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Eliza Martin (Hess)

Also Known As: "Horst"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Death: January 10, 1934 (84)
Wakarusa, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Place of Burial: Southwest, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Jacob Hess and Nancy Hess
Wife of Joseph Stauffer Martin and Jonas Buckwalter Horst
Mother of Sarah Jane Weaver; John H. Martin; Jacob A. Martin and Reuben S. Martin
Sister of Malinda Martin; John; Levi Hess; Eli Rarick Hess and John Rarick Hess
Half sister of Chauncy Hess; Rufus Hess; Amasa F Hess; Charles F Hess; Chauncey F Hess and 2 others

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About Eliza Martin

Horst - Eliza Horst, daughter of Jacob & Nancy Hess, was born near Dalton, Ohio, April 4, 1849, died at the home of her grandson, Oscar Weaver near Wakarusa, Ind, Jan 10, 1934; aged 84 y, 7 m, 26 d.

In 1869 she was married to Joseph S Martin.

To this union 4 children were born (Sarah J Weaver of Harrison Center, Jacob A Martin of Wooster, O, Reuben S Martin of Goshen, and John H Martin of Dalton, O).

Joseph Martin died Aug 30, 1887.

In 1893 she was married to Jonas B Horst of North Lawrence, O, to which place she moved the following spring, her sons accompanying her. She lived in Ohio about 13 years, after which she again moved to Indiana and lived on her farm until a few years ago. Since that time she has lived with her children and the grandson at whose home she died.

She was sick only four days with pneumonia. She was a member of the Mennonite Church for the past 50 years and at the time of her death she was a member of the Olive congregation.

Jonas Horst died Dec 12, 1926, and was buried in Ohio.

She is survived by her 4 children, 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, 1 brother (Eli R Hess of Nappanee, Ind.) 1 sister (Mrs Malinda Martin of Goshen), 5 half-brothers (Amasa & Frank of Elkhart, Charles Hess of Rockford, Ill, Chauncey & Wilson Hess of Goshen).

Funeral services were held at the Yellow Creek Church conducted by D A Yoder and C A Shank. Text, Psa 90:10.

Gospel Herald Vol XXVI, No 45 8 February 1934

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Eliza Martin's Timeline

1849
April 4, 1849
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
1872
March 2, 1872
Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
1874
August 3, 1874
1878
September 18, 1878
1882
June 15, 1882
Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
1934
January 10, 1934
Age 84
Wakarusa, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
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Yellow Creek Frame Cemetery, Southwest, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States