Martin Drummond (Eunice Drummond Coe's father) — death and parents (2026-11-07)
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Result
Martin Drummond died 1924-08-08 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Dayton, Ohio; residence 509 West High St, Piqua, Ohio; buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua, 1924-08-13. Parents: Patrick Drummond and Margaret Sullivan, both born Ireland. A tailor all his life. This is the "1924" in the Ancestry tree, and Piqua is where Eunice's first child Lora Coe was born in 1924.
The earlier pass dismissed this Ohio death as "other parents/birthplace" (it says born Michigan). The links below prove it is the same man: same trade (tailor) in 1901 and 1924, the 1919 marriage gives the same parents (Patrick and Margaret) with Martin himself as informant, and the 1920 household holds Eunice, Felix and Walter.
| Record | What it says | Link | Saved image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba marriage index reg. 1899-002671 | Martin Drummond × Annie Eliza McLennan, Winnipeg; date indexed 30/12/1889 but registration year 1899 → almost certainly 30 Dec 1899 (index typo). "Annie Eliza McLennan" = Lizzie (Elizabeth) McClinaghan, b. ~1877; first child Helen b. Sept 1902. Index has no ages/parents — the full certificate ($12) would | vitalstats.gov.mb.ca | holly_manitoba-vitalstats_1899_marriage-index_Martin-Drummond-Annie-Eliza-McLennan_Winnipeg_reg-1899-002671.png |
| 1901 Canada census, Assiniboia West (NWT), sub-dist. L1, p. 3, lines 49–50 | Martin Drummond, head, b. 4 Feb 1870 England, immigrated 1872, Roman Catholic, tailor; Elizabeth, wife, b. 15 Feb 1877 Ireland, Methodist | https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHR2-Q4F | holly_familysearch_1901_census-index_...jpg, holly_familysearch_1901_census_Assiniboia-West_..._full-page-lines-49-50.png, ..._lines-49-50-closeup.png |
| 1911 Canada census, Saskatoon (from the earlier pass) | Martin 43, b. Sept 1868 England, arr. 1870, Catholic; Lizzie 33 Ireland; Helen, Eunice, Felix, Cecil | (earlier file) | (earlier) |
| 1916 census, Blanshard MB (earlier pass) | Lizzie + children with her father John McClinaghan; Martin absent | (earlier) | (earlier) |
| 1919 border crossing (earlier pass) | Martin 50, b. Nov 1869 Ireland, and Eunice 11, Winnipeg → US, Nov 1919 | (earlier) | (earlier) |
| Kentucky marriage, Gallatin Co, bond no. 68 | 28 Nov 1919, Warsaw KY: Martin Drummond, 49, widowed, white, born Ireland, residence Florence, Ind., tailor; parents Patrick Drummond and Margaret Drummond × Mollie Seaver, 53, widowed, born Switzerland Co, Ind.; father Wm Wiley. Married by P. J. Ross, M.E. Church South | https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D8-CSC9 | holly_familysearch_1919_marriage-bond_Gallatin-KY_Martin-Drummond-49-widowed-b-Ireland-tailor-parents-Patrick-Margaret_Mollie-Seaver-53.png |
| 1920 US census, York Twp, Switzerland Co, Indiana (ED 178, sheet 3B, lines 66–) | Martin H. Drummond, 49, b. Canada, parents b. Ireland; wife Mollie 53; children Eunice 12, Felix 10, Walter 8 (all b. Canada); stepchildren Edward, Fannie, Edna, Archie Severs | https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF4B-776 | holly_familysearch_1920_census-index_York-Twp-Switzerland-IN_Martin-H-Drummond-49-wife-Mollie-children-Eunice-Felix-Walter.jpg |
| Ohio death certificate, file 46237 | Martin Drummond, d. 8 Aug 1924, St. Elizabeth Hosp., Dayton (Montgomery Co); residence 509 West High, Piqua; male, white, widowed; b. Sept 1870 (53y 11m 5d); tailor; birthplace Michigan; father Patrick Drummond (b. Ireland); mother Margaret Sullivan (b. Ireland); cause osteomyelitis of the jaw, general septicaemia; informant "St. Elizabeth Hospital record"; burial Forest Hill, Piqua, 13 Aug 1924; undertaker Meyers & Smith | https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X69W-1GG | holly_familysearch_1924_death-cert_Ohio-46237_Martin-Drummond-tailor-509-W-High-Piqua_parents-Patrick-Drummond-Margaret-Sullivan.png |
Conflicts to keep in mind
- Martin's birth: 4 Feb 1870 England (1901), Sept 1868 England (1911), Nov 1869 Ireland (1919 crossing and KY marriage), 1871 Canada (1920), Sept 1870 Michigan (1924 death — hospital-record informant, weakest). Every record has Irish parents; he was in Canada from ~1870–72. Most likely born ~1869–70 to Irish parents, in Ireland or England, brought to Canada as an infant.
- "Widowed" in Nov 1919: implies Lizzie died between June 1916 (census) and Nov 1919. Her death was not found (Manitoba Vital Statistics has no Lizzie/Elizabeth Drummond death 1916–19; FamilySearch none).
- Mollie Seaver's father is "Wm Wiley" — a coincidence of name with William Wylie Coe, whom Eunice married a few years later; no link established.
- "Felix" (Martin "Felix" Drummond on Ancestry) is really the son; the 1920 index gives Martin's middle initial H.
Dead ends
- Manitoba Vital Statistics: no death for Martin Drummond; no births for Helen/Eunice/Felix/Cecil (born Sask.); no McClinaghan births/deaths/marriages indexed.
- Patrick Drummond + Margaret Sullivan: no Canadian census household 1871–1891 found with a son Martin (the Dundee, Scotland Martin b. 1868 has parents John + Eliza Williamson — not ours).
- Lizzie (McClinaghan) Drummond's death 1916–1919: not found in FamilySearch or Manitoba indexes.
Next leads
- Order the Manitoba marriage certificate 1899-002671 ($12, vitalstats.gov.mb.ca) — gives ages, birthplaces and both sets of parents.
- Saskatchewan death registration for Lizzie Drummond 1916–19 (Sask. eHealth genealogy request).
- Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua — burial card; Piqua Daily Call obituary Aug 1924.