In 1894, the long-time bachelor Martin married Lucy Chambliss Day (1875-1915), daughter of Col.
C. Fenton Day (1846-1915), former mayor of Smithfield and an important businessman in the Isle of Wight area (owner of one of four peanut factories as well as part owner of the cement factory).
The Day family was prominent before the war, her grandfather William Henry Day (1802-1867) having served in the Virginia Senate immediately before the war).
Lucy Day was a much admired belle of Southside Virginia, as well as at the various watering places where her family spent the summers.
Possessing decided literary talent, as well as being an accomplished swimmer and equestrian, she had numerous published poems and prose articles, many admired for their beauty of thought and expression.
Mrs. Martin and her sister, Grace Radcliffe Day (who married businessman Henry Gould Ralston in 1910) were society belles in Washington D.C. The Martins had a son, Thomas Martin Jr. () and a daughter, Lucy Day Martin (1897-1927).
Lucy Day Martin survived both parents, but like her mother, died of tuberculosis.
In 1894, the long-time bachelor Martin married Lucy Chambliss Day (1875-1915), daughter of Col. C. Fenton Day (1846-1915), former mayor of Smithfield and an important businessman in the Isle of Wight area (owner of one of four peanut factories as well as part owner of the cement factory). The Day family was prominent before the war, her grandfather William Henry Day (1802-1867) having served in the Virginia Senate immediately before the war). Lucy Day was a much admired belle of Southside Virginia, as well as at the various watering places where her family spent the summers. Possessing decided literary talent, as well as being an accomplished swimmer and equestrian, she had numerous published poems and prose articles, many admired for their beauty of thought and expression. Mrs. Martin and her sister, Grace Radcliffe Day (who married businessman Henry Gould Ralston in 1910) were society belles in Washington D.C. The Martins had a son, Thomas Martin Jr. () and a daughter, Lucy Day Martin (1897-1927). Lucy Day Martin survived both parents, but like her mother, died of tuberculosis.
Thomas S. Martin