Rufus B. Martin^[1]

1906 - 1996  (89 years)

• Name	Rufus B. Martin
  Born	16 Jul 1906	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Servant Farmer, Farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1926	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Miller
  Residence	Bef 1996	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Church Membership	1996	Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-167119
  Died	10 Jun 1996	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Buried	Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I167119	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Simeon Martin,   b. 9 Feb 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1938  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Bauman,   b. 26 Jun 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1938, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1882	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F13947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lovina K. Knarr,   b. 3 Oct 1917, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 2012, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F34255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ada Hunsperger,   b. 9 Mar 1908, Guernsey, Saskatchewan ,   d. 8 Aug 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1926	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Elmer Martin,   b. 2 Sep 1927,   d. 26 Apr 2017, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   2. Lloyd Nelson Martin,   b. 15 Oct 1928,   d. 22 Mar 2006, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F46090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MARTIN, Rufus B. - Peacefully, on Monday, June 10, 1996, at Nithview Home, New Hamburg, Rufus B. Martin, in his 90th year, formerly of St. Jacobs. Loving husband of Lavina (Knarr) Martin of New Hamburg. Dear father of Elmer and Alice Martin of Linwood, Lloyd and Violet Martin of Elmira. Fondly remembered by his four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and also remembered by his six step-children and their families. Predeceased by his first wife, Ada Hunsberger; one great-grandson, Isaac Weber; eight brothers and sisters. Rufus was a longtime resident of St. Jacobs and a member of Calvary United Church. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Transfer will be made on Thursday morning at 9 a.m. to Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs, for funeral service at 11 a.m., with Rev. Brian Robinson and Pastor Gerald Schwartzentruber officiating, followed by interment in Calvary United Cemetery. In his memory, donations to Calvary United Church Building Fund or Nithview Home may be made as expressions of sympathy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 046062-26. Rufus B. Martin, 19, occ. Miller, b. Woolwich Twp, res. St. Jacobs, son of Simeon Martin and Rebecca Bowman married Ada Hunsberger, 18, occ. Domestic, b. Guernsey Saskatchewan, res. St. Jacobs, daughter of Menno Hunsberger and Elizabeth Habermehl, Witnessed by: Melvin Hunsberger of Waterloo and Verna Good of RR#1 New Hamburg, 23 June 1926 in St. Jacobs [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 3. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Rufus B. Martin - 11 Jun 1996. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 11. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94247943. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 91. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011683-82. Simeon MARTIN, 20, farmer, Waterloo Twp, Woolwich Twp, s/o Amos & Esther married Rebecca BAUMAN, 19, Woolwich Twp, Woolwich Twp, d/o Eli H. & Rebecca , witn Eli H. BAUMAN of Woolwich & Benjamin MARTIN of Waterloo, 21 November 1882 in Woolwich Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jul 1906 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Servant Farmer, Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller - 1926 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Jun 1926 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Bef 1996 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - 1996 - Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Jun 1996 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth