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Personal data Mary Lee Burford Martin 

  • She was born on April 26, 1918 in Putnam County, Georgia.
  • She died on June 20, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia, she was 93 years old.Source 1
  • This information was last updated on January 27, 2014.

Household of Mary Lee Burford Martin

She is married to George Noah Martin.

They got married on February 24, 1946, she was 27 years old.


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Mary Lee Burford
1918-2011

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George Noah Martin
1923-1989

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  1. Obituaries, via http://www.haistenfuneral.com/memsol.cgi..., January 26, 2014

    Mary Lee Burford Martin
    April 26, 1918 - June 20, 2011

    Life Legacy

    Mary Lee Burford Martin, age 93, prominent business, religious and civic leader of Covington St., Jackson, GA died Monday, June 20, 2011 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. She was born in Putnam County, GA April 26, 1918 daughter of the late Rolfe Hunt Burford and Ruth Campbell Burford. She graduated from Jackson High School in 1936, her class recently celebrating their 75th reunion. She graduated from Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville and taught school for several years. She met and married George Noah Martin, Jr. on Feb. 24, 1946, celebrating 43 years of marriage at his death in 1989. Mary Lee was the second civilian employee at the Atlanta Army Depot where she worked until moving with her husband to Norfolk, VA, working at the Naval Base where he was stationed. They later moved to Key West, FL and came back to Jackson in 1948. She opened the Veteran’s Administration Office in the Jackson Courthouse. She later was a bookkeeper for Webb’s Grocery and ABW Chevrolet in Jackson for 42 years. She opened Mary Lee’s China and Gifts in Jackson which she owned and managed for 42 years. She was a charter member of the Jackson Business and Professional Women’s Organization which she helped hold together until it disbanded several years ago. She was a member of the American Legion Auxilliary in Jackson and was entered into the Butts County Hall of Fame in 1997 by the Butts County Chamber of Commerce. During WWII she was the only woman member of the Jackson National Guard. For many years Mary Lee was active in the Georgia Farm Bureau, being President of Butts County Farm Bureau from 1989 until 2010, attending nearly all of the state and national meetings. She was a long-time member of the Jackson United Methodist Church. For many years she served on the City of Jackson Planning and Zoning Board.
    Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ruth and Ralph Watson of Jackson; grandchildren, Leonora and Colin Clarkson of Jackson, Corley and Beth Watson of Atlanta, Christie Watson of Jackson and Dennis Conners; great grandchildren, C. J. Clarkson, Corley Watson IV and William George Watson.
    Funeral services for Mary Lee Burford Martin will be Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 11:00AM in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson. Dr. John Brantley and Dr. Phil DeMore will officiate with interment in the Jackson City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6-8 and at other times at the residence of Mary Ruth and Ralph Watson, 876 Park Place Dr. in Jackson. Those desiring, in lieu of flowers may make a memorial donation to the Scholarship Fund at Butts County Farm Bureau, 125 S. Oak St, Jackson, GA 30233.
    Those wanting to sign the on-line guest registry may go to www.haistenfuneral.com
    Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson, your locally owned funeral home, is in charge of arrangements for Mary Lee Burford Martin.

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Birthday April 26, 1918

  • The temperature on April 26, 1918 was between 5.7 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
    • February 5 » Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
    • March 3 » Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.
    • November 7 » The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.
    • November 27 » The Free Territory of Ukraine is established in Huliaipole.
    • December 4 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.

Day of marriage February 24, 1946

  • The temperature on February 24, 1946 was between -1.6 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • January 10 » The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
    • January 11 » Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state.
    • February 12 » World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
    • June 1 » Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.
    • June 2 » Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
    • September 19 » The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.

Day of death June 20, 2011

  • The temperature on June 20, 2011 was between 11.1 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
    • February 13 » For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.
    • February 14 » As a part of Arab Spring, the Bahraini uprising begins with a 'Day of Rage'.
    • February 22 » New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people.
    • July 13 » Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
    • July 22 » Norway attacks: First a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.
    • November 12 » Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the European sovereign debt crisis.


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