arrow
Jacob Martin Fast
(1788-1875)
Catharine Rex
(1794-1872)
David Girton
(1813-1869)
Rebecca Fast
(1825-1907)
Martin Gillman Girton
(1860-1933)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Esther E. Foster

2. Syriah M. Hollenbaugh

Martin Gillman Girton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 27 June 1860, Nankin, OH 3 4 6 7 8 9
  • Marriage (1): Esther E. Foster on 31 December 1885 in , Wood County, OH 1
  • Marriage (2): Syriah M. Hollenbaugh on 28 June 1903 in , Seneca County, OH 2
  • Died: 18 June 1933, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH at age 72 8 9
  • Buried: 21 June 1933, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH 8 9
picture

bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Perry Township, Wood County, OH on 5 July 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 10, Dwelling 74, Family 76
Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio
Martin Girton..10..OH..Attending School
(Living with widowed mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 27 Jun 1860, then his age should have been 9 instead of 10.
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Perry Township, Wood County, OH on June 1880. 6

1880 US Census
Page 2D, Roll 1078
Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio
Martin Girton..Son..20..OH..Day Laborer
(Living with widowed mother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Jackson Township, Paulding County, OH on 11 June 1900. 7

1900 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 51, Dwelling 116, Family 120
Jackson Township, Paulding County, Ohio
farm owned, with mortgage
Martin G. Girton..Head..Jun 1860..39..OH..Farmer..Widowed
Chester W. Girton..Son..Dec 1886..13..OH
Pearl W. Girton..Niece..Nov 1880..19..OH..House Keeper

(Martin was widowed and living with his son and niece.)
.



• He was buried on 21 June 1933 in the Ruggles Cemetery in Ruggles, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #35606473
. 9


picture

Martin married Esther E. Foster, daughter of Abraham Foster and Lydia A. Swope, on 31 December 1885 in , Wood County, OH.1 (Esther E. Foster was born on 23 December 1864 in , Wood County, OH,10 died on 27 May 1889 in Perry Township, Wood County, OH 10 11 and was buried after 27 May 1889 in West Millgrove, OH 10 11.)


picture

Martin next married Syriah M. Hollenbaugh, daughter of Elias Hollenbaugh and Unknown, on 28 June 1903 in , Seneca County, OH.2 (Syriah M. Hollenbaugh was born on 8 February 1860 in Ohio,12 died on 28 April 1952 in Fitchville Township, Huron, OH 12 and was buried on 1 May 1952 in Ruggles, OH 12.)


picture

Sources


1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 May 2015); Name: Martin Girton; Spouse's Name: Ester E. Foster; Event Date: 31 Dec 1885; Event Place: Wood, Ohio, United States.

2 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 May 2015); Name: Martin G. Girton; Spouse's Name: Syriah M. Wonders; Event Date: 28 Jun 1903; Event Place: Seneca, Ohio, United States.

3 Rebecca Pachasa, "Auxter, Baker, Bordner, Bowe, Buchtel, Daub, Garn, Ickes, Klotz, Mowery, Overmyer, Pachasa, Waggoner, and Wegstein" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh-interweavings; Updated: 2009-08-16 00:08:18 UTC (Sun)).

4 Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio (J. H. Beers & Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1897), page 631.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio, p. 10, dwelling 74, family 76, Rebecca Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio, p. 2D, Rebecca Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1078.

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, Paulding County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 8A, dwelling 116, family 120, Martin Gillman Girton; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

8 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 May 2015), Name: Martin Gillman Girten; Event Date: 18 Jun 1933; Event Place: Ruggles, Ashland, Ohio.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 22 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35606473.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 22 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55482492.

11 "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with imagers, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 May 2015); Name: Esther F. Girton; Event Date: 27 May 1889; Event Place: Perry Township, Wood, Ohio, United States.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 22 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35606472.


Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 14 March 2025 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by brian@the-lightfoots.com