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Elder James Martin And His Brother Simon Martin, Steve Malone, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2019

Elder James Martin And His Brother Simon Martin, Steve Malone, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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This little booklet is an extension of the Martin portion of a book that I self-published in late 2014 entitled The Pioneer Williams Families of Smith Township, Posey County, Indiana and their Allen, Cater, Davis, Harmon, Johnson/Johnston, Journey, Lowe, Martin, Prewitt/Pruitt and Rook Connections.1 It contains by far the most detailed published account of Elder James Martin’s life and family. This new work has been created to document additional facts and sources related to the lives of Elder James Martin and his brother Simon.

Elder James Martin is very unique among people of his era, in that he left a …