Virginia Young Holland
Nellie Young Cox
These photos of sisters were taken March 19, 2003 at the Martin Cemetery on the old Martin home place still owned at that time by these Martin descendants. Located in Luthersville near the border of Coweta with Meriwether County the land had been in the family since about 1831. Mother of the sisters, Jennie Sue Martin Young told of growing up on the property with the original 2 room log cabin later converted to a barn. Jennie Sue lived to almost 101, missing it by 1 day.
Family history states they came from Charleston, SC and probably later Abbeville, SC into Coweta and acquired the land by some type goverment grant. (I have not seen property records to confirm this.) John Christian Martin II was buried there in 1835. His mother, Elizabeth Miller Martin Rogers, along with others are resting here as well. The sisters subsequently sold the land for a residential subdivision. A wooden fence was placed around the graves to protect them thanks to the viligence and request of various family members.
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