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Sophia Josephine Martin 1878–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1878

Birth Location: Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 3 Apr 1967

Death Location: New Lisbon, Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Frederick Martin

Mother: Augusta Madow

Spouse(s): William Akan

Children(s): Gladys Akan

Sophia Josephine Martin was born in 1878 in Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Frederick Gottlieb Martin And Augusta Louise Madow. Sophia Josephine Martin married William Baxter Akan, and had children including Gladys Margaret Akan. Sophia Josephine Martin passed away in 1967 in New Lisbon, Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sophia Josephine Martin was born in 1878 in Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Frederick Gottlieb Martin And Augusta Louise Madow.
  • Sophia Josephine Martin married William Baxter Akan, and had children including Gladys Margaret Akan.
  • Sophia Josephine Martin passed away in 1967 in New Lisbon, Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick Martin
1841–1912
Birth Location: Herrenbreitungen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany
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Augusta Madow
1841–1919
Birth Location: Toerpin, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Spouses(s)

William Akan
1871–1960
Birth Location: Dayton Township, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States
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Children(s)

Gladys Akan
1909–1971
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Sophia Martin's Ancestors

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Sophia Martin
1878–1967
Birth Place: Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Frederick Gottlieb Martin
1841–1912
Herrenbreitungen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany
Augusta (Louise) Madow
1841–1919
Toerpin, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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Sophia Martin's Descendants

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Sophia (Josephine) Martin (30 Mar 1878–3 Apr 1967) m. William (Baxter) Akan (22 Dec 1871–8 Sep 1960)
  1. 1. Gladys (Margaret) Akan 1909–1971 m. Ernie Reynolds 1906–1968
    1. 1. Harry (William) Reynolds 1928–2007 m. Gladys Opp 1929–2021
    2. 2. Loretta Reynolds 1930–2004

Sophia Martin's Timeline

2 Records

1878
30 Mar 1878
Birth of Sophia Josephine Martin in Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
1967
3 Apr 1967
Age 89
Death of Sophia Josephine Martin in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1967
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Lisbon, Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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