Martha Minna Martens
1888 - 1972

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• Birth	23 February 1888	Posen Township, Yellow Medicine Co., MN, US
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 October 1972	Graceville, Big Stone Co., MN, USA
  Buried	Hillcrest Cemetery, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine Co., MN, USA
  		Headstone for Lewis and Martha Johnson (courtesy Lloyd Ashmore) JOHNSON MARTHA M. LEWIS O. 1888 - 1972 1869 - 1946 Status: Located
  Person ID	I9211	Houliston Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 September 2007

  
  

  Father	John Henry (Johan Hinrich) Martens,   b. 23 February 1846, Berlin, Germany ,   d. 31 July 1926
  Mother	Sophia (Sophie) Henriett Sieghold,   b. 26 July 1851, Geestemuende, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany ,   d. 15 February 1918
  Married	28 August 1870	Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
  Family ID	F3107	Family Group Sheet

  
  

  Family/Spouse 1	Roy (James Robroy) Holliston,   b. 28 April 1883, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine, MN, USA ,   d. 11 June 1934, Milwaukee, WI, USA
  Children	> 1. Lona V Holliston,   b. 20 March 1907, Yellow Medicine, MN, USA ,   d. September 1986, MN, USA > 2. Isabelle (Belle) Holliston,   b. 28 September 1908, Provost, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 31 October 1998, Austin, TX USA > 3. Iva Ada Holliston,   b. 15 July 1910, Yellow Medicine, MN, USA ,   d. 26 February 2005, Olympia Fields, Cook, IL, USA
  Family ID	F3102	Family Group Sheet

  
  

  Family/Spouse 2	Lewis Olai Johnson,   b. 1869, MN, USA ,   d. 1946, MN, USA
  Family ID	F3106	Family Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  ======================================================================= 1910 USA census - Granite Falls Ward 1, Yellow Medicine, MN: Name Birth Year Birthplace Relation J Roy Holliston abt 1884 Minnesota Head Martha M Holliston abt 1888 Minnesota Wife Lona V Holliston abt 1907 Minnesota Daughter Isabelle V Holliston abt 1909 Canada English Daughter ======================================================================= 1920 USA census - Wood Lake, Yellow Medicine, MN: Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Race Relation Martha M Hollister  abt 1889 Minnesota race Head Lona V Hollister abt 1908 Minnesota race Daughter Isabell B Hollister abt 1909 Canada race Daughter Ina E Hollister abt 1911 Minnesota race Daughter John H Martens  abt 1845 Germany race Father ======================================================================= 1930 USA census - Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine, MN: Name Estimated birth year Birthplace Relation Louis O Johnson abt 1869 Minnesota Head Mattha M Johnson abt 1888 Wife ??? John Harold abt 1909 Son ======================================================================= http://ssdi.rootsweb.com Name Birth Death Last Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued MARTHA JOHNSON 23 Feb 1888 Oct 1972 56240 (Graceville, Big Stone, MN) (none specified) 472-30-2100 Minnesota ======================================================================= http://home.earthlink.net/~lloash/Holliston-Johnson-Marten/martha.html Martha Minna Martens Holliston Johnson Born: 23 Feburary 1888 Posen Township, Yellow Medicine Co., MN, USA Married James Robroy Halliston Married Lewis Olai Johnson Died 29 October 1972 Graceville, Big Stone Co., MN USA Internment Hillcrest Cenetery, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine Co., MN USA Parents: Father John Henry Martens Born: 23 Feburary 1846 Berlin Germany Mother Sophia Henrietta von Sieghold Martens Born: 21 May 1927 Children: Mother: James Robroy Holliston Lena Holliston Anderson Born: 21 December, 1972 Iva Holliston Nydam Born: 24 February, 1976 Isabelle Beatrice Holliston Ashmore Born:28 September 1908 Provost, Alberta, Canada Died:31 October 1998 Austin, TX USA She attended school in Posen township, and at the age of 16 she was indentured to a seamstress for two years to learn the trade. She was a Granite Falls MN resident for 50 years prior to moving to Graceville, in 1970 She was a member of the Granite Falls Lutheran Church and Norwegian Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Royal Neighbor Lodge- Minnehaha Camp No. 3493 in which she served for 29 years as secretary. =============================================================================== Notes: MARTHA MINNA MARTENS: ------------------------------------------------------------------- She attended school in Posen Township, and at the age of 16 she was indentured to a seamstress for two years to learn the trade. She was a Granite Falls MN resident for 50 years prior to moving to Graceville. Iin 1970 she was a member of the Granite Falls Lutheran Church and Norwegian Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Royal Neighbor Lodge- Minnehaha Camp No. 3493 in which she served for 29 years as secretary. --Extracted from Internet by GMSIEGHOLD-- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Facts MARTHA MINNA MARTENS: Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine Co., MN, USA Childen of MARTHA MARTENS und JAMES HOLLISTON are: i. LENA3 HOLLISTON, married to ANDERSON. ii. IVA HOLLISTON, married to NYDAM. 3. iii. ISABELLE BEATRICE HOLLISTON, born 28 Sep 1908, Provost, Alberta, Canada; died 31 Okt 1998, Austin, TX, USA. 3. Generation 3. ISABELLE BEATRICE3 HOLLISTON (MARTHA MINNA2 MARTENS, SOPHIE HENRIETTE1 SIEGHOLD, ERNST GERHARDA, HINRICHB SIEGHOLT, HINRICHC, HINRICHD, HINRICHE) born 28 Sep 1908 in Provost, Alberta, Canada, and died 31 Okt 1998 in Austin, TX, USA. She married EARL D. ASHMORE am 30 Sep 1926 in MN.