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site is a part of The
TXGenWeb
project and The
USGenWeb
project
devoted solely to the genealogy and history of Wilkes
County. All of the
information on this site is provided free of charge to
the researcher.
Volunteers are always needed and welcome.
Without you, the site will not
grow as it should. If you would consider
volunteering by transcribing records or
submitting material or photographs, please click on "Volunteers"
to see how you can help.
Announcements!!
Every
day is memorial day to a soldier. This project is our
way of honoring all of those who gave the ultimate
sacrifice for our freedom.
Our thoughts and
prayers are with the family members and loved ones
of those that gave their lives to fight for our
country.
May God give you peace in your heart and strength
to carry on.
They proudly served their country.
Now, they proudly serve with angel's wings.
Sharing with others
If you have family history, stories, photos,
books, marriages, births & death records.
Newspaper clippings such as obits, birth, wedding,
military, wills or other data about Martin County.
Send the files to me and I will upload it. Your
help is greatly appreciated!
Add
your family surnames so others can contact you.
A great way to find more information and meet
new cousins! Send me an E-Mail
include your surnames and I will add them.
Counties
Surrounding Martin County
HISTORY
Martin
County was formed on August 21, 1876, from Bexar
County and named for Wylie Martin, one
of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred
colonists. Martin County was attached to Mitchell
County for administrative purposes for five months
and then attached to Howard County until 1884,
when the county was reduced to its present size
and organized with Mariensfield (now Stanton) as
the county seat. The first white settlement in
what is now Martin County was Grelton (later known
as Mariensfield), which was established in 1881 by
John Konz and his family under the sponsorship of
the Texas and Pacific Railway.--
Handbook of Texas Online --
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