Individual Details

Jonas Witmer Martin

(3 Jan 1877 - 20 Aug 1938)

Jonas Martin was a farmer and a member of the Weaverland Mennonite congregation.

Events

Birth3 Jan 1877
Marriage9 Oct 1898Lovina Musser
Marriage7 Jun 1908Lydia Zimmerman Hoover
Death20 Aug 1938
BurialWeaverland Mennonite Cemetery, Blue Ball, Lancaster, PA

Families

SpouseLovina Musser (1879 - 1907)
ChildMartin (1899 - 1899)
ChildEmma M. Martin (1901 - 1985)
ChildMary M. Martin (1903 - 1909)
ChildMartin (1905 - 1905)
ChildMartin (1907 - 1907)
SpouseLydia Zimmerman Hoover (1881 - 1974)
ChildHarvey H. Martin (1910 - )
ChildEdna Hoover Martin (1912 - 1989)
ChildClayton H. Martin (1914 - 2008)
ChildJonas H. Martin (1919 - 1999)
FatherJonas Hershey Martin (1839 - 1925)
MotherSarah Schnader Witwer (1845 - 1889)
SiblingSusanna W. Martin ( - 1931)
SiblingCatharine Martin (1866 - 1866)
SiblingBenjamin Martin (1868 - 1868)
SiblingNancy Martin (1869 - 1871)
SiblingSarah Witwer Martin (1872 - 1945)
SiblingAmos Witmer Martin (1874 - 1922)
SiblingJohannes "John" Witmer Martin (1879 - 1960)
SiblingHeinrich Witmer "Henry" Martin (1881 - 1954)
SiblingLydia Witmer Martin (1883 - 1969)
SiblingElizabeth Witwer Martin (1886 - 1972)
SiblingMary Witwer Martin ( - 1984)

Notes

Marriage

Lydia Hoover and Jonas Martin were fourth cousins, with the common ancestors of Joseph Horst and Maria Groff.

Death

Jonas Martin died from burst tumor on his colon.

Endnotes

1. Martin, Raymond S. and Elizabeth S. Martin, Bishop Jonas H. Martin: His Life and Genealogy (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1985), page 151.

2. Martin, Raymond S. and Elizabeth S. Martin, Bishop Jonas H. Martin: His Life and Genealogy (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1985), page 152.

3. Martin, Raymond S. and Elizabeth S. Martin, Bishop Jonas H. Martin: His Life and Genealogy (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1985), page 101.