Leon Aloysious Martin (1886 - 1919)

Born 9 Oct 1886 in Perry, Allen, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Eudoxia (Girard) Martin — married 5 Jun 1912 in Allen County, Indiana, United States

Died 24 Feb 1919 at age 32 in Perry, Allen, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Obituary

Leon A. Martin, aged 32 years, and a prominent farmer of Perry Township, passed away at the family home, nine miles north of Fort Wayne, at 3:40 o'clock Monday morning. Death followed an illness of one year, but his condition was not serious until several months ago. He was born and reared in Perry township, and had resided there his entire life, and was very active in all happenings in the community.

He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jule J. Martin, pioneer residents of Perry township. The deceased was a member of St. Vincent's Catholic church, at Academie, and was affiliated with the various organizations of that church. He was married to Miss Eudoxia Girard, on June 5, 1912, who survives him, as do the parents, three sons, Carlton, aged 6 years; Paul, 4; and Leslie, 2 years; two sisters, Mrs. A.J. Nomina and Mrs. August Guillaume, both of this city.

Funeral services Thursday morning at 9 o'clock at the residence, and at 9:30 o'clock at St. Vincent's Catholic church. The body will be brought to Fort Wayne and placed in the new Catholic mausoleum for final burial.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Martin," The Fort Wayne News and Sentinel, 24 Feb 1919: 5. Print. news clipping.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKL5-2RK : 29 October 2015), Leon A Martin in household of Martin, Perry, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 8B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,351.
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXJG-FDB : 21 January 2016), Leon A Martin and Eudoxia Girard, 05 Jun 1912; citing Allen, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,130,632.