Nicholas Martin[1]
1835 - 1905 (69 years)-
Name Nicholas Martin [2] Birth 21 Mar 1835 Imling, Moselle, FR 
Gender Male Death 19 Feb 1905 Beemer, Cuming Co., NE Person ID I9953 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 4 Apr 2017
Father Christian Martin, b. 11 Nov 1789, Zilling, Moselle, FR d. 3 May 1873, Imling, Moselle, FR (Age 83 years) Mother Elizabeth (Marie Barbe) Zehr, b. 1789, Hellering-lès-Fénétrange, Moselle, FR d. 3 Mar 1873, Imling, Moselle, FR (Age 84 years) Marriage 13 Dec 1810 Domevre-sur-Vezouse, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR [1] - Their civil marriage entry described the groom as cultivator Christianne Martin, a resident of Zilling, a son of cultivator Christianne Martin and Elizabeth Kog [Barbe Koch] who were present and consenting. The bride was described as Elisabethe Zert, a resident of Domèvre, daughter of cultivator Christianne Zert and Catherine Littviller who were present and consenting. Witnesses included cultivator Christianne Zert, 49, father of the bride; Christian Kerbre [Gerber], 49, friend of the bride living at Herbéviller; Christian Martin, cultivator, 68, father of the groom living at Zilling; and Jean Frey, 40, friend of the groom living at Zilling.
Family ID F3368 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 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 Children 1. Barbara A. Martin, b. 25 Dec 1855, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 15 Apr 1944, Milford, Seward Co., NE (Age 88 years)2. Joseph Martin, b. 14 Apr 1858, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 20 Mar 1924, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 65 years)3. Mary Ann Martin, b. 9 Apr 1864, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 27 May 1952, Creston, Flathead Co., MT (Age 88 years)4. Emma Martin, b. 24 Oct 1865, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 15 Oct 1957, Kouts, Porter Co., IN (Age 91 years)5. Catherine Martin, b. 15 Jul 1869 d. 8 Nov 1946, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA (Age 77 years)Family ID F7014 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 May 2014
- Their civil marriage entry described the groom as cultivator Christianne Martin, a resident of Zilling, a son of cultivator Christianne Martin and Elizabeth Kog [Barbe Koch] who were present and consenting. The bride was described as Elisabethe Zert, a resident of Domèvre, daughter of cultivator Christianne Zert and Catherine Littviller who were present and consenting. Witnesses included cultivator Christianne Zert, 49, father of the bride; Christian Kerbre [Gerber], 49, friend of the bride living at Herbéviller; Christian Martin, cultivator, 68, father of the groom living at Zilling; and Jean Frey, 40, friend of the groom living at Zilling.
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Birth - 21 Mar 1835 - Imling, Moselle, FR 
Marriage - 1 Apr 1855 - Tazewell Co., IL 
Death - 19 Feb 1905 - Beemer, Cuming Co., NE = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit: Herald of Truth, March 1905:
On the 19th of Feb., 1905, near Beemer, Cuming Co., Neb., Nicholas Martin; aged 71 Y., 11 M., 4 D. Deceased was born in Saarburg, Alsace, came to America at the age of twenty, settling first in Tazewell Co., Ill., where he united in marriage with Katharine Litwiller, April 1, 1855. From Illinois he moved to Decatur Co., Kansas, in 1887, and in 1894 to Cuming Co., Neb. He leaves a wife, one son and four daughters, also 34 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services on the 22nd by J.H. Birky and Peter Oswald. Burial in the Beemer cemetery." [1]
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