From the book History of Walworth County Wisconsin, by Albert Clayton Beckwith, 
publ. 1912 - Page 540
 
EBENEZER MARTIN and his second wife, Joanna FAWCET, had sons Orra, John and 
Josiah.  Two of these and a son of the third came to Spring Prairie.  The 
family was of Mansfield, Tolland county, Connecticut, and may have been earlier 
of Bristol county, Massachusetts.  It is not know that others of their name, in 
the county, were related to them.

ORRA MARTIN, son of Ebenezer and Joanna, was born at Mansfield, January 25, 
1791.  While yet a young man he became a Baptist clergyman.  His wife was Polly 
S. daughter of August MITCHELL.  Of their children, Dr. George P. lived in 
Racine county, and John H. lived near Vienna.  The latter married, first Joanna 
WOODMAN; second, Adeline DECKER.  Elder MARTIN was widely known to members of 
his denomination in this state.  He and John H. MARTIN were Democrats, while 
their relatives were all Republicans.  Elder MARTIN was found dead in his bed, 
January 14, 1885.  Other children, at home with parents in 1860, were Juliette 
S., Carlos D., Thomas M.
 
JOHN MARTIN, son of Ebenezer and Joanna, was born at Mansfield, April 4, 1793.  
He had a fair education and much natural ability.  He was once a member for his 
town of the lower house of the Legislature, and was also judge of the Mansfield 
probate district.  (One or more towns of Connecticut may constitute such a 
district, and in Judge MARTIN's time there were eighty six such districts in 
the state.)  He married Huldah CORNELL, and their children were: Ebenezer 
(married Lucia, daughter of Charles HIGH, of Bloomfield), Elizabeth (Mrs. 
Charles MARTIN), Joanna (wife of Samuel, son of Rev. Orra MARTIN), John 
(married Mrs. Mary (CORNELL) MONROE, his cousin), Timothy (married Laura 
KELLY).  Judge MARTIN came to Spring Prairie in 1842, bringing with him his 
title for the convenience of his new neighbors.  He died June 19, 1871.  Huldah 
was born 1795; died October 26, 1844.
 
CHARLES MARTIN was a son of Josiah MARTIN and Rachel, daughter of Titus 
WILLIAMS.  He was born at Harvard, Delaware county, New York, November 12, 
1818.  He had a fair education and was well bred to farming.  He came to the 
vicinity of Vienna in 1844.  He married May 6, 1846, his cousin, Elizabeth, 
daughter of John MARTIN and Huldah CORNELL.  She was born at Mansfield, May 11, 
1821; died November 11, 1850.  Mr. MARTIN married November 24, 1853, Caroline 
Matilda, daughter of Samuel FOWLE and Harriet INGRAHAM.  He came to Elkhorn and 
died March 4, 1906.  Mrs. MARTIN was born April 21, 1834; died January 31, 
1892.  Of five children three died early.  Delia is widow of Emory WILLIAMS.  
Helen is county superintendent of schools.  Mr. MARTIN was an early member of 
the county Agricultural Society and was once its president.  For many years he 
was superintendent of the Baptist Sunday school at Spring Prairie, once one of 
the best attended of any in the county. He was one who passed readily among men 
as an intelligent Christian gentleman.
 
Submitted By:  Carol
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