death Date: 26 Nov 1900
Death Place: Chuckatuck
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

The 1870 Federal Census for Chuckatuck, Nansemond Co., VA, Suffolk P. O., page 179A, dated Sept 1, 1870 records John G. Martin (45 - Prussia) and Nancy Martin (50 - VA) with children Louisa A. (12 - VA) and John E. (8 - VA). John is a Farmer with real estate valued at $1,000 and a personal estate valued at $288.

John married Nancy C. circa 1858 in Virginia. (Nancy C. was born on 14 Apr 1820 in Virginia, died on 20 Oct 1870 in Nansemond Co., VA and was buried in Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Suffolk, VA.)

John next married Martha Saunders on 19 Dec 1871 in Isle of Wight Co., VA. (Martha Saunders was born on 5 Dec 1834 in Isle of Wight Co., VA, died on 25 Aug 1872 in Nansemond Co., VA and was buried in Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Suffolk, VA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Jno. G. Martin
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 43
Birth Date: 1828
Birth Place: Germany
Marriage Date: 19 Dec 1871
Marriage Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Father: Godfrey
Mother: Sophia
Spouse: Martha A. Saunders
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 36
Birth Date: 1835
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, VA.
Father: Thos. Jefferson
Mother: N.
FHL Film Number:32020
Reference ID:P 22 In 6

John next married Francis E. Byrd, daughter of Dempsey Byrd and Margaret "Peggy" Savage, on 20 May 1873 in Nansemond Co., VA. (Francis E. Byrd was born circa 1836 in Nansemond Co., VA, died on 10 Jan 1901 in Chuckatuck, Nansemond Co., VA and was buried in Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Suffolk, VA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Jno.G. Martin
Birth Date: 1828
Age: 45
Spouse's Name: F.E. Byrd
Spouse's Birth Date: 1835
Spouse's Age: 38
Event Date: 20 May 1873
Event Place: Nansemond County, Virginia
Father's Name: G. Martin
Mother's Name: S. Martin
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01505-7
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 2048463
Reference ID: 188