Catherine Martin

1869 - 1946  (77 years)

• Name	Catherine Martin  [1]
  Birth	15 Jul 1869
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Nov 1946	Manson, Calhoun Co., IA
  Person ID	I14225	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Martin,   b. 21 Mar 1835, Imling, Moselle, FR d. 19 Feb 1905, Beemer, Cuming Co., NE (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Catherine (Katie) Litwiller,   b. 21 May 1834, Milford, Butler Co., OH d. 1 May 1930, Milford, Seward Co., NE (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1855	Tazewell Co., IL
  Family ID	F7014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian Stoltzfus
  Family ID	F9904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Obit: Gospel Herald, February 1947: "Stoltzfus, Katie J., daughter of Nicholas and Catherine Martin, was born near Delavan, Ill., July 15, 1869; passed away at the home of her son (Chris), in Manson, Iowa, Nov. 8, 1946; aged 77 y. 3 m. 23 d. At an early age she moved with her parents to Selden, Kans. In 1891 she was married to Christian E. Stoltzfus, who predeceased her on Dec. 31, 1942. In 1907 they moved to Beemer, Nebr., where they resided until the spring of 1915, when they moved to Manson. At the age of eighteen she became a Christian and united with the Mennonite Church. Surviving are 4 children (Lydia - Mrs. Chris Birky, Nicholas, and Chris, all of Manson, and Emanuel, Lake Park, Iowa), 9 grandchildren, 2 sisters (Mrs. Mary Birkey, Creston, Mont., and Mrs. Emma Birkey, Kouts, Ind.), and other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the Manson Mennonite Church, Nov. 11, in charge of George J. Lapp. Interment was made in Rose Hill Cemetery."

  
  

• Sources

  [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.