Records and Data

In addition to the information linked on this page, please also look in the Martin County NCGenWeb Archives for additional records – they are not duplicated here.

African-American

• Bear Grass Civil Rights March
• Introducing Mavis
• Miss I.L. Price
• Negro Education in Martin County
• Petition of Ned Hyman
• Prof. W.C. Chance – Principal of Higgs Industrial Institute
• Rifle Accident
• Williams Sykes: former slave

Biographies

• Bio: Asa Biggs (1811-1878)
• Charles Urbin Rogers – 1929 Yearbook
• Cushing Biggs Hassell (1808-1880)
• Dennis Worthington (1843 – ?)
• Docton Warren Bagley (1801-1878)
• Harry Williams Stubbs (1860-1934)
• Henry Hunter Bryan (1786-1835)
• James Ross (1768 – 1853)
• Joseph Bryan Hunter (1782-1839)
• Joseph John Martin (1833-1900)
• Robert W. Hyman (1850-1903)
• Whitmel Hill (1743- 1797)

Cemeteries

• Bear Grass Township Cemetery Index
• Martin County Cemeteries at Find-A-Grave
• Peele Cemetery Listing (Bear Grass Community)

Census Data

• 1790 Heads of Households: Martin County
• 1850-1940 Census Records on FamilySearch.org

Churches

• Church Profile: Skewarkey Church
• Churches of Martin County (from the Martin County Heritage Book)

Directories

• Directories Available Online: 1872-1916

Families

• Photo: Rev. William Perry Williams
• Reuben Bland: The Largest Family
• Wordless Wednesday: Joseph Everett and Marcella Louisa Keel

Land

• 1866-Present: Martin County Land Records Online
• Index to Deed Book A: 1774-1787

Maps

• Martin County Maps @ NC Maps Website

Military

• Death of William F. Cherry
• Docton Warren Bagley
• Journal of General Jeremiah Slade
• Korean Conflict Casualties, 1950-1957
• Southern Claims Commission @ Footnote
• Vitals from Sons of the American Revolution Applications
• Yankees in Martin County (1862)

Newspapers

• List of Newspapers Published in Martin County
• Martin County Residents in North Carolina Newspapers
• Searching Online Newspaper Repositories for Martin County News

Probate/Wills

• Martin County Records on Microfilm
• Martin County Will Index: 1774-1868
• Will Abstract: William Wallace

School Records

• Martin County Students at North Carolina Colleges
• Negro Education in Martin County
• Prof. W.C. Chance – Principal of Higgs Industrial Institute

Vital Records

• Births, Marriages & Deaths