John Edward Martens

1873 - 1926  (52 years)

• Name	John Edward Martens
  Birth	23 Jul 1873	Wellersburg, Southampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Mar 1926	Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
  Notes	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
  Person ID	I46623	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Joachim Christopher Martens   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Kneppenberger   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F17505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Catherine Himmelwright,   b. 20 Oct 1889, Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland d. 9 Jun 1970, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1903
  Children	1. Russell T. Martens,   b. 1907   d. 9 Mar 1909, Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Margaret E. Martens,   b. 15 Jun 1908, Maryland d. 1992, Fayette County, North Carolina (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Joseph Henry Earl Martens,   b. 6 Nov 1908   d. 3 Sep 1985, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Golda F. Martens,   b. 21 Jan 1911, Wellersburg, Southampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 11 Oct 2002, Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. James Martens,   b. 1918, Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F17368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021