Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Martin, Theresia 1917
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The Belding News, Wednesday, October 31, 1917


The death of Mrs. Theresia Martin, aged 82 years, took place at the home of her 
daughter, Mrs. Lena Engemann, 914 James street, Friday afternoon, at 3:30 
o’clock, following a general wearing out process which had been taking place 
for the past six months.  No disease bothered the sturdy pioneer, but it was 
simply a case of the human machine against time and the latter winning out as 
usual.

Mrs. Martin was born in Germany on October 19, 1835 and eighteen years later 
emigrated to this country and going to Tiffin, Ohio, and working as a domestic 
for some of the oldest and best known families in that city.  She could relate 
many interesting stories about the first voyage which she made to this country 
and her early experiences here before she had got so that she knew American 
ways and the English language.

She was married to George Martin in Tiffin, Ohio, and in the year 1866 they, 
with their children, the late Jacob Martin and Mrs. Lena Engemann, of this 
city, returned to Germany, intending to remain there.  In the year 1867 they 
decided to return to this country and coming to this county, located on the 
farm directly across from the Miriam Catholic church and which is now owned by 
George Krupp and where she resided continuously until a few years ago when she 
came to this city making her home with her son, Jacob Martin for a short time 
and for the past two years with her daughter, Mrs. Lena Engemann.

Surviving her are three daughters, Mrs. Lena Engemann, Mrs. Gertrude Honson and 
Mrs. Louis Scheidt, also a son, Peter Martin, all of this city or immediate 
vicinity.  Twenty-one grandchildren, of whom are the editor is one and twelve 
great grandchildren also survive to mourn the loss of a good and loving old 
soul.

The funeral was held from St. Joseph Catholic church in this vicinity yesterday 
morning, at nine o’clock, Rev. Fr. John M. Zindler celebrating a Solemn Requiem 
High Mas in her honor and burial was made in the Catholic cemetery at Miriam by 
the side of her husband who had preceded her in death thirteen years ago.


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