Family Group Sheet

HUSBAND Martin BERST
	Birth	January 15, 1826	Riedseltz, Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
	Immigration	May 31, 1830	Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Name Change	1830
	Census	1850	Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Alt. Name	1850	Martin Boerst
	Residence	1851	240 Elm Street; Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Purchased	1862	purchased with Peter, Michael, and Charles A. Berst; United German and French RC Cemetery; Lot 9, Section A
	Residence	1866	267 Elm Street; Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Occupation	1860, 1866	machinist
	Death	February 21, 1906	Bronchitis; Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Burial	February 24, 1906	United German and French RC Cemetery; Lot 9, Section KK? Name on stone: Barst
	Alt. Name		Martin Boerst
	Alt. Name		BERSCH
	Marriage	May 14, 1850	St. Louis Church; Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Updated	February 6, 2007
	Father	George Martin BERST
	Mother	Eva Marianna (Mary E.) STARK
WIFE Marianne (Mary) HABERKORN
	Census	1850	Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Birth	c. March 1828	Baden, Germany ^{1880 Census for son, George in Gerard, Crawford County, Kansas shows her birth as "on the ocean" - - 1900 census, "UN - unknown"}
	Burial		United German and French RC Cemetery; Lot 9, Section KK? Name on stone: Barst
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	Mother
	Update	August 20, 2006
CHILDREN
M	Charles Martin BERST
	Birth	March 30, 1851	Buffalo, Erie County, New York (cemetery record shows place of birth as Cheppawa, Ontario)(1860 US Census shows place of birth as Canada) **Charles was born in 1851 - the 1850 census shows the family living in Buffalo and an unnamed source gives a Buffalo address in 1851. On vacation? Did Marianne's parents live in Canada? Could she have been there with them for the birth?
	Baptism	April 25, 1851	St. Louis Church;Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Godfather	April 25, 1851	Charles August Berst
	Godmother	April 25, 1851	Mary Ann Berst
	Death	October 24, 1876	consumption: Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Burial	October 27, 1876	United German and French RC Cemetery; Lot 9, Section A
	Updated	August 19, 2006
M	George Anthony BERST (BEST)
	Birth	March 16, 1853	Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Baptism	March 20, 1853	St. Michael's; Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Occupation	1871	worker in the copper and iron mines; Upper Michigan Peninsula, Calumet
	Name Change	1871	Upper Michigan Peninsula, Calumet
	Marriage	November 29, 1873	Susan Elizabeth (Lizzie) STANLEY; Houghton County, Michigan
	Residence	bet 1885 and 1889	Tyrone, No-Mans Land, Oklahoma
	Occupation	1885-1902	farmer; Oklahoma
	Homestead	1893	took land in the land run; NW 1/4 26-27-7; Grant County, Oklahoma
	Sale	April 24, 1902	property sale; Gilbert, Grant County, Oklahoma
	Death	December 4, 1936
	Burial		Wakita, Grant County, Oklahoma
	Updated	January 20, 2007
F	Amelia Elisabeth BERST
	Birth	May 21, 1855	Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Baptism	June 13, 1855	St. Michael's; Buffalo, Erie County New York
	Godfather		Unable to read: May be Paulo Linit
	Godmother		Maria Elisabeth Reidel Berst
	Marriage
	Death
	Burial
	Updated	August 19, 2006
M	William Francis BERST
	Birth	May 24, 1857	Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Baptism	June 7, 1857	St. Michael's; Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Godfather	June 7, 1857	Franciscus Habercorn; St. Michael's; Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Godmother	June 7, 1857	Maria Anna Berst; St. Michael's; Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Death	September 26, 1858	Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Burial	September 28, 1858
	Updated	June 29, 2006
F	Matilda Adelina BERST
	Birth	April 10, 1859	Buffalo, Erie County New York
	Baptism	April 19, 1859	St. Michael's^; Buffalo, Erie County New York
	Godfather	April 19, 1859	Franciscus Haberkorn
	Godmother	April 19, 1859	Maria Euginia Goodenough Berst
	Marriage		Robert KOEHL
	Updated	July 23, 2006
F	Catherine Julianna (Katie) BERST
	Birth	February 16, 1861	Buffalo, Erie County New York
	Baptism	March 3, 1861	St. Michael's; Buffalo, Erie County New York
	Godfather	March 3, 1861	Michael Berst
	Godmother	March 3, 1861	Catherine Haberkorn Puls
	Marriage
	Updated	July 4, 2006
M	Martin Alexander BERST
	Birth	February, 1867
	Death	October 1, 1872	Buffalo, Erie County, New York smallpox
	Burial		United German and French Cemetery; Buffalo, Erie County, New York
	Updated	July 23, 2006
F	Frances BERST
	Birth	April, 1870	Buffalo, Erie County, New York

	Updated	June 29, 2006

Around 1880 the children of Martin and Marianna changed the spelling of their names to BEST.

Martin Berst's railroad watch. The watch was given by Martin to his son, George Anthony. George gave it to his daughter, Katherine (Haws) who he lived with in his old days. It then passed to Melvin, her son and then to his son, Hugh Haws. Hugh passed away in 2006 and the watch was passed on to one of his daughters.

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