I am the 5th great-granddaughter of Francis Martin who was born ca. 1766 in NC, married and had children in SC, then settled in Lawrence County, Mississippi. Other direct ancestors of this line include Slater, Russell, Page, McLemore, McKay, and Kilcrease. Also on my paternal/Martin side, I have Kempners and Lyons who were from Austria/Prussia and came to Arkansas. On my paternal grandmother's side, I am Italian with Panepinto, Cortese, Morana, and Scaccia settling in NJ, LA, and TX.

On my maternal side, I can trace back to Early Woodbury with Thomas Drakeley. I also have a Martin and King line from New Hampshire. There are Germans Wolters in Illinois then into Minnesota, Oxtons from England and Bennets from Ireland into Wisconsin and North Dakota. Maternal grandmother brings me Worms and Nielsens from Denmark into Iowa.

I love researching my roots and have discovered I am related to Wild Bill and to US Grant as well as author AE Hotchner.

I am the 5th great-granddaughter of Francis Martin who was born ca. 1766 in NC, married and had children in SC, then settled in Lawrence County, Mississippi. Other direct ancestors of this line include Slater, Russell, Page, McLemore, McKay, and Kilcrease. Also on my paternal/Martin side, I have Kempners and Lyons who were from Austria/Prussia and came to Arkansas. On my paternal grandmother's side, I am Italian with Panepinto, Cortese, Morana, and Scaccia settling in NJ, LA, and TX.

On my maternal side, I can trace back to Early Woodbury with Thomas Drakeley. I also have a Martin and King line from New Hampshire. There are Germans Wolters in Illinois then into Minnesota, Oxtons from England and Bennets from Ireland into Wisconsin and North Dakota. Maternal grandmother brings me Worms and Nielsens from Denmark into Iowa.

I love researching my roots and have discovered I am related to Wild Bill and to US Grant as well as author AE Hotchner.