"Sawmilling in Carroll County, Virginia as Recalled by Ezra Martin" Typescript

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], "Sawmilling in Carroll County, Virginia as Recalled by Ezra Martin" Typescript, ca. 1982, Ms2023-126, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Martin, Ezra (Simon Ezra), 1895-1984 and Largen, Tommy (Carroll County, Va.)
Abstract:
The "Sawmilling in Carroll County, Virginia as Recalled by Ezra Martin" Typescript is a recounting by Ezra Martin (1895-1984) to his grandson Tommy Largen about his life working in the sawmill industry in Carroll County, Virginia. It contains information about Martin's birth, childhood, marriage, family, work life, and retirement. The typescript also includes photographs of family and locations.
Language:
The materials in this collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], "Sawmilling in Carroll County, Virginia as Recalled by Ezra Martin" Typescript, ca. 1982, Ms2023-126, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The "Sawmilling in Carroll County, Virginia as Recalled by Ezra Martin" Typescript is a recounting by Ezra Martin to his grandson Tommy Largen about his life working in the sawmill industry in Carroll County, Virginia. It contains information about Martin's birth, childhood, marriage, family, work life, and retirement. The typescript also includes photographs of family and locations.

Biographical / historical:

Simon Ezra Martin was born to John Webb and Sarah (Henley) Martin on June 25, 1895, in Snake Creek, Carroll County, Virginia. He married Eva Goad (1894-1981) on March 4, 1913. They had nine children: Stella, Belva, Gladys, Pauline, Orpha, Hazel, Lorene, and Maggie. In 1916, he bought his first steam-powered sawmill from Cassel Bownam for five hundred dollars. Martin retired from the sawmill industry in 1960. He died on October 1, 1984, and is buried with alongside his wife in C. C. Webb Cemetery in Hillsville.

External sources:

Simon Ezra Martin in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1401187:9278

"Simon Ezra Martin", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59786955/simon-ezra-martin

Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the "Sawmilling in Carroll County, Virginia as Recalled by Ezra Martin" Typescript was completed in October 2023.