William Martin, from whom the town of Martin, Tennessee was named, and his wife, Sarah Glass are buried in the Martin Family Cemetery. William Martin and Sarah Glass/Martin came to Weakley County in 1832 with her parents Dudley Glass Sr. and Nancy Carr/Glass. Initially, William Martin settled on land northwest of Dresden. He cleared the land and raised the first crop of tobacco in the county. Five years later his parents, Thomas Martin and Drucilla Vawter Martin arrived. William Martin then moved his family one and one-half miles northeast of the center of an area that eventually became the city known as Martin. His tract of land was 2500 acres. Their home was built on high ground located just north of the present East Side Cemetery in Martin. Here, William and Sara Glass Martin raised nine children. Three of their sons, George Washington Martin, Thomas Dudley Martin, and Marshall Presley Martin were instrumental in developing the city of Martin.

Tombstone inscription - “Sarah Martin, wife of William Martin who departed this life July 29th 1853, aged 43 yrs & 3 days”
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Sarah Glass [456.2.5.1] (26 July 1810 - 29 July 1853) married William Martin (30 Jan. 1806 - 17 Jan. 1859) in Halifax County on 30 September (bond) 1829.  Sarah died in Weakley County, Tennessee. (Ref 1)

Reference
(1) John H. Pritchett’s web site “Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett”, http://www.virginians.com/index.htm. The data from this website was transferred to a PDF CD titled “Southside Virginia Genealogies” by John W. Pritchett and published by the Genealogical Publishing Company.