Transcribed, copyright, and submitted by Laura L. (Martin) Horton
PENSION RECORDS OF JAMES B. MARTIN
CO. M, 5 IL VOL CAVALRY
CERTIFICATE 239930
APPLICANT: MARGARET A. MARTIN
RELATIONSHIP: MOTHER
FILED: IL, CLAY CO.
State of Illinois County of Clay
MARGARET ANN MARTIN, Mother of JAMES B. MARTIN Co. M
56?th Regt. ILLS VOLS
Octobet 17, 1887
E.W. BOYLES- resident of Clay County, IL; P.O. Address: Clay City, IL
"I was acquainted with NATHAN MARTIN for twelve or fourteen years prior to his death he being a resident of the Village during that time and I being his family physician. But I do not remember of ever treating himself or other members of the family frequently. The aforesaid NATHAN MARTIN was dissipated-i.e.- he was fond of intoxicating liquors and spent a great deal of his daily earnings for the same and wasted a great deal of this time in saloons. His family at the same time being dependent upon his daily labor for a living of maintenance."
State of Illinois- County of Clay
MARGARET ANN MARTIN, Mother of JAMES B. MARTIN
December 20th, 1887
SIMON DUNN, age 41 years, resident of Clay City, IL
MARGARET A. MARTIN
I have known MARGARET A. MARTIN for 20 years ... in the fall of 1867 the said NATHAN MARTIN and MARGARET ANN MARTIN moved from Mt. Erie, Wayne Co, ILLS to Clay City, at that time he owned some personal property. He had at that time one old horse worth about $20.00 and some household goods worth about $50.00 and no other property, and that he at the same time traded for a lot with a log cabin on it. Th house and the lot was worth about $50.00 and no other property real or personal that his wife the claimant owned no property real or personal that they live in this property until he died in 1881. The said NATHAN MARTIN worked around for any one that he could get work from by the job or days' work at chopping wood and other work and thazt he would earn from 50-75 cents per day and from his earnings he spent the most of it at the saloon for liquor. He spent a great deal of his time and the most of his earnings on hard drink. That his wife MARGARET A. MARTIN was at times almost destitute of food and clothing. She lived (?illegible) her husband took some provision home and they used it together from 1867 to 1881. She was dependent principally upon her own labor and earnings for her support and upon her neighbors. And when he died he had no property except the lot and the log cabin and about $28.00 worth of household goods since his death she has been totally disabled and dependent upon her daughter MALINDA CREWS at Fairfield for her maintenance who is a widow woman with 4 or 5 children to support. All of these statements are made from personal knowledge close neighbor oi the family each month and year since 1867, to his death in 1881 and since except since 1884 at which time she went to her daughters' at Fairfield, ILLS.
SIMON DUNN
Attest: C.A. DUFF
CHARLES R. MILLER
JOHN W. BUTLER- Justice of the Peace
#239930
MARGARET A. MARTIN Mother of JAMES B. MARTIN
Private Company M
Regiment: 5th ILLS VOLS CAV
Rate per month: $12.00
Commencing: October 13, 1887
Payable at Chicago, ILLS
Examiner: ALGATE
#362053
MARGARET A. MARTIN
Fairfield, Wayne Co, ILLS
Mother of JAMES B. MARTIN Co. M 5th ILLS CAV
Died at Helena, ARK
October 28, 1862 (of wound??)
No other claim
Attorney: E. McGilton
P.O. Clay City, ILLS
U.S. Pension Agency
Chicago, ILLS
July 11, 1888
HON. J.C. BLACK
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir: I hereby report that the name of MARGARET A. MARTIN Mother of JAMES B. who was a pensiioner on the rolls of this Agency, under Certificate # 239930, and who was last paid at $12.00 to 4 March 1888 has been dropped because of death.
Very Respectfully,
W.G. (illegilble.) Y "
State of Illinois
Clay County
In the matter of pension claim of MARGARET ANN MARTIN, widow
of NATHAN MARTIN and Mother of JAMES B. MARTIN who was a
private in Co M of the 5th Regiment ILLS CAV VOLS war of 1861, personally
appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and state
ELIAS SMITH aged 57 years upon his oath states that he has for several years
been intimately acquainted with MRS. MARGARET A. MARTIN, Mother
of JAMES B. MARTIN deceased ....
...that he died unmarried leaving no widow, child, or children as his
heirs surviving. That his Father NATHAN MARTIN is also
dead.
... that he constantly supported his Mother and sisters buying groceries,
dry goods, meat, coffee, tea, sugar, and other household articles for his
Mother ...
... that the said MARGARET A. MARTIN is now a widow and has been
since the tenth day of November, AD 1881 at which time her husband NATHAN
MARTIN died in the town of Clay City, ILLS ...
ELIAS SMITH
Clay City, ILLS
Affidavit of: ELIAS SMITH - neighbor
#362053
Filed by E. McGilton, Attorney
Clay City, ILLS
"Also personally appeared before me: Z. C. ROBERTS residing in Jasper Twp, Wayne Co, ILLS; and NANCY E. ROBERTS ...person whom I certify to be respectable and say that they were present and saw MARGARET A. MARTIN the claimant, sign her name to the foregoing declaration ...
Z.C. ROBERTS
NANCY E. ROBERTS
3d Oct., 1887 ... that MARGARET A. MARTIN the applicant is sick
and unable to go to the county seat to be sworn to this declaration ...
C.E. CREIGHTON
Justice of the Peace"
DECLARATION FOR AN ORIGINAL PENSION OF A MOTHER
State of Illinois County of Wayne
... Oct. 3, 1887
JAMES B. MARTIN died from the effects of a wound received while
in the US service in the Regimental hospital at Helena, ARK Oct. 28, 1862
said wound received in Old Town Ridge, ARK. On 22nd day Oct. 1862 ... her
husband, the aforesaid NATHAN MARTIN aged 72 years died at Clay
City, ILLS on the 10th day of November, AD 1881, and she has not remarried
since the death of NATHAN MARTIN her husband.
... survivng at the date of said son's death his brothers and sisters under 16 years of age:
MARGARET A. MARTIN born July 9, 1854
AMERICA MARTIN born May 4, 1850 ...
... her residence is in Jasper Twp, Wayne Co, IL, and the Post Office address is Fairfield, Illinois
MARGARET A. MARTIN
Attest: Z.C. ROBERTS
NANCY E. ROBERTS"
"Also personally appeared before me CHAS. B. BARNHILL residing in Fairfield ...
W.C. SIBLEY residing in Fairfield ...
C.B. BARNHILL
W.C.SIBLEY
8th December 1887
R.E. MABRY Circuit Clerk"
(additional Deposition with same informaion signed by MARGARET A. MARTIN
which states that MARGARET's Post Office address is: Fairfield, ILLS at ALICE CREWS.
Attest: J. ALMA CREWS
SECONDARY PROOF OF MARRIAGE
State of Illinois, County of Wayne
October 24, 1887
MARGARET A. MARTIN - widow of NATHAN MARTIN and
Mother
of JAMES B. MARTIN who was a Private in CAPT. ALEXANDER JESSUP’s
Company M 5th Regt. ILLS CAV VOLS; that my maiden name was MARTIN,
that I was lawfully married to NATHAN MARTIN in Wayne Co, ILLS by
EDWARD WEST on the 10th day of October, 1828 ...
... children under 16 years of age in 1862:
AMERICA MARTIN born May 4, 1850
MARGARET A. MARTIN born July 9, 1854 both girls ...
... can not prove marriage because the records at Fairield, ILL the
county seat of Wayne County are burnt ...
MARGARET A. MARTIN
Attest: NANCY E. ROBERTS
MARTHA C. OWEN
MALINDA CREWS
JAMES DOUGLAS WHITE
C.E. CREIGHTON
Justice of the Peace"
GENERAL AFFADAVIT
State of Indiana, County of Posey
Mother's Pension #362053 of MARGARET A. MARTIN as mother of
JAMES
B. MARTIN
December 26, 1887
ANDREW KOONTZ (?), age 57 years, a resident of Farmersville,
County of Posey, State of Indiana
P.O. Address: Farmersville, Indiana
..states that:.. was a comrade of JAMES B. MARTIN in service ... (same info regarding NATHAN MARTIN "prone to too much drinking and not supporting MARGARET A. MARTIN and family ...
Signed
ANDREW L. COONTZ
County of Posey
State of Indiana
GENERAL: AFFADAVIT
State of Illinois, County of Clay
Mother's Claim for Pensiion JAMES B. MARTIN ... appeared JOHN
M. COULTER (?), resident of Clay City, ILLS, Justice of the Peace in
Clay County, ILLS
Said:
... "That I did on this 14th day of October 1887 examine the family bible of NATHAN MARTIN and MARGARET ANN MARTIN and that I find that the date of the bible is 1854 and that I find written in the family records of marriages and births the following record:
NATHAN MARTIN and MARGARET ANN MARTIN was married October 10, 1828
JAMES B. MARTIN was born August 14, 1829
MARGARET A. MARTIN was born July 9, 1852
AMERICA MARTIN was born May 9, 1850
MARGARET ANN MARTIN, Mother of JAMES B. MARTIN was born April 10, 1811
I also find written in same Bible the following:
Bought of BENJAMIN MABRY by JAMES B. MARTIN 1856 (meaning that JAMES B. MARTIN the son of NATHAN MARTIN and MARGARET ANN MARTIN had bought the Bible and had presented it to his Mother)
JOHN W. COULTER (or CULTER??)
Justice of the Peace
State of Illinois
Clay County
I, AMERICA HARPSTER aged 63 years a resident of Clay County, State of Illinois ...
Signed
AMERICA HARPSTER (seal)
Attest: S.M. McCONNELL (??)
MARANDA BARTHOLEMEW
(additonal affadavits on file):
MARANDA BARTHOLEMEW - age 50 year on ; Dec. 16, 1887
JOHN BRATHOLEMEW - Clay City, ILLS
JOHN M. AUSBROOKS - Justice of the Peace- Clay City, ILLS:
" ... during the year 1867 the said NATHAN MARTIN and wife moved to
Clay City and lived here from 1867 to November the 10th 1881 at which time
he died ... "
MARGARET A. MARTIN
Attest: ALICE CREWS
J.D. WHITE
END OF PENSION FILE
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