John M. Martin, a farmer, was born at Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, July 31 , 1828. His father, Jacob Martin was born in Pennsylvania in 1799, and died in Ohio in 1870. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and by occupation a cabinet-maker and carpenter, but in the latter part of his life he followed carpentering, house-joining and farming. He was married at Mt. Vernon to Ann J. Adams, who was born in Virginia in 1800, and died in Ohio in 1881. Our subject was raised on a farm and has made farming the occupation of his life. He came to this county in 1864, and now owns a farm of 116 acres in Claibourne Township. He was married in 1859 to Martha J. Marquis, who was born in this State August 18, 1833; she is a daughter of William and Elizabeth Marquis. The former died in 1877, aged seventy-nine years, and the latter still lives, in her eighty-first year. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have had three children-Lizzie, Anna. and John D. Mr. Martin is a Democrat in politics, and one of the Trustees of the Township.