James Jackson Martin

 

James Jackson Martin came to Madison Township in 1855. He bought eighty acres of farmland. In 1858, he married Harriet Swaim, daughter of George Swaim. James and Harriet were the parents of twelve children, all of whom lived to adulthood: George S.; Lewis J.; Stephen A.; Maria Jane; Henry T.; Josephine M.; David E,; James W.; Laura I.; Joseph V.; Rosa L.; and Daisy Delle. Mr. Martin was a Republican and his family members of the United Brethren Church.