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Maurice Benjamin Martin 1924–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 JUN 1924

Birth Location: Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 4 JUN 2000

Death Location: Kouts, Porter County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Arthur Martin

Mother: Lydia Elgi

Spouse(s): Violet Breitzke

Children(s):

Maurice Benjamin Martin was born in 1924 in Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, USA, the child of Arthur Martin And Lydia Florence Elgi. Maurice Benjamin Martin married Violet M Breitzke, and had children including Elmer Martin, Fred Martin, Paul Martin, Roy Martin, Sylvia Martin. Maurice Benjamin Martin passed away in 2000 in Kouts, Porter County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Maurice Benjamin Martin was born in 1924 in Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, USA, the child of Arthur Martin And Lydia Florence Elgi.
  • Maurice Benjamin Martin married Violet M Breitzke, and had children including Elmer Martin, Fred Martin, Paul Martin, Roy Martin, Sylvia Martin.
  • Maurice Benjamin Martin passed away in 2000 in Kouts, Porter County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maurice Martin's Ancestors

Self
Maurice Martin
1924–2000
Birth Place: Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Parents
Arthur Martin
1888–1984
Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Lydia (Florence) Elgi
1890–1990
Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Martin
1856–1909
Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Magdalena ("Lena") Oswald
1860–1919
Bavaria, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Peter Oswald
1859–1917
Anna Eichelberger
1833–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Oswald
1858–1931
Elizabeth Rupp
1860–1927

Maurice Martin's Timeline

3 Records

1924
12 JUN 1924
Birth of Maurice Benjamin Martin in Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
1943
25 Dec 1943
Age 19
Maurice Benjamin Martin was married in Wanatah, IN
Wanatah, IN
2000
4 JUN 2000
Age 76
Death of Maurice Benjamin Martin in Kouts, Porter, Indiana, USA
Kouts, Porter, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1924
    Event Place: Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2000; Roll: 12
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 5 Jun 2000; Publication Place: Munster, Indiana, USA; ,0.08128072,0.5060144,0.4146414&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1943
    Event Place: Wanatah, IN
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 5 Jun 2000; Publication Place: Munster, Indiana, USA; ,0.08128072,0.5060144,0.4146414&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kouts, Porter, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 5 Jun 2000; Publication Place: Munster, Indiana, USA; ,0.08128072,0.5060144,0.4146414&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JUN 2000
    Event Place: Kouts, Porter, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2000; Roll: 12
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 5 Jun 2000; Publication Place: Munster, Indiana, USA; ,0.08128072,0.5060144,0.4146414&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kouts, Porter County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 5 Jun 2000; Publication Place: Munster, Indiana, USA; ,0.08128072,0.5060144,0.4146414&xid=3355

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