Harriet Irene Lent and Walter Leroy Martin

WALTER LEROY MARTIN died July 4, 1986 in Roundup Memorial Nursing Home, Musselshell County, Montana.⁷¹⁰⁷ He is buried in Roundup Cemetery, Musselshell County, Montana.^{7107, 456}

He married HARRIET IRENE LENT on June 4, 1923 in Melstone, Musselshell, Montana,⁷¹⁰⁷ daughter of CORA EVELYN PARSLOW and GEORGE ADOLPH LENT. She was born October 26, 1906 in Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin,^{7108, 4653} and died April 10, 1984 in Roundup Memorial Hospital, Musselshell County, Montana.⁷¹⁰⁸ She is buried in Roundup Cemetery, Musselshell County, Montana.^{7108, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Harriet I. Lent)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Harriet I. Lent)
  • William Sutherland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Harriet I. Lent)

Children of HARRIET IRENE LENT and WALTER LEROY MARTIN:

1. BETTY L. MARTIN, b. October 9, 1924, Melstone, Musselshell, Montana;⁴⁵⁶ d. November 1, 2014, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana;⁴⁵⁶ bur. Roundup Cemetery, Musselshell County, Montana.⁴⁵⁶
2. DONNA GRACE MARTIN, b. March 10, 1926, Montana;⁴⁵⁶ d. June 5, 2011, Musselshell County, Montana;⁴⁵⁶ bur. Roundup Cemetery, Musselshell County, Montana.⁴⁵⁶
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Personal Information

• Harriet Irene Lent was a member of the Methodist Church. ⁷¹⁰⁸

Work History

Obituaries

Billings Gazette, April 11, 1984⁷¹⁰⁸

Harriet Martin

ROUNDUP — Harriet Martin at one time was a cook on a ranch and later worked for the Vienna Cafe in Roundup.

Mrs. Martin, 80, died Tuesday in Roundup Memorial Hospital.

Born in Bloomer, Wis., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Lent, she married Walter Martin on June 4, 1923, in Melstone. They moved to Roundup from Melstone 52 years ago. She liked to knit and crochet. She is a member of the Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Robert Martin of Whitefish and Ron Martin of Roundup; four daughters, Mrs. Wilbur (Betty) Goffena of Roundup, Mrs. Martin (Donna) Smith of Roundup, Mrs. Jerome (Margaret) Goffena of Roundup, and Mrs. Jim (Arlyne) Barnett of Lynnwood, Wash; a brother, Jim Carlin of Pocatello, Idaho; 32 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday in Wier Chapel with burial in Roundup Cemetery.

Billings Gazette, July 6, 1986⁷¹⁰⁷

Walter Leroy Martin

ROUNDUP — Walter Leroy Martin worked for the Chicago-Milwaukee Railroad in the Melstone-Roundup area until retiring. He was an avid rockhound, arrowhead and Indian artifact collector and had extensive collections. He also enjoyed fishing and hunting.

Mr. Martin, 86, died Friday in Roundup Memorial Nursing Home.

He was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, a son of Walter and Emily Martin. He grew up in the Ottumwa area and moved to Montana with his father at the age of 14, settling in the Vananda area. He married Harriet Lent on June 4, 1923, in Melstone. She died in 1984.

Survivors include two sons, Robert of Whitefish and Ron of Roundup; four daughters, Mrs. Wilbur (Betty) Goffena, Mrs. Jerome (Margaret) Goffena and Mrs. Martin (Donna) Smith, all of Roundup, and Mrs. Jim (Arlyne) Barnett of Everett, Wash.; three brothers, Donald of Canton, S.D., Russell of Miles City and Robert of Mobridge, S.D.; a sister, Geneieve Jones of Banning, Calif; 30 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Wier Chapel with burial in the New Roundup Cemetery.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
April 12, 19207104	School District 1, Musselshell, Montana	Cora Evelyn Parslow James Carlin George Burton Lent Harriet Irene Lent James Erwin Carlin Benjamin Boon Carlin
April 11, 19407106	Roundup, Musselshell, Montana	Walter Leroy Martin Harriet Irene Lent Betty L. Martin Donna Grace Martin Daughter Son Daughter