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From: "Lynn B. Cunningham" <>
Subject: [MARTIN-L] 1850 Cherokee County, NC, Martin Census Records
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 22:45:19 -0400

Does anyone have any information that would tie these three families
together? They are families 729, 730, and 731, all in Murphy TWP. All
from the 1850 Cherokee County, NC, census.

1850 Cherokee County, NC, Census
M593/625/55B, 56A, Family 729
John M. Martin, 47, M, Farmer, $1600, NC
Martha L., 38, F, NC
Adaline D., 21, F, NC
Franklin, 19, M, Farmer, NC
William, 18, M, Farmer, NC
Marian, 16, M, Farmer, NC
Martha J., 14, F, NC
Nancy L., 12, F, NC
Elizabeth E., 10, F, NC
Sarah E., 7, F, NC
Elvira I., 5, F, NC
Zachariah T., 3, M, NC
Mary A., 1, F, NC

1850 Cherokee County, NC, Census
M593/625/56A, Family 730
Benjamin Martin, 79, M, Farmer, $700, NC
Frances, 74, F, NC
Frances, 25, F, NC
Elvira N., 24, F, NC
William, 23, M, Farmer, NC
Robert, 15, 15, M, NC

1850 Cherokee County, NC, Census
M593/625/56A, Family 731
Adalaide Martin, 21, F, NC
James, 20, M, Farmer, NC
Julius, 19, M, Farmer, NC
Hamilton, 16, M, Farmer, NC
John, 13, M, NC
Thomas, 12, M, NC

In 1860, John M. Martin has living with him one Fanny Martin, age 83,
listed as a widow. So I am assuming that Benjamin and Frances in the
1850 census are his parents.

But in 1850, at 74, Frances is a bit old to have children that are even
25 years old (Frances #2). So who do these young adults belong to? And
family 731 - Adalaide Martin listed a head of household - with 5 more
people who can not be her children.

Anyone with any ideas/facts out there who can put this puzzle together?
Would love to hear from you.

Lynn Cunningham

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