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Last Confederate widow Alberta Martin dies at 97
Alberta Stewart Martin, the last widow of a Civil War veteran, died at 97. Her life linked Southern memory to Confederate heritage, with attention from the Sons of Confederate Veterans at rallies and conventions. She was born in 1906 in Danley’s Crossroads and married William Jasper Martin in 1927, later to his grandson. Her story intersected with debates over Civil War memory and Confederate pensions.
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Wayne Flynt
Auburn University
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Martin
Gertrude Janeway
Tennessee
John Janeway
Daisy Anderson
Gettysburg
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Denver
Janeway
Alberta Stewart Martin
Alberta Stewart
Danley’s Crossroads
Montgomery
Howard Farrow
Farrow
Stewart
Opp
William Jasper Martin
Georgia
Alberta Martin
William
Petersburg
Virginia
Charlie Martin
Tony Horwitz
William Martins
Alabama Infantry
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