Lavina Gingerich^[1]

1881 - 1959  (78 years)

• Name	Lavina Gingerich
  Born	29 May 1881	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lavina Martin
  Eby ID Number	00039-3209.5
  Died	12 Nov 1959	Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4]
  	Cause: heart ailment
  Buried	Pike Mennonite Cemetery, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [4]
  Person ID	I6063	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Elias Martin Gingrich,   b. 8 May 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Oct 1940, Myerstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Anna Bricker "Nancy" Martin,   b. 19 Jan 1855, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Mar 1936, Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1876  [5]
  Family ID	F1859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev. Elam C. Martin,   b. 23 Feb 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1958, Near, Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1901  [3, 6]
  Children	1. Ivan Martin,   b. Abt 1901,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah Martin,   b. Abt 1903,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Anna Martin,   b. Abt 1905,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Rachel Martin,   b. Abt 1906,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Leah Martin,   b. Abt 1908,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ellen Martin,   b. Abt 1910,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Lovina Martin,   b. Abt 1912,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ezra Martin,   b. Abt 1914,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Irene Martin,   b. Abt 1916,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Elmer Martin,   b. Abt 1918   11. Vera Martin,   b. Abt 1920
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F7615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Martin, Lavina, daughter of Elias and Anna (Martin) Gingerich, was born May 29, 1881, near Elmira, Ont.; died of a heart ailment, Nov. 12, 1959, at Ephrata, Pa.; aged 78 y. 5 m. 14 d. On Jan. 27, 1901, she was married to Elam C. Martin, who died March 5, 1928. Surviving are 10 children (Ivan, Sarah--Mrs. Alvin Horning, Anna--Mrs. Aaron Zimmerman, Rachel--Mrs. Emanuel Martin, Leah--Mrs. Paul Sauder, Ellen--Mrs. Henry Fox, Lavina--Mrs. Charles Martin, Ezra, Irene, and Vera), 64 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers (John and Elias, Myerstown, Pa.). Two sons and a daughter preceded her in death. She was a member of the Springville Church. Funeral services were held at the Pike Church on Nov. 15 in charge of Joseph Hostetter, Joseph Weaver, and Amos Horst. Gospel Herald - January 19, 1960 - Vol. LIII, No.3 - page 70,71

  
  

• 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..., 698. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 37272-1881 Lavina Gingerich. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 19, 1960 - Obituary of Lavina Gingerich Martin. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, P., America, N., County, L., & Cemetery, P. (1881). Lavina Gingrich Martin (1881-1959) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 11 March 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57967110/lavina-martin. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 16, 1936 - Obituary of Anna B. Martin. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 5, 1928 - Obituary of Elam Martin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 May 1881 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart ailment - 12 Nov 1959 - Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth