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James Cleland Martin (Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, cabinet maker and soldier)

b. 1812 d. 1878

Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, cabinet maker and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of James Martin and Mary "Polly" Rice Spilman Martin. Married to Jane Martin Martin in Woodford County, Kentucky, in February 1833. Father of Martha D. Martin, Mary E. Martin, Elenor J. Martin, and James H. Martin. Married to Eliza B. Martin. Father of Charles E. Martin. Cabinet maker in Jessamine County, Kentucky, in 1850. Cabinet maker in Fayette County in 1860. Served in the 6th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a first lieutenant and captain from December 23, 1861 to January 9, 1863. Resigned on account of poor health on January 9, 1863. Resident of Lexington in 1864.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jessamine County, District 2, p. 74B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Ward 2, p. 411.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0068.

Williams' Lexington City Directory, for 1864-65, compiled by Williams & Co. (Williams & Co.: Lexington, KY, 1864), 70.

Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisville, KY, National 59550, State 3085.

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Martin, James Cleland. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199681 (November 12, 2026).

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