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John Marshall Martin
John Marshall Martin (March 18, 1832 – August 10, 1921) was a slaveowner, an officer in the Confederate Army, and a member of the Confederate Congress. Biography Martin was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina and moved to Marion County, Florida in the 1850s. Marion County Tax Book records dated 1860 attribute to Martin the ownership of 3,000 acres of land and 53 enslaved people. Martin used the forced labor of enslaved people to work his plantation, on which cotton, sugar, and rice were grown. He served in the Confederate Army and represented the state in the First Confederate Congress, replacing James Baird Dawkins, who had resigned. Martin was Captain of the Marion Light Artillery until he was seriously wounded at the Battle of Richmond. He surrendered under General Robert E. Lee‘s command at Appomattox Court House in 1865. He was also the last survivor of the Confederate Congress. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Ocala, Florida. Notable relatives Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marshall Martin
John Marshall Martin (March 18, 1832 – August 10, 1921) was a slaveowner, an officer in the Confederate Army, and a member of the Confederate Congress. Biography Martin was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina and moved to Marion County, Florida in the 1850s. Marion County Tax Book records dated 1860 attribute to Martin the ownership of 3,000 acres of land and 53 enslaved people. Martin used the forced labor of enslaved people to work his plantation, on which cotton, sugar, and rice were grown. He served in the Confederate Army and represented the state in the First Confederate Congress, replacing James Baird Dawkins, who had resigned. Martin was Captain of the Marion Light Artillery until he was seriously wounded at the Battle of Richmond. He surrendered under General Robert E. Lee‘s command at Appomattox Court House in 1865. He was also the last survivor of the Confederate Congress. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Ocala, Florida. Notable relatives Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocala, Florida
Ocala ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County within the northern region of Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 63,591, making it the 54th most populated city in Florida. Home to over 400 thoroughbred farms and training centers, Ocala was officially named the Horse Capital of the World in 2007. Notable attractions include the Ocala National Forest, Silver Springs State Park, Rainbow Springs State Park, and the College of Central Florida. Ocala is the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2017 population of 354,353. History Ocala is located near what is thought to have been the site of ''Ocale'' or Ocali, a major Timucua village and chiefdom recorded in the 16th century. The modern city takes its name from the historical village, the name of which is believed to mean "Big Hammock" in the Timucua language. The Spaniard Hernando de Soto's expedition recorded Ocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Edgefield County, South Carolina
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Confederate States Army Officers
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19th-century American Politicians
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Members Of The Confederate House Of Representatives From Florida
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1921 Deaths
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1832 Births
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James Byeram Owens
James Byeram Owens ( c. 1816 – August 1, 1889) was a slaveowner and American politician who served as a Deputy from Florida to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. He mounted legal arguments in defense of secession based on an originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and Southern arguments in favor of states' rights, with the intention of protecting the practice and institution of slavery. Biography Owens was born in Fairfield County, South Carolina, moving to Mississippi and later to Marion County, Florida, in 1857, with two of his brothers. Owens was one of the wealthier slaveowning planters in Marion County. His name appears on the 1860 Slave Census Schedules for Marion County which attribute to him the ownership of 89 enslaved persons. Owens used the forced labor of enslaved people to work the land on his plantation, where cotton was grown. Owens served as a delegate from Florida at the Democratic National Conventions of 1860 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Waldo
Benjamin Waldo (1816 - 1871) was a doctor and state legislator in South Carolina. He relocated to Florida with his wife. Waldo, Florida is believed to have been named for him. Dr. Joseph Waldo of Newberry, South Carolina was his father. Waldo served in the South Carolina General Assembly representing Newberry, South Carolina and served on the Medical Committee. He was sworn in 1846. He left after a year with his wife Sarah nee Lipscomb Waldo and settled in Marion County, Florida. He left the medical field due to Ill health and became a business partner of David Yulee in Florida. He had a son who served in the Confederate Army and two daughters. Sallie B. Waldo was one of his daughters. She married John Marshall Martin an officer in the Confederate Army. He was a Captain in the Marion Light Artillery, and a member of the Confederate Congress The Confederate States Congress was both the Provisional government, provisional and permanent Legislature, legislative assembly of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is a preserved 19th-century village in Appomattox County, Virginia. The village is famous for the site of the Battle of Appomattox Court House, and contains the house of Wilmer McLean, where the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War. The McLean House was the site of the surrender conference, but the village itself was named for the presence nearby of what is now preserved as the Old Appomattox Court House. The park was established in 1935. The village was made a national monument in 1940 and a national historical park in 1954. It is located about east of Appomattox, Virginia, the location of the Appomattox Station and the "new" Appomattox Court House. It is in the center of the state about east of Lynchburg, Virginia. The park has a couple of dozen restored buildings, a few ruins, and some ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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