Jacob Martz

1853 - 1931  (78 years)

• Name	Jacob Martz
  Born	9 May 1853	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Jacob Mertz
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-59722
  Died	12 Oct 1931	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5]
  	Cause: Hemiflegia - left due to cerebral hemmorage
  Buried	Holy Family Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Hamburg, Region of Waterloo, Ontario
  Person ID	I59722	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Martz,   b. 1784, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 2 Dec 1860  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Katharine Wintemberger,   b. 1834, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 1873, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1851
  Family ID	F225648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline "Mamie" Dietrich,   b. 8 Jun 1857, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1958, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1876	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. John Joseph Mertz,   b. 4 Jun 1877, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1939  (Age 61 years)   2. Susannah Mertz,   b. 21 Oct 1879, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1934, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   3. Alexander Martz,   b. Oct 1880, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Jul 1949  (Age ~ 68 years)   4. Charles Martz,   b. 1887,   d. 1943  (Age 56 years)   5. Anna "Annie" Martz,   b. Jul 1887, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1991  (Age ~ 103 years)   6. Nelson J. Martz,   b. 5 Feb 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F15519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of Jacob Martz Mr. Jacob Martz passed away on Tuesday forenoon as a result of a paralytic stroke at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John A. Rumig, at the Imperial Hotel. He had been in robust health up to the time he was stricken. The deceased had lived retired for the past 18 years, after farming successfully in South Easthope for many years. The deceased was born at St. Agatha on May 9th, 1853, and 55 years ago was married to Caroline Dietrich after which he settled on the farm. He was a faithful member of the Roman Catholic Church and was well known and esteemed in the neighborhood where he spent his whole life. There are left to mourn him his widow, four sons and three daughters, namely, John and Alex, of Kitchener, Nelson and Charles, of South Easthope, Mrs. J. A. Rumig, of New Hamburg, Mrs. Charles A. Montag, of Burlington, and Mrs. Timothy Hamilton, of Allandale. He is also survived by three brothers, August Martz, of Superior, Wisc.; Joseph, of Everett, Mich., and Frank, of Gooderham, Ont. The funeral will be held on Saturday forenoon to Holy Family Church followed by interment in the local R. C. Cemetery. New Hamburg Independent Oct 16 1931 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Jacob Martz Death Date: 12 Oct 1931 Death Location: Waterloo, New Hamburg 9 May 1853 Birth Location: On son of John Martz (b. Germany) & Mary Wintemberger (b. Germany) cause Hemiflegia - left due to cerebral hemmorage [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Carolina Ditrich Born: South Easthope Age: 20 Father: Joseph Ditrich Mother: Regina Ditrich Born: abt 1856 Spouse: Jacob Maerz Age: 24 born: Wilmot Ont Father: Jacob Maerz Mother: Catharine Maerz married 28 Nov 1876 married: Waterloo [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 4 Page 7. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 14 Page 85. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, R., America, N., Municipality, W., Hamburg, N., & Cemetery, R. (1853). Jacob Martz (1853-1931) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 24 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141699359/jacob-martz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 May 1853 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Nov 1876 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Hemiflegia - left due to cerebral hemmorage - 12 Oct 1931 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Holy Family Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Hamburg, Region of Waterloo, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth