John Benjamin Martin
Representing: Union
G.A.R Post
- James Blair Steedman Post #24 Bellingham, Whatcom Co. WA
Unit History
- 6th Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps K
Family History
John Benjamin Martin
- Birth
- 28 Dec 1837
Michigan, USA
- Death
- 3 Jan 1922 (aged 84)
Lawrence, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
- Burial
- Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown
- Plot
- Memorial ID
- 107634031
- Father Name: John Martin
Mother Name: Benjamin
Spouse Name: Susan Griffin
CIVIL WAR VETERAN OF LAWRENCE GETS HIS FINAL SUMMONS
After a residence of nearly twenty years in Whatcom county, John Benjamin Martin, who served as a private in Company K, Sixth Pennsylvania, R. V. C., during the Civil war, died Tuesday night at his home near Lawrence, at the age of 84 years. He came to this county from Kansas in 1902. He was a member of J. B. Steedman Post No. 24, G. A. R., and is survived by his widow and two sons, Arthur and Thomas, both of Lawrence. The funeral will be held Friday at 10:30 a. m. at the family home, with the Rev. George Shattuck, of Nooksack, officiating. The body will be shipped by the Gillies Undertaking company to Seattle for cremation.
(From The Bellingham Herald, January 5, 1922) - Created by Brian
Cemetery
Buried at CWV CREMATED BURIALS & UNKNOWN BURIALS