Menno Martin^[1]

1836 - 1924  (87 years)

• Name	Menno Martin
  Born	7 Nov 1836	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105489803
  Residence	1862	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Carpenter
  Eby ID Number	00075-4346
  Died	29 Jan 1924	Coloma, Berrien, Michigan, United States
  Person ID	I6921	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Christian Martin,   b. 16 Oct 1797, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Nov 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Esther Stauffer,   b. 7 Feb 1796,   d. 21 Oct 1851  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Green,   b. 1839, Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1920  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1862	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6, 7, 8]
  Children	1. Nelson Martin   2. Eda Martin   3. Merritt Martin,   b. 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ethleen Martin,   b. 1865, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 May 1928  (Age 63 years)   5. Auston Martin,   b. 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Elisabeth Martin,   b. 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. William Martin,   b. 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2026
  Family ID	F1239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Menno Martin, "was born November 7th, 1836. He is a contractor and builder and resides in the city of Chicago, Illinois, and is married to Annie Green. Their family consists of two children" 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Wendell S Hallman Born: Wilmot Tp Age: 22 Father: Wendell Holman Mother: Nancy Hollman Born: abt 1863 Spouse: Etheleen Martin Age: 19 born: Trafalgar Tp Father: Meno Martin Mother: Susannah Martin married 3 Nov 1885 [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..., 27. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Menno Martin aged 25 res Woolwich born Woolwich son of Christoph Martin and Elisabth Stauffer married 1 Jan 1862 to Susan Green aged 23 res Waterloo born Nelson Twp. daughter of John C. Green and Elizbeth Walker. In the Eby book Elisabeth is given as Esther and Susan is given as Annie. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 3 Pg 4. Chistian C. MARTIN Farmer Pennsylvania USA Mennonist 55 Hiram MARTIN Carpenter Canada Mennonist 23 Esther MARTIN Canada Mennonist 18 Menno MARTIN Canada Mennonist 16 Conrad MILLER Tailor Germany Lutheran 50 Maria MILLER Germany Lutheran 34 John MILLER Canada Lutheran 4 [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 43. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. M. Martin Born: Woolwich Township Res: Woolwich Township Age: 25 Born: abt 1837 Father: Christopher Mother: Elisabeth Stanfer Spouse: Susan Green Age: 23 Born: abt 1839 born: Nelson Res: Waterloo Father: John C. Mother: Elisabeth Walther married 1 Jan 1862 [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 10 Jan 1862. Married by the Rev. Bindeman at Berlin: - Martin - Green: Jan. 1: Mr. Menno Martin, of Woolwich, to Miss Susanna Green, of Waterloo Township. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose. GREEN, Susanna married 1 Jan 1862 Of Waterloo. To Menno MARTIN, of Woolwich. minister F.W. Bindemann newspaper date 9 Jan 1862:2

  
  

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  Born - 7 Nov 1836 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1862 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Jan 1862 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Jan 1924 - Coloma, Berrien, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth