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Robert Campbell Martin III

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Robert Campbell Martin III

Birth
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
2 Apr 1928 (aged 66)
Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Robert Campbell MARTIN III

Birth: 3 FEB 1862 in Melrose Plantation, Bayou Lafourche, LA
Death: 2 APR 1928 in Albemarle Plantation, LA
Burial: St. John Cemetery, Thibodaux, LA
Note: Martin, Robert Campbell, 111., well-known and successful planter, Albemarle P. O., Assumption parish, La., was born Feb. 3, 1862; son of R. C. and Maggie C. (Littlejohn) Martin. Robert Campbell Martin, Jr., received his earlier education at the country schools of the locality in which he was born. Later, he was instructed by a private tutor. At the age of 16 years, he was employed in a drug store at Napoleonville, where he remained 1 year. Thereafter, he became connected with the business of the W. B. Ratliff plantation, but following the death of his paternal grandfather, R. C. Martin, 3 months later, he returned to the home plantation, where he has since remained. He has supervision of a plantation of about 600 acres, which has been in the family since 1839, and the principal crops produced are sugar cane and corn. Mr. Martin is a member of the Presbyterian church, and is affiliated with the Free and Accepted Masons and Knights of Pythias. At this time, he is serving as a member of the Louisiana State Levee board, having been appointed by Gov. Hall. Jan. 4, 1887 married to (Peters) Young, of Marshall, Tex. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell Martin, Jr., as follow: Maggie C., now at the parental home ; Charles Young, William Littlejohn and Robert Campbell. [Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, Vol. 3, pp. 550-551. Edited by Alcee Fortier, Lit.D. Published 1914, by Century Historical Assn.]

Father: Robert Campbell MARTIN II b: 5 JUN 1839 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA
Mother: Margaret Chisholm LITTLEJOHN b: 14 APR 1837 in Tennessee

Marriage 1 Ellen Rebecca YOUNG b: 2 MAR 1862
Married: 4 JAN 1887 in Marshall, TX
Children
Maggie Chisholm MARTIN b: 4 FEB 1889 in Albemarle Plantation, LA
Charles Young MARTIN b: 29 SEP 1890 in Albemarle Plantation, LA
William Littlejohn MARTIN b: 22 MAY 1895 in Albemarle Plantation, LA
Robert Campbell MARTIN b: 31 MAR 1901 in A'
Robert Campbell MARTIN III

Birth: 3 FEB 1862 in Melrose Plantation, Bayou Lafourche, LA
Death: 2 APR 1928 in Albemarle Plantation, LA
Burial: St. John Cemetery, Thibodaux, LA
Note: Martin, Robert Campbell, 111., well-known and successful planter, Albemarle P. O., Assumption parish, La., was born Feb. 3, 1862; son of R. C. and Maggie C. (Littlejohn) Martin. Robert Campbell Martin, Jr., received his earlier education at the country schools of the locality in which he was born. Later, he was instructed by a private tutor. At the age of 16 years, he was employed in a drug store at Napoleonville, where he remained 1 year. Thereafter, he became connected with the business of the W. B. Ratliff plantation, but following the death of his paternal grandfather, R. C. Martin, 3 months later, he returned to the home plantation, where he has since remained. He has supervision of a plantation of about 600 acres, which has been in the family since 1839, and the principal crops produced are sugar cane and corn. Mr. Martin is a member of the Presbyterian church, and is affiliated with the Free and Accepted Masons and Knights of Pythias. At this time, he is serving as a member of the Louisiana State Levee board, having been appointed by Gov. Hall. Jan. 4, 1887 married to (Peters) Young, of Marshall, Tex. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell Martin, Jr., as follow: Maggie C., now at the parental home ; Charles Young, William Littlejohn and Robert Campbell. [Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, Vol. 3, pp. 550-551. Edited by Alcee Fortier, Lit.D. Published 1914, by Century Historical Assn.]

Father: Robert Campbell MARTIN II b: 5 JUN 1839 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA
Mother: Margaret Chisholm LITTLEJOHN b: 14 APR 1837 in Tennessee

Marriage 1 Ellen Rebecca YOUNG b: 2 MAR 1862
Married: 4 JAN 1887 in Marshall, TX
Children
Maggie Chisholm MARTIN b: 4 FEB 1889 in Albemarle Plantation, LA
Charles Young MARTIN b: 29 SEP 1890 in Albemarle Plantation, LA
William Littlejohn MARTIN b: 22 MAY 1895 in Albemarle Plantation, LA
Robert Campbell MARTIN b: 31 MAR 1901 in A'


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