Job H Martin

1826 - 1901  (74 years)

• Name	Job H Martin  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	6 Jul 1826	Fulton Co., Pennsylvania   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Civil War Veteran	02 Mar 1865 - 20 Jun 1865	North Carolina   [4, 6]
  	Private, H Co, 97th Pennsylvania Volunteers
  	Job H. Martin's Pension Deposition, Summer 1890. In 1890, Job and several witnesses had to appear before Edward Pittis, a special examiner of the pension office, to justify Job's application for a special disability pension for Civil War veterans. Job's personal statement was taken near Job's home in Buffalo Mills, Pa. At the time, Job was 64 years old and worked as Assistant Postmaster in Buffalo Mills (his wife Eve was Postmistress). In his testimony, Job gave the following details about his Civil War service: He was drafted at Chambersburg in July 1864 and reported to McConnelsburg in August. He paid a commutation (most likely 300 dollars) instead of serving in the military. A month or so later, he was again drafted and reported to Captain Oysler (sp?) in Chambersburg, who gave Job permission to return home (to near Warfordsburg?) since he had recently paid a commutation, but to be ready for recall. He was indeed recalled shortly thereafter and reported to the captain near the end of Feb 1865 at Chambersburg. He was assigned to Company H of 97th P.V. He started with about 100 other men to go meet the regiment. Long, hard marches. During day they would drill. They reached regiment about April 1865 at Facit Station, N.C. They remained there about 2 weeks waiting for their guns, drilling every day without them. They got their guns and started the next day for Goldsboro, N.C., and from there to Smithfield, N.C., then to Raleigh. They remained there about 6 weeks, where his regiment was detached to guard hospitals, after which he was discharded (by G.O.) in May 1865. His bunkmates were David T. Fields of McConnellsburg; David Montgomery of Patterson's Mills (Fulton Co); John Glenn of Patterson's Mills; and Adam Gress of McConnellsburg. He was claiming this pension for "diseases of kidneys, heart, and spine." Job claimed that he contracted these ailments about a month after entering the service. After leaving military service, Job lived about 5 miles north of Warfordsburg in Fulton County, Pa. Worked as a bookseller. In Spring 1869, he moved with his family to Buffalo Mills, Bedford County, Pa. From 1869 to about 1875-76, he was engaged in mercantile business and again became a book agent. He could only do "light work" during all this time, like gardening and helping his wife at the post office. Not a week passed, he claimed, that he didn't cough and spit up blood. He claimed to be in excellent health before the service. He was treated now and then between 1887 and 1890 by a Dr. Weller of Hyndman, Pa. and Dr. Musser who lived near Somerset, Pa. David Montgomery appeared as a witness on Job's behalf in July 1890 at Webster Mills, Fulton Co. David was a blacksmith. During war, he was a bunkmate of Job's. He remembered Job was "of a despondent nature and always looked on the dark side." But, "he always seemed willing to do his part when on duty." David Fields appeared as witness at McConnellsburg in July 1890. David was a farmer. He knew Job from boyhood. They used to go to school together. He remembers Job's chronic diarrhea and complaints of pain in his side and back. He, too, remembers Job's "despondent nature." Job would often go to the doctor for medicine, but was "always able for duty." Adam Gress appeared as witness in Todd Township in Fulton Co. Adam was a Farmer. He didn't know Job before the service. He remembers Job saying he was not fit for the service when they first met at Chambersburg. Adam "distinctly remembers" Job's chronic diarrhea. He also remembers Job complaining of rheumatism. He "complained constantly." He was "always low-spirited and constantly sulking about his home." The "boys made considerable sport of his constant complaints and tried all they could to cheer him up." John Glenn appeared as witness at Webster Mills in Fulton Co. in July 1890. He was a "Laborer." He didn't know Job before the service. Job "was a good soldier and performed his duties faithfully." David Winter appeared as witness in Bethel Township in Fulton Co. in July 1890 (his po was at Sideling Hill). David was a blacksmith. He knew Job before the war, and remembered Job as a "stout, hearty man." John Hill appeared as witness in Bethel Township (his post office was at Sideling Hill). John was a farmer. He was 62 in July 1890. He knew Job "for many years before the war." He was "a hearty mann." He remembers that Job complained quite a lot when he returned from the war. He "did not appear to be in good health as he was before the war." John had not seen Job since 1869, when he left for Buffalo Mills. (Editor's Note: the examiner did not ask John if he was related to Job, but I think he may have been. Job's mother, Ruamy, was a Hill; John and Job may have been first cousins.) Abraham M. May appeared as witness in August 1890 at Sulphur Springs in Bedford Co. (his po was at Mann's Choice). He was 65 years old. He was a farmer. He knew Job before the service. He was then "a healthy man." He remembers Job complaining much about back pain when he came back in 1865. Abraham at that time lived "just across the line" in Bedford County from Job's home near Warfordsburg in Fulton. Abraham lived there until about 1868 and often saw Job until that time. Abraham moved into the Buffalo MIlls area about the same time that Job did. He was not related to Job. Jacob W. Hardman appeared as witness in August 1890 at Buffalo Mills. He was 55 years old and a farmer. He had known Job for 30 years or more. He remembers Job between 1858-1863 as a "stout hearty man." He renewed his acquaintance with Job in 1869 when he came to Buffalo Mills. He was a near neighbor. Jacob was a first cousin of Job's wife, Eve (editor's note: exact connection unknown). William Malsberry appeared as witness in August 1890 in Hyndman. He was a millwright and carpenter. William first met Job in 1869. He remembers Job complaining of pain in his back and sides. Mason Burket appeared as witness in August 1890 in Mann's Choice. He was 34 years old. He was a blacksmith. He first met Job about 1874. He was for a time a near neighbor of Job's. Ephraim B. Miller appeared as witness in August 1890 in Buffalo Mills. He was 50 years old and a farmer. He knew Job for thirty years past. He remembers him as a "stout hearty man" before the service. Ephraim resided in Buffalo Mills all of his life. He remembers Job's bad cough after 1869. Ephraim was township supervisor "for many years" as of 1890. He was Job's brother-in-law. William B. Huffman appeared in August 1890 at Buffalo Mills. He was a farmer and 63 years old. He knew Job since 1869. He recalls Job's complaints. William boarded with Job and his family 1872-73. Huffman lived in Somerset Co., Pa., and Garrett Co., Md., from 1875-77. Moved back to Buffalo Mills in 1878. Dr. Frederick S. Weller appeared in August 1890 in Hyndman. He was 60 years old and a physician. He knew Job for 18 years past. He had no knowledge of Job's physical condition before 1885, when he first treated him. He recalls lumbago and disease of heart.
  Census	1870	Harrison Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	Buffalo Mills P.O.
  Occupation	1870	Harrison Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	Retired dry goods merchant
  Residence	1870	Harrison Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	With wife Eve (Miller) and four children
  Census	1880	Harrison Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [5]
  	Enumeration District 222
  Occupation	1880	Harrison Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [5]
  	Book agent
  Residence	1880	Harrison Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [5]
  	With wife Eve (Miller) two sons and a boarder
  Occupation	1869 - 1883	Buffalo Mills, Bedford, Pennsylvania   [4]
  	Post Master
  Residence	1890	Harrison Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [6]
  	Buffalo Mills P.O.
  Died	26 Jan 1901  [2, 4]
  		Martin, Job H - Obituary - Bedford (PA) Gazette - 1 Feb 1901, p. 1
  Buried	Buffalo Mills, Bedford, Pennsylvania   [2]
  	Milligan's Cove Christian Church Cemetery
  		Pvt Job H Martin ( - 1901) - Find A Grave Memorial Includes headstone photo. Created by: Kat Record added: Dec 13, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 12672782
  Notes	Not found in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania wills index Other available online probate records of Bedford Co., Pennsylvania do not cover his date of death (5 Oct 2014)
  Person ID	I2926	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2014

  
  

  Family	Eva Miller,   b. 14 Jul 1835, Harrison Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Dec 1909, Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1861  [4]
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F1309	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Martin, Job H - Portrait c. 1870

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994, images, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), Bedford > Wills 1849-1882 vol 4-5 > image 486 of 661 (Reliability: 3), 2 Oct 2014. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 12672782 (Reliability: 2), 02 Nov 2010. [S34634] 1870 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 48, p. 8, Harrison Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 19 May 2010. [S34644] Bedford Gazette, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), 1 Feb 1901, p. 1 (Reliability: 2), 9 May 2012. [S34622] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), fam. 74, p. 9, ED 222, Harrison Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 24 Apr 2010. [S40188] 1890 Veterans Schedules, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), fam. 217, p. 3, ED 7-71, Harrison Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 11 Oct 2010.