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John J. Martin[1]

Male 1855 - 1922  (67 years)

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  • Name John J. Martin 
    Birth 28 Aug 1855 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Sep 1922  Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cem. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I54  Martin Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 May 2003 

    Father John Martin,   b. 4 May 1818, East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1900 (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Veronica "Fanny" Horst,   b. 21 Apr 1822   d. 16 Apr 1883 (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 10 Mar 1840  [1
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Rife 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1878  Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Henry Edwin Martin
     2. Fannie Martin,   b. 24 May 1881, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1939 (Age 57 years)
     3. Stephen Rife Martin,   b. 30 May 1882, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1950 (Age 67 years)
     4. Alice Martin,   b. 27 Oct 1883
     5. Eber Martin,   b. 27 Jun 1888   d. 21 Sep 1909 (Age 21 years)
     6. John Jacob Martin,   b. 4 May 1890
     7. Ada Grace Martin,   b. 4 Jul 1902
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2003 

  • Notes 
    • John Jacob Martin was born in East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa.
      When he was twelve years old, his parents moved to Southampton Twp.,
      Franklin Co., Pa. He grew up there on his father's 160-acre farm on the
      Rowe Creek at Pinola.
      On November 28, 1878, he was married to Sarah Rife in Franklin Co.,
      Pa. by Preacher Franklin Dysin. As the custom was then, John and Sarah
      went to Lancaster County on their wedding trip, visiting all their
      relatives down to their parents' cousins.
      After their marriage, they lived in part of the house with John's
      parents and farmed with his father. Then they started farming for
      themselves on a slate land farm in Letterkenny Township.
      Some time after their oldest son, Henry, was born, they became
      members of the Mennonite Church.
      Later they moved to the Rife home farm in Letterkenny Twp and lived
      in half of the house. Sarah's parents and her two unmarried sisters,
      Elizabeth and Mary, lived in the other half.
      The family moved away from the Rife farm in 1897 and lived at Salem
      for several years. On January 24, 1900, John bought his father's 45-acre
      farm at Pinola for $1700. They moved there soon after his father's death.
      While living at Pinola, they attended the Rowe Mennonite Church.
      As each of the children reached maturity, five of the seven left
      home for jobs in other communities. Henry weat to Illinois in 1897 and
      got a job in a factory. He married and settled there. In the fall of
      1902, Stephen went to Ohio and worked on a farm. Fannie also went to Ohio
      and worked in homes there. In 1909, Eber went to Ohio and worked for a
      farmer.
      Because of this dispersing of the family to distant communities, as
      well as the wide gap in age between the oldest and the youngest, the
      children were never all together at the same place at the same time. Ada
      did not even meet her oldest brother till she was eight; Henry was then
      thirty-two.
      In the winter of 1910, Clara, Henry's wife, died. Henry was left
      with his two children--five-year-old Royce and two-and-a-half-year-old
      Gladys. He brought them to his parents, who provided a home for them.
      That winter, John and Sarah decided to move to Ohio in order that
      they could be closer to their children and so that Henry would not have
      to travel as far to see Royce and Gladys. They sold their farm at Pinola
      to their son-in-law, Calvin Martin, and moved to Ohio in February 1911.
      They lived near their son Stephen. While living there, John did day work
      among the farmers. Their son, John, went to Ohio about a week before his
      parents and found work in Wayne County.
      In the fall of 1912, John and Sarah moved back to Pennsylvania and
      rented a house in Chambersburg for about a year. But John felt he should
      be on a farm for the sake of his young ones, so he bought a 52-acre farm
      near Shippensburg. He farmed with one horse; all his implements were one
      horse-size. After farming for about six years, he bought a house on
      Philadelphia Avenue extended, north of Chambersburg near the Chambersburg
      Mennonite Church, January 11, 1921.
      John and Sarah were praying parents, concerned for their children's
      welfare. Church attendance was a "must," and to be on time was a "must."
      John commanded his children to obedience. "Right forth immediately" was
      one of his expressions. They taught their children to be honest. If any
      of them told a lie, it was a serious offense. Sarah was diligent in
      teaching her giorls to sew and there was no getting it done quickly. If
      the stitches were not little and even, they had to be ripped out and
      redone until they passed her inspection.
      John did day work for different farmers up to the last year of his
      life. He died September 16, 1922, age 67 years, after an illness of
      several months. Sarah wrote in the back of her Bible, "How I miss John's
      kind and helpful hand." A neighbor commented, "John's dry humor
      complemented Sarah's more negative outlook on life."
      After John's death, Sarah continued living with her daughter Ada and
      her grandchildren, Royce and Gladys. She was free to spend time helping
      her children. She was glad to be able to go and spend a week or even a
      month at one of their homes, helping as needed.
      Sarah always enjoyed good health until the late spring of 1944. Her
      heart weakened and she died June 18, 1944, after being in bed several
      weeks. The sermon text at her funeral was Mark 14:8: "She hath done what
      she could."
      John and Sarah Martin are buried in the Chambersburg Mennonite
      Church Cemetery, Chambersburg, Pa. Their graves are located in the second
      row east from the cross drive, and the tenth marker to the right of the
      main drive. ("The John Jacob Martin Family", Daniel R. Lehman, 1978.)




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  • Sources 
    1. [S2] GEDCOM File : dean_martin.ged.