 1889 - 1940 (50 years)
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| Name |
Walter Edward Martens |
| Birth |
31 Aug 1889 |
Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
4 Jun 1940 |
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Notes |
- Frostburg, March 1 - Personals - Walter Martens will leave Sunday to undergo treatment at the Hopkins Clinic, Cleveland. The Cumberland Evening Times, March 1, 1940
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MEYERSDALE, June 5 - Walter Edward Martens, 51, a blacksmith for 18 years, died Tuesday at his home at Frostburg, Md. He was a brother of George Martens of Meyersdale and Mrs. Pearl Jackson of Sand Patch. Daily Courier, June 5, 1940
Pub in the Cumberland Evening Times in Cumberland, MD on June 11, 1940: Admitted to Probate - The will of Walter E. Martens, Frostburg, admitted to probate in Orphans Court this morning, leaves his blacksmith and repair business in Frostburg to his son, George Franklin Martens, and the residue of his estate to his wife, Mrs. Emma Martens. The son was named executor.
Walter was the son of Christopher Rudolph Martens & Catherine Isabell Rizer. He was born Aug 30, 1889 in Allegany County, MD. He married Emma Tressler on Feb 23, 1911. They raised 9 children. Walter was the oldest of the ten children of Christopher and Catherine Martens. Born in Maryland, he did not move with the family to Ohio, but stayed in Maryland, the Mt.Savage area, married and raised 9 children. He was a blacksmith and wheelwright. He and his 4 sons retained the original spelling of Martens. Walter & Emma lost a daughter, Hazel, aged 10, in 1930.
The names & dates for their children come from the Martens/Marten/Martin Family Association which held reunions for many years of the 10 children of Chris & Catherine Martens & their families. The family history was originally compiled by Mrs. Margaret (Trehane) Martin (wife of W.A.Martin) and Mrs. Lena (Martens) Rizer (dau of Walter) in 1968. Several of the descendants kept records of births, deaths & marriages and sent the info out to the family.
He was buried on 6 Jun 1940 in Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland.
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| Person ID |
I46315 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Christopher Rudolph Martens, b. 20 Nov 1866, Wellersburg, Southampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 11 Dec 1932, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio (Age 66 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Katherine Isabelle Rizer, b. 20 Oct 1867, Allegany County, Maryland d. 21 Dec 1954, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio (Age 87 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
15 Nov 1888 |
Allegany County, Maryland |
| Family ID |
F16783 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Emma Elizabeth Tressler, b. 23 Jan 1891, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 2 Jan 1971, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 79 years) |
| Marriage |
23 Feb 1911 |
Maryland |
| Children |
| | 1. George Franklin Martens, b. 17 Aug 1911, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 23 Jan 1997, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Lena Viola Martens, b. 2 May 1913, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland d. 28 Jan 2008, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio (Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. Robert Walter Martens, b. 31 Jan 1915, Maryland d. 14 Jul 1991, Loysville, Perry County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years) [Father: family member] [Mother: family member] |
| | 4. Hazel Arbutus Martens, b. 17 Jun 1919, Maryland d. 26 Jan 1930, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 10 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. LaVerna Irene Martens, b. 9 May 1921, Maryland d. 17 Jan 2018, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (Age 96 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 6. Elmer Orland Martens, b. 24 Dec 1924, Maryland d. 30 Dec 2000, Indiana (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 7. Emma Arlene Martens, b. 27 Apr 1929, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland d. 7 Mar 2004, Louisville, Boulder County, Colorado (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 8. Eleanor Martha Martens, b. 22 Feb 1932, Allegany County, Maryland d. 26 Jul 2004, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 9. Carl Edward Martens, b. 25 Dec 1935 d. 1 Nov 2015, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F07383 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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