Elizabeth Jennie Martens[1]
1914 - 2011 (96 years)-
Name Elizabeth Jennie Martens [2, 3] Birth 19 Dec 1914 Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA 
[2, 3, 4, 5] Gender Female Also Known As Betty [1, 3] Census 1920 Denver, Colorado, USA [4] - 1627 South Emerson Street
Census 1930 Downey, Los Angeles County, California, USA [6] - 906 West Jackson Street
Residence Oct 1938 Hynes, Los Angeles County, California, USA [7] - 906 Jackson Street
Residence Oct 1940 Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA [8] - 811 E. Orangethorpe
Residence Nov 1948 Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA [9] - 17121 South Studebaker Road
Census 1950 Downey, Los Angeles County, California, USA [5] - 17121 Studebaker Road
Residence Feb 2007 Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA [2] Research Notes SSDI gives last place of residence as 91762 Ontario, San Bernardino, California. [3] Death 7 Feb 2011 Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA [2] Burial 12 Feb 2011 Artesia Cemetery, Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA [2] Person ID I473 Mohr-Whalen Last Modified 12 Apr 2022
Father Jelte A. Martens
b. 25 Sep 1885, Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands
d. 3 Nov 1948, Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 63 years) Mother Trina DeVries
b. 5 Oct 1893, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
d. 7 Sep 1978, Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 84 years) Family ID F316 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Henry Sterk
b. 11 Jun 1910, Harrison, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
d. 8 Oct 1991, Corona, Riverside County, California, USA (Age 81 years) Marriage 7 Oct 1938 Hynes, Los Angeles County, California, USA [1, 2, 7, 10, 11] Children + 1. C.J. Sterk + 2. J.R. Sterk + 3. F.M. Sterk + 4. J.A. Sterk + 5. J.E. Sterk Family ID F354 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Feb 2016
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Birth - 19 Dec 1914 - Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA 
Census - 1920 - Denver, Colorado, USA 
Census - 1930 - Downey, Los Angeles County, California, USA 
Residence - Oct 1938 - Hynes, Los Angeles County, California, USA Marriage - 7 Oct 1938 - Hynes, Los Angeles County, California, USA 
Residence - Oct 1940 - Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA Residence - Nov 1948 - Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA Census - 1950 - Downey, Los Angeles County, California, USA Residence - Feb 2007 - Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA Death - 7 Feb 2011 - Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA 
Burial - 12 Feb 2011 - Artesia Cemetery, Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA Pin Legend 
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Notes - Grew up in Denver, Colorado; Redlands, California and Hines, California. Met her husband in Bellflower, California. Lived in Artesia on a dairy farm and later in Chino, California. Moved back to Artesia in February 2007, where she lived until her death. 16 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren at the time of her death. [2]
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Sources - [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr.
- [S1548] Obituary of Elizabeth Sterk.
- [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index.
- [S234] 1920 US Census - Household of Joseph Martens.
- [S7861] 1950 US Census - Household of Henry Sterk.
- [S192] 1930 US Census - Household of Joe Martens.
- [S3198] Marriage License of Henry Sterk and Elizabeth Martens.
- [S6675] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of Henry Sterk.
- [S5294] Death Certificate of Joe Martens.
- [S1693] Pierce Brothers Griffith Mortuary, Funeral Program for Henry Sterk.
- [S3678] Obituary of Henry Sterk (“Longtime dairy and livestock man Henry Sterk dies at 81”).
- [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr.