FOURTH GENERATION

35. Josiah Newell Martin was born on 26 Jun 1818. He died in 1847 in Marshall County, Tennessee.

From the McConnell Book, Page 97:


My uncle, Josiah Newell Martin was accidentally shot and killed by a friend and neighbor when shooting squirrels. Uncle Newell was the youngest of my mother's family. While his name was Josiah Newell he always went by the name of Newell. He had a splendid baritone voice and led the choir in his church. He lived some ten days after he was shot. I remember being present at his home during this period. A hymn was being sung and he joined in with a full strong baritone voice. I was then a boy 15 years old. The scene was exceedingly touching. Two or three days thereafter he passed away. He only had one child, Emily Jane Martin. The widow, Mary Ann Brown Martin, with her daughter, removed from Tennessee to Missouri and settled in Webster County. Just what year this took place I am not advised but from letters in my possession, they were settled there as early as 1861. In June, 1867, Emily Jane married Thomas H. Benton Clifton. After their marriage they settled near Marshfield, Webster County, Missouri.

He was married to Mary Ann Brown on 19 Sep 1844 in Marshall County, Tennessee. Mary Ann Brown was born in Sep 1823 in North Carolina. She appeared on the census on 31 Aug 1850 in District #15, Marshall County, Tennessee. ⁽⁷⁴⁾ She appeared on the census on 25 Jun 1860 in Dallas Township, Webster County, Missouri. ⁽⁷⁵⁾ She appeared on the census on 29 Jul 1870 in Dallas Township, Webster County, Missouri.⁽⁷⁶⁾ She appeared on the census on 21 Jun 1880 in Dallas Township, Webster County, Missouri. ⁽⁷⁷⁾ She appeared on the census on 7 Jun 1900 in West Benton Township, Webster County, Missouri. ⁽⁷⁸⁾ She died in 1909 in Webster County, Missouri. Josiah Newell Martin and Mary Ann Brown had the following children:

+131 i. Emily Jane Martin.