Martyn Family History

Scott H. Martyn
Glen Ellyn, IL  60137
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John Piper MARTYN [137]
(1831-1916)
Hannah MANN [138]
(1834-1923)
Charles E. SPECK [197]
(1847-)
Hannah F. SABIN [198]
(1856-1910)
Edmund Jonathan MARTYN [135]
(1861-1944)
Ada Alfreta SPECK [195]
(1879-1922)

Virginia Jean MARTYN [1392]
(1914-2011)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Percy Edmond RABIDUE [2721]

Virginia Jean MARTYN [1392]

  • Born: 6 June 1914, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States
  • Marriage (1): Percy Edmond RABIDUE [2721] on 18 November 1939
  • Died: 12 August 2011, Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, United States at age 97
  • Buried: August 2011, Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, United States

   Another name for Virginia was Jean MARTYN.

   FamilySearch ID: LR42-HGT. Find a Grave ID: 114108878.

  General Notes:

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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Virginia appeared in the household of Edmund Jonathan MARTYN [135] in the 1920 United States census on 5 February 1920 in , Dewey, South Dakota, United States. 105 105 1920_SD_Dewey_3_46_01b

Listed in Township 17 N, Range 22 E. Living with his second wife, Ada, their two daughters Thelma and Virginia, and Ada's father, Charles Speck. This event was shared from Edmund Jonathan MARTYN [135] who also shared it with Ada Alfreta SPECK [195] (1879-1922), Charles E. SPECK [197] (1847-), Thelma Phynetta FARNEY [1391] (1902-1991), and Virginia Jean MARTYN [1392] (1914-2011).

2. She was an occupant at the residence of Edmund Jonathan MARTYN [135] on 5 February 1920 in , Dewey, South Dakota, United States. 105 105 This event was shared from Edmund Jonathan MARTYN [135] who also shared it with Ada Alfreta SPECK [195] (1879-1922), Charles E. SPECK [197] (1847-), Thelma Phynetta FARNEY [1391] (1902-1991), and Virginia Jean MARTYN [1392] (1914-2011).

3. She appeared on the 1925 South Dakota State census in 1925 in Isabel, Dewey, South Dakota, United States.
Card 169
Virginia Jane Martyn
County: Dewey, PO: Isabel, Township: 17
Birthplace: South Dakota
Ancestry:
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan
Extent of Education: Cont.
Church Affiliation: Con

-- Film: 2368672, Marl - Marv.

4. Virginia appeared in the household of Edmund Jonathan MARTYN [135] in the 1930 United States census on 23 April 1930 in , Dewey, South Dakota, United States. 116 116 1930_USA_SD_Dewey_21-24_22_1a

In township 17, range 22. Edmund was listed as a widower and was living with his daughter Virginia. This event was shared from Edmund Jonathan MARTYN [135] who also shared it with Virginia Jean MARTYN [1392] (1914-2011).

5. She was educated at Isabel High School about 1932 in Isabel, Dewey, South Dakota, United States. 579

6. She had a residence in 1935 in Isabel, Dewey, South Dakota, United States.



7. She appeared in the household of Percy Edmond RABIDUE [2721] in the 1940 United States census on 10 April 1940 in Timber Lake, Dewey, South Dakota, United States. Township 17, Range 24

Birth placeNameRelMarital GenAgeBirth year
MontanaPercy Rabidue Head Married Male211919
South DakotaVirginia Rabidue Wife Married Fem251915
New YorkEdward J MartynFather-in-law Widowed Male791861
. Township 17, Range 24

Birth placeNameRelMarital GenAgeBirth year
MontanaPercy Rabidue Head Married Male211919
South DakotaVirginia Rabidue Wife Married Fem251915
New YorkEdward J MartynFather-in-law Widowed Male791861
. This event was shared from Percy Edmond RABIDUE [2721] who also shared it with Edmund Jonathan MARTYN [135] (1861-1944) and Virginia Jean MARTYN [1392] (1914-2011).

8. Virginia was an occupant at the residence of Percy Edmond RABIDUE [2721] on 10 April 1940 in Timber Lake, Dewey, South Dakota, United States: Township 17, Range 24. This event was shared from Percy Edmond RABIDUE [2721] who also shared it with Edmund Jonathan MARTYN [135] (1861-1944) and Virginia Jean MARTYN [1392] (1914-2011).

9. She appeared on the 1945 South Dakota State census in 1945 in Spearfish, Lawrence, South Dakota, United States.

10. She was an occupant at the residence of Percy Edmond RABIDUE [2721] in 1951 in Rock River, Albany, Wyoming, United States. 580 580 This event was shared from Percy Edmond RABIDUE [2721] who also shared it with Gerald Edmond RABIDUE [2722] (1941-), Joanne Marie RABIDUE [2716] (1944-), and Virginia Jean MARTYN [1392] (1914-2011).

11. She resided at last residence on U.S. Social Security Death Index in 2011 in Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States. Likely was living with her daughter Joanne.

12. Her obituary was published in the Laramie Boomerang on 16 August 2011 in Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, United States. 581 Virginia Jean Rabidue, 97 of Laramie

Laramie Boomerang (WY) - Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Virginia Jean Rabidue, 97, of Rock River, died Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at the Laramie Care Center.

She was born June 6, 1914, in Aberdeen, S.D., a daughter of Edmund J. and Ada (Speck Farney) Martyn. At a very young age, she moved with her family to a farm in Dewey, S.D. When she was 8, her mother died and she continued to live on the farm with her father until she graduated from Isabel High School and business school. She moved to Timber Lake, S.D., for employment with the Dewey County Court House.

She married Percy Rabidue on Nov. 18, 1939. They lived in South Dakota until 1950, when they moved to Rock River where over time they owned and operated gas stations, a grocery store, a motel and a small mink ranch. After husband's death in 1969, she worked for the Rock River School, first as an assistant cook, then as a school secretary until she retired when she was 70.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; an infant son, Larry; a half sister, Thelma Martyn; two half brothers, Glenn Martyn and Kenneth Farney; and two grandchildren, Pegi Rabidue and Sherri Rabidue.

She is survived by a son, Gerald "Jerry" Rabidue and his wife, Carolyn, of Rock River; a daughter, Joanne Lemler and her husband, David, of Rural Marshall County, Ind.; four grandchildren, Jodi Newkirk, Corri Sandoval, Franklin Lemler and Jeffery Lemler; eight greatgrandchildren; and a greatgreat-granchild.
In honor of her wishes, there will be no services.

Memorials may be made to the Town of Rock River for the Holiday Park Fund, P.O. Box 280, Rock River, WY 82083. To send condolences or to sign the online guest book, go to www.montgomerystryker.com.


Virginia married Percy Edmond RABIDUE [2721] [MRIN: 4313] on 18 November 1939. (Percy Edmond RABIDUE [2721] was born on 24 August 1918 in Comertown, Sheridan, Montana, United States, died on 6 March 1969 and was buried in March 1969 in Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, United States.)