Samuel Lewis (Louis) Martin

1852 - 1899  (46 years)

• Documents

  Obituary- Martin, Lewis A Frightful Accident. Little die Lewis Martin think a few weeks ago when he assisted the Workmen to bury Peter Shearer, that he would be the next one that would require the services of the lodge. But, alas! for the uncertainties of life! Only a few moments before a man in the full possession of all his faculties, strong and healthy, and then without warning hurled into eternity. Thus it was with Lewis Martin, when he was riding from Topeka Tuesday evening, in a wagon driving rapidly along the railroad, near Menoken, coming home, and when crossing the railroad a mile west of that place, he was struck by a Union Pacific train known as the Plug which was about 6:40 in the evening. It is supposed that Mr. Martin did not hear the approaching train, as he had a heavy wool cap pulled down over his ears. The wagon was mashed to pieces but the horses were uninjured. Parties on the train, after it was stopped, identified the body, where it had been thrown on the pilot of the locomotive, horribly mutilated, and it was brought to Rossville without removing it from its position. Drs. Pratt and Amis examined the body before the dead man was removed to his residence and it was found that the following injuries were sustained: left shoulder broken, right leg dislocated and fractured, six ribs on right side broken, internal injuries on right side, right shoulder broken, right arm broken in three places, skull crushed, neck dislocated. The body was literally mashed into a pulp, and it was impossible to remove it from the engine without appliances. G.P. Pierce was appointed deputy coroner, and commenced to hold an inquest in the depot building, but a telegram from Coroner Westerfield postponed further inquiry until Wednesday morning, when the Coronor and the trainmen and other witnesses arrived at 1 p.m., and the inquest continued, and the facts as stated above, were brought out, and no blame was attached to trainmen. Lewis Martin was born in Germany 48 years ago, and has been running a meat market in Rossville over twenty years, and at the time of his death of his death was in business with his son-in-law, Frank Grubbs. He leaves a wife and ten children to mourn his loss, and a large circle of friends who are depressed and deeply grieved at Lewis Martin's sudden and tragic death. The funeral services were held this (Thursday) afternoon in Workman hall, conducted by Father Kokenge. The Workmen then took charge of the remains and buried their brother according to the rites of the order. [From The Rossville Times, Thursday, January 19, 1899]

  
  

• Name	Samuel Lewis (Louis) Martin
  Nickname	Louie, Louis
  Born	2 Aug 1852	Germany
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jan 1899	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	Headstone indicates year of death is 1898, but the newspaper article reported he died in 1899.
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I7699	Rossville
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2020

  
  

  Family ID

  F7582

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  Family	Antoinette Mary Kester Strimple Martin,   b. 17 Jul 1852,   d. 4 Feb 1942  (Age 89 years)
  Children	+ 1. Catherine Martin Bush,   b. 20 Dec 1874, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana ,   d. 12 Jan 1951, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 76 years) + 2. Bena Martin Keener,   b. 27 Jun 1876, Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky ,   d. 13 Apr 1962, Clay County, Kansas  (Age 85 years) + 3. Mary (Dollie) (Dolly) Martin Lillard,   b. 6 Jan 1882, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 28 Aug 1982, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 100 years) + 4. Samuel Lewis Martin,   b. 1882,   d. 1938  (Age 56 years)   5. Eliza (Lizzie) Martin,   b. 1884,   d. 10 Nov 1908, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 24 years) + 6. Emma Martin McMullen,   b. 24 Jun 1888, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 13 Nov 1949, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas  (Age 61 years) + 7. Henry Miller Martin,   b. 6 Dec 1890,   d. 4 Jul 1941, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 50 years)   8. Nellie May Martin Lillard,   b. 8 Oct 1892, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 29 Jan 1977, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 84 years) + 9. John Stanley Martin,   b. 8 Sep 1894, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 6 Feb 1991, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 96 years) + 10. Faye K Martin Harder,   b. 31 Aug 1896, Kansas ,   d. 21 Jun 1982, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2020 21:58:39
  Family ID	F806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart