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John, I've got some information to share with you. My gggrandmother Ella is
Margaret's sister. My ggggrandmother Catherine is Cornelius's sister. Margaret J.
Dinius and Cornelius Martz were married 13 April 1874 in Huntington co.,Ind. They had five
children:
Harvey Melvin b.1875 d.1947
unmarried
Austin Earl "Early" b.1878 d. ?
1st m. Jennie Mae/May Rupert 6 Dec.1896-Hunt.co.,IN
2nd m. Sallie Reese
infant brother d. 7 Feb.1881-age 4 days
Serepta Edith "Edith" b.11 Feb.1882 d. ?
m. Elmer E. Krewson 22 Dec.1901-Hunt.co.,IN
Laura M. (Matilda?) b.Oct.1882/83/88 d. 5 Feb.1983
m. Jake Smith 13 Oct.1914-Hunt.co.,IN
I do not know what happened to Jennie Rupert Martz. I'm not sure if she died or
if they were divorced. Austin Earl had a son named Loran Martz b.22 Feb.1896 in Huntington
co.,Ind.
Loran died 11 Dec.1961 in Roanoke, Huntington co.,Ind. He is buried in Covington Mem.
Gardens. Loran was born before either of Austin Earl's marriages. I don't believe
that Jennie Rupert is his mother. However I cannot find any record of his mother.I
discovered Loran's existance while looking through a book called Koontz-Lynch Funeral
Home Records 1918-1977 (Roanoke).In this book Loran's father is listed as Austin E.
Martz, his mother's name was not given.
With Jennie Rupert, Austin Earl had a son named Chauncy R. who died at age 1 on 22
July 1901.They also had a daughter named Hazel who was younger than Chauncy. Austin Earl
could have had more children with Jennie, but these are the only two that I am aware of. I
know that Austin Earl and Sallie Reece had some children, but I'm not sure what their
names were. I know that they were quite a bit younger than Loran, Chauncy, and Hazel.
Harvey Melvin and his infant brother are buried on either side of their parents in the
Old Lutheran Cemetary in Jackson Twp.,Huntington co., Ind. It is also known as Union
Cemetary
and the Old Simons Cemetary.This cemetary is a few miles east of Roanoke. Laura and Jake
Smith are buried at Ridgeview Cemetary in Astabula co., Ohio. Serepta Edith and Elmer
Krewson resided in Fort Wayne. I do not know where they are buried, and I don't know
where Austin Earl is buried.
On a side note my grandmother says that his family used to call Cornelius Martz, Uncle
Cornel [pronounced corneel]. I've got Margaret and Cornelius' obituaries if anyone
is interested.