Sie ist verheiratet mit Carroll Wesley Martin.
Sie haben geheiratet am 7. Dezember 1935 in Pulaski County, Arkansas, sie war 19 Jahre alt.
Kind(er):
Violet Hall was a beautiful, kindhearted, person by all that knew her.
As ayoung girl, she, like her mother, had some pretty tough
responsibilities.There was lots of washing to be done on the rub
board and carrying the waterto do so. She had to cook meals for the
family, and when it was time to workthe crops, she did not get to attend
school regularly. But she learned themeaning of responsibility young,
and became a meticulous housewife and devoted mother.
Violet and Carroll Martin were raised in the same community, and went to
the same school. One late evening they were courting, sitting on the
porch of her home, talking after supper, and they overheard her Mother
say toher Dad, that it was getting late, and that it was time for the
kids to comein from the porch. At which her Dad replied " Ah, those
kids are already atthe end of the road by now". When Violet and Carroll
heard this, Carroll said " Let's go, they think we are already gone" so
they took off and found a Baptist preacher named Brother Corder to marry
them that night, December 7, 1936.
On August 26, 1937, Violet's 21st birthday, she gave birth to their first
child, a son, he was stillborn. They named him Bobby Eugene.
On September27, 1941, they were blessed with a beautiful baby girl,
named Linda Doris.She had her Mother's beautiful personality, a
charming little girl that everyone adored, especially her Daddy. She was
very smart, and such a darling. She did not eat very heartily, and her
Daddy would offer her money just to gether to eat. When she was 4 years
old, she contacted whooping cough, and itturned into pneumonia. The old
family doctor was treating her with sulphur drugs, but he gave her too
much, and her condition worsened. While she was inthe hospital, her
Mother stayed by her side, while her Daddy had to go to work, He spoke
often of the memories of leaving her in the evening, and lookingback in
to the hospital window at Linda and Violet waving good bye to him,this
was almost too much for him to bear. She died October 30, 1945. They
were totally devastated. For one year Violet would not put away Linda's
toysor shoes, she would pick them up, sweep under them and put them
right backwhere Linda had left them.
A little over three years, in December 1948, afterLinda's death, Carroll
and Violet moved to Mississippi to pastor a church inthe rural community
of Jayess. They were there almost two years, on November30, 1950, when
once again their home was blessed with the arrival of anotherbaby girl.
They thought that God had surely given Linda back to them, because of the
similarities of the two. They named this baby, Nelda Janet. UnlikeLinda
in one way this one did like to eat, and her Daddy often teased that he
thought he would have to pay her not to eat, but he always said he would
rather have it that way.
Violet adored having the little girl that she alwaysdreamed of, dressing
her up in the frilly dresses, that she made so intricately, fixing
ruffles, lace and all the little girl things that she knew how todo,
keeping Nelda's hair in curls with matching ribbons and bows. She
enjoyed being a full time Mother, Wife and Pastor's Wife.
On Christmas Day 1953,their home and Church was destroyed by fire, while
they were visiting familyin Arkansas. Much to their dismay almost
everything was destroyed. One chest of drawers that had their important
papers and family pictures was saved, and for that they were thankful.
Carroll had bought her a brand new Pfaff sewing machine for $500.00 and
was making monthly payments. It too burned in thehouse. He finished
paying for that one, and bought her another one just likeit for her to
have, to make all of the wonderful things that she could. Shewas so
handy with her hands, quilting with the tiniest stitches, making sure
each one was just right. Even to the point of
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