"Sawmilling in Carroll County, Virginia as Recalled by Ezra Martin" Typescript
Scope and Content
The "Sawmilling in Carroll County, Virginia as Recalled by Ezra Martin" Typescript is a recounting by Ezra Martin to his grandson Tommy Largen about his life working in the sawmill industry in Carroll County, Virginia. It contains information about Martin's birth, childhood, marriage, family, work life, and retirement. The typescript also includes photographs of family and locations.
Dates
- ca. 1982
Creator
- Martin, Ezra (Simon Ezra), 1895-1984 (Person)
- Largen, Tommy (Carroll County, Va.) (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are in English.
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Biographical Note
Simon Ezra Martin was born to John Webb and Sarah (Henley) Martin on June 25, 1895, in Snake Creek, Carroll County, Virginia. He married Eva Goad (1894-1981) on March 4, 1913. They had nine children: Stella, Belva, Gladys, Pauline, Orpha, Hazel, Lorene, and Maggie. In 1916, he bought his first steam-powered sawmill from Cassel Bownam for five hundred dollars. Martin retired from the sawmill industry in 1960. He died on October 1, 1984, and is buried with alongside his wife in C. C. Webb Cemetery in Hillsville.
External sources:
Simon Ezra Martin in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1401187:9278
"Simon Ezra Martin", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59786955/simon-ezra-martin
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The "Sawmilling in Carroll County, Virginia as Recalled by Ezra Martin" Typescript is a recounting by Ezra Martin (1895-1984) to his grandson Tommy Largen about his life working in the sawmill industry in Carroll County, Virginia. It contains information about Martin's birth, childhood, marriage, family, work life, and retirement. The typescript also includes photographs of family and locations.
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Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the "Sawmilling in Carroll County, Virginia as Recalled by Ezra Martin" Typescript was completed in October 2023.
- Title
- "Sawmilling in Carroll County, Virginia as Recalled by Ezra Martin" Typescript, ca.1982
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- William Harrison, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2023 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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