Fifth Generation

329. Martha Ann MARSH was born on 5 October 1872 in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. She died on 24 February 1955 at the age of 82 in Bermidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota.

1900 Census. Beltrami, MN, Hh 543
Sherman Mash, b. Jun 1864, 35, married 11 years, b. Iowa, farmer
Martha, wife, b. May 1870, 30, 5 children, b. IN
Mable, dau, b. Jan 1890, age 10, b. Minnesota as were all the children
Nellie, dau, b. May 1891, 9
J. F., son, b. May 1893, 7 (I believe this was actually Grace, a daughter)
Willie, son, b. Jun 1895, 4
Baby, dau, b. Nov 1899, 7 months old

1910 Census. Blackduck, Beltrami, MN, Hh 19
Sherman Maish, 40, married once for 21 years, b. Iowa, father b. Germany, mother b. Scotland, Laborer
Martha, wife, 38, 9 children, b. IN
Grace, 15, b. Iowa
William, 14, b. Iowa
Ellen, 10, b. Iwa
Olive, 8, b. Minnesota as were the rest if the children
Mary, dau, 5
Fred, son, 3
Gladys, 7 months

27 Sep 1920
Paupers list from Bemidji, MI:
Summit Merc. Co. Shoes for Maish Children, paupers, $10.50

The Blackduck American - March 3, 1955
Early Pioneer Woman Dies Thurs
Mrs. Martha Maish, 86, one of the early pioneer women of the Blackduck country, died at the Bemidji Lutheran hospital last Thursday, February 24. She had been ill for some time. She had been a resident here for 56 years.
Martha Ann Maish was born in Levlin, Indiana, on October 4, 1868. She came to the Blackduck country before the turn of the century with her husband and family and has made her home here continuously since that time. Her husband, Sherman Maish, passed away in 1918.
She is survived by eight daughters and two sons. They are Mrs. Harry (Mable) Hoselton, Detroit Lakes, Mrs. Ed (Nell) Johnson, Thief River Falls; Mrs. Oscar (Grace) Bohn, Squaw Lake, Wm. Maish Blackduck; Mrs. Charles (Marv) Bogart, Everett, Wash; Fred Maish, Renton, Wash; Mrs. Ed (Gladys) Johnson, Bemidji; Mrs. Victor (Vie) Lindquist, Anoka, Mrs. Louis (Jane) Eng, Kirkland, Wash.; and Mrs. Oliver (Ellen) Horton, Squaw Lake.
One daughter, Lottie, died in infancy. Also surviving are 91 grandchildren and 83 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. James B. Prichard, pastor of the church, officiating, and interment was made in Lakeview Cemetery.

Martha Ann MARSH and William Tecumseh Sherman MAISH were married on 18 March 1890 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. William Tecumseh Sherman MAISH was born on 6 June 1867 in Iowa. He died on 9 July 1918 at the age of 51 in Blackduck, Beltrami County, Minnesota.

1870 Census. Graham Twp, Johnson Co, Iowa, Hh 93
Joseph Mash, Carpenter, b. Ohio
Susannah, 26, b. PA
Sarah Ann, 9, b. Iowa as were all the children
Mary Alice, 5
William T. S., 3
Alpharetta, 6 months
Mary Poland, 56, b. PA

Buried Lakeview Cemetery, Blackduck, Beltrami Co, MI.
Killed By Dynamite While Blowing Stumps
Sherm Maish Blown to Unrecognizable Mass while Clearing Land North of Town Yesterday
One of the most horrible accidents that it has ever been our lot to chronicle occurred yesterday afternoon on Matt Steelman's place about four miles north of this village when Sherm Maish, old time resident and well known character of this vicinity, was instantly killed by a charge of dynamite which he was in the act of placing in position under a large stump.
The dynamite was the kind used in blowing stumps and was purchased by Mr. Steelman who went to his place yesterday to do a little clearing. He was accompanied by Maish, E. Merriman and Ed Peterson who were to help with the clearing. Matt Steelman's version of the terrible
affair is substantially as follows:
We had been working all day clearing and up to the time of the accident, about two o'clock had no trouble with the dynamite. I was carrying the explosive, fuses and caps, and Maish got it ready to blow the stumps and lit the fuse. The three of us were standing around while he placed the explosive under this big stump and as he started to light it we turned and walked away expecting of course that Maish was following. While in the act of walking, young Peterson looked back and remarked that Maish was still at the stump and that he better get away or he would be killed. Just then the explosion took place.
I was probably only fifteen feet away and Merriman and Peterson a little farther. As the dust cleared away we could see nothing of Maish and a fear came over us that he had been killed. Hurrying towards the stump we found, about eight feet from it, Maish lying on his back where he had been hurled by the force of the charge and from appearances his body had turned over twice. It is said that Maish was often careless in handling dynamite and was known to take desperate chances and it is believed that he was waiting to see that the fuse was burning properly and that the explosion occurred before he could get on his feet. His face and check was an unrecognizable mass and presented a gruesome sight.
An effort to locate the coroner at Bemidji yesterday failed and upon orders of the local health offices the body was taken in charge by Undertaker Kolden and will be prepared for burial. As it is clearly a case of accidental death it is believed that a coroner's inquest is unnecessary and unless word is received from the county authorities funeral services will take place tomorrow.
Deceased leaves a large family to mourn his death.
One singular phase of Maish's tragic death is that this makes the fourth sudden death in the family circle with a few years, three of which were caused by accidents. These were Ole Lukken, a son-in-law, drowned in Blackduck Lake, the sudden death of Lottie Maish, a daughter, and the drowning in a well only three weeks ago of one of his grandchildren.

Martha Ann MARSH and William Tecumseh Sherman MAISH had the following children:

475	i.	Mable MAISH was born in January 1890 in Iowa.
476	ii.	Nellie L. MAISH was born on 17 March 1891 in Iowa. She died on 21 November 1976 at the age of 85 in Pennington County, Minnesota. Married Edward J. Johnson (1887-1959)
477	iii.	Grace Lenora MAISH was born on 17 April 1892 in Iowa. She died on 12 December 1994 at the age of 102 in Clearbrook, Clearwater County, Minnesota. Grace was only 16 when she married Norwegian immigrant Marius Edmund Martinson. Their children were Lillian Gertrude, Marie Adabelle, Minnie Bertha, Edward, Ole Marion, Emma Anna, Harriet, Ruth Alice, Fred LeRoy, Lucille Anna, Florence, Virginia Mae, Raymond Orlow, and Edna. Grace and Marius divorced in 1934 after 40 years of marriage. She second married Oscar Reynold Bohn. Their children were Reynold M., Peter Oscar, and Donald A. (died young). Grace was widowed in 1960 after 26 years of marriage. She lived to be 102 years old. Marius "Morris" Martinson, born 16 Nov 1872 in Norway, died 20 Jan 1946, Beltrami Co, Minnesota. Oscar Reynold Bohn, b. 7 Mar 1886, St. Cloud, Stearns Co, MI; d. 16 Feb 1960, Itasca Co, MI
+478	iv.	William Sherman MAISH.
479	v.	Ellen MAISH was born on 12 July 1898 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. She died on 1 July 1957 at the age of 58 in Squaw Lake, Itasca County, Minnesota. Marriage of Oliver G.P. Horton & Ellen Maish, October 13 1917 in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Mrs. Oliver Horton, Squaw Lake, in Moose Park township, died at her home July 1 [1957] where she had resided for the past 23 years. She was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 12, 1898 and was married to Oliver Horton, Sr., at Blackduck, Oct 13, 1917. Mrs. Horton is survived by her husband; four sons, Charles of Blackduck, Oliver Jr., Delmer and Dennis of Squaw Lake; eight daughters, Mrs. Art Locken (Rose) of Hayward, Calif., Mrs. Ed Kuhlman (Olive) of Blackduck, Mrs. Wm. Scott (Lula), Houston, Tex., Mrs. Jack Mooen (Betty, Everett, Wash., Mrs. Nester Jokameki (Edith) and Mrs. Gene Korpi (Margie), Minneapolis, Mrs. Elmer Larson (Jane), International Falls and Judy Horton, Squaw Lake; two brothers, Wm. Maish of Blackduck and Fred Maish of Oregon; seven sisters, Mrs. Harry Hosealton, Detroit Lakes, Mrs. Nell Johnson, Thief River Falls, Mary Bogart, Everett, Wash., Gladys Johnson, Bemidji, Mrs. Victor Lindquist, Anoka, Jane Eng, Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Grace Bone, Squaw Lake.
480	vi.	Lottie Olive MAISH was born on 11 August 1902 in Beltrami County, Minnesota. She died on 10 February 1918 at the age of 15 in Blackduck, Beltrami County, Minnesota. Death Comes Suddenly Lottie Maish Died At Her Home Last Night From Apoplexy Returning to her home from a shopping trip to the stores Saturday night, Miss Lottie Maish, the 16 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sherm Maish of this village, was taken with a violent coughing spell and before Dr. Koch who was summoned reached the Maish home she was beyond medical [care and had lost] consciousness. Deceased was born in Hornet township Aug. 11 1901 and was the sixth of eleven children. She is mourned by her parents, eight sisters and two brothers. The funeral which was largely attended was held from the Presbyterian church Monday afternoon, Rev. H.A Kossack officiating. Miss Maish had been in the best of health and it was only a few minutes before her death that she complained of not feeling well. It is believed [rupturing] of a blood vessel caused her death.
481	vii.	Mary Rebecca MAISH was born on 15 August 1904 in Blackduck, Beltrami County, Minnesota. She died on 15 February 1981 at the age of 76 in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington. Married name was Bogart.
482	viii.	Fred MAISH was born in 1907 in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
483	ix.	Gladys MAISH was born in 1909 in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
484	x.	Lavita "Vie" MAISH was born on 25 October 1911. She died on 11 February 1998 at the age of 86 in Minnesota. Married Victor Oleander Lindquist, b. 13 Sep 1894, d. 12 Feb 1964. Both are buried Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Cvo, MI.
485	xi.	Jane MAISH was born in 1914 in Beltrami County, Minnesota. She died on 12 August 1989 at the age of 75 in Bellevue, King County, Washington. Married Louis A. Eng (1908-1977)