Munz, John Martin

Male 1871 - 1953  (82 years)


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  • Name Munz, John Martin 
    Born 15 Jan 1871  Gachingen, Schwarzwald Kreis, Kingdom of Württemberg Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1895  Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Ordaination 1897  [4
    • John M. Munz studied for the ministry at Eden Seminary near St. Louis, Missouri and was ordained a minister in 1897.
    Died 3 Mar 1953  Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6
    • At the time of his death, Rev. Munz was a resident of Eyota, Minnesota, where he had once been the pastor of St. Paul's Church. Both he and his wife were active in the church.
    Buried Eyota, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • John was buried in the cemetery of St. Paul's Church.
    Person ID I378  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2008 

    Family Aufderhaar, Elise Christine,   b. 19 May 1875, Berger, Franklin County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1959, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 12 May 1898  Big Spring, Montgomery County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Children 
    +1. Munz, Lydia Marie,   b. 30 Apr 1899, Hermann, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1962, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Munz, Martha,   b. 2 Oct 1901, Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1977, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +3. Munz, Elsa Theodora,   b. 13 Oct 1903, Bippus, Huntington County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1992, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +4. Munz, Theophil Ernest,   b. 5 Jun 1906, Wellington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1984, St. Charles, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +5. Munz, Martin Henry,   b. 6 Feb 1909, Wellington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Munz, Agnes Caroline,   b. 30 Dec 1912, Wellington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 2005, Bridgeman, Berrien County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +7. Munz, Alma Marie,   b. 30 Dec 1912, Wellington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 2005, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +8. Munz, Armin Christian,   b. 6 May 1916, Wellington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 2004, Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S145] Miriam Elise (Bear) Hansen, Genealogical research.
      Citing an obituary for John Martin Munz from the Rochester (Minnesota) Post Bulletin; Tuesday, 3 March 1953. "The former Eyota [Minnesota] pastor was born January 15, 1871 in Germany.... Miriam reports that the place of birth was Gachingen, Germany.

    2. [S148] Ancestry.com (library edition), Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3775 in December 2017), Accessed at (www.ancestrylibrary.com) on 16 January 2006.
      Rev. John M. Munz; born 1871; died 1953. Buried Un. Church of Christ, Viola Township, Olmstead County; section 11 24. Spouse: Elsie [sic].

    3. [S145] Miriam Elise (Bear) Hansen, Genealogical research.
      Citing an obituary for John Martin Munz from the Rochester (Minnesota) Post Bulletin; Tuesday, 3 March 1953. "The former Eyota [Minnesota] pastor...came to this country in 1895 and settled in Pittsburgh, Pa."

    4. [S145] Miriam Elise (Bear) Hansen, Genealogical research.
      Citing an obituary for John Martin Munz from the Rochester (Minnesota) Post Bulletin; Tuesday, 3 March 1953. "He studied for the ministry at Eden Seminary at St. Louis, Mo., and was ordained in 1897."

    5. [S145] Miriam Elise (Bear) Hansen, Genealogical research.
      Citing an obituary for John Martin Munz from the Rochester (Minnesota) Post Bulletin; Tuesday, 3 March 1953. "Rev. John Martin Munz...died here today after an illness of two weeks. He was 82 years old."

    6. [S147] Ancestry.com (library edition), Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002 (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7316 in December 2017), Accessed at (www.ancestrylibrary.com) on 16 January 2006.
      John Martin Munz; died 3 March 1953; in Olmstead County, Minnesota. Death certificate number 010783; record number 1208432.

    7. [S145] Miriam Elise (Bear) Hansen, Genealogical research.
      John was buried in the cemetery of St. Paul's Church.

    8. [S145] Miriam Elise (Bear) Hansen, Genealogical research.
      John Martin Munz and Elise Christine Aufderhaar; married 12 May 1898 in Big Springs, Missouri.

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 102.
      John Martin Munz and Elsie [sic] Christine Aufderhaar were married about 1898. No place given.