Eden Martin

1894 - 1966  (71 years)

• Name	Eden Martin
  Born	4 Aug 1894	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ontario   [4]
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-33724
  Died	14 Mar 1966	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I33724	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Manasseh Martin,   b. 29 Sep 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Lena" Shantz,   b. 30 Jan 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 1959  (Age 94 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1887	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F2927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Velina Shantz,   b. 19 Sep 1897, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jan 1975, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1920  [4, 8]
  Children	1. Vera S. Martin   2. Erma Martin,   b. 23 Mar 1921,   d. 20 May 2012, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F34294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Eden Martin, 71, of RR 2, Baden, died from a heart attack Monday while driving his car a short distance from his home. Mr. Martin was born July 5, 1894, in Waterloo Township, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Manassah Martin. He had farmed for many years in the Waterloo area and had lived in the Baden area for the past year. He was a member of the Erb Street Mennonite Church. He is survived by his wife, the former Valina Shantz, whom he married March 3, 1920, in Waterloo Township; two sons, Mervin, St. Agatha, and Clare, Waterloo; two daughters, Mrs. Ward (Erma) Shantz and Mrs. George (Vera) Weber, both of Waterloo; two brothers, David, Elmira, and Ephriam, Ayr; four sisters, Mrs. Moses (Re- becca) Martin and Mrs. Clayton (Lucinda) Martin, both of Elmira, Mrs Jeremiah (Valina) Bauman, Drayton, and Mrs. Harvey (Saloma) Bauman, Waterloo, and 13 grandchildren. He was predeceased by one brother. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon on Wednesday when removal will be made to Erb Street Mennonite Church for the funeral service at 3 p.m. Bishop J. B. Martin and Rev. Milton Schwartzentruber, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in Erb Street Mennonite cemetery. Elmira Signet Mar 16 1966 pg 17

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 13. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 3. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Eden Martin - Mar 16 1966 pg 17. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 50. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 429. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Magdalena Shantz Born: Tp of Waterloo Age: 22 Father: Menno Shantz Mother: Elizabeth Shantz Born: abt 1865 Spouse: Mannasse Martin Age: 27 born: Tp of Woolwich Father: David Martin Mother: Rebecca Martin married 1 Mar 1887 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 11, 1975 - Obituary of Velina Shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Aug 1894 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ontario Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 14 Mar 1966 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth