History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 668. [Harrison County] [Cynthiana City and Precinct] WM. H. MARTIN, M.D., farmer, P. O. Poindexter; was born at Robertson's Station, Harrison County, Ky., April 25, 1830; son of William and Catharine (Perrin) Martin. He, a native of Maryland, a carpenter and farmer, dying in 1831; she, born in Harrison County, and dying in 1865. Our subject, after receiving the education afforded by the schools of his native county, took a course at Transylvania College, Lexington, and then a course at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from which institution he graduated in 1851, and immediately began the practice of his profession; was at Claysville in 1857; at Cynthiana in 1858; Robertson's Station in 1868; when he moved to Poindexter, where he has remained. In 1853 the Doctor married Mary T. Whitehead, who died in 1855. In 1867 he married Jennie Garnett, daughter of Thomas T. Garnett, a native of Virginia. The following children have been born to Dr. Martin: Harry, Charley, Josephus, and marian D. He has a farm of 425 acres of land, upon which he has erected a fine brick house, after his own designs. He has paid considerable attention to the breeding of shorthorns. Self, wife and family are members of the Baptist Church, and he is a Mason and a Democrat. Martin Perrin Whitehead Garnett = Fayette-KY Jefferson-KY MD VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/harrison/martin.wh.txt