Notes:

In the Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941:
Name: Catharine O'Neal
Spouse Name: Lorenzo D. Martin
Marriage Date: 31 Dec 1865
Marriage County: Jennings
Source Title 1: Jennings County Indiana
Source Title 2: Marriages 1837 - May 1866 Books 3 - 6
Source Title 3: Part I Grooms Part II Brides Compiled by Ruth Slev
Book: 6
OS Page: 495

In the 1870 United States Federal Census:
Name Home in 1870 (City, County, State) Estimated Birth YearBirthplace Race Gender
Lorando Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN abt 1844 Ohio White Male
Catharine Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN abt 1844 Indiana White Female
William H Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN abt 1859 Indiana White Male

1880 United States Census In Indiana
Household Record
Lorenzo D. MARTIN Self M Male W 36 OH Farming OH OH
Catharine MARTIN Wife M Female W 36 IN Keeping HouseIN IN
William H. MARTIN Son S Male W 10 IN OH IN
Emmazetti MARTIN Dau S Female W 9 IN OH IN
John MARTIN Son S Male W 7 IN OH IN
Source Information:
Census Place Otter Creek, Ripley, Indiana
Family History Library Film 1254308
NA Film Number T9-0308
Page Number 492D
http://www.familysearch.org/ENG/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=ancestorsearchresults.asp

He is the only Lorenzo Martin listed in the Civil War in an IndianaRegiment.

LORENZO D. MARTIN (First_Last) Regiment Name 6 Indiana Infantry SideUnion Company K Soldier's Rank_In Pvt. Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.Alternate Name Lorenzo/Martin Notes Film Number M540 roll 47
UNION INDIANA VOLUNTEERS:Source:http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm
6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Regiment organized at Madison, Ind., and mustered in September 20,1861. Ordered to Louisville, Ky., September 20. Duty at Muldraugh'sHill till October 14. Moved to Nolin River, Ky. Duty at Bacon Creekand Green River till February, 1862. Attached to 1st Brigade, McCook'sCommand, at Nolin, Ky., October-November, 1861. 4th Brigade, Army ofthe Ohio, to December, 1861. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of theOhio, to September, 1862. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Corps, Armyof the Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 3rdBrigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, toOctober, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of theCumberland, to September, 1864. SERVICE.-March to Nashville, Tenn.,February 14-March 3, 1862. March to Duck River, thence to Savannah,Tenn., March 16-April 6. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advanceon and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Duty at Corinth tillJune 10. March to Iuka, Miss., thence to Tuscumbia, Florence,Huntsville and Stevenson, Ala., June 10-July 5. Expedition toTullahoma July 14-18. March to Pelham July 24, thence to AltamontAugust 28. Reconnoissance toward Sequatchie Valley August 29-30. Marchto Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg, August 30-September 26.Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-15. March to Nashville,Tenn., October 16-November 7, and duty there till December 26. Advanceon Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro till June.Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Liberty GapJune 24-27. (Guard Ammunition Trains through Liberty Gap.) Occupationof Middle Tennessee till August 16. Passage of the CumberlandMountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-20. Siege ofChattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23. Reopening TennesseeRiver October 26-29. Brown's Ferry October 27. Chattanooga-RinggoldCampaign November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23-24. Mission RidgeNovember 25. March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December8. Operations in East Tennessee December, 1863, to April, 1864.Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1 to August 22. Demonstrations on RockyFaced Ridge and Dalton May 8-13. Battle of Resaca May 14-15.Adairsville May 17. Near Kingston May 18-19. Near Cassville May 19.Advance on Dallas May 22-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creekand battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May25-June 5. Pickett's Mills May 27. Operations about Marietta andagainst Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. LostMountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station,Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Pace'sFerry July 5. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July22-August 22. Ordered to Chattanooga, Tenn., August 22. Mustered outSeptember 22, 1864. Expiration of term. Veterans and Recruitstransferred to 68th Indiana Infantry.Regiment lost during service 9Officers and 116 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2Officers and 140 Enlisted men by disease. Total 267.

Lorenzo married Catharine O'neal on 31 Dec 1865 in Jennings County, Indiana. Catharine was born in 1844 in Indiana, USA; died after 1880 in Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to the 1880 Federal Census for Otter Creek, Ripley County,Indiana both of Catharine's parents were also born in Indiana.

Notes:

"TIP #660 ? PETITIONS OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS OF KENTUCKY, PART 1
In the summer of 1910 a wonderful find was made. James Rood Robertsonfrom Berea College was visiting in Richmond, VA. And, there, hidden inthe archives were found 110 petitions from the early inhabitants ofKentucky to Virginia. These were not of course all the petitions butare believed to be fairly complete. A vast amount of these opens upthe door to the names of Kentucky?s earliest residents. Many of theold petitions were torn, dirty, faded and the handwriting not theeasiest to read. But to actually read what our pioneers wereaddressing before statehood is priceless. The oldest petition foundwas dated in 1769 and the last in 1831 ? years after Kentucky reachedstatehood. During this early date, Kentucky was merely a VirginiaCounty which had been passed between various counties there over theyears."
"47 ? Request of sundry inhabitants of Fayette, Bourbon, and MadisonCounties for a new county to be created from them, with courthouse atBoonesborough. (6 Nov 1787)"
"93 ? Request of the inhabitants of the District of Kentucky for anextension of time for recording surveys, as required by a new land lawof 1791. (22 Oct 1791)"
"97 ? Request of Joseph Martin for the establishment of a ferry acrossthe Cumberland River. (7 Nov 1791)"
"TIP #668 ? PETITIONS OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS OF KENTUCKY, PART 8SIGNERS - MACHAN THROUGH McCLURE"
"MARTIN: Abner (36,58), Benj/Benjamin (36,58),
David (26,27,33), Henry (43,47), Hugh (14,24,78),
James (MARTON) (27,32,51,52,63,93), James Jr
(47), John (MARTAIN/MEARTEN)
(8,12,14,17,47,52,54,60,63,65,72,84)."
? Copyright 17 Jan 2008, Sandra K. Gorin
Colonel Sandi Gorin: sgorin@glasgow-ky.com
KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives:
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies
KYRESEARCHArchives:http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kyresearch
[Transcribed 16 April 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler, Family Genealogist]

"30 Nov 2005
Davenport Public Library
321 main Street
Davenport, Iowa 52801-1490
Phone: 563.326.7902
www.davenportlibrary.com
Special Collections Section
SC 976.9417 NIC Nicholas County Kentucky Marriages 1800-1812
(*)James Martin and Nancy Fight married 22 Jul 1809
This is the only couple by these names found in Kentucky.
Also:
1). In the 1810 federal census records, James Martin was living inNicholas County, Kentucky with his wife. No children nor other peoplewere listed in the family.
2). James Martin in the War of 1812;http://www.ohiohistory.org/onlinedoc/war1812/roster/1812/txt/page0074.txt
Page 24.. Roll of Capt. Calvin Shepard's Company (County unknown).Served from August 9, until October 9, 1812, PVT MARTIN, JAMES
3). James Martin was not found in the 1820 federal census records forNicholas County, Kentucky.
4). In the 1830 federal census records James Martin was living inNicholas County, Kentucky, 206 (need to obtain more information aboutthis record as yet).
5). James Martin was not found in the 1840 federal census forNicholas County, Kentucky.
6). In the 1850 United States Federal Census: Name Home in 1850(City, County, State) Age in 1850, Sex of Person, Color, Profession,Value Real Estate, Place of Birth, Marr. w/in the year, Attendedschool; James Martin, 73, m, Farmer, b. VA; Nancy, 66, female, b. KY;William, 28, Male, Farmer, $600 value of property (He owned theland.), b. KY; Lorenzo, 6, male, b. OH, in school; Otter CreekTownship, Ripley County, Indiana, enum. 15th day of Oct 1850; State353, Pg. 105
7). In the 1860 United States Federal Census:
Name Home in 1860 (City, County, State) Age in 1860 Estimated BirthYear Birthplace Gender
William Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN 37 1822 Kentucky Male
Caroline Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN 31 1828 Ohio Female
James H Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN 8 1851 Indiana Male
Sarah I Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN 6 1853 Indiana Female
John Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN 4 1855 Indiana Male
Nancy A Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN 3 1856 Indiana Female
Irena Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN 1 1858 Indiana Female
Lorenzo Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN 16 1843 Ohio Male
James Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN 81 1778 Virginia Male
Nancy Martin Otter Creek, Ripley, IN 77 1782 Kentucky Female
8). In the 1880 United Federal Census Records for Indiana: LorenzoD. Martin, self, married, male, white, 36 yr, b. OH, farming, father'sbirth place OH, mother's birth place OH; Catharine Martin, wife,married, female, white, 36yr, b. IN, keeping house, mother's birthplace IN, father's birth place IN.; William H. Martin, son, single,male, white, 10 yr, b. IN., father b. OH, mother b. IN.; EmmazettiMartin, dau., single, female, white, 9 yr., IN., father b. OH., motherb. IN; John Martin, son, single, male, white, 7 yr., b. IN., father b.OH., mother b. IN.; Otter Creek, Ripley County, Indiana; enum. 08 Jun1880, Pg. No. 12, Dist. No. 02, Dist. no. 159, D.
9). In the 1880 United States Census:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace OccupationFather's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
William MARTIN Self M Male W 58 KY Farmer VA KY
Caroline MARTIN Wife M Female W 51 OH Keeping House PA NJ
James H. MARTIN Son S Male W 27 IN Lawyer KY OH John MARTIN Son S MaleW 24 IN Farmer KY OH
Nancy A. MARTIN Dau S Female W 23 IN Home KY OH
Irene MARTIN Dau S Female W 21 IN At Home KY OH
Harriet L. MARTIN Dau S Female W 19 IN At Home KY OH
Robert T. MARTIN Son S Male W 16 IN Works On Farm KY OH
William J. MARTIN Son S Male W 14 IL Works On Farm KY OH
Olive C. MARTIN Dau S Female W 12 IL At Home KY OH
Francis M. MARTIN Son S Male W 9 IL KY OH
George G. MARTIN Son S Male W 8 IL KY OH
Nora E. MARTIN Dau S Female W 4 IL KY OH
Source Information:
Census Place District 174, Noble, Richland, Illinois
Family History Library Film 1254245
NA Film Number T9-0245
Page Number 92A"

Migration Pattern of the Martin Family:
After 1778 left Virginia for Kentucky.
After 1822 left Kentucky for Ohio.
After 1843 left Ohio for Indiana.
After 1864 left Indiana for Illinois.

Probable Scenerio For The Family: So, James Martin was born in c.1778 A.D. Virginia. John Martin is his possible brother. JamesMartin married Nancy Fight in Nicholas County, Kentucky c. 1809 A.D.Their son William was born in 1822 in Kentucky, no doubt in NicholasCounty, Kentucky. John Martin also married Sarah Fight, Nancy'ssister in Nicholas County, Kentucky. Plus, Nancy and Sarah's fatherGilbert Fight was living in Nicholas County, Kentucky at the time aswell. Probably around 1840 the family was in Ohio, because Lorenzowas born there, and Jacob Fight (Nancy's brother) is also in Ohio atthis time. Lorenzo was 6 years old in the Indiana census in 1850,and had been born in Ohio. James and Nancy were too old as a coupleto have had a child, so Lorenzo had to be a grandson possibly or avery near relative. Lorenzo's parents were also born in Ohio. So, hewas not William's son. Jacob Fight stays in Ohio. They are all stilltogether in the 1850 & 1860 census in Otter Creek, Ripley, Indiana.William marries in 1851 to Caroline Beckelhymer in Ripley County,Indiana. The Beckelhymer Family migrated to Indiana around 1837from Ohio. Part of Caroline Beckelhymer's family also moved toRichland County, Illinois (See Nathaniel Sr. Beckelhymer's notes).In the 1850 census records it is indicated that William owns the landthey are farming in Ripley County, Indiana. Lorenzo (17-18 yearsold) has joined the Union Army during the Civil War probably in1861-2, and mustered out in 1864. Also, William has joined the sameUnion Army regiment as Lorenzo, but is in a different company. In1864 after his service in the war, William has moved his family toNoble, Richland County, Illinois. I believe that James and Nancywere both dead by this time, because I cannot find them in the censusrecords any more, plus no cemetery records can be found for them.They may have been buried on the farm. I believe that William eithersold the farm to Lorenzo or signed it over to him, because Lorenzoremains in Otter Creek, Ripley County, Indiana as per the 1880 censusin Indiana for Ripley County, Indiana, and has a family of his own.When William moved his family to Illinois, he bought another farm thatwas located in Noble, Richland County, Illinois. By the 1880 censusin Nobles, William Martin is now the manager of the post office, ownsa farm, and his oldest son James H. Martin is a lawyer (27 yrs. old),and his next son John Martin (24 yrs. old) manages the farm since heis listed as the farmer. All of the children are single and living athome still. This is a very close knit family.

Noted: James was 81 years old in the 1860 Federal Census still livingwith his son William in Otter Creek, Ripley County, Indiana. He wasnot with the family in the 1880 Census in Noble, Richland County,Illinois nor was he found in the 1880 census records for Indiana. Heprobably died in Indiana shortly after the 1860 census.

Please Note That Kentucky Had Few Records Available In The EarlyPortion Of Its History: Kentucky did not keep comprehensive, officialbirth and death records until 1911, but did maintain lists of births,deaths, and marriages, filed by county, from 1852-1862, 1874-1879,1891-1910 in the State Auditor's Office, which are available at KDLA.Kentucky passed a comprehensive vital statistics law in 1911 to issueofficial certificates of birth and death. The birth records after 1911are available from the KY Office of Vital Statistics. Deathcertificates from 1911-1954 are available at KDLA. Death certificatesissued after 1954 are available from the KY Office of VitalStatistics.
Marriage records are created by County Clerks in Kentucky's 120counties. Many of these marriage records are available at KDLA, or atthe offices of individual county clerks. The State Auditor alsomaintained lists of marriages, filed by county, from 1852-1910, andthe KY Office of Vital Statistics began recording marriages in 1958.http://kdla.ky.gov/research.htm

*James married Nancy Fight on 22 Jul 1809 in Nicholas County, Kentucky. Nancy (daughter of Gilbert Fight and Wife Unknown) was born in 1782 in Nicholas County, Kentucky; died before 1864 in Otter Creek Township, Ripley County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

77 years old in the 1860 Federal Census living with his son William inOtter Creek, Ripley County, Indiana. She was not with the family inthe 1880 Census in Noble, Richland County, Illinois. She probablydied in Indiana.

Father + Mother. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not much is known at this time about the Fight Family.

Gilbert + Wife Unknown. Wife and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]