Martha Martin(unknown maiden) married (unknown husband Martin) about 1830 in North Carolina. I know of 2 sons Ephraim Bethel Martin born about 1833 in North Carolina, and John Martin born about 1834 in North Carolina. Martha remarried in 1844 to James Connor/Conner. His 1st wife Elizabeth Melvina RISK had 4 children Joseph Connor born 1831, William Risk Conner, James Conner Jr, Melvina Amanda Conner. After Eliabeth Connor died in Indiana, James and Martha married in 1844 in Indiana. In 1845 they had a son Milton J Conner. In 1852 the new family went on the Oregon Trail to Benton County, Oregon. Ephraim either stayed or went back to Indiana and was in the Civil War for 3 years 1862-1865 and lived! He married Marsha Johnson and they had a daughter Hannah Martin found in the 1880 Stockwell, Tippercanoe, IN census, Marsha died of TB in 1882, Hannah died in 1885. Ephraim remarried to Sarah Nevada Stone in Vermillion, Illinois in 1883. They had their first son Frank Leslie Martin in 1883 in Sagamon, Illinois, by the 1890 census they were back in Oregon -Polk County. By 1899 they had 8 children. In 1900 Ephraim dies, Sarah dies in 1913 in Polk County. The eldest son Frank Martin raises the youngest children (have guardianship records).
In 1878 Martha's husband James Conner dies and has a WILL in Benton County, Oregon (I have excerpts of the WILL-but can't locate original) I know Martha dies after 1880 census in Kings County, Oregon before 1900. I don't know Martha's maiden name (but I'm sure it was not Martha Hicklin that was married to Job Martin), I don't know Ephraim and John Martin's fathers name. I have "widow's paper" from Civil War records for Ephraim, but his birth and parents vitals are not listed. I know per 1860 Linn County, Oregon census that brother John Martin was a teacher at Camas school, no other vitals known. Searching for Martha, Ephraim, John and their unknown father Martin info. Thanks Cindy Martin
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