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CHAPTER NINE

SIMON MARTIN

1823-1853

In light of further developments, we believe SIMON MARTIN died in Refugio County, Texas in 1852 or 1853. It was more than likely 1852, shortly after arriving in that county fromLiberty County.

In Brand Book A-B-C, Refugio Coutny in 1853, we find the brand “M” registered in the name of CEBURN, JAMES and PERMELIA. (This should be AMELIA, and was perhaps misspelled by the clerk who registered it. We believe that JAMES (INDIAN JAMES), the uncle of these three children, registered the brand in their name as he was always known as their guardian, though without legal status.

After the death of SIMON MARTIN, his wife and children moved back to Louisiana, where we find them in the 1860 census of Calcasieu Parish with ZACHARIAH MARTIN (II) shown as head of the house. According to a couple of affidavits found elsewhere, they were back in Refugio County in the early 1860s, where MARY AVERY, the widow and mother died.

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VI SIMON MARTIN, born in 1823, Rapides parish, AL. He moved to Liberty County, Texas in 1847 and was in Tyler County by 1850, as shown by the 1850 Census of that county. There has been, due to various circumstances, speculation that he died in one or the other of these counties. Furthe r dvelopments indicate that he died in Refugio County and that he did die in Refugio County. (In the document chapter, look in the SIMON MARTIN section to that part where ZACHARIAH (RYE) MARTIN and his brother AMOS each made a sworn affidavit saying that SIMON died in Refugio County. Following these affidavits is a story told by JAMES “PONY JIM” MARTIN to his daughter , GLADYS MARTIN ENLOE, wherein he states that his father died in Refugio County, so in light of this it can only be accepted as a fact that he died there. SIMON MARTIN, as his brothers, was a farmer and stockman. He was married to MARY AVERY, born in 1829, Rapides Parish, daughter of AMOS AVERY and SARAH SWEAT. This couple had:

1. CEBURN MARTIN, born December 3, 1848. 2. JAMES M. MARTIN, born November 1, 1850. 3. MARY AMELIA MARTIN, born in 1852.

1. CEBURN MARTIN, born December 3, 1848, Liberty County,

later moving with his parents to Refugio County. He went to Tilden with his uncle, INDIAN JAMES or JIM and his family. He owned land with his brother, PONY JIM, and a double first cousin, HENRY MARTIN, (son of JOHN MARTIN and OLIVE AVERY) later selling his part of the land and bought other land on the Frio River, about eight miles from Tilden, which is still owned by the family. He was a rancher all of his life. He was a member and past master of Loma Alto Lodge #544, AF&AM, Tilden, Texas and a member of the Baptist Church at Tilden. October 8, 1874, Live Oak County, Texas, he was married to MARY ELIZABETH WALKER, born October 15, 1859, daughter of JOSEPH and MARY WALKER. She died October 4, 1941, and he died February 4, 1921, and both are Baptist. They had:

a. MARY AMELIA MARITN, born June 30, 1877. b. SIMON LEE MARTIN, born April 5, 1880. c. THOMAS CEBURN MARTIN, born June 17, 1882; died

December 11, 1884. d. JOSEPH WALKER MARTIN, born June 11, 1885. e. CALLIE JOSEPHINE MARTIN, born April 27, 1888.

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f. INEZ MARTIN, born December 14, 1890. g. EULA MAE MARTIN, born April 21, 1894. h. JAMES L. MARTIN, born August 27, 1895. i. MURRAY ALAN MARTIN, born April 13, 1899. j. ALONZO ODEN MARTIN, born December 28, 1901.

a. MARY AMELIA MARTIN, born June 30, 1877; died July 8, 1950, Tilden,Texas. November 16, 1898, at the CEBE MARTIN Ranch, eight miles northwest of Tilden, she married JACOB GREEN SNOWDEN, born August 30, 1875; died Aprril 21, 1966 at the Baker Rest Home, Pearsall, Texas and is buried at Tilden. This couple had: aa. ALLIE MAE SNOWDEN, born December

22, 1899. ab. LEWIS MARTIN SNOWDEN, born April

12, 1902. ac. GLADYS ADELE SNOWDEN, born

February 7, 1904. ad. EULA J. SNOWDEN, born September 7,

1907. ae. JOE GREEN SNOWDEN, born April 4,

1909. af. DORIS ADA SNOWDEN, born September

20, 1911. ag. PHILLIP LEROY SNOWDEN, born June

13, 1913. ah. MARY AMELIA SNOWDEN, born May 7,

1915. ai. ELIZABETH SNOWDEN, born April 14,

1920; died same day. aa. ALLIE MAE SNOWDEN, born December

22, 1899, Tilden,Texas. On the date of her birth she had seven living grandparents: MARY E. and CEBURN MARTIN; LEWIS W. and ADA M. SNOWDEN; great grandparents, AMANDA WALKER and ADA M. ALFORD and CHARLIE ALFORD. Two sets of her grandparents, CEBURN MARTIN and MARY WALKER, and LEWIS W. SNOWDEN and ADA ALFORD, October 8, 1874 in a double ceremony were married in the same church at Tilden, where the first born children of these two couples were married November 16, 1898. (MARY AMELIA MARTIN and JACOB GREEN SNOWDEN.) ALLIE

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MAE SNOWDEN is a graduate of Southwest Texas State Teacher’s College, San Marcos, with a B.Ed. She was an elementary teacher in the Texas schools. She is a member of the First Baptist Church, Three Rivers, and a member of the Order of Eastern Star. She was married July 11, 1921, at Boerne, Texas to HENRY HERMAN HATHAWAY, born November 1, 1901, Bandera, Texas, son of JAMES FUQUEL HATHAWAY and NORA KATHERINE FARR. Their address is P.O. Box 715, Three Rivers, Texas 78071 and they have: aaa. MARY ANN HATHAWAY, born

July 15, 1931. aba. DOROTHY JEAN HATHAWAY,

born August 7, 1933. aaa. MARY ANN HATHAWAY, born

July 15, 1931, Pharr, Texas. She attended Southwest State University and A&I, Kingsville. She was married April 30, 1928 at Austin, Texas to WILBUR JOE CHURCHILL, born April 30, 1928, Three Rivers, son of WILL CHURCHILL and ESTELLE OWENS. They are Methodist, their address is Three Rivers, Texas 78071 and they have:

aba. DOROTHY JEAN HATHAWAY, born August 7, 1933, Pharr, Texas. She is a graduate of Draughn’s Business College, San Antonio. She was married to a REYNOLDS, and is divorced. She lives in Jourdanton, Texas 78026.

ab. LEWIS MARTIN SNOWDEN, born April 2, 1902, Tilden; died June 7, 1910, Tilden.

ac. GLADYS ADELE SNOWDEN, born February 7, 1904, Tilden. She was married December 23, 1926 at the First Baptist Church, San Antonio, to JAMES EARL WHEELER, born April 26, 1896, Tilden; died January 17, 1972, Mercy Hospital, Jourdanton, and is buried at Tilden, Texas. He was the son of WARREN CICERO WHEELER, born November 5, 1867, Shelby County, Texas and of MARGARET LOUISE HOLLAND. When he was living, they were engaged in

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ranching and she remains in that business and is also a Deputy Clerk of Court, McMullen County, Tilden. The family is Baptist and she is active in the establishment of the McMullen County Museum, which will be located at Tilden. Her address is Tilden, Texas 78072 and this couple had:

aaa. JAMES EARL WHEELER Jr. born June 20, 1929. aba. DOROTHY JACQUELYN WHEELER, born November 9, 1930.

aaa. JAMES EARL WHEELER, born June 20, 1929. On May 10, 1958, he married WILMA JANE RATHKE. Their address is Route 4, Tilden, Texas 78072. They are ranchers and they have:

baa. PHILLIP WARREN WHEELER, born March 23, 1959. bab. JO ANEZ WHEELER, born April 22, 1961. bac. SUSAN CAROL WHEELER, born April 24, 1962.

aba. DORIS JACQUELYN WHEELER, born November 9, 1930. On

December 23, 1950, she married KENNETH NAYLOR. They are ranchers, reside at Three Rivers, Texas 78071 and they have:

baa. JAMES FLETCHER NAYLOR, born April 3, 1955. bab. JENNIFER FAY NAYLOR, born October 7, 1960.

baa. JAMES FLETCHER NAYLOR, born April 3, 1955. He is married to ROXANNA SINOR, born January 10, 1955, Three Rivers. They were married at Beeville, Texas, July 29, 1974. They are ranchers, reside at Three Rivers, Texas 78071 and they have: caa. JAMES EARL NAYLOR, born March 14, 1975, Beevillee,

Texas. He was the youngest person present at the 1975 ZACHARIAH MARTIN reunion, Tilden.

ad. EULA J. SNOWDEN, born September 7, 1907. On December 19, 1931, she

married JOEEL BUSBY, who is deceased. She resides at 630 Goodwin, Pleasanton, Texas 78064.

ae. JOE GREEN SNOWDEN, born April 4, 1909. On June 9, 1936, he married

MABEL MURPHY, born May 5, 1912. They reside at Cotulla, Texas 78014, and they have:

aaa. MARTIN MURPHY SNOWDEN, born April 23, 1937. aba. PATRICIA JO SNOWDEN, born October 4, 1938. aca. MICKEY DARRELL SNOWDEN, born February 4, 1942. ada. MARY DELILLA SNOWDEN, born September 13, 1951.

aaa. MARTIN MURPHY SNOWDEN, born April 23, 1937. On May 18, 1967, he married GAY JENKINS, and they have:

baa. JEFFREY GREEN SNOWDEN, bron October 28, 1967. bab. CLINT MURPHY SNOWDEN, born September 11, 1970.

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aba. PATRICIA JO SNOWDEN, born October 4, 1938. On December 29, 1956, she married ARNOLD KARDELL. They reside in Pleasanton, Texas and they have:

baa. LAURA LEA KARDELL, born June 5, 1960. bab. MYRA LESLIE KARDELL, born August 2, 1969.

aca. MICKEY DARRELL SNOWDEN, born February 4, 1942. On November 13, 19964, he married JUNE LANCASTER. They live in Laredo and have:

baa. FELICIA JO SNOWDEN, born June 28, 1965. bab. ANOTHONY RUSSELL SNOWDEN, born in July 1971.

ada. MARY DELILLA SNOWDEN, born in 1951.

af. DORIS ADA SNOWDEN, born September 20, 1911, Tilden, Texas. She is a graduate of Tilden High School and of the Del Mar School of Nursing, Corpus Christi. She is licensed vocational nurse and is Baptist. On May 7, 1933, she married HARVEY DAVIS HOPPER, who is deceased. She resides at Jourdanton, Texas and they had:

aaa. MARY ALICE HOPPER, born December 21, 1933, Fowlerton,

Texas. She is a graduate of Tilden High School and of Southwest Texas University and is a teacher in the Texas schools. On November 22, 1964, Corpus Christi, she married JAMES FRANK McEACHERN, born January 31, 1923, Paris, Texas, son of Mr. McEACHERN and EULA PAYNE McEACHERN. They are Baptist. They do not have children, but by a previous marriage he had RICHARD WADE McEACHERN. They reside at 503 Brandywine Drive, Houston, Texas 77546.

ag. PHILLIP LeROY SNOWDEN, born June 13, 1913; died May 13, 1961.

On June 28, 1935, he married MAXINE KUYKENDALL, born June 24, 1917. (She descended through ROBERT and CORDELIA MARTIN KUYKENDALL and THOMAS R. KUYKENDALL.) They had:

aaa. PHILLIP MURRAY SNOWDEN, born December 27, 1939. He

married LORRAINE POWELL and they had:

baa. JAMES LeROY SNOWDEN, born December 7, 1967; died December 9, 1967.

bab. LORETTA LOUISE SNOWDEN, born October 11, 1971.

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ah. MARY AMELIA SNOWDEN, born May 7, 1915. She married first May 29, 1938, JAMES FULTON DUNCAN, and they had: aaa. JAMES GREEN DUNCAN, born November 1, 1940. He

married first JUDY ALLEN, and they had: baa. PHYLLIS DAWN DUNCAN, born January 21,

1963. He married second JULIA THOMPSON, and had:

bab. NICOLE MONIQUE DUNCAN, born May 29, 1970.

ah. MARY AMELIA SNOWDEN DUNCAN married second March

23, 1947, RILEY P. WEBB Jr. They reside in Jourdanton, Texas 78026.

b. SIMON LEE MARTIN, born April 5, 1880; died March 24, 1959 and is

buried in Tilden. On September 14, 1914, he married GRACE GOFF, born March 15, 1893; died November 21, 1918 and is buried in Tilden. She was a daughter of Mr. And Mrs. C.C. GOFF and at death was survived by two brothers, W.S. and T.A. GOFF, and two sisters, Mrs. W.T. WALKER and Mrs. M.L. McADA. This couple did not have children.

c. THOMAS CEBURN MARTIN, born June 17, 1882; died December 11,

1884.

d. JOSEPH (JAY) WALKER MARTIN, born June 11, 1885, Tilden; died April 16, 1969, San Antonio and is buried in Cotulla. (See document section showing his many and varied activities.) On March 1, 1911, he married (Marriage records, McMullen County, Texas, book 1, page 126, Tilden.) to ORA KATHERINE KIMBALL, born December 16, 1890, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, daughter of JAMES FLOYD KIMBALL, born July 4, 1853, Liberty County, Texas; died October 25, 1918, Pearsall, Texas and of LULU WEST, born February 9, 1871. ORA KIMBALL MARTIN died November 23, 1974, Pearsall, Texas, and was buried in Cotulla, Texas, November 25, 1974. She was the daughter of THOMAS JEFFERSON WEST, who was killed when she was a small child, (in a shipping pen accident in Kansas City.) and of KATIE HOLLAND WEST, who later married MATTHEW HAY MARTIN Sr. JAMES FLOYD KIMBALL was a missionary (Baptist) in Mexico, and Acting United States Consul at the time of ORA KATHERINE’s birth. He was the son of S. BUTLER KIMBALL, born in Alabama in 1815 and of MARGARET (PEGGY) AVERY, born in Louisiana, daughter of AMOS AVERY and SARAH SWEAT. This couple had:

aa. JOSEPH WALKER MARTIN Jr., born December 9, 1917.

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ab. ROY GRADY MARTIN, born June 18, 1919. ac. ANNETTE MARTIN, born January 8, 1921. aa. JOSEPH WALKER (JAY) MARTIN Jr., born December 9,

1917, Fowlerton, Texas. He is a graduate of Cotulla High School and attended A&M. July 16, 1947, at Laredo, he married MARY ROESE, born June 25, 1925, Washington, Texas, daughter of JULIUS C. ROESE, born January 12, 1880, in Germany and off AMELIA HABER, born July 5, 1880, Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a Mason, a rancher, and they are members of the Baptist Church and reside in Cotulla, Texas 78014. They do not have children.

ab. ROY GRADY MARTIN, born June 18, 1919, Pearsall,

Texas. During high school he was active in the FFA, havinng served as State Secretary of that organization and the only one ever to have been elected to that office from Cotulla. In his senior year in high school (age 16), he was elected a national vice president, affording him the opportunity of traveling all over the nation, and at the National Convention in Kansas City, he presided over one section of the convention, and his mother and father were in attendance at that meeting. (Incidentally, the only other state officer from either the FFA or FHA from Cotulla was that of KAY LUDEMAN, his niece, who held a state office in the FHA.) Roy is a graduate of Cotulla High School and of A&M. Upon graduation he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Air Corps, leaving the states with that rank and returning as a Lieutenant Colonel, being discharged as a Colonel. He was in the European Theater for several years and was awarded the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross with an Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the French Medal. His time in Europe was with the 8th Air Force. He is a Mason, and is a rancher and Lease man for the Coastal States Gas Co. On April 14, 1948, in Mexico, he was married to POLLY JANE LORD, born May 17, 1923, Levernia, Texas, daughter of HODGE PLAZ LORD and of SALLIE JANE ROBINSON. They are Baptist, reside in Cotulla, Texas, P.O. Box 525 and they have:

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aaa. TOMMY LORD MARTIN, born February 2, 1945. He is from a previous marriage of Mrs. Martin and was legally adopted by Mr. Martin.

aba. MARK GRADY MARTIN, born November 11,

1949, San Antonio, Texas. aca. STEWART KIMBALL MARTIN, born August 9,

1952, San Antonio, Texas. ada. ROY GRADY MARTIN Jr., born November 17,

1953, San Antonio. aea. JANE LIANE MARTIN, born March 25, 1958, San

Antonio. aaa. TOMMY LORD MARTIN, born February 2, 1945.

In April 1965, he married GLENDA MAYFIELD and they have:

baa. CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL MARTIN,

born September 5, 1966. bab. ANNA KATHERINE MARTIN, born

November 19, 1971. They reside at 412 Candlewood, Laredo, Texas 78040.

aba. MARK GRADY MARTIN, born November 11,

1949. He is a 1971 graduate of Sul Ross, Alpine, Texas.

aca. STEWART KIMBALL MARTIN, born August 9,

1952, San Antonio. He is a graduate of Cotulla High School and a 1975 graduate of Texas A&M with a B.A. in Political Science and is employed by Brown-Root, Houston. He was married June 21, 1975, Hilltop Lake, Texas to JILL ANN POTTER, born July 13, 1953, Beaumont, daughter of LLOYD LUTHER POTTER, born January 14, 1912 in South Dakota and DOROTHY JEAN LINTON, born March 15, 1922, Billings, Montana. She is a 1971 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School, Houston and attended Blinn College, Brenham, Texas. She is employed by the Shell Oil Co., Houston. They are Baptist and reside at 650 Maxey, Houston, Texas 77029.

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ada. ROY GRADY MARTIN Jr., born November 17, 1953, San Antonio, Texas. He is a graduate of Cotulla High School and a 1976 graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in May 1976.

aea. JANE LIANE MARTIN, born March 25, 1958, San

Antonio, Texas. She is a senior in Cotulla High School and will graduate in May 1976.

ac. ANNETTE MARTIN, born January 8, 1921, Fowlerton,

Texas. She is a graduate of Cotulla High School and of Texas A&I University with a Bachelor of Science degree. She attended the University of Texas in her junior year. During WWII she taught in the Cotulla schools while her husband was overseas. She is active in the religious, political and civic affairs of her town and county. She is a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Alamo Mission Chapter, San Antonio. She was published two books; PIONEERING IN THE FAITH, a part history of the life of her grandfather, JAMES FLOYD KIMBALL, as a Baptist missionary to Mexico, and as a Baptist minister in the United States. The other is a History of LaSalle County, Texas. She was married December 19, 1942, in the First Baptist Church, Cotulla, to BERNARD (BEN) EUGENE LUDEMAN, born November 1, 1919, Gainesville, Texas, son of ALBERT M. LUDEMAN, born November 1, 1874, Eureka, Ill and of FRANCES WALTER, born Jully 31, 1881, Peoria, Ills. He is a graduate of Texas A&M and was a flyer with the 438th Troop Carrier with the rank of Major. He saw service throughout Europe, and his outfit was specially trained for airborne drops on D-Day in Normandy. He was in the

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service from the summer of 1941 until the winter of 1946. He was awarded the Air Medal and five Bronze Stars. He is a Mason; the family belongs to the First Baptist Church of Cotulla, and they operate Ben’s Western Wear in Cotulla, the largest store of it’s kind south of San Antonio. Their address is Drawer 309, Cotulla, Texas 78014, and they have:

aaa. HELEN KAY LUDEMAN, born August 14, 1946.

aba. BEN MARTIN LUDEMAN, born February 8, 1949.

aca. DEBORAH ANN MARTIN, born May 24, 1952.

aaa. HELEN KAY MARTIN, born August 14, 1946, San Antonio. In May 1967, she received her BS in Textile Technology. She has 67 hours credit in Counseling Psychology. Also attended Robert Spence Finishing School for Modeling and Public Speaking. During her college years and after graduation she worked at various jobs, but not necessarily in the order shown. Lab Technician, cotton research; Lab Technician, Postex Mill, Post, Tex. Lab Technician, developmental research, overdying and permanent press; Librarian, Textile Engineering Dept., Texas Tech, Lubbock; Fashion Model, Dunlap’s Dept. Store, Lubbock; Instructor, speed reading to college students at Texas Tech; psychologist intern Big Spring State Hospital, Big Spring, Texas; Counselor, University Counseling Center, Lubbock and a Trainee at Veteran’s Hospital, Dallas; worked as a research assistant, market research analyst and investment sales in Saigon, Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand and Hong Kong, China. She is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Woman’s Badge, Cercle Sportif Saigonnais; was Outstanding Young Woman, 1969, Nominee from Texas. June 6, 1969 she married ALBERT B. HALL, born December 2, 1942. He was reared in Dallas. He is a graduate of Highland Park High School, Dallas; Attended SMU and received a bachelor of Architecture from Texas Tech,

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Lubbock and did graduate work in urban planning and business at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. He received instruction in art from RUTH DUNCAN HARRISON, Dallas; and the USN Civil Engineer Corp Officer School. He was with the Peace Corps in Ankara, Turkey, under an O.E.C.D. consultant contracted to the Turkish government to develop a comprehensive 20-year plan for one of five regions. He is a licensed architect in the United States and the Virgin Islands. As a Lieutenant in the CEC, U.S. Navy, he was Housing Officer, NAVORDSTA, Indian Head, Md; Assistant Plans and Training Officer, USNAVFORV; Project Officer, United States Naval Support Activity, Saigon, Viet Nam. He is a member of Kappa Alpha and the Sons of the American Revolution. They live in Dallas, and they have:

baa. CATHERINE DAVIS HALL, born

December 20, 1971, San Antonio.

aba. BEN MARTIN LUDEMAN, born February 9, 1949, Cotulla, Texas. He is a graduate of Cotulla High School and of the University of Texas with a degree in Business Administration and is a CP. He is married to MARY ELIZABETH HERMAN, born April 28 1947, Newport, KY, daughter of EDWARD ROBERT HERMAN, born in 1921, Dayton, KY and ELEANOR MARIE HALL, born in 1922, Newport, KY. They are Baptist and reside on Route 1, Box 59-A, Elgin, Texas 78621 and they have:

baa. NORNA ANANDA MARTIN, born

March 23, 1975, Austin, Texas.

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aca. DEBORAH ANN LUDEMAN, born May 24, 1952, in San Antonio. She is a 1970 graduate of Cotulla High School and was Salutatorian of her class; was cheer leader for four years and head cheer leader in her senior year and the students elected her Miss Cotulla High School, 1969-1970. She attended Baylor University for two years, and was accepted in the University of Texas Medical School, Galveston, 1972. She graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy. She passed the state board examination of the American Occupational Therapy Association, and is a registered Occupational Therapist. She served her internship at the University of Indiana Medical School in Indianapolis and in 1975 is employed as Occupational Therapist in the Riley’s Children Hospital in Indianapolis. She was on the Dean’s list most of the time while in college. Her address is 5056 W. 35th Terrace, Indianapolis, Indiana 46224. She is Baptist and a member of several professional organizations.

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e. CALLIE JOSEPHINE MARTIN, born April 27, 1888, Tilden; died December 24, 1963 in Cotulla and is buried in Tilden. On July 23, 1908, she married ALBERT MORGAN, born October 3, 1880, Tilden; died November 2, 1965, and is buried at Tilden. This couple had:

aa. Unnamed daughter born June 14, 1915; died same day.

ab. JOHN C. MORGAN, born December 18, 1916, Yoakum, Texas. He

served in the Air Force in WWII, remained in the service until 1965 or 1966. He was married to CONSUELO E. WEBSTER in San Antonio, March 2, 1948. She was born April 25, 1916 in San Antonio. They reside at 5845 Rio Vista Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412. They do not have children.

f. INEZ MARTIN, born December 14, 1890, Tilden; died December 24, 1964 in a

rest home at Pearsall, and is buried at Tilden. She was married February 3, 1913 to WILLIE E. SHANNON, born October 20, 1888; died September 17, 1962, and is buried in Tilden. This couple had:

aa. ORIAN MARTIN SHANNON, born December 19, 1914. ab. CLARIBEL SHANNON, born February 7, 1916. ac. WILLIAM E. SHANNON Jr., born July 8, 1920.

aa. ORIAN MARTIN SHANNON, born December 18, 1941,

Fowlerton, Texas. January 13, 1940, Eden, Texas, he married FRANCES SUTHERLAND, born May 18, 1915, Falfurrias, Texas. They have lived in Portland, Texas since 1958 and he operates a number of business enterprises in Portland and Corpus Christi. He was elected City Commissioner of Portland in 1958 and Mayor of the same town in 1960. They live at 105 Magnolia, Portland, Texas 78838 and have:

aaa. MOLLY SUE SHANNON, born October 9, 1946. aba. SHIRLEY NELL SHANNON, born October 30, 1948.

aaa. MOLLY SUE SHANNON, born October 9, 1946, San Antonio. She is married to JACK BRADFORD. They have: baa. JACK T. BRADFORD, born September 17,

1975.

aba. SHIRLEY NELL SHANNON, born October 30, 1948, San Antonio, Texas. In 1967, she married RODNEY RICE and they have:

baa. TAMI LYNN RICE, born April 23, 1968.

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ab. CLARIBEL SHANNON, born February 7, 1916, Fowlerton,

Texas. November 5, 1939, she married THOMAS LYNN STANFIELD, born March 5, 1910, Cotulla, Texas. They live at 1301 Roosevelt Avenue, Alice, Texas and have:

aaa. THOMAS DEWEY STANFIELD, born October 9, 1946,

San Antonio. aba. TERRY SHANNON STANFIELD, born November 20,

1948. November 7, 1970, he married LINDA KNIERIEM.

ac. WILLIAM E. SHANNON Jr., born July 8, 1920, Poteet, Texas. September 14, 1941, Yuma, Arizona, he married MADELINE WILLIAMS. They live in Pleasanton, Texas and have:

aa. WILLIAM JOE SHANNON, born January 1, 1943. ab. ROY MARTIN SHANNON, born February 21, 1948. ac. GARY PRESTON SHANNON, born June 19, 1952.

aa. WILLIAM JOE SHANNON, born January 1, 1943.

July 14, 1962, he married KATHY RAE WILLIAMS and they have:

aaa. WILLIAM JOE SHANNON Jr., born

December 12, 1964. aba. DEBORAH SUZANNE SHANNON, born

August 14, 1967.

ab. ROY MARTIN SHANNON, born February 21, 1948, married June 12, 1971, to SHARON ANN SMITH.

g. EULA MAE MARTIN, born April 21, 1894; died October 13, 1894. h. JAMES LEROY MARTIN, born August 27, 1895. He died in a San Antonio

hospital January 13, 1944, following brain surgery and is buried in Tilden. He was a veteran of WWI, in which conflict he lost a leg, but this did not prevent him from performing his duties as a rancher. He could ride a horse and work cattle all day long just as any rancher with two legs could. July 12, 1923, Fowlerton, Texas, he married GRACE WOODING, born September 10, 1903, Fairview, Wilson Co., Texas, daughter of FRANK WOODING and MARTHA ELIZABETH (MATTIE) WESTERMAN. She resides at 315 Westminister, San Antonio, and they had:

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aa. MABEL LEE MARTIN, born May 26, 1928, Fowlerton, Texas. She is a graduate of Harlandale High School, San Antonio; attended San Antonio Junior College and Texas A&I, Kingsville, Texas. October 7, 1949, San Antonio, she married CHARLES WALTER KELSEY, Jr., son of CHARLES WALTER KELSEY, born August 7, 1902, Mexico City; died May 15, 1964, San Antonio and of MATTIE LEE BOOTH, born May 13, 1904, Tilden. They are members of a Baptist church, reside at 4730 Newcome, San Antonio, Texas 78229 and have:

aaa. ROY MARTIN KELSEY, born April 13, 1951.

aba. CHARLES WALTER KELSEY III, born April 8, 1952, Corpus Christi.

i. MURRAY ALAN MARTIN, born April 13, 1899 on the Martin Ranch in

McMullen County. He died of wounds received in a gun accident December 30, 1931. He never married and stayed on the ranch, taking care of his mother and the ranch until his death.

j. ALONZO ODEN (BUCK) MARTIN, born December 28, 1901, Tilden, Texas.

May 28, 1934, San Antonio, he married CARL WOODING, born February 5, 1908, Bennington, Oklahoma, daughter of FRANK WOODING and MARTHA ELIZABETH (MATTIE) WESTERMAN. He is Tax Assessor-Collector for McMullen County and is a rancher. She was secretary of the ZACHARIAH MARTIN Reunion at Tilden for 15 years. They had:

aa. BETTY CATHERINE MARTIN, born September 10, 1938, San Antonio.

December 31, 1960, she married MARION EARL WALKER, born June 17, 1933. They reside at 526 Parkview, Richardson, Texas 75080, and they have:

aaa. GARY EARL WALKER, born November 11, 1962. aba. DAVID MARTIN WALKER, born August 21, 1964. aca. BETH ANN WALKER, born December 7, 1968.

Our thanks to Mrs. ALONZO (CARL) MARTIN, Tilden; Mrs. BEN (ANNETTE) LUDEMAN, and those families, individually, who furnished the preceding information.

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2. JAMES (PONY JIM) MARTIN, born November 1, 1850, Liberty County, Texas. He moved to Refugio County as a child, and where his parents died when he was only a child. Later, he went to Frio county with his Uncle James, (Indian Jim), and settled on the Leona River, where the town of Dilley now stands. He made several trips back and forth between Frio County and Refugio County, but later settled in what became the county seat when McMullen County was organized. He made several cattle drives to Mexico, and a number of them to the northern markets in Kansas. His brand was “LAT” and for many years could be found in the stockyards at Kansas City, Fort Worth, Chicago and others. Some times he was referred to as “JAMES Jr.”, no doubt receiving the “Jr.” from his uncle, INDIAN JIM, who was known as the guardian of PONY JIM and his other brother and sister. He was sometimes referred to as “JAMES M.” and it is likely that this was also the full name of INDIAN JIM. JAMES (PONY JIM) MARTIN was married October 28, 1880, Tilden, Texas, (Vol. 1, page 16, marriage records of McMullen County) to JOSEPHINE WHEELER, born December 27, 1858, Shelby County, Texas; died may 7, 1903, Tilden. She was the daughter of LEONIDAS L. WHEELER, born September 4, 1836, in Tennessee; died February 25, 1917, Tilden, Texas and of SARAH WALKER, born March 8, 1838, Shelby County, Texas; died June 24, 1917, Tilden. JAMES MARTIN died May 15, 1933, and he and is wife are buried side by side in Hill Top Cemetery, Tilden. In addition to the children shown below, they had a daughter born and died October 8, 1884, and a son who was born, and died, December 8, 1897. The other children were:

a. LONNIE ARTHUR MARTIN, born August 8, 1881. b. WARREN HOOD MARTIN, born December 2, 1882. c. JAMES FLOYD MARTIN, born October 14, 1886. d. CEBE HENRY MARTIN, born August 14, 1888. e. WILLIAM ALBERT MARTIN, born July 15, 1890. f. GLADYS MARTIN, born August 15, 1893.

a. LONNIE ARTHUR MARTIN, born August 8, 1881, Tilden,

Texas. He was a rancher all his adult life and had served as county judge of McMullen County for several years. On May 2, 1913, at Tilden, he was married (Vol. 1, page 138, Marriage Records, McMullen County, Texas) to FRANCES LAURA BYRNE, born March 26, 1890, Byrne Ranch, McMullen County; died April 27, 1922, Tilden. She was the daughter of CHARLES ROBERTSON BYRNE, and of CORINNE CECELIA TEAL, born September 19, 1852, Louisiana; died February 27, 1933.

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Both are buried in Tilden. LONNIE ARTHUR MARTIN and FRANCES LAURA BYRNE had: aa. ALICE LUCILLE MARTIN, born October 11, 1914. ab. JOSEPHINE AGNES MARTIN, born February 1, 1917. ac. ROGER MARTIN, born October 12, 1919; died April 29, 1936.

aa. ALICE LUCILLE MARTIN, born October 11, 1914, Tilden; died September 15, 1974, Houston, and is buried at Tilden. She is a graduate of Tilden High School and of a business college in San Antonio. Prior to her death, she was executive secretary to the general manager of Celanese Corporation at Bishop, Texas and was living at Kingsville. Due to injuries to her left arm, in an accident, she was not able to work and had made application for disability annuity. On March 21, 1936 at San Marcos, Texas, she married THOMAS KYLE DONALSON, born April 29, 1908, Kyle, Texas; died March 22, 1975, Tilden, and is buried at Tilden. He was the son of SIDNEY J. DONALSON, born July 17, 1881, Kyle; died July 22, 1970, at Kyle, and of EMMA E. KYLE, born in Kyle, and died December 11, 1971 at Kyle. He was a graduate of Texas A&M and was the agriculture agent for several counties, including McMullen. He was engaged in ranching at the time of his death. This couple had:

aaa. BARBARA ANN DONALSON, born March 20,

1937. aba. FRANCES ELLEN DONALSON, born April 25,

1938. aca. THOMAS KYLE DONALSON Jr., born January

20, 1945.

aaa. BARBARA ANN DONALSON, born March 20, 1937, Fort Worth, Texas. She attended grade school at Glen Rose, Texas; Ridgetop Elementary and University Junior High at Austin and graduated from high school at Bishop, Texas in 1955 and attended the University of Texas through 1957. She was married first , April 13, 1957, to JAMES ERROL WILLIS Jr., and divorced in 1958. No children from this marriage. She worked in the House of Representatives, Austin, in 1959 and moved to Houston the same year where she worked

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as a secretary for a firm of attorneys for four years and for an oilman for five years. She met her present husband in November 1969 after having been divorced for 11 years. On December 25, 1969, she married DUDLEY NOLIN ALTHAUS, born May 6, 1934, Willow City, Texas, son of NOLIN ALTHAUS, born April 2, 1904, Althaus ranch, and of BERTHA DAISY HORLEN, born August 16, 1905, Willow City. BARBARA and DUDLEY live on the ranch his grandfather started in the middle 1800’s. The rock house still stands, as does the one of DUDLEY’s parents. His great grandfather, Dr. CHRISTIAN ALTHAUS, was one of the original settlers of Fredricksburg, arriving there from Prussia in 1846. DUDLEY is a graduate of Fredricksburg High School of Auction, Fort Smith, Ark. She is a member of the Alpha Phi Sorority, and of the EPHRIAM ANDREWS Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, a chapter she was responsible for organizing. She was elected charter Chapter Regent, with the prior honor of having the chapter named for her ancestor, EPHRIAM ANDREWS, from whom she descended through her paternal side. (See story in Chapter One.) He is a member of the Board of Trustees, Hill County Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg; member of the American Angus Association and the Texas and National Auctioneers Association. They are both members of the Hill Country Horse Cluband of the Fredricksburg Rockhounds. He is a rancher and auctioneer; they are Methodist, and their address is Route 8, Box 222, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624. They do not have children.

aba. FRANCES ELLEN DONALSON, born April 25, 1938, Glen Rose, Texas. She attended the University of Texas in 1956 and 1957, and was a part time student at the University of Houston from 1968 until 1975, when she received her bachelor’s degree. In

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1976 she is working toward the equirements of her master’s degree at the same school. She is a 6th grade Sunday School teacher in the First Methodist Church at Pearland, Texas, to which all of the family belong. She was married first January 7, 1957 to FINICE DAVID BREEDLOVE, and they were divorced August 26, 1960 and they had: baa. CELESTE ELAINE BREEDLOVE,

born March 19, 1958, Midland, Texas. (See below).

She married second October 17, 1970, at the Pearland Methodist Church, CHRISTOPHER VICTOR COPPINGER, born August 3, 1918, Missouri City, Texas, son of JOHN VALENTINE COPPINGER, born February 14, 1881, Nashville, Tennessee and EMMA JARISH, born November 12, 1884, Milam County, Texas. (JOHN VALENTINE COPPINGER) at birth, was named JOHN GRIFFIN COPPINGER, but due to three of his brothers having “GRIFFIN” for a middle name, and another having the initials “J.G.” he changed his middle name to “VALENTINE” to avoid confusion. No one knows if the name was changed legally.) VIC COPPINGERwas a First Lieutenant, 317 Bomber Group, 20th Air Force, in WWII, and he has the PACIFIC Theater Combat Medal. He is a member of the West University Rotary Club; Owner and President of State Sign Service, Houston, also owner and president of CopperstoneConstructors; Director Hitchcock State Bank, Hitchcock; partner in the State Sign Service, Beaumont, and owner and president of C.P.R. Real Estate Investment Co. They do not have children, but on September 9, 1971, he legally adopted the child by her first marriage which changes her designation in this genealogy to:

baa. CELESTE ELAINE COPPINGER, born March 19, 1958.

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aca. THOMAS KYLE DONALSON Jr., born

January 20, 1945, Cleburne, Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Texas, with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering. He is a Staff Consultant for Systems Applications Engineering in Houston. On July 4, 1968, at the Bishop Methodist Church, Bishop, Texas, he was married to WANDA LYNN NIX, born December 8, 1945, Kingsville, Texas, and of DOROTHY MAE DAVIS, born March 28, 1928. They are Methodist and reside at 10607 Cranbrook Road Hous ton, Texas 77027. They had: baa. KYLE MARTIN DONALSON, born

March 8, 1976, Houston, Texas.

ab. JOSEPHINE AGNES MARTIN, born February 1, 1917, Tilden, Texas. After the death of her mother in 1922, she, her sister, LUCILLE and her brother, ROGER, went to live with her grandmother, Mrs. CHARLES R. (CORINNE TEAL) BYRNE, on the Byrne Ranch in McMullen County. She is a graduate of Tilden High School and of the Santa Rosa Hospital School of Nursing, San Antonio, graduating iin 1940. After graduation, she was commissioned into the Army Nurse Corps as a Second Lieutenant. While serving with the American forces in the Middle East, a romance which started in Texas before the war was culminated in the Helipolis, near Cairo, Eggypt, March 9, 1943, when she married Second Lieutenant ERNEST W. SPRADLEY. The marriage was performed by Chaplain FRANCIS EARLY of Philadelphia. SPRADLEY was a flyer with the U.S. Air Force, having recently transferred from the RAF, in which he had been since his transfer from the Canadian Royal Air Force in which he had enlisted in 1940. (See story in Chapter One.) JOSEPHINE AGNES MARTIN SPRADLEY, died November 19, 1967 and is buried in San Antonio. ERNEST WARNER (BILL) SPRADLEY was born August 7, 1918, Rockwall, Texas; died Febrruary 1, 1973, San Antonio and is buried there. They were Catholic and they had:

aaa. JANE SPRADLEY, born September 28, 1945.

Ø TWINS aba. JANICE SPRADLEY, born September 28, 1945. aca. SUSAN GAIL SPRADLEY, born September 1, 1948.

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aaa. JANE SPRADLEY, born September 28, 1945, Austin, Texas. (Twin) She is a graduate of North Texas State University, Denton with a M.A. in History, and is a teacher. She is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha. She was married August 17, 1968, St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Dallas, Texas, to STEPHEN JOSEPH CALABRIA, born September 8, 1945, Dallas, Texas, son of JULIUS CALABRIA, came to the United States in 1922. His father, JASPER CALABRIA, was in the U.S.. in the early 1900’s and was working as a foreman for the B&O railroad in Ohio. In 1912, he returned to Italy to bring his family to America, but before he could leave, Italy had become involved in WWI, and he was conscripted to fight in the Italian army. Finally, in 1922, he returned to his adopted country and settled in Cambridge, Ohio, where he worked as a foreman for the Shell Oil Co. He and his wife, ANNA, sent two sons to medical school, (JULIUS and JIM), one son to dental school and a daughter to nursing school. STEPHEN CALABRIA’s maternal grandmother, ANNA CALAHAN, came from a family which, in the early 1900’s, owned much of the 18th and Market Street area of downtown Philadelphia, and his maternal great grandfather, PETER HAGAN, was the owner of a shipyard and a fleet of ships in Philadelphia, which firm was involved in the assembly of the Statue of Liberty. STEPHEN CALABRIA’s mother, ROSEMARY HAGAN, died January 21, 1974 and is buried in Dallas. Steve is a graduate of North Texas State University, Kirksville College of Osteopathy, Kirksville, MO and served a three year residency in Internal Medicine at Tulsa, Oklahoma and Chicago, Illinois. He is a physician (Internal Medicine) and a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. This couple is Catholic, reside in Cedar Hill, Texas, where he practices. Their address is 700 Wintergreen Road, Cedar Hill, Texas 75104 and they have:

baa. VANESSA ROSE CALABRIA, born November 25, 1975,

Cedar Hill, Texas.

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aba. JANICE SPRADLEY, born September 28, 1945, (Twin), Austin, Texas. She is a graduate of North Texas State University, at Denton with a B.A. and M.A. in English. At North Texas she was Zeta Tau Alpha-member-at- large and house manager; Angel Flight; Yucca beauty finalist; graduated with honors; member of Sigma Tau Delta, (English honorary society), Phi De Ha Pi, (French honorary society); Alpha Chi, (comparable to Phi Beta Kappa, an organization at NTSU); Double Major in French and English. She was married May 19, 1967, St. Monica Catholic Church, Dallas, Texas, to JOHN McCARTHY, born July 22, 1916, Orange, N.J., and of CATHERINE O’DEADY, born July 23, 1916, St. John’s Newfoundland. He is a graduate of North Texas State University. He was K.A. at NTSU; secretary, house manager and pledge trainer and was a member of the Insurance Club. She is an English teacher in the Spring Branch School District. They reside at 2302 Quail Valley East, Missouri City, Texas 77459. They do not have children.

aca. SUSAN GAIL SPRADLEY, born September 1, 1948, in Munich,

Germany during the time of the Army of Occupation. She is a graduate of Morningside High School, Ingleside, California and of North Texas State University with a B.A. in History. In high school she was Homecoming Princess; Student Body Secretary; Most Outstanding Member, Class of 1966; Girl’s State Representative; Junior Class Secreetary and member of Student Council. At NTSU, she was vice-president of Zeta Tau Alpha; pledge trainer; Miss Dynamic Denton, 1968, and received the Most Outstanding Member Award-Zeta Tau Alpha. She was a stewardess with Pan-American Airways, flying out of Houston. After the earthquake in Nicaragua, December 24, 1972, she and five other Houston based stewardess’ organized a flight to take food, clothes, medicine, etc., to Managua for the relief of the victims of this disaster, and their’s was the first flight to land after the quake. This same flight crew evacuated a prematurely born infant to a hospital in Panama. This same flight picked up in Houston, several passengers, some of whom lived in Managua, and others who had relatives there. All of these left Houston not

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knowing if they would find their relatives alive or their homes standing. She was married Saturday, October 18, 1975, 2:30 p.m. at the Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Bay City, Texas to WILLIAM LEFTRIDGE BARBER III, born August 3, 1944, Ballinger, Texas, son of WILLIAM LEFTRIDGE Jr., born August 18, 1914, Holland, Texas; died October 25, 1945 and of HELEN HOLCOMBE, born August 6, 1917, San Marcos, Texas. This couple is Catholic and they reside at 2400 McCue, Apt. # 96, Houston 77027.

b. WARREN HOOD MARTIN, born December 2, 1882; died July 4, 1917.

He was married to FLORENCE SHANNON, born June 6, 1890; died March 17, 1969. This couple had:

aa. JAMES EARL MARTIN, born October 2, 1910. ab. FAY MARTIN, born December 13, 1913. ac. HAZEL MARTIN, born December 29, 1917.

aa. JAMES EARL MARTIN, born October 2, 1910; died June 8, 1973. He was a rancher in McMullen County. He was married April 3, 1938 to KATHERINE JEANETTE MARTIN, born February 6, 1914, daughter of McDONALD 9DON0 MARTIN, born April 15, 1884, (See JOHN MARTIN descendancy) and of LILLIAN EDNA CARRELL, born September 30, 1888, Eagle Springs, Texas. JEANETTE MARTIN attended the schools of Fowlerton and Cotulla, and is a graduate of Southwest Texas State University. In 1968, she had been teaching school 27 years. He was a Mason, the family is Baptist and she resides on Route 4, Tilden, Texas 78072. They had:

aaa. LILLIAN JEANINE MARTIN, born July 16, 1943. aba. JAMES EARL MARTIN Jr., born July 24, 1947;

died April 3, 1953. aca. DON WARREN MARTIN, born May 23, 1950. ada. JAMES CHESTER MARTIN, born February 18,

1956; died April 3, 1968.

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aaa. LILLIAN JEANINE MARTIN, born July 16, 1943, San Antonio. She attended school in Kerrville; Wharton Junior College, Wharton, Texas, and Texas Tech at Lubbock. On March 16, 1963, she married KYLE McMAHAN WRIGHT, born August 11, 1938, Kerrville, Texas, son of CHESTER WRIGHT, born in 1910, Austin, Texas, ELSIE McMAHAN, born in 1907, Whitney, Texas. He served six years in the Army and is Manager of the Bollman Industries Woolen Mills, San Marcos, Texas. They are Presbyterian, reside at 1022 Houston Road, San Marcos, Texas and they have:

baa. AMANDA FAYE WRIGHT, born

April 22, 1971.

ab. FAY MARTIN, born December 13, 1913; died January 24, 1943. She married JOURD BENNETT FRANKLIN who died March 19, 1967. They had:

aaa. JOURD BENNETT FRANKLIN Jr., born January

24, 1943, Laredo, Texas. October 10, 1963 at the First Baptist Church, Beeville, Texas he was married to VERLINE LUCILLE KUENSTLER, born February 11, 1938 and they have: baa. TERRY WAYNE FRANKLIN, born July

10, 1967.

ac. HAZEL MARTIN, born December 29, 1917. June 23, 1940, she married FLEMING LEE ERNEST MARLIN, born August 14, 1906, and they had:

aaa. PENELOPE MARLIN, born April 7, 1942. aba. STEPHEN MARTIN MARLIN, born September

10, 1944. aaa. PENELOPE MARLIN, born April 7, 1942.

aba. STEPHEN MARTIN MARLIN, born September 10, 1944. February 19, 1966, he married VIRGINIA LEE STINGO, and they had: baa. SHANNON LEE MARLIN, born February

27, 1969. bab. STEPHEN AUSTIN MARLIN, born

December 4, 1970.

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c. JAMES FLOYD MARTIN, born October 14, 1886; died October 11, 1946. He

was married September 14, 1922 to ANNIE HELEN FALKENBERRY, born April 27, 1903; died March 1953. They had: aa. MARY EDITH MARTIN, born August 17, 1923. ab. JAMES OWEN MARTIN, born November 13, 1924. ac. JOE FLOYD MARTIN, born October 17, 1926; died Sept. 1, 1943. ad. LONNIE STURGESS MARTIN, born January 24, 1933. >twin ae. GLADYS HELEN MARTIN, born January 24, 1933. >twin af. JOHN NEWTON MARTIN, born December 5, 1934.

aa. MARY EDITH MARTIN, born August 17, 1923. Not married. She is with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Dallas and her address is 607 East Woodin, Dallas, Texas 75216.

ab. JAMES OWEN MARTIN, born November 13, 1924, Fowlerton, Texas; died October 22, 1975, and buried October 24, 1975, National Cemetery, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He was a veteran of WWII, and was a graduate of Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine. He was married April 6, 1958, New Orleans, to MARJORIE CHAPMAN, born February 1, 1927, Ripley, Mississippi, daughter of CLOVIS CHAPMAN, born June 16, 1902 and MARTHA BARTLETTA, born April 5, 1901, Ripley, Mississippi. The family resides at 14174 #1 Toepperwein, San Antonio, Texas 78233. They had: aaa. HELEN MARIE MARTIN, born August 18, 1959, San

Antonio, Texas.

ad. LONNIE STURGES MARTIN, born January 23, 1933. (Twin to GLADYS). He married IRIS RODICK in Gretna, LA daughter of ADAM RODICK and LELIA MORRIS RODICK. They reside at No. 2 Maple Avenue, Gretna, LA and have:

aaa. SALLY ANN MARTIN aba. JOE A. MARTIN ae. GLADYS HELEN MARTIN, born January 24, 1933. (Twin to

LONNIE). She is not married and is with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Dallas, and resides at 607 East Woodin Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75216.

af. JOHN NEWTON MARTIN, born December 5, 1934. in Cotulla, Tx He married DOROTHY SAMPEY in New Orleans, LA on June 26, 1955. Dottie was born in Gheens, LA on June 17, 1932. She is the second child of Viola Bourgeois and Harry Felix Sampey They reside at 109 Devin Lane Lafayette, LA 70508 and they have: aaa. DOTTIE HELEN MARTIN. (Called PONY after her

great grandfather, PONY JIM.) aba. TED OWEN MARTIN aca. MARYANN MARGARET MARTIN

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d. CEBE HENRY MARTIN born August 14, 1888; died March 23, 1959. He

married September 16, 1917, MINA ELLEN QUILLIAM, born May 31, 1895. They had:

aa. Son, born October 23, 1923; died October 27, 1923. ab. LORRAINE MARTIN, born July 11, 1925, married August 3,

1952, SAM R. HOUSTON, born April 23, 1924; died June 12, 1966, and buried in Oak Island Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas. She resides on Route 7, Box 551, San Antonio, Texas 78221 and they had:

aaa. PENNY HOUSTON, born April 23, 1962.

e. WILLIAM ALBERT MARTIN, born July 15, 1890; died August 26, 1960. He

married SARAH ELVA WOODING, born August 16, 1899; died April 13, 1955. Both are buried in Cotulla, Texas and they had:

aa. SON, stillborn. ab. MARY JOYCE MARTIN, born November 27, 1925. ac. WILLIAM FRANK MARTIN, born May 8, 1933, San Antonio.

He was a legally adopted son of WILLIAM ALBERT MARTIN and SARAH ELVA WOODING MARTIN and was killed in an auto accident in Clarksville, Mississippi April 2, 1961. Buried in Cotulla. He was not married.

ab. MARY JOYCE MARTIN, born November 27, 1925. On

July 27, 1946, Cotulla, Texas, she married JIMMIE GERALD JAMES, born June 2, 1923, Pineland, Texas, son of JOSEPH HENRY JAMES and of SUSIE ELIZABETH BEARD, born in Pineland. In WWII, he served with the 2nd Engineers, 145th Division in England, France, Italy and Germany. She is President, 1974, of SW District, Oklahoma Garden Clubs, Inc. They reside at 102 W. Huber and their mailing address is Box 255 Cyril, Oklahoma 73029. They are Methodist, and they have:

aaa. BARBARA LEE JAMES, born March 10, 1947.

aba. WILLIAM MICHAEL JAMES, born October 7, 1949.

aaa. BARBARA LEE JAMES, born March 10, 1947,

Shawnee, Oklahoma. On July 30, 1966, at Cyril, Oklahoma, she married LARRY ALLEN RUZICKA, born November 26, 1946, Anadarko, Okla., son of GEORGE RUZICKA and HELEN

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SALINAS. He was a Sp. 4 with 3rd Hq. Bn., Manheim, Germany for three years. They reside on Route 2, Box 77-a Anardarko, Oklahoma and they have:

baa. LAURA MICHELE RUZICKA, born April

11, 1968. bab. SARA ELIZABETH RUZICKA, born

November 28, 1972.

aba. WILLIAM MICHAEL JAMES, born October 7, 1949, Sayre, Oklahoma. He served in the 457 Vet. Detachment, as Specialist 4, at Bien Hoa, Vietnam, for 13 months. On April 14, 1971, at Allen, Oklahoma, he was married to BETTY CORBITT, born February 2, 1952. They are United Methodist, reside on Route 1, Box 22, Cyril, Oklahoma 73029 and they have:

baa. JASON MICHAEL JAMES, born

November 7, 1973.

f. GLADYS MARTIN, born August 15, 1893; died September 13, 1967. After the death of her mother, she remained at home, keeping house for her father, who died May 15, 1933. On September 30, 1936, she married MORRIS ENLOE, born December 8, 1897; died January 21, 1964.

3. MARY AMELIA MARTIN, born in 1852, Liberty or Tyler County, Texas. She

was never married, but had ranching interests in McMullen County, a millinery shop in San Antonio, a hotel and rent property in El Paso and land in Arizona. She died in San Antonio during the flu epidemic in 1918. See Chapter 10 for other stories about her.