Martin, Henry (1851-1928)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1929 Jan 2 p. 4

Birth date: 1851 Dec 19

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Henry Martin

Henry Martin, an honored citizen of the community, passed away Monday afternoon at 2:35 at Bethel hospital, where he had been taken last Friday morning suffering from influenza-pneumonia. He reached his 77th birthday Dec. 19, last.

Mr. Martin came here from McPherson county in 1898, and the family has ever since resided on the suburban home farm just east of the Bethel College campus. Mr. Martin was a quiet man who held the respect of all who knew him.

He leaves his widow and four children, who are Mrs. Jacob P. Boehr, of the Bethel campus, Miss Alice Martin of the home who is teaching in the Salina city schools, Mrs. Cora Mackay, Great Falls, Mont., Ellison D. of Salina. All except Mrs. Mackay are here.

Funeral services were conducted at the Duff & Son funeral parlors Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, and interment was made in Greenwood cemetery.

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Evening Kansan-Republican obituary: 1929 Jan 1 p. 3

Text of obituary:

Henry Martin

Henry Martin an honored citizen of the community, passed away Monday afternoon at 2:35 at Bethel hospital, where he had been taken last Friday morning suffering from influenza-pneumonia. He reached his 77th birthday Dec. 19, last.

Mr. Martin came here from McPherson county in 1893, and the family has ever since resided on the suburban home farm just east of the Bethel College campus. Mr. Martin was a quiet man who held the respect of all who knew him.

He leaves his widow and four children, who are Mrs. Jacob P. Boehr, of the Bethel campus, Miss Alice Martin of the home who is teaching in the Salina city schools, Mrs. Cora Mackay, Great Falls, Mont., and Ellison D., of Salina. All except Mrs. Mackay are here.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Duff & Son funeral parlors Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, and interment will be made in Greenwood cemetery.

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Evening Kansan-Republican obituary: 1929 Jan 4 p. 4

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Obituary—Henry Martin

Henry Martin, son of David and Catherine (Leib) Martin, was born at Clarence Center, N. Y., Dec. 19, 1851. He was one of six children and grew to manhood on the farm. He attended the village school and later the Mennonite seminary at Wadsworth, O., after which he engaged in teaching for several years. He was married to Susannah Krehbiel of Clarence Center, Dec. 11, 1879. To this union were born five children, three daughters and two sons. One son, Herman, died at the age of fourteen, in the year 1897.

In March, 1880 they settled on a homestead in McPherson county near Canton, where they resided until Sept. 15, 1893, when they moved to the Bethel College campus, Newton, Kans.

In the spring of 1882 on confession of his faith Mr. Martin was baptized by Rev. Christian Krehbiel and became a member of the Mennonite church of Halstead. There he retained his membership until he became one of the charter members of the Bethel college church.

He died Dec. 31, 1928 at the Bethel hospital of influenza-pneumonia, following a lingering illness of nearly two years, during which time he was a cheerful, patient sufferer. He was a consistent Christian, a great reader and an earnest student of the Bible.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Susannah K. Martin and the following children: Mrs. J. P. Boehr of the Bethel College campus, Alice Martin of the home, Ellison Martin, of Salina and Mrs. Ernest Mackay of Great Falls, Mont., and five grand children. He is also survived by two brothers and two sisters, Orlando Martin and Mrs. Ellen Williams of Clarence Center, N. Y., John Martin of Buffalo, N. Y., and Mrs. Maria Kurtz of Flint, Mich., and by numerous other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 2, at 2:30, at the Duff & Son Funeral Parlors. Rev. H. A. Fast officiated, speaking briefly on Rev. 2:10. Frances Goerz, Mildred Haury, Henry Gaeddert and Paul Kliewer, accompanied by Esther Ediger furnished music for the service. After a brief service at the grave, Mr. Martin was laid to rest in Greenwood cemetery.

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Bethel College Monthly obituary: 1929 Jan p. 3