Sylvester Joseph Martin and Rachel Elizabeth Cokeane

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Husband Sylvester Joseph Martin ¹

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           Born: 7 Nov 1870 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Apr 1963 1
         Buried:  - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: Thomas Hickernell Martin (1844-1887) 1 3
         Mother: Mary Elizabeth Jennings (1852-1938) 1 3

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       Marriage: 7 Mar 1906 1

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Wife Rachel Elizabeth Cokeane ¹

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           Born: 30 Apr 1883 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1951 1
         Buried:  - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: Urich Cokeane (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Nancy McConnell (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M James Kenneth Martin ^{1 4}

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           Born: 5 Aug 1907 - Harrisville, Mercer Twp, Butler Co, PA 1 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1986 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mildred Catherine Galloway (1909-      ) 1 5
           Marr: 26 Jun 1943 - Wesley, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

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2 F Elsie Mae Martin ¹

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           Born: 20 Jan 1910 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1978 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

         Spouse: William Marvin Mong (1908-1995) 6
           Marr: 4 Feb 1931 6

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3 F Mary Lucille Martin ⁷

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           Born: 4 Sep 1914 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Calvin Howard Gilmore (1913-2003) 7
           Marr: 26 Jun 1937 - ? Venango Co, PA 7

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4 F Opal Vivian Martin ⁸

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           Born: 27 Jul 1919 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John DeWayne Shawgo (1916-1991) 8
           Marr: 9 Oct 1938 8

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5 F Lillian Myrtle Martin ⁹

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           Born: 9 Oct 1924 9
     Christened: 
           Died: Aug 1950 9
         Buried:  - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 10

         Spouse: Claud Ellis Hovis (1919-1997) 9 11
           Marr: Dec 1947 - ? Venango Co, PA 9

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General Notes: Husband - Sylvester Joseph Martin

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According to DDM, he and his wife were buried in Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Township.

1 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 267.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 105.

3 Susan Forish, Martin Ancestors (Personal Genealogy Research, 2016).

4 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 7.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 866.

6 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 268.

7 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 269.

8 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 270.

9 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 272.

10 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 103.

11 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 104.