Louisiana Martin, Perry Watson Cate and Francis Elijah Franklin

Louisiana Martin was born on May 4, 1865 in Bradley, Tennessee to John and Caroline Martin ().  She died on November 9, 1945 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, at the age of 80, and was buried in Sheffield, Alabama.   The first record that I can find of Louisiana is the 1870 census.  From it we are able to see that her father is either no longer alive or lives elsewhere.  Her brother, 21-year-old Samuel, is the main male of the household.  In the 1900 census, Louisiana (Lou) is the head of the household.  She has in her care her son, sister, two nieces and a nephew.  We learn that she did attend school and can read and write.  We are also able to see that she rents a house.  In the 1910 census she is married to Francis Franklin.  It appears that they have been married for five years.  From this we are also able to learn that they own their own farm and are mortgage free.  In the 1930 census we find Louisiana in Alabama with her son John and his second wife Annie.  There we discover that they are renting a farm.

(step-father of John Frank Martin)  Francis Elijah Franklin was born in Sep 1856 in Bradley County Tennessee.  He passed away on March 14, 1925 in Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee. 

I was also able to find several documents on him starting in 1860.  In the 1870, census it says that his occupation at 15, was a farmhand.  In the 1910 census it says that he is a self-employed farmer, that he cannot read or write, he owns his home without a mortgage.  It also says that he is already married to Louisiana and that John Frank Martin is his stepson.   In the 1920 census, he can read and write, he is a farmer and he is self-employed.  The next document that I found was his death certificate.  It says that his cause of death was paralysis and that he was buried in Clinton.

(biological father of John Frank Martin)  Dr. Perry Watson Cate

was born on October 12, 1854, in Polk, Tennessee, his father, Andrew, was 40 and his mother, Nancy, was 36. He had one son with Louisiana Martin in 1888. He died on December 10, 1915, in Cleveland, Tennessee, at the age of 61, and was buried in Bradley, Tennessee.  His only wife, Lillian Ross, died December 23, 1882 at the age of 19.  It was previously believed that Louisiana had had an affair with a married doctor with the last name Brown.  However, through dna analysis, it was discovered the Perry Cate was John Frank Martin's biological father and that he was in fact a widower.  In the 1870 census, Perry is 16-years-old.  At this time it says that he is still attending school along with two of his three siblings.  In the 1880 census it says that he is now a physician, his wife is keeping house and that they have a one-year-old daughter named Pearl.  In the 1900 census, we find that he is widowed.  We also discover that he has another daughter, Inez R Cate, and a son-in-law, Benjamin Hornsby.  All of them are able to both read and write.  We are also able to see that they rent a farm.  In 1910 his occupation has changed from physician to farmer.  He now owns his own farm and works for himself.   Perry Cate passed away five years later from cirrhosis of the liver and complications according to his death records.

Clara and Nettie Matlock

Clara and her daughter Irene

Robert Martin and Clara

William Henry "Cleo" Martin and Sarah Daugherty

I will be back on the Weeks' side as soon as possible.  Until then here is some more of my family tree.  

William Henry "Cleo" Martin was born on March 28, 1911.  The first record that I found for him was the 1920 census.  In it we learn that he is able to both read and write.  In the 1930 census it tells us that he is working at the hosiery mill.   He married Sarah Daugherty on  January 11, 1930 in Campbell, Tennessee.  They had three children during their marriage.  In the 1940 census he is working as a knitter at the hosiery mill.  He works fifty hours a week and makes an income of $1,526.  He died on October 30, 1982 in Clinton, TN.

Sarah Daugherty was born on February 16, 1909 in Anderson, Tennessee.  In the 1920 census her family is living with her aunt and uncle, Daniel  and Emma Scaggs.  In this census we find that she can both read and write.  She married William Henry "Cleo" Martin on January 11, 1930 in Campbell, Tennessee.  They had three children during their marriage.  In the 1940 census we discover that she stays at home where she does the housework.  She died on June 22, 1988 in Clinton, Tennessee.

Clara Ethel Matlock

Clara Ethel Matlock was born on May 13 1890 in Clinton, TN.  The first record that I found with her was the 1900 census.  In it she is ten-years-old.  It says that she can both read and write.  It also says that her father, John, is a farmer and that they own their own farm.  After this I found her marriage license to Herman Madison Yarnell on September 26, 1905. The next record is the 1910 census.  In it she is living with her mother, Martha.  She is 19-years-old, and divorced with one child, Geneva.  A few months later Clara and John Martin marry on June 14, 1910.   The 1920 census tells us that Clara and her four children are living with her mother.  In the 1930 census we find that her sister, Nettie has moved in with them as well after the death of her husband.  I also discovered that out ancestor, Cleo, is working in a hosiery mill.  After her mother's death Clara and Nettie move in with her daughter, Irene, and her husband, Arthur Powell.  It says that as her occupation she does home housework.

My second great-grandfather John Frank Martin

I've been doing more research on my mother's side of the family lately because of the discovery of my 3rd-great-grandfather's true identity.  Because of this I haven't been able to type up more on the Weeks'.  Therefore, in my absence of a post, I'm going to tell you a little about my family until I get the Cate/Martin branch finished up.  I'm going to jump around a bit at times so please bear with me.

John Frank Martin was born on August 10, 1888 in Charleston, Bradley, Tennessee.  He married Clara Ethel Matlock on June 14, 1910.  At some point between 1911-1926 he left Tennessee for Alabama.  There he married Annie Lee Phillips.  He died on March 3, 1954 in Tuscumbia, Alabama.

The first record that I find of him is the 1900 census.  In this we find that John Frank Martin is able to both read and write.  In the 1910 census we discover that he is a laborer in the general farm industry.  It's most likely that he was working on his step-father, Elijah's, farm.  After this I was able to find a two records for his  marriage to Clara.  I was able to go back through records and find the military enlistments from 1798-1914 records.  In that I find that he enlisted in the year 1907.  In this record I learn that John had a ruddy complexion and was 5'5.  He was discharged March 10, 1910.  The next record that I found would be his WWI draft registration card.  In this he has his present trade as an electrician at Western Union Tel. Co.  He is employed by H. Pierce Florida.  It also says that he had three years experience as a trumpeter in the calvary.  I just discovered that this was during what is called the Indian Wars.   I also learned that he was of medium build with blue eyes and brown hair.  The date of registration for this was June 5, 1917.  The next record that I found was the 1930 census.  In this one he and his mother are both living in Alabama.  He is now married to Annie and they have a son and daughter.  It says that they rent their home, that he never attended school, and his occupation is telephone.  In 1940, we find that they are renting a farm, they have four children, that he did go to school until the third grade, he works an average of 45 hours a week for the Bell telephone company, and that his income is $2,080.  I also later discover that the work that he is doing at this time is considered private work.  My final document is the application for his headstone.  We see that it is a flat granite marker without an emblem.  It  says that he was a private in Company C 306th Field Signal Battalion in France during WWI.

Margaret de Bohun part 2/ Fulk King of Jerusalem

When Fulk King of Jerusalem was born on February 19, 1089, in Anjou, Isère, France, his father, Fulk, was 45 and his mother, Bertrade, was 19. He had a son with Ermengarde Countess of Maine in 1113. He died on November 13, 1143, in Hazafon, Israel, at the age of 54.

Fulk V was also known as Fulk the Younger, the Count of Anjou and the King of Jerusalem.   Originally, Fulk was opposed to King Henry I of England and supported King Louis VI of France.  However, sometime between 1118-1119 he changed allegiances.  With this shift his daughter, Matilda would marry Henry's son and heir, William Adelin.   His son Geoffrey of Anjou would then marry Henry's daughter, also named Matilda in 1127 or 1128.

By 1120, Fulk had gone on crusade and had become acquantainted to the Knights Templar (Orderic Vitalis).  By 1127 Fulk was ready to return home when King Baldwin II of Jerusalem sent him word of a possible match to his daughter, Melisende.  Baldwin II did not have a male heir so he had already made it that his daughter would succeed him.  However, Baldwin wanted to make sure that she would be secured in her position and the best way to do that would be to marry her to a powerful man.  Fulk fit the bill in all aspects being that he was a wealthy crusader, experienced military commander, and a widower. 

He did not agree right away because he hoped to become more than the mere consort of the Queen.  Baldwin II knew that Fulk was the best man for the sake of his daughter and kingdom and the terms were changed.  Fulk then gave his title for Anjou and all that came with it to his son, Geoffrey and left for Jerusalem.  He and Melisende married on June 2, 1129.  Baldwin II would later be able to give Melisende more standing by appointing her by the sole guardian of her son by Fulk, Baldwin III.

Upon Baldwin II's death in 1131, Fulk and Melisende became the joint rulers of Jerusalem.  From the very beginning Fulk took control of their government.   He was known to favor his own people, rather than the native nobilty.  Many of the crusader areas north of Jerusalem feared the Fulk would attempt to take control of them as well.  However, the northern territories would then refuse his authority.  Melisende's sister, Alice of Antioch, would then use this chance to take control of Antioch.  She allied with Pons of Tripoli and Joscelin II of Edessa to keep Fulk from trying to invade their lands.  Fulk and Pons fought briefly which then allowed them to make peace again.  Afterwards, Alice was once again exiled. 

Fulk didn't just have to worry about the people of the north lands.  He was resented by the second generation of Jerusalem Christians who had come to adulthood after the First Crusade.  Their loyalties were with Hugh II of Puiset, count of Jaffa, who was Melisende's cousin.  In 1134, Fulk decided to try to discover any proof against Hugh's disloyalty.  In order to do so he accused Hugh of sleeping with Melisende.  Hugh launched a rebellion in protest.  Hugh allied himself with the Muslims of Ascalon.  Eventually, peace was declared and Hugh was given the light sentence of exile for three years.

Not long after, an assassination attempt was made against Hugh.  Although it was believed to be Fulk or his supporters, no proof to support this theory was ever uncovered.  Because of this Melisende and her supporters were able to take control from 1136 onwards.  Fulk and Melisende would reconcile sometime afterwards and their second son was born.

In 1143, Fulk and Melisende went on holiday in Acre.  During their vacation, Fulk decided to go on an hunt.  At some point his horse stumbled, fell, and Fulk's skull was crushed by the saddle.  He was carried back to Acre, where he lay unconscious for three days before he died.  He was buried in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.  

The family of Ann Wake and part 1 of Margaret de Bohun's family

Family of Ann Wake (married Philip de Courtenay)

Sir Thomas Wake was born in 1314 in Blisworth, Northamptonshire, England. He had a daughter with Alice de Pateshulle in 1344. He died in 1383 in Northamptonshire, England, at the age of 69, and was buried in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England.

Alice de Pateshulle was born in 1318 in Northamptonshire, England.  She had a daughter with Sir Thomas Wake in 1344.  She died on August 10. 1398, having lived a long life of 80 years. 

When Anne Wake was born in 1344 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, her father, Sir, was 30, and her mother, Alice, was 26. She had a daughter with Sir Philip de Courtenay in 1380. She died in 1419 having lived a long life of 75 years.

Family of Margaret de Bohun (married Hugh de Courtenay)

For the following entry I'm going to begin with her mother, Elizabeth Plantagenet's side because I was able to find more information on them than her father, Humphrey De Bohun's.

I'm going to begin 300 years prior to her birth on her father's side.  If you have trouble following please feel free to ask me.  I also plan on drawing up a diagram when I finish her family line to make it easier to follow.

Rotrou, Seigneur de Nogent was born sometime in the late 900's.  I haven't been able to find anything on a spouse or lover, but I did discover that he did have a son named Fulcuich.

Fulcuich (Fulcois) was born, the son of Rotrou. He had two sons with Melsende, Viscountess of Chateaudun. He died before1032.

Hugues du Perche was born, the son of Melsende and Fulcuich. He had two sons with Beatrice de Macon.  Hugues was a 10th century French noble.

Geoffrey II was born, the son of Beatrice and Hugues. He had a son with Ermengarde in 1043. He died in 1043.  Geoffrey was the Count of Gatinais. 

Fulk IV was born on April 30, 1043, in Anjou, Isère, France, the son of Ermengarde and Geoffrey. He married Bertrade de Montlfort in 1089 in his hometown. He died on April 14, 1109, in his hometown at the age of 65, and was buried in Maine-et-Loire, France.

Fulk IV (Foulques IV, le Rechin) was the Count of Anjou from 1068 until his death.  His mother, Emergarde, was the sister of Geoffrey Martel who and been his predecessor as the Count of Anjou.  When he passed away he didn't have any direct heirs so it then fell to his nephew, Geoffrey III, Fulk's older brother.  The brother's fought over which one of them truly deserved to be the Count of Anjou.  Fulk eventually captured his brother in 1067. 

The Church urged Fulk to release Geoffrey III, which he did.  Shortly after the brothers began to fight again.  The following year, Fulk captured his brother again, this time for good. 

An interesting fact that I found was that Fulk IV may have been married as many as five times.  The wife that we will be following in this branch of the family tree, Bertrade de Montlfort,  was his final wife.  Supposedly she was "abducted" by King Philip I of France in or around 1092.  She would later marry Philip and become his Queen Consort.

My next post will start with their son, Fulk V, King of Jerusalem.  

The Courtenay line part 2

I apologize for this long post.  I found so much information on the following people that I decided to just use their wikipedia posts instead of consolidating all of their information into my own words.

When Hugh (2nd Earl Devonshire) De Courtenay was born on July 12, 1303, in Okehampton, Devon, England, his father, Hugh, was 26 and his mother, Agnes, was 24. He married Margaret de Bohun, 2nd Countess of Devon on August 11, 1325. He died on May 2, 1377, in Exeter, Devon, England, at the age of 73, and was buried in England.

On January 20, 1327 Hugh was made a knight banneret.  In 1333 both Hugh and his father were at the Battle of Halidon Hill.  In 1339 they were also with the forces which stopped a French invasion at Cornwall.  In 1342, Hugh was part of King Edward III's expedition to Brittany.  In 1350 Hugh was granted permission by Edward III to travel for a year.  During that year the house of the White Friars was built for him in London.   In 1352 he was appointed Joint Warden of Devon and Cornwall, and returned to Devon.  In 1361 he and his wife were legatees in the will of her brother, Humphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford, which greatly increased his land holdings. 

Courtenay made an important contribution to the outcome of the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. The Black Prince had sent the baggage train under Courtenay to the rear, which proved to be a wise manoeuvre as the long trail of wagons and carts blocked the narrow bridge and the Frenchmen's escape route. Courtenay played little part in the battle as a result of his defensive role. Courtenay retired with a full pension from the King.  In 1373 he was appointed Chief Warden of the Royal Forests of Devon, the income of which in 1374 was assessed by Parliament at £1500 per annum.  He was one of the least wealthy of the English earls, and did not compare in this respect with his much wealthier fellow warrior lords such as Arundel, Suffolk, and Warwick.  He had nevertheless a retinue of 40 knights, esquires and lawyers in Devon.  He also held property by entail, including five manors in Somerset, two in Cornwall, two in Hampshire, one in Dorset and one in Buckinghamshire.  The earl had stood as patron in the career of John Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter.   He supported the taking-on of debt to build churches in the diocese of Exeter.  He died at Exeter 2 May 1377, and was buried in Exeter Cathedral on the same day.  His left a will dated 28 Jan 1391.

When Sir Philip de Courtenay was born in 1355 in Powderham, Devon, England, his father, Hugh, was 52 and his mother, Margaret, was 44. He had a daughter with Anne Wake in 1380. He died on July 29, 1406, at the age of 51.

Sir Philip Courtenay (c.1355 – 29 July 1406), of Powderham, Devon was the fifth son of Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (1303-1377). He was the founder of the cadet dynasty known as "Courtenay of Powderham", seated at the manor of Powderham, until then a former Bohun manor of little importance, whilst the line descended from his elder brother, the Earls of Devon of the mediaeval era, continued to be seated at Tiverton Castle and Okehampton.

He was known as a rash, angry and temperamental man but was skillful in naval and military affairs. Philip served during the Spanish War. He was with Edward the Black Prince at the famous victory of the Battle of Najera. He was knighted before the battle with his brothers Peter Courtenay, K.G., and Hugh Courtenay, K.G.

On his return Sir Philip was made Adrmiral of the West responsible for defending a coast plagued by pirates. In 1373 he was put in charge of a large supply convoy to Gascony. In August, the expedition took the Castle of Gurry.

Back in England, he launched a petition to parliament protesting against corruption of the Stannaries, which he claimed was preventing protection and patrol of the coastline. That August, Philip was engaged with Peter in a desperate battle against the Spaniards during which they were both captured as supplies failed to get through to Gascony. Two Bristol burgesses paid a large ransom for their release. In return they were granted trading exemptions from customs tax.

In February 1383, he became Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, serving for 10 years under King Richard II. He attended the parliament that met at Salisbury in April 1384, but in July his duties were taken over by the deputies. In 1385 the King gave him powers of administration in Dublin. He did not stay long and returned to London on 6 May. That Christmas the Great Council met to discuss charges of extortion levelled at Courtenay. In January 1386 he was dismissed from his post, arrested by the Crown in March. Sir Robert de Vere was created Marquess of Dublin and Viceroy. By 1387, De Vere was styling himself as duke of Ireland. Courtenay was elected to the Commons in October 1386, and petitioned against the perceived injustice. He received compensation for the loss of Ireland. By the end of 1387, the Lords Appellant had banished de Vere.

Courtenay also served as Steward of Cornwall in the 12th year of the reign of Richard II.  Pope Urban VI challenged the English to join a Crusade in 1383.  John of Gaunt opposed any such venture; whereas the clerical party was supported by Henry le Despencer, Bishop of Norwich and Sir Philip Courtenay. Gaunt made the Priory of Somborne over to the Courtenays. There in Hampshire they attacked and tortured the Carmelites, and when they accused Gaunt of treason, the knights caused the death of the Friar.

It was perhaps as well for his privilege that Sir Philip was elected to parliament in February 1383, for he was not a favourite of Richard II. Edward III had granted him a pension of £100 for life, which was confirmed by Richard II in 1378. The Black Prince had granted him two annuities of £50 each from the Duchy of Cornwall, which were doubled on his marriage in 1393.

Richard II demanded his presence in parliament because he had been given the official post of Keeper of Dartmoor Forest in 1370, and granted substantial estates in Devon from 1380. In March 1388, he received four parks, which he forfeited to the Merciless Parliament. But he was granted the Royal Manor of Haslebury Plucknett  for a period of six years. In 1391, the manor of Dartmoor and manor of Bradninch were granted to him and his wife, for the sum of £39 p/a. All these landholding decisions were confirmed by Henry IV.

In December 1404, the King ordered Philip to grant Dartmoor and Bradninch to Henry, Prince of Wales.

Courtenay was still Steward of the Duchy of Cornwall until 1392. Two years later he was preparing to go on an expedition with the king to Ireland. Philip was in charge of royal household arrangements as the steward. He was to this end commissioned to find fish from Devon and Cornwall for provisions. Whilst in Ireland he soon fell out with Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland,  the royal favourite, and was removed as royal troops commissioner.

By 1399 Sir Philip was an experienced soldier called upon to suppress the Welsh revolt. He called up the Commissions of Array. He bought transporters of the soldiers and horses for the 1402 expedition to Brittany, and the sailing against the King of Scotland in 1400.

He criticised ships lying idle in the docks, and reported to the Royal Council. They urged Henry IV to bring the experience of the West Country men in provisioning stores against France in 1402. Sir Philip also sat on the Council of 1405. Despite falling into terrible debts governing Ireland, he was exonerated of any crimes and pardoned by the King in 1393. When two men were dispossessed of their property Philip encouraged arbitrators Sir Peter Chudleigh and Sir James Chudleigh MP to decide.  Many men complained of Courtenay's conduct: Sir Thomas Pomeroy was returned some property lost in Exeter in 1402. And Nicholas Potyngton managed to renew his complaint of 1393 for the loss of the manor of Bickleigh. Abbot of Newenham's property was stolen by sixty retainers; Courtenay ignored the summons to appear in Westminster. This he also did when summoned to answer for his conduct in forbidding the Abbot of Beaulieu access to his abbey.

Sir Philip was imprisoned in the Tower in November 1402 for clerical abuses against the Church. On 29 November he was forced to pay a recognizance of £100 by Sir John Arundell, and to Sir John Herle and Sir William Sturmy  a surety of £1000.

Philip had been very fortunate to receive property on the death of relatives. In 1357 he received the reversion of the manor of Moreton on the death of his brother, Thomas. In 1374 he had gained Broadwindsor and Cadleigh on the death of his brother, Sir Peter Courtenay, and the reversion of Honiton and Nuneham Courtenay, and East Coker. The Earl left him 100 marks in his will. In 1377, Sir Philip returned advowsons of Honiton and East Coker to Exeter Cathedral to construct a memorial to his father. His mother also left him seven manors from 1391 as well as her chapel.

Philip was granted Powderham Castle by his mother upon her death in 1391, as well as seven other manors.  He was succeeded by his son, Richard, Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Ireland, upon his death on 29 July 1406.  At that time he held one manor and hamlet in Dorset; three manors and a moiety and three advowsons in Somerset; and seventeen manors and five advowsons in Devon with some smaller properties. He was valued in 1405 to have an income of £140 pa.

From <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Courtenay_(died_1406)>

When Margaret Baroness de Bideford de Courtenay was born in 1380 in Powderham, Devon, England, her father, Sir, was 25, and her mother, Anne, was 36. She married Robert Cary in 1395 in Holway, Devon, England.  She died as a young mother in 1400 at the age of 20.