Ancestors of Mesecher and Niemela families Rufus Lucius Martin

Thomas Jefferson Martin
(1821-1859)

Delilah Patrum
(1817-1882)

Enos Brown Neal
(1823-1909)

Isabelle M. Bartley
(1825-1895)

Joshua Martin
(1844-1918)

Sarah Ermina Neal
(1843-1915)

Rufus Lucius Martin
(1869-1951)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mattie Ouderkirk

Una Mabel Martin

2. Aldie Benjamin

Ruby O. Martin+
Vivian V. Martin+
James Jay Martin+
Glen E. Martin

Rufus Lucius Martin

Born: 18 Jul 1869 ¹⁵ ^,16
Marriage (1): Mattie Ouderkirk on 24 Dec 1894 ¹⁵
Marriage (2): Aldie Benjamin on 26 Sep 1906 ¹⁵
Died: 4 Jan 1951, Imperial, Nebraska at age 81 ¹⁵
Buried: Imperial, Nebraska

Rufus married Mattie Ouderkirk, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 24 Dec 1894.¹⁵ (Mattie Ouderkirk died on 2 Aug 1897 ¹⁵ and was buried in Franklin Co., Nebraska.)

Rufus next married Aldie Benjamin, daughter of James Benjamin and Emily Dolen, on 26 Sep 1906.¹⁵ (Aldie Benjamin was born on 22 May 1880 in Gage Co., Nebraska, died on 11 Nov 1969 and was buried in Imperial, Nebraska.)