Ancestors of

Dewey Arthur MARTIN
(1898-1971)

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Sally Anne MARTIN

Dewey Arthur MARTIN

Born: 23 Mar 1898, Monongalia Co., WV ²⁴
Marriage: Delia SHAWVER in 1919 ⁴⁶⁶⁸
Died: 22 Jan 1971, Knoxville, Knox Co., TN at age 72 ⁶⁶
Buried: 26 Jan 1971, Shawver Cemetery, Corliss, Fayette Co., WV ⁶⁶

General Notes:

The Charleston Daily Mail, 25 January 1971

RAINELLE - Graveside services for Dewey A. Martin, 72, of Knoxville, Tenn., formerly of Corliss, Fayette County, will be held at Tuesday 1 p.m. at Shawver Cemetery, Corliss, with the Rev. Wesley Pennington in charge. Mr. Martin died Friday in Knoxville, Tenn. He was a native of Morgantown. Survivors: daughter, Mrs. Sally Ann Baughman of Concord, Tenn.; sisters, Mrs. Robert Jones of Spokane, Wash. and Mrs. A. C. Conley of Whitefish, Mont. Friends may call today after 4 p.m. at Don Smathers Funeral Home here.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Telegraph Operator (Great Northern Railroad, Rexford, Lincoln Co., MT), Between 1917 and 1918. ²⁴

Dewey married Delia SHAWVER, daughter of Leancy "Lee" SHAWVER and Willie Ann AMICK, in 1919.⁴⁶⁶⁸ (Delia SHAWVER was born in Dec 1893 in Fayette Co., WV,⁷⁹ died on 16 Mar 1968 in Knoxville, Knox Co., TN ⁷⁴ and was buried on 20 Mar 1968 in Shawver Cemetery, Corliss, Fayette Co., WV ⁷⁴.)