Martin Luther Underwood 
Martin Luther was born in 1894. Martin Luther's father was James Thomas Underwood and his mother was Amanda Jane Mabry. His paternal grandparents are David Underwood and Sarah Turner; his maternal grandparents were Thomas L. Mabry and Sarah Miranda Graham. He had four brothers and four sisters, named Thomas David, John William, George Thomas, Roy Raven, Minnie Lee, Dora Matilda, Ollie Mae and Curtis Ophelia. He is the fourth youngest of the nine children.General Notes
Martin, known by his family and friends as Mart, was an auto mechanic, manager of several cotton gins, blacksmith, carpenter, electrician and a plummer. He could work any arithmetic problem brought to hinm although his edcuation was cut short by having to work on the farm.
He was a Mason for 40 years, and Elder in teh First Christian Church in Bay City, Texas for 38 years. Severed on the school board many years, served in World War II, and attended Texas university for training in Auto Mechanics.
Martin was the one who was always called on to help "Lay Out" corpses. In Rogers, Texas, in the olden days there was no undertaker and certainly no funeral home. Often coffins were hand made by neighbors. It was necessary to place loths wet with water and camphor over the faces of the dead to keep them from turning dark.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1855 d.1901
- b.1894
- b.17 Apr 1829 in Scott Co.,Mississippi d.23 Jan 1885 in Rogers,Bell Co.,Texas
- b.1860 in Bell Co.,Texas d.1931 in Bell Co.,Texas
- b.1740 in Scotland
- b.1775 in Moore Co.,North Carolina d.25 Oct 1825 in Wayne Co.,Mississippi
- b.06 May 1807 in Moore Co.,North Carolina d.18 Mar 1867 in Buckholts,Miliam Co.,Texas
- b.1750 in Ireland d.26 Oct 1823 in Wayne Co.,Mississippi
- b.1780 in Richmond Co.,North Carolina d.1819 in Scott Co.,North Carolina
- b.1743 in Moore Co.,North Carolina d.01 Apr 1824 in Wayne Co.,Mississippi
- b.22 Aug 1834 in Rankin,Mississippi d.12 Apr 1925 in Rogers,Bell Co.,Texas
- b.04 Apr 1811 in Scott Co.,Mississippi d.04 Mar 1873 in Bell Co.,Texas
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‌Martin Luther and Jewel Mattie were married in a religious ceremony on January 22nd, 1918 in Belton,Bell Co.,Texas. They have a son and a daughter, named John Louis and Virginia Martine.
Sources/Citations
E-mail from Loretta Eager Sefcovic, Genforum. Genealogy.com posted Sept. 11,199, Descendants of Robert Graham, Records of Jim Farmer, farmer@@visa.com, ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jotajota/ygrahamr.htm, Family Tree Maker.genealogy.com, Descendants of John MacKeachey, Larry-D-Keakey/Gene7-0004, Family Tree Maker.genealogy.com, Descendants of William MacKeahey, Larry-D-Keahey/Gen8-001
E-mail from Loretta Eager Sefcovic, Genforum. Genealogy.com posted Sept. 11,199, Descendants of Robert Graham, Records of Jim Farmer, farmer@@visa.com, ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jotajota/ygrahamr.htm, Family Tree Maker.genealogy.com, Descendants of John MacKeachey, Larry-D-Keakey/Gene7-0004, Family Tree Maker.genealogy.com, Descendants of William MacKeahey, Larry-D-Keahey/Gen8-001
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