Tinsley D. Martin and Tabitha E. C. Sims

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Husband Tinsley D. Martin ^{1 2}

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           Born: 11 Apr 1825 - Tennessee
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 May 1900 - Mtn View, Stone Co., Ar
         Buried:  - Flatwoods Cemetery, Mountain View, Stone Co., Arkansas 3

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         Father: Sion Taylor Martin (Abt 1805-      ) 2
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 14 Nov 1878 - Stone Co., Arkansas 4 5

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   Other Spouse: Mary Hinkle (1821-1877) 2 - Abt 1846

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Wife Tabitha E. C. Sims ⁶

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           Born: 27 Aug 1832 - Alabama
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Nov 1904 6
         Buried:  - Albany, Shackelford Co., Texas

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   Other Spouse: John A. Killian (      -Abt 1861) - 9 Oct 1851 - DeKalb Co., Alabama 7 8

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   Other Spouse: Wiley McDearman (Abt 1806-      ) - 14 Jul 1875 - Stone Co., Arkansas 4 9

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Tinsley D. Martin

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Tinsley D. Martin is probably a brother of Sion T. Martin (1837-1896) and thus a son of Sion Taylor Martin, but he may a cousin of the younger Sion T. Martin.

CENSUS:

<pre>1860 Izard Co., Ar, Irons Point Township, p.o. Richwoods; Sept 20; pg 175
1132/1132
Tinsley D. Martin 34 MW Tn $250/$400 farmer
Mary " 39 FW Tn domestic
Sarah F. " 13 FW Ar
Wm. T. " 11 MW Ar
Pamelia " 6 FW Ar
John D. " 3 MW Ar </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. Sion T. Martin, 23, lives at 1130/1130. In 1850 he is in the household of Taylor Martin, 45, in Independence Co., Ar.

<pre>1870 Izard Co., Ar, Blue Mountain Twp., p.o. Riggsville; Sept 17; pg 1
5/5
T. D. Martin 44 MW Tn $2000/$800 Farmer
Mary " 49 FW Al Kp H
William T. " 21 MW Ar Farm laborer
Pamella " 16 FW Ar
John D. " 13 MW Ar at School
Amanda " 10 FW Ar at School
Owen H. " 4 MW Ar
W. H. Hinkle 21 MW Tn Farm laborer </pre>

W. H. Hinkle is presumably the son of Mary's brother Baltis Hinkle, who in 1850 is in the census of Izard Co. with his wife Melly and 2 children. At 4/4 in the household of C. W. Perry, 25, farmer, there are two 22-year old farm laborers. One is C. Beckham, the son of Mary's sister Catharine and her husband Joshua Beckham, thus Mary's nephew. The other is J. R. Hinkle. It is tempting to believe that he is the eldest son of Mary's brother A. J., who is now dead. He is James R. in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. In 1870 he is still in the household of his elder brother William H. and his mother as 'Jams'. He may have been in transition and thus appeared twice in the census.

<pre>1880 Stone Co., Ar, Mountain View, ED 195; June 1; pg 29
Tensley D. Martin 54 Tn Tn Tn J. P.
Tabitha E. C. " 47 wife Tn Tn NC Keeping house
Virginia C. " 18 dau Ar Tn Ar at home </pre>

His son William T. (31, Ar Tn Ar, drugist) occupies the next entry in the census with his wife and 4 children.

ARRIVAL IN ARKANSAS:

The birthplace of their oldest child suggests that they were in Arkansas by 1847. However Tinsley is not on the Izard Co. tax roll until 1858.

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General Notes: Wife - Tabitha E. C. Sims

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CENSUS:

<pre>1870 Independence Co., Arkansas, Franklin Township, p.o. Burkhorn; June 15; pg 8
52/59
Tabitha E. C. Killian 37 Tn $---/$300 Keeping house
Luticia " 15 Al School
Rufus W. " 13 Al Working on farm
Green V. " 11 Ar Working on farm
Cornelia V. " 7 Ar </pre>

Wiley McDearman, whom she will marry in 1875, lives at 70/84.

OBITUARY:

Find-a-Grave Memorial # 17355423:

All that was mortal of Mrs. T. E. C. Martin passed away Saturday morning, November 26, 1904, at 3 o'clock. Her illness was of short duration.
she arrived home from batesville, Ark., Saturday, November 19. She was taken with a severe case of pneumonia enroute home, from which she never recovered.

Mrs. Martin was born in Alabama in 1830 and at the age of 19 she married J. A. Killian. In 1858 they moved to Arkansas, and in 1861 her husband cast his lot with the Southern Confederacy, and gave his life for the Southern cause, six children were the fruits of this happy union, four of whom are still living.

The deceased was married to Judge T. D. Martin, of Moutainview, Ark., in 1871. She survived him five years, he died in 1899, since that time she has resided with her youngest daughter, Mrs. Dr. Z. W. Casey of this city.

Mrs. Martin was a true type of the Southern woman. She was a woman wit strong convictions; she had been a member of the Baptist church for 55 years and her christian character was without stain or blemish. What she believed she proclaimed it, aged it and lived it. She lived an eventful life , she passed through that great civil struggle which tried the hearts and the souls of our Southern mothers but, like a gaint oak, she survived the trying ordeals.

The funeral services were conducted at the family residence: Dr. D. R. T. Hanks, of Stamford, conducted the funeral services, and her last remains were interred in the Albany Cemetery in the presence of a large congreation of friends and relatives and her last resting place was decorated with beautiful flowers by loving hands.

To the bereaved family, and especially to the loving daughter who stood at her bedside until the very last, and with loving hands administered to her wants. The journey of our life lies along the dark valley of the shadow of death. There is no spot on its pilgrimage wherein his presence is unknown: there is no family over whose heartstone his somber shadows do not fall; there is always somewhere some life that is weeping, some heart that is bleeding, some home whose light is extingushed and whose altars are draped in mourning. "Death is a black camel that kneels at the gates of all." He crosses the threshold of all and hangs his crepe upon every door knob.

Mourn not that the silver cord has been snapped asunder and the golden bowl has been broken. Mother has safely crossed the turbulent stream and is now becking you on.

Albany News,
December 2, 1904
pg. 4

1 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: monkeys.

2 Edgar D. Byler III, "Modified Register for Jesse Hinkle," unpublished.

3 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 11382554.

4 Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, FHL Film # 1031177. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

5 "Familysearch.org," "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N991-QMJ), Tabitha E C McDearmond in entry for Trissley D Martin, 14 Nov 1878; citing Marriage, Stone, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,031,177.

6 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 17355423.

7 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

8 "Familysearch.org," "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1M-535S), John A Killian and Tabitha E C Sims, 9 Oct 1851; citing DeKalb, Alabama; FHL microfilm.

9 "Familysearch.org," "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N991-SB4), Tabitha E C Killian in entry for Wilie M Dermon, 14 Jul 1875; citing Marriage, Stone, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,031,177.