Oliver S. Martin^[1]

1866 - 1910  (43 years)

• Name	Oliver S. Martin
  Born	28 Sep 1866	Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Manufacturer
  Misfortune	1910
  	killed a train accident west of Sudbury in 1910.
  Eby ID Number	00075-4410
  Died	21 Jan 1910	5 miles west of Nairn, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7, 8]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I5872	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin S. Martin,   b. 12 Jun 1830, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Agnes "Nancy" Snyder,   b. 3 Jun 1831, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1900  (Age 69 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1859  [2, 9]
  Family ID	F3150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amanda Brubacher,   b. 22 May 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jun 1943, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Ferman Earl B. "Earl" Martin,   b. 5 Jan 1893, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States ,   d. 1962  (Age 68 years)   2. Bertha Martin,   b. 11 Dec 1899, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1980, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Oliver S. Martin, "born Sept. 28th, 1866." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. __________________ Oliver Martin's Death is Almost Certain Now Work of Rescue is Given Up It is now almost a certainty that Oliver S. Martin of Waterloo, traveller for the Hibner Furniture Co., of Berlin, lost his life in the terrible railway wreck at Webbwood, on the C. P. R., at the bridge over the Spanish river. Ever since the news of the catastrophe was flashing on the wire, first, friends here have been busy endeavoring to get information. It was extremely difficult to do so. But on Monday afternoon a message was received by his wife at Waterloo, stating that some of his baggage had been found among the wreckage. News was also received that he had called on customers at Sudbury, but had not reached the Soo, where he was next due. These circumstances all caused grave anxiety and a despatch from Sudbury seems to confirm the fears that he has been lost. A hat, bearing the initials O. S. M., and the dealers name, John Ritzer of Waterloo, is certain to be that of the missing man, and is conclusive evidence that he was a passenger on the ill-fated train. The had was found by divers, but the body has not been recovered. The Canadian Pacific officials come in for a littel share of indignation on the part of the friends and relatives of the victims. Even as yet, it is stated, friends cannot find anything about the disposal of the remains of their loved ones. It is doubtful whether the body will ever be recovered as the work of recovering the bodies of the victims of Friday's disaster stopped last night and it is altogether likely that the remaining bodies in the first-class couch slipped into the river and were carried away by the current when the attempt was made to raise the car further up the bank. It is reported that seven were lost when the car broke and buckled. The remainder of the second-class car is not out of the river, and may still contain a number of bodies. The late Mr. Martin was about 42 years of age, and is survived by a widow, one son about sixteen years old and an adopted daughter. Mrs. Elisha Schiedel of Port Elgin, is a sister. Mr. Martin was a member of the Waterloo Evangelical church and some years ago was an active member of the Waterloo Broom and Brush Company. Berlin News Record, January 25, 1910

  
  

• 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..., 350. [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..., 35. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-7 Page 6. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. In memory of / Oliver S. Martin / born Sept.28, 1866 / died Jan. 21, 1910 / aged 43 yrs. 3 mo. 24 dys. / althought he sleeps his memory will live / and cheering comfort to his mourners give / Amanda Brubacher / his wife / born May 22, 1868 / died June 28, 1943 / aged 75 yrs. 1 mo. 6 ds / at rest / Martin / (A) Father [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 46. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: [Oliver Snider Martin] Gender:Male Age:43 Birth Date:27 Sep 1867 Birth Place:Waterlooles [Waterloo, Ontario] Death Date:21 Jan 1910 Death Place:5 miles west of Nairn, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada s/o Benj. Martin b. Woolwich & Snider b. Roseville [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204735562. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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..., 298.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Sep 1866 - Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Nov 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth