Martha Edna Long

William Riley Long
(1848-1916)

Ella Isabella Templin
(1856-1942)

Martha Edna Long
(1881-1960)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Pearl Lawrence Sabin

Martha Edna Long ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 18 December 1881, Elm Hall, MI ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Marriage (1): Pearl Lawrence Sabin on 9 June 1900 in Elm Hall, MI ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 13 December 1960, Ithaca, MI at age 78 ⁶
Buried: 17 December 1960, Elm Hall, MI ⁶

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI on 3 May 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 79, Dwelling 247, Family 250, Roll 648
Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
Home rented
Married 10 years
Martha Sabin..Wife..28..MI..5/5

(Living with husband and 5 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI on 7 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 57, Dwelling 65, Family 65, Roll 764
Sumner Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States
Home owned, with mortgage
Martha E. Sabin..Wife..38..MI

(Living with husband, 5 children, and mother.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI on 2 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 27, Dwelling 6, Family 6, Roll 989
Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
Home owned, $600
Martha Sabin..Wife..48..MI

(Living with husband and 1 son.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Elm Hall, MI on April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 29-27, Family 77, Roll 1754
Elm Hall, Gratiot County, Michigan
Home owned, $500
Martha Sabin..Wife..58..MI..8th grade

(Living with husband.)
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• Her obituary was published in the Lansing State Journal on 15 December 1960 in Lansing, MI.

⁶ Alma Dec 15 - Mrs. Martha E. Sabin, 79, of Elm Hall, died at an Ithaca convalescent home Tuesday after a long illness.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Moody-Wolfel funeral home, Alma, and burial will be in Elm Hall cemetery.

Surviving are four sons, Nelson of Riverdale, Cliffe of Lansing, Byron of St. Louis and Paul of Dewitt; two daughters, Mrs. Ella Dunham of Kalamazoo and Mrs. Lola Lomax of Lansing; two sisters, Mrs. Alva Wilbur of Riverdale and Mrs. Alice Johnson of Mt. Pleasant; 17 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

(Source: Lansing State Journal, Lansing, MI, 15 Dec 1960)
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• She was buried on 17 December 1960 in the Elm Hall Cemetery in Elm Hall, MI.

Find A Grave Memorial 40858642
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Martha married Pearl Lawrence Sabin, son of Julius A. Sabin and Mary Eunice Allison, on 9 June 1900 in Elm Hall, MI.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Pearl Lawrence Sabin was born on 3 January 1878 in Ferris Township, Montcalm, MI,¹ ² ⁴ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ died on 25 January 1947 in Elm Hall, MI ¹ ⁹ and was buried on 28 January 1947 in Elm Hall, MI ⁹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 9 June 1900, in Elm Hall, MI.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI on 3 May 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 79, Dwelling 247, Family 250, Roll 648
Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
Home rented
Married 10 years
Pearl L. Sabin..Head..32..MI..Laborer, Farm
Martha Sabin..Wife..28..MI..5/5
Nelson E. Sabin..Son..9..MI
Cliffe H. Sabin..Son..7..MI
Ella E. Sabin..Daughter..5..MI
Byron A. Sabin..Son..3..MI
Lola P. Sabin..Daughter..6m..MI
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI on 7 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 57, Dwelling 65, Family 65, Roll 764
Sumner Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States
Home owned, with mortgage
Pearl L. Sabin.. Head..40..MI..Mail Carrier
Martha E. Sabin..Wife..38..MI
Cliffe H. Sabin..Son..17..MI..Laborer, Farm Labor
Ella E. Sabin..Daughter..14..MI
Byron A. Sabin..Son..12..MI
Lola P. Sabin..Daughter..10..MI
Paul .L Sabin..Son..6..MI
Ella I. Long..Mother-in-law..63..MN..Widowed
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI on 2 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 27, Dwelling 6, Family 6, Roll 989
Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
Home owned, $600
Paul Sabin..Head..52..MI..Decorator, Interior
Martha Sabin..Wife..48..MI
Paul Sabin..Son..16..MI
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Elm Hall, MI on April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 29-27, Family 77, Roll 1754
Elm Hall, Gratiot County, Michigan
Home owned, $500
Pearl Sabin..Head..63..MI..10th grade..Painter & Paper Hanger
Martha Sabin..Wife..58..MI..8th grade
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Pearl L. Sabin
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 9 Jun 1900
Event Place: Elm Hall, Gratiot, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Birthplace: Ferris, Mich
Father's Name: J. Sabin
Mother's Name: Eunice Allison
Spouse's Name: Martha E. Long
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Spouse's Birthplace: Sumner
Spouse's Father's Name: W. R. Long
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ella I. Templin

Citing this Record
"Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDH-9TQ : 11 May 2018), Ella I. Templin in entry for Pearl L. Sabin and Martha E. Long, 9 Jun 1900; citing reference ID x, various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 985,694.
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1 Frank Fisher, "The Sabin Family in North America," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gamorris : accessed 03 Dec 2009).

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 13B, dwelling 247, family 250, Pearl Lawrence Sabin and Martha Edna Long; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Jul 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 648.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Sumner Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 3A, dwelling 65, family 65, Pearl Lawrence Sabin and Martha Edna Long; index and images (accessed 3 Jul 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 764.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 27, sheet 1A, dwelling 6, family 6, Pearl Lawrence Sabin and Martha Edna Long; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Jul 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 989.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Elm Hall, Gratiot County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 29-27, sheet 5A, household 77, Pearl Lawrence Sabin and Martha Edna Long; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Jul 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1754.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 01 July 2019), memorial page for Martha Edna Long Sabin (1881\endash 13 Dec 1960), Find A Grave Memorial no. 40858642, citing Elm Hall Cemetery, Elm Hall, Gratiot County, Michigan, USA

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Ferris Township, Montcalm County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 235, p. 162B, family 113, Julius Sabin and Mary Eunice Allison; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Aug 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0596.

8 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Ferris Township, Montcalm County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 3B, dwelling 73, family 79, Julius Sabin and Mary Eunice Allison; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 03 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 733.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 25 June 2019), memorial page for Pearl L. Sabin (3 Jan 1878\endash 25 Jan 1947), Find A Grave Memorial no. 40858641, citing Elm Hall Cemetery, Elm Hall, Gratiot County, Michigan, USA

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