Elder Martin White (1802-1862) = Circuit Rider for the Regular Primitive Baptists. Sawmill Owner. Illinois State Legislator & Kansas Territorial Legislator. Justice of the Peace. Born on December 15, in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky to James & Sally (Allen) White. In 1820, he married Kiturah "Kitty" Ann Fletcher (1805-1867), daughter of James & Rhoda Ann (Griffin) Fletcher. They had twelve children: James Fletcher, Sally, John Wesley, Griffin*, William George, Guilford, Robert, Rhoda Jane, Martha Custis, Sarah Dulcina, Louisa Vashti and Jilson Gallatin.
In 1829, Martin, his father-in-law, and their families immigrated to Sangamon County, Illinois. Ten years later, Christian and Logan Counties were formed from Sangamon County. Martin was elected to the State's General Assembly as the first representative of Christian & Logan Counties in 1840, serving two years. At the same time, Abraham Lincoln was serving his final two years of four consecutive two-year terms (1834 to 1842) as a state legislator.
In August of 1855, Martin and his family moved to Kansas and bought a large tract of land north of the present-day defunct town of Stanton, KS (twelve miles SW of Paola) on the Miami County/Franklin County border. On September 21, he was sworn in as the Justice of the Peace in Osawatomie. Life was hard on the frontier and his family became involved in the troubles of the border between the states. They moved to 7 miles east of Butler, MO. in late 1856, then to Henry County, following Order # 11 in 1863.
Martin had a pulpit made of walnut and he preached in the Liberty on the Mosquito Creek Primitive Baptist church in Christian County, IL, the Elk Fork & Pleasant Gap, Bates County, MO churches. He attended the Deep Water Association held in Cedar County, MO. Macedonia Church on September 15-17, 1860. Two years later, on April 21, he passed away. His wife, Kitty, was laid to rest next to him after her death in 1867.
Historical Legal Facts: In 1833, Kentucky Law
Prohibited Imported Slave Sales and in 1848, Illinois became a Free State.
More to Read:
1.) White's Family & Their Kin. Gladys Esther White O'Neal & Elma Leota White Stoops. 1983.
3.) Primitive Baptist Library at Carthage, Illinois.
4.) Journal of the House of Representatives of the Twelfth General Assembly of the State of Illinois
5.) History of Christian County, Illinois with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers: 1763-1880. By Calvin Goudy. Edwardsville, IL; Brink, McDonough & Co.; 1880. Pp. 36, 64, 119, 253, 254. Repository: Illinois State Library, 300 S. Second Street, Springfield, MO. Internet Archive.
6.) Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area
7.) John Brown and the Legend of '56. By James Claude Malin. America Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1942. Hathi Trust.
8.) Journal of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Kansas. Lecompton, R. H. Bennett, Public Printers; 1857. p. 85, 130.
9.) Major Thomas J. Goforth, Justice of the Peace of Westport (present-day, Kansas City, MO.)
6.) Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area
7.) John Brown and the Legend of '56. By James Claude Malin. America Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1942. Hathi Trust.
8.) Journal of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Kansas. Lecompton, R. H. Bennett, Public Printers; 1857. p. 85, 130.
9.) Major Thomas J. Goforth, Justice of the Peace of Westport (present-day, Kansas City, MO.)
10.) History of Kansas. By Noble L. Prentis. E.P.Greer, Winfield, KS; 1899. p.64
11.) Findagrave #50298335
Places to see in Kentucky and Illinois:
1.) Conjunction of Slate and Bull Fork creeks (Hwy 461), Means, Menifee county, KY.
Places to see in Kentucky and Illinois:
1.) Conjunction of Slate and Bull Fork creeks (Hwy 461), Means, Menifee county, KY.
Map out these Kentucky waterways = Bull Fork, Slate River, Licking River, Ohio River, Mississippi River (Possible emigration trail from their home to Illinois in 1829.)
2.) Lulbegrud Baptist cemetery, Prewitt Pike, Klondike, Montgomery Co, KY. (near this spot is where the original Lulbegrud Primitive Baptist church stood. This church was the James Fletcher family's home church in Kentucky and it was pastored by both Elder David Barrows, an abolitionist, and by Elder Thomas Boone.)
3.) Conjunction of Sangamon River & Mosquito Creek, Mosquito Twp., Christian Co., IL. Map out these Illinois Rivers = Mississippi River, Illinois River, Sangamon River, Mosquito Creek (Possible emigration trail from their home in Kentucky to their new home in Illinois.)
2.) Lulbegrud Baptist cemetery, Prewitt Pike, Klondike, Montgomery Co, KY. (near this spot is where the original Lulbegrud Primitive Baptist church stood. This church was the James Fletcher family's home church in Kentucky and it was pastored by both Elder David Barrows, an abolitionist, and by Elder Thomas Boone.)
3.) Conjunction of Sangamon River & Mosquito Creek, Mosquito Twp., Christian Co., IL. Map out these Illinois Rivers = Mississippi River, Illinois River, Sangamon River, Mosquito Creek (Possible emigration trail from their home in Kentucky to their new home in Illinois.)
4.) Hwy 28 Trail markers between Mt. Auburn & Decatur, Christian County, IL (Lincoln's 8th Judicial Circuit Trail between 1847-1857)
5.) Stafford Cemetery, 1800 E & 2975 N, near Osbernville, IL
6.) Trail of Death (1838) markers in Decatur, Niantic, and Springfield, Sangamon River (Hwy 36), IL
7.) Christian County Historical & Genealogical Society, Taylorville, IL (see the first courthouse in Christian County)
8.) Illinois State Military Museum, Springfield, IL (see Santa Anna's cork leg brought back from the Battle of Cerro Gordo by John Wesley's 4th regiment in the Mexican War).
9.) Old State Capitol, Springfield, IL
10.) Presidential Lincoln Library, Springfield, IL (payroll document that both Lincoln & Martin signed)
5.) Stafford Cemetery, 1800 E & 2975 N, near Osbernville, IL
6.) Trail of Death (1838) markers in Decatur, Niantic, and Springfield, Sangamon River (Hwy 36), IL
7.) Christian County Historical & Genealogical Society, Taylorville, IL (see the first courthouse in Christian County)
8.) Illinois State Military Museum, Springfield, IL (see Santa Anna's cork leg brought back from the Battle of Cerro Gordo by John Wesley's 4th regiment in the Mexican War).
9.) Old State Capitol, Springfield, IL
10.) Presidential Lincoln Library, Springfield, IL (payroll document that both Lincoln & Martin signed)
Places to see in KS. & MO.
1.) Map out these Rivers in Missouri - Mississippi River, Missouri River, Osage River, Grand River, Deepwater Creek
1.) Map out these Rivers in Missouri - Mississippi River, Missouri River, Osage River, Grand River, Deepwater Creek
2.)Westport Landing River Park on the Missouri River, near the end of Grand Ave, north of the Sprint Center and the Power & Light District, Kansas City, MO
3.) Map out these Rivers in Kansas - Marais des Cygne, Grand River, Kansas River
4.) Miami County Historical Museum, 12 E. Peoria, Paola, Ks
5.) Stanton, Kansas Cemetery- Whiteheads
5.) Stanton, Kansas Cemetery- Whiteheads
6.) Pottawatomie Massacre Marker. Lane, Franklin Co., KS.
5.) John Brown Museum State Historic Site. Osawatomie, KS.
6.) Old Depot Museum, 135 West Tecumseh, Ottawa, KS
7.) Lecompton's Constitution Hall, Lecompton, KS.
6.) Old Depot Museum, 135 West Tecumseh, Ottawa, KS
7.) Lecompton's Constitution Hall, Lecompton, KS.
8.) Burnt District Museum, Cass County Historical Society, 400 E. Mechanic St, Harrisonville, MO
9.) Bates County Museum, 802 Elks Drive, Butler, MO
11.) Order No. 11 Marker Memorial, Bates County Courthouse Lawn, 1 North Delaware, Butler, MO.
13.) Papinville Historical Museum, Market Street, Papinville, Bates County, MO. and the Marais des Cygnes River Steamboat Landing.
14.) Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, 6424 West Farm Road 182, Republic, MO. (see Gibson’s Mill)
Quote:
Leavenworth Weekly Herald, 1/3/1857
“In every relation of life he (Col. Martin White) sustained an unimpeachable character for truth, justice and unswerving integrity.”
Citation: "Martin White." Written by Dolores J. Rush. 20 April 2015. History Nut of Missouri, USA.
