Robert, Mickey et al,
Peter Martz married Christena Myers in Pickaway County, Ohio about 1808. He
fought in the War of 1812. The family moved to Fayette County, Indiana
about 1817. They had 12 or 13 children and each of their surviving children
had huge families. Their twin sons took land grants in the area which is
now Arcadia, Hamilton County, Indiana. As late as 1959, the Martz family
reunions (usually in Noblesville) were attended by hundreds of people. Now,
a scant 40 years later, it is hard to find a Martz descendant who is
involved in their family history.
Two booklets about the Hamilton County families have been circulated. One
is the "Genealogy and History of the McCormick and Martz Families" by M. C.
Martz of Arcadia published by Butler Printing House of Noblesville, Indiana
in 1927. The other is more a collection of lists put together for the 1959
family reunion. It was signed off on by Eugene Donald Montgomery, President
of the reunion association. I assume that Donald Montgomery is a descendant
of Stillman C. Montgomery, a distinguished Civil War veteran who married
Eliza Ann Martz.
According to the 1927 history, "The Martz family is of German origin and was
first represented in America about 1700."
This history describes Nicholas Martz (b. 1762 in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania) as the father of Peter Martz (1789-1872).
I am interested in exchanging information with anyone who might have
information about the family of Peter and Christena Martz.
Frank L. Myers