Elijah Levi Martin

1862 - 1945  (83 years)

• Name	Elijah Levi Martin
  Born	13 May 1862	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-86019
  Died	12 Jun 1945	Swan River, , Manitoba, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Minitonas Cemetery, Minitonas, , Manitoba, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I86019	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Martin,   b. 10 Jan 1829, Exeter, Devonshire, England ,   d. 5 Mar 1906, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth "Betsey" Hazeltine,   b. 7 Jun 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 May 1918, New Westminster, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F29777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Valley Pioneer Laid To Rest The Valley has lost another of its old pioneers in the death of Elijah J. Martin. who died on Tuesday. June 12th, at the home of his daughter, Mrs Buhler, In Swan River He was 83 years of age The funeral service was held at this United Church. Swan River. on Friday. June 15th. with Rev Hislop Dickon and Pastor Astleford officiating Interment was made in Minitonas cemetery Pall bearers were T Hughes. N Schuwieler, T Atkinson, J Elliott. D Roberts and P Cooper. Born at Hespeler, Ont. Mr. Martin came to Manitoba in 1879 and farmed in the Macgregor district before moving to Swan Valley In 1910 He was predeceased by his wife. Lyndia McAskie. in 1919 He married again and was predeceased by his second wife. Sarah Smith, in 1940. He is survived by seven sons Louis. Harry, Clifford and Lenard In Swan Valley, Russell, at Lacombe, Alta., Willis. at Calgary, Alta and Earl at Waterloo, Ont. Also four daughters Mrs L. Buhler and Mrs Archie Johnston, at Swan River, Mrs. Manes at Bowman and Mrs. W. B. Thompson, at Vancouver, BC There is one sister, Mrs Mary Bishop. at New Westminster. B. C Swan River Star 21 Jun 1945 ________________ Elijah and Lydia Martin Elijah and Lydia (McAskie) Martin moved from McGregory, MD to the Swan River Valley in 190. They settled in the Harlington District where they farmed until the spring of 1913. They moved to the Lidstone District of the Minitonas Municipality. A year later they moved to the "old Sifton place" presently owned by W. Hockaday. In 1914 the family purchased the H. Smith farm, SE-36-26 in the Floradale District. Elijah and Lydia raised a family of seven sons and four daughters-Jenny (Johnson), Harry Russell. Louis. Winnifred (Loat), Lillian (Buhler), Leonard. Clifford. Hagel (Milna), Willis and Earl. In 1919 Lydia passed away. Later Elijah married Sarah Smith. Eventually they left the farm and resided in Swan River. Sarah passed away in 1940, and Elijah died in June 12, 1945. Elijah became a grandfather to forty-one grandchildren. His sons, Harry and Leonard, farmed in the Floradale District for many years. Leonard and Sybil's (Foster) two sons, Lloyd and Ralph, also farmed. Ralph farmed the home farm and today Ralph's son, Garry, farms there. Ralph and Non. (Neely) are recently retired and live in Swan River. Lloyd farmed the original Russell Martin place. His widow, Leah (Allan), now lives in Swan River. Doris (Hilding) and Beth (Galbraith) also farmed with their husbands in Kerrville and Pretty Valley, respectively. They live in Swan River. Harry's son, Gordon, began farming after returning from World War II on land adjoining the home place. His widow, Margaret (Bell) still resides there. Wallis farmed the home place until recently. He and June (Allan) have retired and is in Minitonas. Daughters Ellen (Kennedy) and Irene (Walstrom) have always called the Valley home. Ellen and Doug live in Swan River and Gordon and Irene live in Minitonas. The original "Martin home" in Floradale is now owned by Mr and Mrs. Otto Hart. Until recently the original barn, built by the Martin brothers, stood as a silent reminder of the hard work and perseverance of a pioneer family. Clifford and Louis farmed in the Floradale District until the early thirties, when they moved to Swan River. When Lou and Naomi (Burton) moved to Winnipeg, their son, Keith and his wife, Margaret (Osatchuck), lived in the original family home. It is perhaps one of only two homes in Swan River occupied continuously by members of the same family. After retirement Clifford and Grace's (Smith) daughter, Lorraine, has once again made Swan River her home. 100 Years in the Swan River Valley, Published by Centennial History Book Committee, Swan River

  
  

• Sources

  [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227901016/elijah-levi-martin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 May 1862 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jun 1945 - Swan River, , Manitoba, Canada Buried - - Minitonas Cemetery, Minitonas, , Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth