hmtl5 Esther Mae Martin b. 10 Dec 1891 Veedersburg, Fountain County, Indiana d. 9 Nov 1963 Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy

Esther Mae Martin

Female 1891 - 1963  (71 years)


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  • Name Esther Mae Martin 
    Born 10 Dec 1891  Veedersburg, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 9 Nov 1963  Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I759  Hedges
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2024 

    Father Charles A. Martin,   b. 11 Nov 1865, Boone County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1922, Union County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Sarah Emeline Craft,   b. 3 Sep 1867, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1910  (Age 42 years) 
    Family ID F475  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Reamer Shields,   b. 7 Feb 1890, Webber Township, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1963, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 18 Jan 1910  Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Dec 1891 - Veedersburg, Fountain County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jan 1910 - Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Plotner, Crouch and Martin Families
    Plotner, Crouch and Martin Families

  • Notes 
    • Esther Mae Shields, 71, Of Bluford Died
      Mrs. Esther Mae Shields of RFD1, Bluford, died at 6:50 a.m. today in Fairfield memorial Hospital at the age of 71 years, 10 months, and 29 days.
      Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Oakdale E.U.B. Church with the Rev. Wilson White and the Rev. Ross Partridge officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.
      The body will lie in state at the Osborn Funeral Home in Dix where friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Sunday.
      Mrs. Shields was born Dec. 10, 1891, in Veedersburg, Ind., the daughter of Charles and Sarah (Craft) Martin.
      On Jan. 18, 1910, in Jefferson county, she was married to J.R. Shields, who preceded her in death on Sept. 25 of this years. Both Mrs. Shields and her husband were well known McNess dealers.
      She is survived by one son, Chester Shields of Bluford; two daughters, Mrs. Lavin Keele of Dix and Mrs. Vera Simmons of Downers Grove, Ill.; two brothers, Everett martin of Dixon, Ill., and Elmer Martin of Danville, Ill.; three half-brothers, John and Glenn Crouch both of Bluford and Elton Martin of Los Angeles, Calif.; three half-sisters, Mrs. Ross Shields of Bluford, Mrs. Leland Wiggins of Inkster, Mich., and Mrs. J.E. Tate of Detroit, Mich.; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
      Mt. Vernon Register-News, Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Saturday, 9 November 1963.
      [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S87] Newspaper article.