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The history of Martin family research:
Martin G. Weaver (1859-1935)
M. G. Weaver transcribed the Weaverland Cemetery during the 1920s and began to write down many of the oral traditions. He had falsely assumed that David Martin's father was Martin Andreas, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1749.
Horace Martin (1882-1951)
Horace K. Martin had compiled many records during the 1930s and 1940s. His records are archived at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society.
Isaac W. Martin (1861-1954)
Isaac W. Martin also compiled many hand-written records during the 1940s and 1950s. His records are also archived at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society and are more extensive than Horace K. Martin's records. He had hoped to publish his material.
Ira D. Landis (1899-1977)
Ira D. Landis was editor of the Mennonite Research Journal and the first director of the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. He published an article on the early Martin family in the society's Mennonite Research Journal, January 1960. He had hoped to publish Isaac W. Martin's records.
Roy J. Martin
During the 1980s, Roy J. Martin, Lincoln, Nebraska, researched and categorized all the Martins in Lancaster County through 1850. His research provides a sufficient starting point for the Martin Genealogy Project.
Jason S. Martin
Jason S. Martin published an article on the European origins of the Martin family in the July 1987 issue of Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. This was the first time that evidence was published confirming David Martin's father's name as Christian, rather than Andreas. He also identified Bockshaft, Germany, as the site of the Martin family's sojourn in the Palatinate.
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