The Ancestors And Descendants Of Amos W Martin And Elizabeth H Martin

Ancestors and descendants of Amos W. Martin (1843-1907), son of Jacob S. Martin and Elizabeth Weaver, who was born near Weaverland, Pa. He was married to Elizabeth Hoover Martin (1849-1933), daughter of David K. Martin and Leah Hoover. She was born on a farm south of Goodville in East Earl Township. Amos and Elizabeth were third cousins, both being descendants of the pioneer David Martin, a mennonite, who immigrated to Eastern Lancas- ter County, Pa. in 1727. They farmed and raised their family of twelve children in Salisbury Twp. They were members of Weaverland Mennonite Church.

Samuel Gehman Sauder, son of Jacob Sauder (1811-1881) and Hannah Gehman, was born 22 November 1842 in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth Eaby (1846-1927), daughter of Peter Eaby and Anna Ranck, in 1869. They had six children. He died in 1925. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Pennsylvania.

Ancestors and descendants of Daniel W. Martin (1826-1896), a son of Daniel E. and Anna Weaver Martin. The immigrant ancestor of the Martin family was David Martin (1691-1784), who was born in Switzerland and immigrated to America in 1727. He settled in Weaverland, Pennsylvania, where he died in 1784. He was a mennonite. He had three wives: Barbara Herr (1702-1742), Anna Groff (d. 1759), and Elizabeth Miller (d. 1774). Descendants live mostly in Pennsylvania.