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Floyd's Northumberland County Genealogy Pages 493 thru 516

Jacob Martz, son ofJacob, was born in 1815 in Upper Paxton township, Dauphin county, and died in that locality in 1882, aged sixty- seven years. He is buried at Killinger's (also known as David's) Church, of which he was a Reformed member. He was a butcher, and followed his trade among the farmers in his neighborhood, being engaged every day during the season. To a limited extent he also carried on farming, owning a small tract of three acres, while his wife owned fifteen acres. Mr. Martz was a Republican in politics, and was elected supervisor of his township, serving several years in that office. His first wife, Rachel (Welker), daughter of John Welker, died in the fall of 1860, aged fifty-one years. She was the mother of nine children: Uriah married Hannah Miller; Jacob died when young; John W. is mentioned below; Hannah married Adam Naubringer and (second) Elias Witmer; Sarah married Henry Kissinger; Elizabeth and Amanda died unmarried, but three weeks apart, of typhoid fever; Mary married Jerry Hoy; Jeremiah married Miss Hoffman. For his second wife Mr. Martz married Sarah (Weaver), widow of Peter Schreffler, and by this marriage there were two children: Emma and one that died in infancy. John W. Martz, son of Jacob and Rachel (Welker) Martz, was born Aug. 13, 1834, in Upper Paxton township, Dauphin Co., P A, and was there reared. In 1852 he came to Northumberland county, locating in Lower Mahanoy township, where he, has ever since resided. When a young man he learned the tailor's trade, which he followed after settling in this county, living for five years in Georgetown, whence in 1861 he came to Vera Crus. He is now the oldest resident of that village. Mr. Martz followed tailoring there until 1906, when he retired nom the business, now giving all his working hours to the duties of his position at postmaster, which he has held since Dec. 31, 1898; the post office name is Malta. He is a most respected citizen, one who has always held the esteem and regard of his fellow citizens by his upright life. In politics he is a Republican, in religious connection a member or the Reformed church at Vera Cruz, which he has served officially for a number of years, as deacon, elder and trustee. While living at Georgetown he held the office of deacon in the church there for three years. On Jan. 29, 1854, Mr. Martz married Mary Ann Witmer, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Phillips) Witmer, and ten children have been born to their union: Sarah Ellen, William, Jeremiah P., Alice A. (unmarried), Peter L., Mary, Lizzie, Jonathan 0., Rachel R., Jacob A. and a son that died in infancy.

• Married: 1832 in Dauphin Co, PA ¹

1. Uriah Martz b: 15 DEC 1832 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
2. John W. Martz b: 13 AUG 1834 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
3. Sarah Martz b: 25 OCT 1836 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
4. Hannah Martz b: 25 NOV 1836 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
5. Jacob Martz b: 1839 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
6. Elizabeth Martz b: 08 MAY 1839 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
7. Amanda Martz b: 08 FEB 1841 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
8. Mary Martz b: 1846 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
9. Jeremiah Martz b: 1848 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA

1. Title: roger cramer
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2. Title: Floyd's history of Northumberland County
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