Catherine Laura "Laura" Martz^[1]

1885 - 1930  (44 years)

• Name	Catherine Laura "Laura" Martz
  Born	23 Feb 1885	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240320666
  Name	Catherine Laura "Laura" Mains
  Name	Catherine Märtz
  Name	Laura Märtz
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00124-7591.2
  Died	16 Jan 1930	Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Cause: Endocarditis (2 years)
  Buried	20 Jan 1930	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I419414	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	John Martz,   b. 6 Jan 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Oct 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Catherine Unger,   b. 20 May 1859, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 1894, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1880	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F1235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gilbert Mains,   b. 1874, Watford, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1941, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1914	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F271025	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Martz-Miranda-001-withsisterLauraonleftwithLauraschildren-AncestryPublicMemberTree.JPG Miranda Eva Martz on right, her sister Laura with Lauras children on left. - gmertz1269 originally shared this on 11 Oct 2012 to Ancestry Public Member Tree
  		Martz-John-1857-1922-001-familyAncestryPublicMemberTree-Enhanced.jpg John Martz with wife Catherine Unger and daughters Catherine Laura and Miranda Eva - gmertz1269 originally shared this on 11 Oct 2012

  
  

• 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..., 552. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, C-3 Family Number: 14 Page: 2. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-3 Page 2. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 24. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 035803 (1885). Name:Catharine Laura Martz Date of Birth:23 Feb 1885 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John Martz Mother's name:Catharine Unger [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 036872 (1930). Name:Catherine Laura Mains Gender:Female Age:44 Birth Date:abt 1886 Birth Place:Waterloo County, Ontario Death Date:16 Jan 1930 Death Place:Wellington, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Endocarditis [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. In memoriam/ Gilbert MAINS/ 1874-1941/ Catherine Laura MARTZ/ beloved wife of Gilbert Mains/ died Jan. 16, 1930 in her 45th year/ MAINS/ [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Marts Born: Canada Age: 23 Father: Jacob Marts Mother: Catharine Marts Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Catharine Unger Age: 20 born: Canada Father: George Unger Mother: Elizabeth Unger married 5 Sep 1880 married: Waterloo, Galt [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate. Name:Gilbert Mains Age:38 Birth Year:abt 1876 Birth Place:Watford, Ontario Marriage Date:2 Sep 1914 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Thomas Mains Mother:Sutton Mains Spouse:Cathern Laura Martz

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Feb 1885 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Sep 1914 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Endocarditis (2 years) - 16 Jan 1930 - Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 20 Jan 1930 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth