Benjamin Franklin Martin Born: Oct 19, 1825 Died: 1870 Plot:
Military: Civil War veteran Son of: James D Martin (1785 KY-1864 Sumner buried Pleasant Hill/Petty Cem) & Mary Rice Spilman (1792-1884 Norton KS) Married: 8 Jan 1852 Lawrence Co Mary Newell* Children: - Margaret Ermina (1853-1916 buried Bridgeport City Cem; m: Thomas Jefferson Combs) -
Mary F* (1854) -
Melissa Jane (1857-1939 buried Lawrenceville City Cem; m: William Kimmel)
* indicates buried with Benjamin Franklin Martin in Hopewell Cemetery.
About Hopewell Cemetery:
Hopewell Cemetery is located in Bridgeport IL - Lawrence County, On the northside of SR250 (same as 1000N) between 620E and Kings Hill Road Burials: 87 Location: Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois