Selina Martin^{[1, 2]}

1873 - 1947  (74 years)

• Name	Selina Martin
  Born	20 Jan 1873	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Selina Betzner
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00075-4323
  Died	25 Jan 1947	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 10, 11]
  	Cause: pnemonia
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I53781	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry M. Martin,   b. 17 Nov 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1915, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Anna "Nancy" Lichty,   b. 24 Oct 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1914, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1867	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Family ID	F13905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ephraim Betzner,   b. 27 Aug 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Feb 1965, Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1895	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Nancy Arvilla Betzner,   b. 4 Apr 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Aug 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 7 years)   2. Kenneth Martin Betzner,   b. 9 Feb 1912, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F13907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Betzner - Selina, daughter of Henry M. Martin, was born in Woolwich Twp., Ont., Jan. 20, 1873; passed away at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, after a brief illness of pneumonia, Jan. 25, 1947; aged 74 y. 5 d. In her early childhood she moved with her parents to a farm east of St. Jacobs, Ont., where she lived until the time of her death. She was married to Ephraim Betzner, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Kenneth, on the home farm) and a large number of other relatives and friends. One daughter (Arvilla) predeceased her in 1911. She was for many years a faithful member of the Mennonite Church, in which faith she died. Funeral services were conducted at the St. Jacobs Mennonite Church by Roy S. Koch, assisted by Reuben Dettwiler. Interment was made in the Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIX, Number 46 - February 11, 1947 - page 1003

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 878. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012515-95. Ephraim Betzner, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, son of Noah and Barbara married Selina Martin, 22, b. Woolwich Township, res. Conestogo, daughter of Henry M. and Nancy, Witness(es): Norman Snyder of Breslau and Clara Kinsie of Roseville, 2 October 1895 in Woolwich. [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..., 23. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 page 2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 11, 1947 - Obituary of Selina Martin. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 26. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 4. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 29. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 10. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. Betzner/ Ephraim Betzner/ 1871-1965/ Seleina Martin/ His beloved wife/ 1873-1947/ At Rest [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 16, 1965. Obituary of Ephraim Betzner [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register, Page 34, return 309: by Abraham W. Martin, Mennonite Society. Henry MARTIN, 24, Woolwich, same, s/o Henry & Catherine, married Anna LICHTE, 19, Woolwich, same, d/o George & Sarah, witn: Elizabeth MARTIN & Elizabeth SCHAFER, both of Woolwich, 26 Nov 1867

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jan 1873 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Oct 1895 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: pnemonia - 25 Jan 1947 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth