Bishop Jesse Baumann Martin

1897 - 1974  (76 years)

• Name	Jesse Baumann Martin
  Prefix	Bishop
  Born	22 Dec 1897	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	religion, story
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-54673
  Died	4 Mar 1974	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I54673	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel E. Martin,   b. 23 Oct 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1968, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)
  Mother	Blandina S. Bauman,   b. 27 Nov 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 1929  (Age 58 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1896  [4]
  Family ID	F14118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Naomi "Naomi" Collier,   b. 27 Feb 1903, , Missouri, USA ,   d. Sep 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Married	16 Aug 1926	Carner, Camden, Missouri, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Mary Margarite Martin,   b. 26 Jun 1927, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jun 2001, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F46022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Martin, Jesse Bauman (1897-1974) Jesse "J. B." Martin (1897-1974) was the son of Daniel E. and Blandina (Bauman) Martin, members of the Martin Old Order Mennonite congregation, north of Waterloo, Ont. With the permission of his parents, Jesse joined the St. Jacobs Mennonite congregation of the Mennonite Conference of Ontario in his late teens. His attendance at Hesston College and Bible School, 1919-23, and a short term at Goshen College in 1924, prepared Jesse for a life of service to the Mennonite Church (MC). He married Naomi Collier in 1926. Ordained in 1925 as pastor of the Weber congregation at Strasburg, Ont. (now Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship, Mennonite ), he was transferred to the Erb Street Mennonite congregation, Waterloo, in 1929, where he served until 1964. Ordained bishop in 1947, he served in the Central District, in the Niagara District, and at Clarence Centre, N.Y. His activities in the Mennonite Conference of Ontario included: home evangelist, 1929-34, 1937; Ontario Mennonite Bible School faculty, 1932-65 (principal, 1957-66); assistant moderator of the conference, 1936-45; moderator of the conference 1946-60. He served the larger Mennonite Church (MC) on a wide variety of committees dealing with peace and conscientious objection, youth work, conference administration, and publications. Martin also worked with several committees and programs of the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities (MC), including time spent establishing a Mennonite presence in Israel, 1953-54. He was in charge of local arrangements for the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) assembly at Kitchener, 1962, and a member of the MWC presidium, 1964-66. He served the Conference of Historic Peace Churches of Canada as a member of the Peace Problems Committee, 1941-58, and of the Military Problems Committee 1941-64. He served on several Mennonite Central Committee committees, 1944-68, including a term as chairman of the board, 1955-61. Bergey, Lorna L. "Martin, Jesse Bauman (1897-1974)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1990. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 Nov 2005 <https://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/M3785ME.html> __________________________ J.D. Martin, Mennonite bishop, dies Rev. Jesse D. Martin, pastor of the Erb St Mennonite Church for 35 years, died at K-W Hospital Monday. He was 76. Funeral services will be held at the Erb Street Mennonite Church Thursday at 3 p.m. He will be buried in the church cemetery. Mr. Martin, 80 Jackson Ave., Kitchener, was moderator of the Ontario Mennonite Conference and moderator of the general conference. He was vice-chairman of the general mission board and former principal and teacher at the Ontario Mennonite Bible School and Institute. He was also one of the founders of the Craigwood Home for Boys near Ailsa Craig and was chairman of the home for 15 years. During the Second World War, he and Rev. E. J. Swalm of Duntroon negotiated with the federal government for alternate service for Mennonite men. Last year he was one of four Canadians honored at the annual meeting of the International Mennonite Central Committee. Mr. Martin is survived by his wife, one son, two daughters and a brother. Martin, Jesse B., son of Daniel E. and Blandina (Bauman) Martin, was born in Waterloo, Ont., Dec. 22, 1897; died at Kitchener, Ont., Mar. 4, 1974; aged 76 y. 2 m. 10 d. On Aug. 15, 1926, he was married to Naomi Collier, who survives. Also surviving are one son (James), 2 daughters (Mary - Mrs. Conrad, and Grace - Mrs. John Cornick), 7 grandchildren, and one brother (Enoch B.). He was ordained to the ministry on Sept. 15, 1925, and served Strasburg and Erb Street Mennonite churches. He was ordained as bishop on June 1, 1947. He served as moderator of Ontario Conference from 1946-1961 and as moderator of General Conference, 1959-1961. He was a member of Erb Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 7, in charge of Galen Johns and E. J. Schwalm; interment in Erb Street Cemetery Gospel Herald - Volume 67, Number 1 9- May 7, 1974 - pages 389, 390. ________________

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 8. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102055223/jesse-b-martin. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 30, 1968 - Obituary of Daniel E. Martin. [S3103] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002. Name:K Maomi Collier of Caver, Camden, Missouri Marriage Date:15 Aug 1926 Marriage Place:Carner, Camden, Missouri, USA Spouse:Jesse B Martin of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Dec 1897 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Mar 1974 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth