Martha Ann (Van Horn) WALTZ

BALDRIDGE, SHAFFER, VAN HORN, WALTZ, REESE, FOLLETT, PERIGO, JENKINS, JONES

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/28/2007 at 15:05:08

THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Iowa
August 11, 1921, page 1, column 5

MRS. GEORGE WALTZ

Martha Ann Waltz [Van Horn] was born February 3, 1831, in Bartholomew county, Indiana, and passed away at her home south of Colo, Saturday, July 30th, [1921] at the age of ninety years, five months and twenty-seven days. Her husband preceded her in death forty-five years ago. She was united in marriage to George Waltz in Tipton county, Indiana, in the year 1852. In the year 1855 they drove through to Iowa with a team of oxen and settled on the old homestead where she has always lived. To this union were born ten children, four preceding her in death, viz: George Albert and Lucy, who died in infancy; David Henry, who departed this life November 23, 1884, and William Franklin, who died October 3, 1908. Those living are: Joseph Absalom, of Mason City; Mrs. Mary Emaline Baldridge, of Belmond; Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Shaffer, of Belmond; Jacob Rhuben, of Marshalltown, and Charles Edward and Lewis, of this vicinity. She has twenty-six grandchildren and twenty-seven great grandchildren living. Martha Ann Waltz united with the United Brethren church a number of years ago and had been a faithful member to the end. The funeral services were held at the Dalton church, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock and interment made in McDaniel cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. C. E. Lookingbill. Those from a distance attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Ike Shaffer, Mr. and Mrs. John Baldridge, of Belmond; Mr. and Mrs. J. Waltz and son, Floyd, of Marshalltown; Mrs. Sadie Reese, of Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. L. Follett and four daughters, Mrs. Joseph Perigo, Mrs. Joe Jenkins, of Perry; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Baldridge, of Kanawha; Wm. Baldridge, of Cedar Rapids, and Mrs. and Mrs. John Jones and family of Marshalltown.