Frank Edwin Martz1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 5715, (1891 - 1970)
FatherEdwin C. Martz4,5 (9 Jul 1862 - 24 Sep 1947)
MotherElizabeth Dreher6,7 (14 Feb 1861 - 18 Jan 1929)

Key Events:

Birth: 1 Oct 1891, Bartonsville, Pennsylvania8,9,10
Marriage: 29 Jul 1917, Terrebonne, Deschutes Co., Oregon, Bessie Regina Reigel (8 Jun 1900 - 30 Aug 1977)11,12,13
Divorce: after 1940, Bessie Regina Reigel (8 Jun 1900 - 30 Aug 1977)14,15
Marriage: 16 Sep 1947, with Dwight L. Cort officiating, Snohomish Co., Washington, Faye Jeanette Carley (9 Aug 1896 - 8 Oct 1977)16,17,18
Death: 14 May 1970, Deer Lodge Co., Montana19,20
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel
AncestryThe Reigel Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Frank Edwin Martz was born on 1 Oct 1891 in Bartonsville, Pennsylvania.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Hamilton Twp., Monroe Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents, Edwin C. Martz and Elizabeth Dreher.4 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Hamilton Twp., Monroe Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents.5 He was a laborer doing odd jobs.21
     Frank and his brother George traveled to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in 1913, passing through the border at Niagra Falls on 15 Jul 1913. They identified themselves as farmers and said they were each carrying $140. Whether they vacationing or intending to work in Canada in not clear.22
     Frank moved to Oregon by 1917. He registered for the draft for World War I on 13 May 1917, while living at Viewpoint, Oregon, reporting he was employed as a stonemason, working on a gymnasium in Bend Oregon.23,24
     Frank married Bessie Regina Reigel, daughter of Ralph Orzben Reigel and Edith Jennie Roberts, on 29 Jul 1917 in Terrebonne, Deschutes Co., Oregon.11,12,13
     Frank and Bessie moved to Portland, Oregon, after their marriage. They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, at 1153 Corbett St., enumerated 6 Jan 1920, reporting they were renting their home.25
     He was a laborer in building construction in 1920. In 1930 he was reported to be a washman at a laundry and in 1940 a foreman in a laundry. That year he reported having worked 60 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,700. He reported in the 1950 census he had worked 48 hours the prior week.25,26,27,28
     Frank and Bessie moved a number of times in the following years. They had children born in Salem and Tillamook, Oregon, before they settled in Jackson Co., Oregon, by 1927. They appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Ashland, Jackson Co., Oregon, at 115 Church St., enumerated 4 Apr 1930, reporting that the family rented it's home for $12 per month, and did not own a radio. Their children Frank, Edith, Donald and Bessiepearl were listed as living with them.26
     By 1940 they had moved back to Washington. They appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Pullman, Whitman Co., Washington, at 210 Harrison, enumerated 22 Apr 1940, reporting that they were renting their home, for $25 per month, and had lived in Ashland, Oregon in 1935. Their children Edith, Donald and Bessiepearl were listed as living with them, as was her cousin, Ernest Arthur Reigel.27
     Frank registered for the draft for World War II on 25 Apr 1942, while living at 1509 State St., Pulman, Whitman Co., Washington, reporting he was employed by Pullman Laundry Co. on Grand St. in Pullman.2
     Frank and Bessie were divorced after 1940.14,15
     Frank married second Faye Jeanette Carley, daughter of Charles E. Carley and Florence Augusta Close, on 16 Sep 1947 in with Dwight L. Cort officiating, Snohomish Co., Washington.16,17,18
     Frank and Faye appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Yakima, Yakima Co., Washington, at 202 W Yakima Ave., enumerated 10 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.29
     Frank died on 14 May 1970 in Deer Lodge Co., Montana, at age 78.19,20

Children:
     Children with Bessie Regina Reigel:

  • Frank Edwin Martz Jr.26,30,31 (14 Feb 1920 - 2 Apr 1993)
  • Edith Elizabeth Martz26,27,32 (abt 1921 - 25 Jun 2015)
  • Donald James Martz26,27,33 (2 Nov 1923 - 15 Apr 2004)
  • Bessiepearl Martz26,27,34 (31 Aug 1927 - 12 Feb 2004)

Children:
     There were no children with Faye Jeanette Carley

Citations

  1. [S338] Frank Edwin Martz and Bessie R. Reigel, Return of Marriage, shows full name.
  2. [S6119] Frank Edwin Martz, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration).
  3. [S1267] Ewin C. Martz household, 1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Frank E. Martz.
  4. [S1267] Ewin C. Martz household, 1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania.
  5. [S1268] Edward C. Martz household, 1910 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania.
  6. [S1267] Ewin C. Martz household, 1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S1268] Edward C. Martz household, 1910 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband and the parents married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S3217] Frank E. Martz, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, town, and state.
  9. [S1267] Ewin C. Martz household, 1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, age 8, and state.
  10. [S6119] Frank Edwin Martz, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration), shows date, town, and state.
  11. [S338] Frank Edwin Martz and Bessie R. Reigel, Return of Marriage, shows date, town, county, and state.
  12. [S6153] Ralph Reigel Family Bible, shows date.
  13. [S613] Frank E. Martz household, 1920 U.S. Census, Multnomah Co., Oregon, shows married.
  14. [S614] Interview, Elizabeth Robasciotti, 4 Sep 2003.
  15. [S12421] Charles A. Borum household, 1950 U.S. Census, Grays Harbor Co., Washington, shows divorced.
  16. [S12422] Marriage Index, Snohomish Co., Washington, vol 3, no. 45613, Frank E. Martz and Faye J. Siem, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  17. [S12423] Frank Martz household, 1950 U.S. Census, Yakima Co., Washington, shows married.
  18. [S12424] Faye Jeanette Martz, Certificate of Death, shows him as her late husband.
  19. [S1266] "Montana Death Index, 1907-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Frank E Martz, citing Montana State Genealogical Society, index # 2235, shows date and death county.
  20. [S919] "Washington Death Index, 1940-2014," Ancestry.com, record for Frank E Martz, citing cetificate #90343, shows date, and residence as Grandview.
  21. [S1268] Edward C. Martz household, 1910 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as laborer, in odd jobs.
  22. [S6140] Report of Admissions at the Port of Niagara Falls, Ontario 15 Jul 1913, Border Entries.
  23. [S3217] Frank E. Martz, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  24. [S338] Frank Edwin Martz and Bessie R. Reigel, Return of Marriage, shows occupation as stone mason.
  25. [S613] Frank E. Martz household, 1920 U.S. Census, Multnomah Co., Oregon.
  26. [S1841] Frank E. Martz household, 1930 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon.
  27. [S4669] Frank E. Martz household, 1940 U.S. Census, Whitman Co., Washington.
  28. [S12423] Frank Martz household, 1950 U.S. Census, Yakima Co., Washington, shows occupation as manager and industry as laundry.
  29. [S12423] Frank Martz household, 1950 U.S. Census, Yakima Co., Washington.
  30. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Frank Edwin Martz Jr, Soc. Sec. No. 544-01-2919.
  31. [S48] Stuart, Family File "reigel2.FTW," 6 Dec 1998.
  32. [S6118] Edith Elizabeth Pease obituary, Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors.
  33. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Donald James Martz, Soc. Sec. No. 534-18-7229.
  34. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Bessiepearl Martz, Soc. Sec. No. 533-20-9823.