Elum S. Martin^[1]

1894 - 1973  (79 years)

• Name	Elum S. Martin
  Born	21 Apr 1894	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Son
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1925	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farming
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-156670
  Died	3 Sep 1973	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I156670	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Paul M. Martin,   b. 9 Jul 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1937, RR3, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Lydian Shantz,   b. 27 Mar 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1959, RR3 Waterloo, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1890	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F4990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara May Cressman,   b. 20 Feb 1896, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	31 Jan 1925	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Donald Melvin Martin,   b. 18 Oct 1925, Moose Jaw, , Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 16 Aug 1970, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)   2. Pauline Annetta Martin
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F31526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Martin, Elam [should read Elum] S., son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shantz, was born at Waterloo, Ont., died at the K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Sept. 3, 1973; aged 79 y. He was married to Clara Cressman who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Marjorie-Mrs. Riley Bearinger and Pauline-Mrs. Howard Bast), 5 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one sister (Elizabeth-Mrs. Wendell Martin), and 2 brothers (Absolam and Paul Martin). He was preceded in death by a son (Donald), 2 sisters and 3 brothers. He was a member of the First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 5, in charge of Robert N. Johnson and Ernie Martin; interment in Memory Gardens, Breslau, Ont. Gospel Herald - Volume 66, Number 40 - October 9, 1973, page 782

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020646-25. Elum S. Martin, 30, occ. Farming, b. Waterloo Twp, res. RR#3 Waterloo, son of Paul M. Martin (B. Waterloo Co) and Lydian Shantz married Clara S. Cressman, 28, occ. Housework, b. Waterloo Twp, res. RR#1 Blair, daughter of Isaiah Cressman (B. Waterloo Co) and Evetta Snider, Witn: B. W. and Mary Swartz both of 47 Eby St. S. Kitchener, 31 January 1925 in Kitchener. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 15. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012206-90. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012206-90. Paul Martin, 22, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Woolwich, son of Absalom and Sarah married Lydian Shantz, 23, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, daughter of Menno and Elizabeth Schantz, Witn David Martin of Woolwich and Menno Schantz of Waterloo, 4 March 1890 in The Township of Waterloo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Apr 1894 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Son - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farming - 1925 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Jan 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Sep 1973 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth