From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark: Lucretia Reddish Martin

In her collection, Marguerite Cook Clark had a photograph of an old photograph of Lucretia Reddish Martin. The photo did not age well and was very pink (see below) but with just a few adjustments I think the photo above might look a little more like the original. 

The spelling of Lucretia's name is in question as it is as Loucretia on her cemetery stone and online trees vary between Martha Lucretia and Martha Loucretia. Throughout the post, I have decided to use Lucretia because, in this collection, that is how it is spelled. The correct spelling would be revealed in a family bible or maybe a letter with her signature. Death records and cemetery stones may have errors due to the informant's spellings skills and/or lack of knowledge about dates and names.  

Information written on the back of the photo. 

Trees at FamilySearch and Ancestry indicate that Lucretia was born in Georgia to Samuel Reddick and Susan Ansley. She married James Hiram Martin on November 2, 1837, in Randolph County, Georgia, and eventually settled in the town of Robeline in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. She and several family members are buried in Central Cemetery in Robeline. 

Because this photo was part of Marguerite Cook Clark's collection, I thought there might be a connection to her grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Martin. However, cursory research didn't show a connection. More thorough research would need to be conducted to rule out any connection. 

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Sources 

Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission.

"Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWQN-T3F : 11 January 2020), Lucretia Reddish in entry for James W. Martin, 1837.

"Martha Lucretia Reddish (1818–1888) | Person | Family Tree."  FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LCJ8-F4S. Accessed 22 Oct. 2020.

Martha Loucrecia Reddish Martin, "Find A Grave Index"

Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-2G72

Citation: "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-2G72 : 20 May 2020), Martha Loucrecia Reddish Martin, 1888; Burial, , ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave</i>, http://www.findagrave.com.