Christian R. Martin^{[1, 2]}

1880 - 1958  (78 years)

• Name	Christian R. Martin
  Born	6 Feb 1880	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farm Laborer
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Labourer
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Carpenter, General
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00097-5450.6
  Died	4 Jun 1958	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 11]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I995	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry P. Martin,   b. 13 Aug 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1924  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Leah Rudy,   b. 8 Aug 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1931  (Age 76 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1875  [2, 13]
  Family ID	F332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susannah B. Horst,   b. 24 Jun 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Apr 1945  (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Leah F. Martin,   b. 19 Jul 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jul 1993  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann Weber,   b. 30 Oct 1886, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1969, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Jul 1949  [11]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F46619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ST. JACOBS - native of Woolwich Township, Christian R. Martin, 78, died suddenly today at his home in St. Jacobs. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martin, he was a carpenter all his life. His first wife, the former Susannah Horst, died in 1945. In July, 1949, he married Marian Bowman, who survives. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. George (Leah) Horst* of Conestogo; one brother, Menno of St. Jacobs; four sisters, Mrs. Samuel Stauffler of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Norman Gingerich of Sarnia, Mrs. Gingerich, RR 2 Wallenstein, Mrs. David Hintz of RR 1 Wallenstein; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body is at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until 10 a.m. Friday. A private service will be conducted at his residence at 2: 30 p.m. Friday. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 o'clock at St. Jacobs Mennonite church and burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Jun 4, 1958

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 208. [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..., 65. [S151] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Jacobs Mennonite (Central Woolwich Mennonite) CC#4583 Internet Link. In memory of / Christian R. / Martin / born / Feb.6,1880 / died / June 4,1958 / aged / 78 yrs 3 mos 28 ds / [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-3 page 8. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-7 Page 5. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-3 Page 8. gives birth date as Mar 9th [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Christian Martin Born: 6 Feb 1880 County: Waterloo Father: Henry P Martin Mother: Lea Rudy [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 22. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 11. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 23. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Christian R. Martin - Jun 4, 1958. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Leah Rudy - November 19, 1931 - pp. 750, 751.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Feb 1880 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter, General - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Jun 1958 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth