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George Hermans Martens 1894 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1894

Birth Location: Sumner Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 24 March 1987

Death Location: Minnesota, USA

Father: Henry Martens

Mother: Marie Kanning

Spouse(s): Florence Drivness

Children(s): Mary Martens

George Hermans Martens was born in 1894 in Sumner Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA, the child of Henry Martens and Marie Sophie Elise Kanning. In 1900, George Hermans Martens resided in Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA. In 1905, George Hermans Martens resided in Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA. George Hermans Martens married Florence Anne Drivness, and had children including Mary Jane Martens. George Hermans Martens passed away in 1987 in Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • George Hermans Martens was born in 1894 in Sumner Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA, the child of Henry Martens and Marie Sophie Elise Kanning.
  • In 1900, George Hermans Martens resided in Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1905, George Hermans Martens resided in Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA.
  • George Hermans Martens married Florence Anne Drivness, and had children including Mary Jane Martens.
  • George Hermans Martens passed away in 1987 in Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Martens's Ancestors

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George Martens
1894 – 1987
Birth Place: Sumner Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Henry Martens
1868 – 1951
Northfield, Cook, Illinois, USA
Marie (Sophie Elise) Kanning
1871 – 1973
Germany
Grandparents
Claus Martins
Katharina Peters
William Kanning
Dorothea Meyer
Great-Grandparents
Marten Martens
1813 – 1874
Wiebke Popp
1815 – 1892
Peter Peters
1819 –
Kathrine Groth
1823 – 1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Martens's Descendants

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George (Hermans) Martens (2 January 1894 – 24 March 1987) m. Florence (Anne) Drivness (20 Sep 1904 – 18 March 1990)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Martens (23 Nov 1932 – 5 Dec 2016) m. Raymond (John) Sonnek (3 January 1933 – 14 April 2017)

George Martens's Timeline

10 Records

1894
2 January 1894
Birth of George Hermans Martens in Sumner Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
Sumner Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
George Hermans Martens resided here in Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA
Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA
1905
12 Jun 1905
Age 11
George Hermans Martens resided here in Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA
Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
George Hermans Martens resided here in Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA
Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
George Hermans Martens resided here in Lake Prairie, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA
Lake Prairie, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
George Hermans Martens resided here in St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota
St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota
1935
1935
Age 41
George Hermans Martens resided here in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 46
George Hermans Martens resided here in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
George Hermans Martens resided here in St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA
St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA
1987
24 March 1987
Age 93
Death of George Hermans Martens in Minnesota, USA
Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1894
    Event Place: Sumner Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Minnesota; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 620
    [2] Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1941; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 52-19B
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois; Roll: T627_919; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 104-60
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, Number: 468-32-4562; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lake Prairie, Nicollet, Minnesota; Roll: T625_848; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 442
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota; Roll: 1109; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 247.0; FHL microfilm: 2340844
    [9] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Minnesota; Registration County: Martin; Roll: 1675519
    [10] Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
    [11] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota; Roll: 775; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1240775
    [12] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota; Roll: T624_710; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1374723
    [13] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [14] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940
    [15] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
    [16] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota; Roll: 2342; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 52-28
    [17] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [18] Unknown

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota; Roll: 775; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1240775

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rolling Green, Martin, Minnesota; Roll: T624_710; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1374723

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lake Prairie, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lake Prairie, Nicollet, Minnesota; Roll: T625_848; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 442

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota; Roll: 1109; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 247.0; FHL microfilm: 2340844

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1941; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 52-19B
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois; Roll: T627_919; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 104-60

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1941; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 52-19B
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois; Roll: T627_919; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 104-60

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota; Roll: 2342; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 52-28

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Martin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Minnesota; Registration County: Martin; Roll: 1675519

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Saint Peter, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Minnesota; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 620

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St Peter, Minn
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1987
    Event Place: Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, Number: 468-32-4562; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Unknown

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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