Person Profile

John Martin

Born 4 MAY 1818 — East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA
Died 26 AUG 1900 — Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Buried AUG 1900 — Rowe Mennonite Cemetery, Shippensburg, Franklin, Pennsylania, United States

Parents

Father Jacob Martin (17 SEP 1781–16 OCT 1865)
Mother Anna Wenger Martin (10 MAR 1786–4 JUN 1849)

Marriage

Wife: Veronica Francis Horst

Married: 21 APR 1840 — Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Children:
  1. Anna Martin b. 4 JUL 1841 d. Y
  2. Magdalena Martin b. 25 MAY 1843 d. 15 NOV 1932
  3. Susanna Martin b. 14 JAN 1845 d. 25 OCT 1934
  4. Fannie Martin b. 27 FEB 1846 d. 1862
  5. Isaac Martin b. 5 DEC 1847 d. ABT 1848
  6. Elizabeth Martin b. 16 AUG 1849 d. 1868
  7. Catherine Martin b. 8 JUN 1851 d. ABT 1851
  8. Barbara Horst Martin b. 20 SEP 1853 d. 22 FEB 1908
  9. John Jacob Martin b. 28 SEP 1855 d. 16 SEP 1922
  10. Jonas Horst Martin b. 30 MAY 1857 d. 1857
  11. David H Martin b. 20 DEC 1859 d. 12 AUG 1904
  12. Joseph Horst Martin b. 16 OCT 1861 d. 26 APR 1935

Notes


After John and Fanny were married, they farmed in Lancaster County
for twenty-eight years. They were members of the Weaverland Mennonite
Church, East Earl, Pa.
In the spring of 1868, they moved to Franklin Co., Pa., near
Shippensburg. John bought land on the Rowe Creek at Pinola. He purchased
30 acres from Samuel Kyner for $850, deed dated March 18, 1868. He also
purchased three tracts of land totaling 130+ acres with improvements,
from Margaret Johnson for $11,880.62, deed dated March 31, 1868.
John and Fanny lived in the brick house east of Rowe Creek. This
farm was sold to his son, Preacher Joseph H. Martin. Later it was
purchased by the New Enterprise Stone Quarry.
Across the creek was a house along the Orrstown Road (Route 433).
John added to this house and built a barn there. This farm was sold to
his son, John J. Martin. It is now the site of the Pinola Hatchery.
John and Fanny were members of the Rowe Mennonite Church, near
Shippensburg, Pa. They are buried in the ole Rowe Cemetery, a short
distance from Pinola. Their graves are located in the middle of the fifth
row from the rear fence. ("The John Jacob Martin Family", Daniel R.
Lehman, 1978)