Archibald Martin Marlin was born October 24, 1757 in KY or VA. He married Martha (Farrier/Ferrier). Archibald died before 1830 (Harry Marlin source believes he is buried in Old Nashville Cemetery.

Children:

1. Racheal (Rachael) Marlin married James Pinkerton (b.1785).
   They had a child Sarah Caroline Anderson.

2. Thomas Marlin b. 1782 d.1861. He married Polly Mary Elizabeth Rice b. 1787 d. 1831.
   There children are:
   Elizabeth Peggy Marlin
   James Marlin b. 1810 d. 1894
   Spencer Marlin b. 1814 d. 1907
   Archibald Marlin b. 1823 d. 1905
   Malinda Marlin b. 1825 d. 1911 m. Preston Jackson Graves
   William Marlin b. 1828 d. 1904
   Mary Jane Marlin b. 1831 d. 1916 m. McFadin/McFaddin?

3. William G. Marlin b. Aug. 26, 1784 TN d. after 1850 in Webster, MO. He married Elizabeth Hollis Dec. 21, 1805 in Sumner Co. b. 1786 b. April 5, 1786 d. ?
   There children are:
   John Marlin b. 1806 - 1853 married Margaret Martha Griffin (for more information see below)
   Elizabeth Marlin 1808 -
   Archibald Marlin 1811-
   Martha Patsey Marlin 1815 -
   Emily Marlin 1817 - 1847
   Jason Marlin 1820 - 1821
   Robert Emmett Marlin 1822 -
   Sarah J. Marlin 1822 -
   Charles P. Marlin 1824 - 1827
   Jason J. Marlin 1827 -
   Charles Phillip Marlin 1829 -

4. Edward Marlin

5. Elizabeth Marlin

6. George Marlin

7. Henry Neilly Marlin

8. Mary Polly Marlin

   Samuel C. Marlin

John Marlin (son of William G. Marlin and Elizabeth Hollis and grandson of Archibald Marlin and Martha Farrier) was born 20 October 1806, died 11 May 1853 Sumner Co. TN. He married Margaret Martha Griffin born 7 March 1807, died 4 October 1859. They are buried in the "Marlin Cemetery" found on Portland Rd. 2/10 miles N. of Primitive Baptist Church on the old Johnson Lane property in a horse pasture. Their graves stand alone on a hillside surrounded by a well-kept fence. It is truly beautiful to look out across the acres there.

John Marlin and his family were the Marlin's to stay in Sumner Co. His father, mother, sisters and brothers, moved to Webster MO in the 1830s

Children of John Marlin and Margaret Griffin are:

1. Louisa Jane Marlin b. Dec. 7, 1828 m. James Byrum Oct. 7 1847 d. Jan. 8, 1851

2. Charlotte Marlin b. Oct. 5, 1830 m. Albert H. Brinkley Jan. 23, 1850 d. July 16, 1904

3. Sophia Marlin b. Sept. 7, 1828 m. Benjamin Gossett Dec. 28, 1852 d. Apr. 15, 1918

4. William Marlin b. July 16, 1834 m. Sallie Perdue Feb. 29,1860 d.May 10, 1909

5. Martha C. Marlin b. Jan. 9, 1837 m. James M. Brinkley Apr. 7, 1857 d. June 12, 1914

6. Micafah T. Marlin b. Oct. 27, 1838 d. Nov. 10, 1839

7. George Washington Marlin b. Sept 16, 1840 m. Tennessee Shaw (for more information see below)

8. Sarah Elizabeth Marlin b. Dec. (23,24)1843 m. James Shaw Jr. Oct. 1, 1860 d. (Oct.14,1924)

9. Mary E. Marlin b. Sept. 22, 1846 m. Thomas Gossett Mar. 30, 1863 d. Feb. 5,1907

10. Rufus Romeo Marlin b. May 20, 1849 never married d. Sept. 20, 1917 Portland, TN

11. John Walton Marlin b. Sept. 5, 1851 m. Elizabeth Perdue d. (Mar. 27) 1934

George Washington Marlin (son of John Marlin and Margaret Griffin, grandson of William and Elizabeth Griffin, great-grandson of William Marlin and Elizabeth Hollis) was born b. Sept 16, 1840, d. July 11, 1930. He married Tennessee Ann Shaw on Dec.12,1865. She was born Feb. 1, 1844, d. 25 Mar 1894. Her father and mother were James Logan Shaw and Marinda Harder Shaw. George and Tennessee are both buried in the "Shaw Cemetery" in Sumner Co. It is located in a cow pasture just off Portland Rd. right outside White House, TN . Tennessee's grandparent's graves are located at the "Clendening Cemetery" on Long Hollow Pike, 1 and 2/10 miles east of Shackle Island Rd.

George and Tennessee Ann had eight children:

1. John Wesley Marlin m. Lucie Dorris

2. Ida Marlin m. Lon Callis

3. Blanch Marlin m. 2nd wife of Lon Callis after Ida's death

4. Willie Marlin m. Emma Jones

5. Charlie Arthur Marlin m. Lular Glover

6. Dora Marlin m. Eugene Mayes

7. George Washington Marlin Jr. m. Susie Lee Jones

8. Rufus Marlin never married

I have a lot more to share of these numerous families if anyone is interested. If you find any fault in my info, please let me know. Most of what I have, I found at the Sumner Co. Archives in Gallatin. Contributor of info found at the archives was compiled by Margaret Snider. I would also like to thank Harry Marlin for filling in many holes and giving me info on Elizabeth Hollis' history dating back to the 1500s in Switzerland. The rest I found with the help of the mosquitos, poison ivy, and briers of Sumner Co. I especially want to thank Mrs. Stark for her help in understanding genealogy and her wealth of knowledge concerning our history.