Joseph Henry Earl Martens

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Joseph H. Martens, 76, of 1020 Ella Avenue, died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital. Born Nov. 6, 1908 in Eckhart, he was a son of the late John E. Martens and Mary (Himmelwright) Martens. Mr. Martens was a retired Baltimore and Ohio Railroad carman. He was a sergeant major in the Salvation Army and was a member of its Golden Agers organization, the Brotherhood of Railway - Carmen, and the Senior Citizens. His first wife was the late Cleo (Stewart) Martens. Survivors include his widow, the former Gladys Spielman; two sons, Harry Donald McCoy, Miami, Fla.; George R. McCoy, Walla Walla,Wash.; one brother, James Martens, of Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Kraus, Charlotte, N.C.; Mrs. Goldie Conner, West Palm Beach, Fla., and seven grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Cumberland Times-News, September 4, 1985

Family/Spouse: Bessie Irene Something. Bessie died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Cleo Frances Steward. Cleo (daughter of William Edward Jordan Steward and Josephine Dawson) was born on 3 Apr 1909 in Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia; died on 26 Dec 1973 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Harry Donaldson Martens-McCoy was born in Private.
2. Joseph Carroll Martens was born on 30 Sep 1946; died on 6 Nov 1970 in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Family/Spouse: Gladys Spielman. Gladys died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary Catherine HIMMELWRIGHT and John Edward MARTENS were married on 27 Dec 1903 in Allegany Co., Maryland.

Funeral services for John E. Martens, 53 years old, who died yesterday at his home, 316 Pennsylvania avenue, will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the headquarters of the Salvation Army, of which he was a member. Brigadier General S. W. Sieler, of Baltimore, will be in charge of the services. Mr. Martens is survived by his wife and four children; Joseph, James, Margaret and Goldie Martens. Three brothers and two sisters also survive. Burial will be at Eckhart.

Cumberland Times, March 5, 1926


He was buried on 7 Mar 1926 in Eckhart Cemetery, Eckhart, Allegany Co., Maryland. Funeral service for John E. Martens who died Thursday afternoon at his home, 316 Pennsylvania avenue, was conducted at the Salvation Army Citadel, North Mechanic street, yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock by local corps officer Captain McDonald and ex-Brigadier General Fred W. Seiler, of Baltimore. The deceased was a member of the local Salvation Army, the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen of America, No 656, and the Order of Owls, Nest No. 90. His widow and four children, Mrs. Margaret L. House, Goldie, Joseph and James Martens, survive, besides the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Annie Sweitzer, Berlin, Pa.; Mrs. Peter Michaels, Barrelville; Mrs. Edwin Adamson, of Illinois; Mrs. Lawrence Winebrenner, of Mt. Savage; and Mrs. Sara Roberta Getty, of this city; and Henry, Christopher, and William Martens, all of Youngstown, Ohio. Interment was in Eckhart Cemetery.

The Cumberland Evening Times, March 8, 1926

John married Mary Catherine Himmelwright on 27 Dec 1903. Mary (daughter of John W. Himmelwright and Margaret Elizabeth Rizer) was born on 20 Oct 1889 in Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 9 Jun 1970 in Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Mary Catherine Henry, 8O, of 108 Decatur Street, died yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital where she had been a patient three days. She had been iII for 12 years. Born in Mt. Savage, she was a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Rizer) Himmelwright, and was the widow of Clark E. Henry. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Order of Loyal Star, and Veteran of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Goldie Martin, at home, and Mrs. Margaret House, city; two sons, Joseph Martens, city, and James Martens, Houston, Texas; a sister, Mrs. Florence Pryor, Eckhart; a brother, Francis Himmelwright, city; 11 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The body is at the Silcox-Merritt Funeral Residence where friends will be received from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there Friday at 1 p.m. Rev. Benjamin Bruner will officiate and interment will be in Eckhart Cemetery.

The Cumberland News, June 10, 1970

She was buried on 12 Jun 1970 in Eckhart Cemetery, Eckhart, Allegany Co., Maryland.

Mary Catherine HIMMELWRIGHT and John W. LEWIS were married on 21 Aug 1927 in Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland. Frostburg, Md., August 22 - Mrs. Mary Catherine Martens, nee Himmelwright, of Frostburg, and John William Lewis, of Cumberland, were married here yesterday afternoon at the rectory of St. John's Episcopal Church by the Rev. L. B. Browne. Only a few close friends and relatives attended the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis will make their home in Cumberland. The Cumbewrland Evening Times, August 22, 1927

Joachim + Elizabeth Kneppenberger. Elizabeth died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He died on 18 Dec 1905 at the age of 63 in Allegany Co., Maryland.

He was buried in Eckhart Cemetery, Eckhart, Allegany Co., Maryland.

John married Margaret Elizabeth Rizer about 1882. Margaret (daughter of George Henry Sr. Rizer and Catherine Ann Porter) was born in Apr 1861 in Allegany County, Maryland; died on 18 Apr 1935 in Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She died on 18 Apr 1935 at the age of 74 in Allegany Co., Maryland.

She was buried in Eckhart Cemetery, Eckhart, Allegany Co., Maryland.

Margaret Elizabeth RIZER and John W. HIMMELWRIGHT were married about 1882.

George married Catherine Ann Porter about 1860 in Maryland. Catherine (daughter of John Evan Porter and Elizabeth Clister) was born on 12 Mar 1831 in Allegany County, Maryland; died on 6 Feb 1917 in Ridgeley, Mineral County, West Virginia.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]