Martin Luther Kugler ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

   FamilySearch ID: KC7F-T1J.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of His tombstone is engraved 1876 birth but his county birth record records 8 Jul 1877 and his obituary says age 33, not 34., 8 Jul 1876 and Bucks Twp., Tuscarawas County, OH. ⁴

2. Census in 1880 in Jefferson Twp., Tuscarawas County, OH. ¹ Recorded in the 1880 census, Elizabeth Kughler, widowed, 39, was living with her children: John, 14; Clara E., 11; Chas A., 10; Alice D., 6; and Martin S., 2. Everyone was born in Ohio.

3. Obituary: The Daily Times: Obituary of Martin Luther Kugler on 29 Jun 1911 in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, OH. ⁶ APPENDICITIS
Martin Luther Kugler, 33, a prominent citizen of Stonecreek, died Wednesday following an operation for appendicitis. He was taken ill Saturday night, and Monday at midnight underwent an operation performed by Dr. Charles Hamilton of Columbus, Dr. S. S. Shauwecker of Canal Dover and Dr. D. E. Rausch of Stonecreek. Mr. Kugler seemed to rally but began sinking Tuesday night. Death came at 8 o'clock Wednesday. Gangrene followed the operation and he suffered excruciating pain. Mr. Kugler was born on a farm near Stonecreek and resided in that city all of his life. Before the county was voted dry he was a saloon-keeper, since then he conducted a mill and his ice cream parlor. Mr. Kugler was a member of the Woodmen lodge, and clerk of Jefferson township and of Stonecreek village. He was also secretary of the bureau of vital statistics of Stonecreek, and acted as president of the Stonecreek bank. He was respected by everyone who knew him, a model citizen and a kind father and his death is a great shock to the community. He is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Kugler, and three little children, Ethel, eight, Lloyd, five, and Christena, two. Also by three brothers and five sisters, as follows: Charles and William Kugler of Stonecreek and John Kugler of Port Washington; Mrs. Amanda Ellwood of Joyce, Mrs. Emma Wagner of Port Washington, Mrs. J. B. Simmons and Clara Kugler of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Alice Kugler of Canton. His wife is prostrated with grief. The funeral services will be held from the Stonecreek Lutheran church at 10 o'clock Saturday morning and interment will be made in the Stone creek cemetery.

Martin married Clara Elizabeth Paulus, daughter of Adam V. Paulus and Kathryn Gentz, on 12 Jul 1902 in , Tuscarawas, OH. (Clara Elizabeth Paulus was born on 2 Aug 1882 in Stone Creek, Tuscarawas, OH,^{8 9 10 11 12} died on 23 Dec 1965 in Petoskey, Emmet, MI ^{7 13} and was buried in Stone Creek: Stone Creek Cemetery, Tuscarawas, OH.)