Shawn David Martens-McCoy

Harry married Mildred Irma Gilmore in Private. Mildred was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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

Joseph + 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]

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She died on 26 Dec 1973 at the age of 64 in Cumberland, Allegany Co., Maryland. In Memory of
CLEO FRANCES MARTENS
Date of Birth April 3, 1909
Funeral Services From Scarpelli Funeral Home Saturday 1:00 P. M.
Officiating Clergyman Maj. George Woods, Lt. William Payton
Final Resting Place Zion Memorial Park

Funeral Card from Scarpelli Funeral Home - found on card at Allegany Co. Genealogical Society

MRS. JOSEPH H. MARTENS
Mrs. Cleo Frances Martens, 64, of 1020 Ella Avenue, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital, where she was taken after falling at her home. Born in Keyser, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Josephine (Dawson) Steward. Mrs. Martens was a member of the Salvation Army and Queen City Lodge 143, Loyal Star of America. Also surviving are her husband, Joseph H. Martens; two sons, Donald McCoy, Miami, Fla., and George McCoy, Wolflake, Ind.; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The body is at the Scarpelli Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The family requests that memorials be made to the Western Maryland Heart Association. Services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home. Maj. George Woods and Lt. William Payton of the Salvation Army, will officiate. Interment will be in Zion Memorial Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, December 27, 1973

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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

William + Josephine Dawson. Josephine died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]