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Martin Heinrich Gerken

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Martin Heinrich Gerken

Birth
Lincoln, Benton County, Missouri, USA
Death
15 Feb 1904 (aged 15)
Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Burial
Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Martin was baptized on Aug. 1, 1888, at Zion Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Missouri. He was confirmed on March 31, 1903, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Arthur, Texas. His confirmation verse was Revelation 2:10.

Martin's funeral was held on Feb. 17, 1904, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Arthur, Texas. The church's records indicate that Martin died of an accidental shotgun wound that he received while cleaning a shotgun.

In 1980 Greenlawn Cemetery confirmed that Mr. C. Gerken (Christian), Mrs. C. Gerken (Anna), and M. Gerken (Martin) are buried there, but no tombstones were found in the location where the cemetery records indicate that they are buried.
Martin was baptized on Aug. 1, 1888, at Zion Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Missouri. He was confirmed on March 31, 1903, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Arthur, Texas. His confirmation verse was Revelation 2:10.

Martin's funeral was held on Feb. 17, 1904, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Arthur, Texas. The church's records indicate that Martin died of an accidental shotgun wound that he received while cleaning a shotgun.

In 1980 Greenlawn Cemetery confirmed that Mr. C. Gerken (Christian), Mrs. C. Gerken (Anna), and M. Gerken (Martin) are buried there, but no tombstones were found in the location where the cemetery records indicate that they are buried.


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