Fifth Generation

24. James K Polk "Polk" MARTIN was born on 27 Feb 1846 in Georgia. He died on 5 Jan 1912 in Rains County, Texas. He was buried in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery #1, Rains County, Texas. Raised by an aunt, Elen Martin

The family of James K Polk moved to Rains Co, Tx in the fall of 1887.

BIOGRAPHY: The Rains County Leader, Oct. 9, 2001 Articles: "Old News" JAMES K. POLK MARTIN HOMEPLACE by Elaine BAY

BIRTH: I have seen an alternate birthdate/place of 27 FEB 1856 in Alabama in the tree of Patty Ferreira. Ferreira5851@cs.com

BIRTH: Elen Martin was his aunt. James L. Martin was not his father. Possibly Tommy (who died young) was his father. John Martin (b.abt 1805 in Old Dominion State (VA)) was his grandfather. James K Polk "Polk" MARTIN and Mary Ann SYBERT were married in 1870 in Barbour County, Alabama.

25. Mary Ann SYBERT died on 18 Jul 1880 in Camp County, Texas. She was born Fall 1850 in Alabama. She was buried in Leesburg, Camp County, Texas?. Children were:

	i.	Lou Ellen MARTIN4 was born in 1872 in Alabama. She died in 1945.
	ii.	Walter James MARTIN4 was born in Sep 1873 in Alabama. He died in 1906 in Wood County, Texas. He was buried in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery #1, Rains County, Texas.
12	iii.	James Simpson "Simp" MARTIN.
	iv.	John Edward "Ed" MARTIN5 was born on 7 Mar 1879 in Camp County, Texas. He died on 16 Oct 1925 in Snyder, Texas. He was buried in Snyder, Texas. BIOGRAPHY: He was a deputy sheriff in Emory before moving to West Texas in 1923.
	v.	MARTIN5 was born in 1871 in Alabama.4 MARTIN died in 1871 in Alabama.4
	vi.	MARTIN5 was born on 18 Jul 1880. MARTIN died on 18 Jul 1880 in Camp County, Texas. MARTIN was buried in Leesburg Cemetery?.