Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Lavina Gingerich[1]

Female 1881 - 1959  (78 years)


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  • Name Lavina Gingerich 
    Born 29 May 1881  Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Name Lavina Martin 
    Eby ID Number 00039-3209.5 
    Died 12 Nov 1959  Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Cause: heart ailment 
    Buried Pike Mennonite Cemetery, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I6063  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Elias Martin Gingrich,   b. 8 May 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1940, Myerstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Anna Bricker "Nancy" Martin,   b. 19 Jan 1855, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1936, Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1958, Near, Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 7 Apr 2024 
    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 
    1. [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.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 37272-1881 Lavina Gingerich.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 19, 1960 - Obituary of Lavina Gingerich Martin.

    4. [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.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 16, 1936 - Obituary of Anna B. Martin.

    6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 5, 1928 - Obituary of Elam Martin.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 May 1881 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: heart ailment - 12 Nov 1959 - Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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