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Historical events of the McMaken Family as recorded by Herbert R. McMaken, Sr. Information was obtained from members of the family, including Henry William McMaken, my [Herbert R. McMaken’s] mother Jessie McMaken, Mrs. Grace (Banks) Merchant and copies from her notes; The Fort Wayne Public Library Genealogy Section, and records and markers at Lindenwood Cemetary.

[originally copied May 5, 1979.

revised August 1999] The McMaken Family; history and information from my parents, Grace (Banks) Merchant, the Fort Wayne Public Library, and Lindenwood Cemetery. This page re-copied Sept. 30, 1982 to record information from the notes of Elizabeth Dickinson. [this information appears at the top of a page which is not part of the 1979 papers.]

Generation Name Comments 1. John McMaken b. born in Ireland (m)Mary, Elizabeth, or Mary Elizabeth Jordan b. 1699 born in Scotland

d. 1800

A. son, Joseph J. McMaken b. 1753, Cumberland County, PA d. 2-10-1818 Greenwood Cemetery Hamilton, Ohio (Butler County) 2. (1A) Joseph J. McMaken (m) Elizabeth Campbell b. 1762, at Boone Station (Crab Orchard, KY) daughter of Andrew Campbell and Jane (Gettys) Campbell. d. 1837, Hamilton, Ohio A. son, Joseph Hamilton McMaken b. Oct. 1787, Monmouth, KY B. son, John McMaken b. C. son, Andrew Campbell McMaken b. D. son, Mark Campbell McMaken b. E. son, William G. McMaken b. F. son, Robert Ward McMaken b. (see expanded outline) G. da., Lila (Lydia Jane?) McMaken b. (ref. the will of Joseph McMaken) 3. (2A.) Joseph Hamilton McMaken (m) 1-8-1810 Jane Moore b. A. son,Robert McMaken b. died without issue B. son,John C. McMaken b. died without issue C. son, Joseph Gettys McMaken b. 2-18-1915 Hamilton, OH d. 12-13-1864 Ft. Wayne, IN Lindenwood Cemetery. D. Ezekial Vance McMaken b. 9-21-1819 d. (See Woodlawn Cemetery Necrology)

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(m2)2-6-1821 Rachel Hilton Tucker b. E. Elizabeth McMaken b. 1821 d. F. Mary McMaken b. d. (m3) 5-25-1824 Marian Mead no children (m4)2-20-1827 Catherine Bacon b. C. da., Sarah Jane McMaken b. D. son, Andrew Campbell McMaken b. 10-28-1838 Ft. Wayne, IN d. 10-25-1909 E. da., Laura Saphrona McMaken b.9-4-1836 F. son, Henry Clay McMaken* b. 1-21-1840 Ft. Wayne, IN d.1-17-1912 (see expanded outline) Plattsmouth,NE [G. son, Robert McMaken] [H. son, John Campbell McMaken] J. Charles K. McMaken 3. 1A--> 2F Robert Ward McMaken b. d. (m) Julia Ann Cox b. 11-23-1811 Butler Co., OH d. 7-30-1873 Montgomery Co., IN 4. (3A) Joseph Gettys McMaken b.2-18-1815 (m) Dorothea Ruch b. 2-27-1819, Alsace Loraine. (France) father: Adam Ruch d. 8-5-1899 Ft. Wayne, IN A. son, Lewis T. McMaken b. 11-7-1842, Ft. Wayne d. 8-15-1843 B. son, Henry Clay McMaken** b. 6-15-1844 Ft. Wayne d. 9-30-1922 C. son, William B. McMaken b. 5-22-1846 d. 7-22-1918 D. son, Joseph H. McMaken b. 12-11-1848 d. 7-19-1918 E. da., Sarah J. (McM) Coleman b. 9-27-1850 d. 7-25-1925 F. da., Anna M. McMaken b. 3-10-1852 d. 6-9-1935 G. da., Delia C. McMaken b. 11-29-1854 d. 12-19-1890 H. son, Samual H. McMaken b. 9-7-1855 d. 10-20-1855 J. son, John Charles Fremont McM. b. 11-24-1856 d. 12-7-1941 K. son, Frank A. McMaken b. 10-27-1858 d. 4-15-1948 L. da., Dorothea Elizabeth McMaken b. 4-8-1860 d. 12-31-1930 M. da., Lottie M. (McM.) Banks b. 5-26-1862 d.12-3-1930 4.(3B) Ezekial Vance McMaken (m) ? 4. (3C) Sarah Jane McMaken b. father, Joseph H. McMaken (m) ?

3 mother, Catherine Bacon

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4. (3D) Andrew Campbell McMaken b.10-28-1838 d. 10-28-1909 (m1) Susan (Suzanne?)Chalfant b. A. Laura (McM) Lighton b. 8-24-1869 Plattsburg, NE d. 9-8-1948 Fayetteville,AR (m2) 1880 Kate Lavender b. B. C. 4. (3E) Laura McMaken b. d.1-17-1912 (m) ? 4. (3F) Henry Clay McMaken* b.1-21-1840 d. 1-17-1912 (m) 9-12-1862 Catherine Mannering b.1-2-1840, Cleveland, OH A.son, Joseph H. McMaken b. 12-11-1866 Cass. County, NE B. son, Edward Mannering McMaken b. d. C.da., Eva (McM.) Reese b. d. D.da., Carrie (McM.) Scott b. d. E.son, Guy DeLoss McMaken b. 1-6-1879 d. F.son, Charles A. McMaken b. d. G.da., Harriet McMaken b. d. 4. (3G) Robert McMaken b. (m) ? 4. (3H) John Campbell McMaken b. (m) ? [5.](4A) Joseph H. McMaken b.12-11-1866 (son of Henry Clay McM*) (m) 1891 Emma Busche b. d. A.son, Henry Clay McMaken, II b. d. B.son, Howard McMaken b. d. C.da., Gladys (McM.) b. d. [5.] (4B) Edward Mannering McMaken b. d. (son of Henry Clay McM*) (m) Estelle Maud Hall b. d. A. da., Elizabeth (McM.) Dickinson b. d. B. 5. (4B) Henry Clay McMaken** b. 6-15-1844 d.9-13-1922 (son of Jospeh Gettys McMaken)

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(m) 4-9-1868, Francis Jane Link b. 12-8-1846 d. 5-5-1918 father: Adam Link; 1-2-1820; mother: Lucy Alemeth Bagley, 12-19-1824 A. da., Lottie May McMaken b. 6-2-1869 d.9-24-1869 B. da., Lucy Luella (McM) Kyburz b. 11-22-1870 d.12-16-1954 C. son, Dora Gettys McMaken b. 3-7-1873 d. 2-2-1957 D. son, Henry William McMaken b. 12-14-1874 d. 4-16-1962 E. da., Helen Adelia (McM.) Jackson b. 6-17-1877 d. 5-5-1959 F. son, Adam Joseph McMaken b. 11-9-1880 d. 8-2-1881 G. da., Elizabeth Crystal (McM.) Gouty b. 4-9-1883 d. 5-26-1929 5. (4C) William B. McMaken (m) 2-12-1874, Deborah Robertson b. 1874 d. 1939 A. son, William B. McMaken, Jr. b. d. B. son, Clinton R. McMaken b. 4-20-1882 d.4-4-1965 5. (4D) Joseph H. McMaken b. 12-11-1848 d. (m) Ellen Shatzer b. A. son, Joseph McMaken b. B. da., Delia (McM.) Kepler b. C. son, Fenton McMaken b. 5. (4E) Sarah Jennie (McM) Coleman (m) Sylvanius Coleman A. son, Archie Coleman b. B. son, Ralph Coleman b. d. 1976 5. (4J) John Charles Fremont McMaken (m) Mary Fell b. A. da., Eva McMaken b. B.son, Allen McMaken b. 5. (4K) Frank A. McMaken b. 5. (4M) Lottie M. (McM.) Banks (m) Elmer Banks b. A. son, Joseph Banks b. B. da., Grace (Banks) Merchant b. 6. (5B) Lucy Luella (McM.) Kyburz (m) 12-28-98 William Kyburz b. A.son, Paul Kyburz b. 11-9-1908 B.da., Frances Kyburz b. 6-21-1911

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6. (5C) Dora Gettys McMaken (m) 6-5-1901 Dorothea Walters b. d. A.da., Dorothy Luella (McM.) Koehlinger b. d. B. da., Helen Jane (McM.) Cravens b. d. C. da., Anna (McM.) b. d. D.son, Walter G. McMaken b. 7- ? -1906 d. E.son, Edward McMaken b. d. F.da., Clara (McM.) b. d. G. da.,Cornelia (McM.) b. d. H. da.,Sarah (McM.) b. d. J.son, Dora Gettys McMaken, Jr. b. d. 6. (5D) Henry William McMaken (m) 4-4-1901 Jessie Mabel Frech b.1-5-1881 d. 10-26-1977 father: Henry Frech, Wurtemberg, Germany; mother: Martha Jane Birely, Piqua, OH. A.son, Henry Hugh McMaken b.7-19-1902 d.1-21-1990 B.da., Ruth Lucille (McM.) Forsythe b.1-15-1904 d. 2-4-1991 C.son, Herbert Ross McMaken b. 10-17-1906 d. 11-20-1993 D.da., Margaret Eva (McM.) Van Hoozen b. 12-11-1908 d. 10-4-1998 E. da.,Jessie Wilma (McM.) Zeimmer b. 1-14-1912 d. F. da.,Edith Jane (McM.) Bechtold b.9-16-1914 d. 6. (5E) Helen Adelia (McM.) Jackson (m) Harry Jackson b. d. A.son, Ralph Jackson b. d. B.son, Ike Jackson b. d. C.da., Pluma Jackson b. d. D. Merle Jackson b. d. 6. (5G) Elizabeth C. (McM.) Gouty (m) Merle B. Gouty A.son, John Gouty b. d. B.da., Emma Alemeth (Gouty) b. d. C.son Walter Gouty b. d. D.son,Arthur Gouty b. d. E.son, William Gouty b. d. F.son, Thomas Gouty b. d. 7. (6A) Henry Hugh McMaken b.7-19-1902 d.1-21-1990 (m) 9-16-1928 Maude Long b.1-4-1906 d.9-29-1988 A. da., Joan Ruth (McM.) Philpott b. 11-15-1933 d. 7.(6B) Ruth Lucille (McM.) Forsythe b. 1-15-1904 d.2-8-1991 (m) 4-8-1934 Lloyd Forsythe b. 1-8-1904 d.12-4-1987 A.son, William Forsythe b. d. ???????

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7. (6C) Herbert Ross McMaken b.10-17-1906 d.11-19-1993 (m) 6-15-1932 Justine Corby Ward b. 5-25-1910 d.6-6-1981 A. son, Herbert Ross McMaken, Jr. b. 5-29-1937 d. B. son, Ward McMaken b. 11-18-1941 d. C.son, Peter William McMaken b. 11-26-1948 d. 1-11-1951 7. (6D) Margaret Eva (McM.) Van Hoozen b. 12-11-1908 d.10-4-1998 (m) 2-26-1933 Doris Delvin Van Hoozen b. 10-10-1903 d. A.da., Barbara Ann (McM.) Becker b.10-26-1934 d. B. da.,Joyce Elaine (McM.) Miller b.5-3-1939 d. C. son,Richard Henry McMaken b. 12-4-1943 d. 7. (6E) J. Wilma (McM.) (Carroll) Zeimmer b. 1-14-1912 d. (m1) 11-6-1941 Joseph George Carroll b. 11-24-1912 d.9-2-1964 A. da.,Lorraine Jo (Carroll) Fink b.7-4-1942 d. B. da.,Mary Louise (Carroll) Grepke b.12-16-1943 d. C. da.,Norma Anita (Carroll) Burget b. 5-6-1947 d. D. da.,Janice Gail (Carroll) Tucker b. 9-23-1949 d. (m2) 6-27-1970 George Henry Zeimmer b. 6-10-1911 d. 7. (6F) Edith Jane (McM.) Bechtold b.9-16-1914 d. (m) Kenneth Thersard “Shine” Bechtold b.6-21-1912 d. A. da., Jane Ann Bechtold b. 7-30-1953 d.

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6A-->7A--> Joan Ruth (McM.) Philpott b.11-15-1933 d. (m) 1-31-1953 Victor Rex Philpott b. 5-25-1929 d. A. Keith Eugene Philpott b.11-14-1953 d. B. Debra Sue Philpott b. 5-25-1956 d. C. Stephanie Ann Philpott b. 7-30-1960 d. D. Christopher Allen Philpott b. 12-25-1962 d. A. Keith Eugene Philpott (m) 8-6-1977 Ronda Jeanne Ross b. 10-3-1956 d. B. Debra Sue Philpott (m) 11-27-1984 William Baughman b.2-23-1957 d. C.Stephanie Ann Philpott (m) 11-8-1980 Robert Alan Johnson b.12-9-1949 d.

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6C-->7A--> Herbert Ross McMaken, Jr. (m1) 6-15-1958 Patricia Ann Chiville b. 6-26-1938 d. born Elmhurst, IL father: Leslie Lenox Chiville, Jr. b. 12-22-1911 d. 3-8-1994 mother: Genevieve Dietsche b. 3-28-1912 d. married 8-15-1932 A. William Herbert McMaken b. 8-23-1959 (m) Joan McMaken b. a. Chloe Charlotte McMaken b. 6-13-1986 b. Chelsea Rose McMaken b. 4-17-1992 B. Karen Lynn McMaken b.3-9-1962 C. Douglas Scott McMaken b. 7-21-1963 D. Michael Andrew b. 2-3-1965 (m2) Carol McMaken b. d. 6C-->7B--> Ward McMaken b. 11-18-1941 d. (m1) 6-13-1965 (m2) 3-21-1971 Suzanne Galindo b. 1-5-1946 d. (1971-1993) Los Angeles, CA mother: Pauline Nunez b.1-10-1912 d. 2-25-1996 born El Paso, TX? buried Calvary Cemetary, Los Angeles, CA father: Jesse Joseph Galindo b.3-27-1911 d.2-13-1967 born Chihuahua, Mexico? buried Calvary Cemetary, Los Angeles, CA A. Brooke McMaken b. 10-25-1973 d. Denver, CO Pasadena, CA B. Ryan Ward McMaken b. 5-30-1977 d. Pasadena, CA (m) 7-24-1999 Jessica Suzanne Tiller b. 11-18-1977 d. (m) Denver, CO Colorado Springs, CO St. Vincent de Paul Parish mother Bettie Suzanne Gates born 6-5-1956 Ashland, Kentucky father: Richard Douglas Tiller 12-30-1954 Texas

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6B-->7A-->Adelia Ruth Forsythe b. 3-26-1935 Aboite Township Allen County, IN (m) Delmar Eugene Jackson b. 8-5-1931, Roanoke, IN A. Douglas Alan Jackson b. 9-7-1956, Huntington, IN (m) 8-6-1976 (Dixon, MO) Wanda Ruth B. Diane Marie Jackson b. 7-7-1959, Huntington, IN (m) 5-6-1995 (Ft. W.) Kevin Michael O’Brian b. 12-9-1956, Ft. Wayne, IN 6B-->7B--> William Lloyd Forsythe b. 1-6-1940 Jefferson Township, Whitley County, IN 6B-->7C-->Anna Mae Forsythe b. 10-20-1943 Ft. Wayne, IN (m) 8-18-1962 William Joseph Zirkelbach b.8-9-1934, Woodburn, IN father:Wm. Joseph Zirkelbach, Sr. b. 7-24-1904 Woodburn, IN d. 8-30-1993 mother: Esther Minnie (Hoeppner) Zirkelbach b.2-8-1905 Wdbrn, IN d. 4-23-1973 both buried Woodburn Lutheran Cemetery A. David L. Zirkelbach b. 8-22-1966 Youngstown, OH (m) 8-28-1993 (Bryan, OH)Nancy Dawn (Barber) Gehring b. 7-24-1955 Morenci, MI B. Angela Sue (Zirk.) Dailey b.7-27-1970 (m) 6-26-1992 (El Paso, TX) John Kevin Dailey b. 11-13-1952

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5D-->6D-->7A Barbara Ann Van Hoozen b. 10-26-1934 (m) 10-9-1954 Joseph Clement Becker b. d. A. Michael Joseph Becker b. 4-4-1955 d. (m) 11-13-1976 Ellen Clare Gerardo b. 1-7-1956 d. B. Kevin Anthony Becker b. 12-27-1956 d. (m) 8-18-1984 Karen Joanne Brewer b. 10-20-1959 d. C. Mark Henry Becker b. 2-15-1959 d. (m) 4-17-1985 Christie Lynn Stoll b. 10-29-1960 D. Doris Loretta Marie Becker b. 12-20-1960 d. (m) 4-15-1989 Mark Allen Biddle b. 1-27-1965 d. no children E. Robert Christopher Becker b. 9-21-1962 d. (m) 1-1-1983 Heather Watson b. 8-16-1963 d. F. Patricia Annette Becker b.8-30-1966 d. (m) 5-19-1990 Joseph b. d. 5D-->6D-->7B Joyce Elaine Van Hoozen b.5-3-1939 d. (m) 6-22-1959 Craig Leroy Miller b. 2-11-1936 d. A. Teresa Lynn Miller b. 12-30-1957 d. B. Sherre Lee Miller b. 10-28-1960 d. (m) 2-14-1987 Om Sharma b. 8-3-1950 d. C. Kurt Anthony Miller b. 1-17-1962 d. (m)11-27-1982 Sandra Lee Margison b.9-14-1962 d. D. Scott Allen Miller b. 3-27-1968 d.

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(m) Kathy b. d. 5D-->6D-->7C Richard Henry Van Hoozen b. 12-4-1943 d. (m) 8-4-1962 Judith Ann Gillie b. 8-24-1942 d. A. Richard Lynn Van Hoozen b. 3-1-1963 d. (m) 4-7-1984 Julie Holbrook b. 4-20-1964 d. B. Nick Edward Van Hoozen b. 6-5-1964 d. (m) 3-2-1985 Lucile Bolinger b. 8-18-1962 d. C. Dana Michelle Van Hoozen b. 10-31-1968 d.

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3. 1A-->(2F) Robert Ward McMaken b. d. (m) Julia Ann (Cox) McMaken b. 11-23-1811 Butler County, Ohio d. 7-30-1873(?) Montgomery Co., Indiana A. William McMaken b. d. other children unknown 4. (3A)William McMaken b. d. (m) A. Andrew McMaken b. d. 5. (4A.) Andrew McMaken b. d. (m) Belle Pontious b. d. A. Dorothy (McMaken) White b. d. 1968, Fremont, CA B. Andrew McMaken b. d. C. Paul McMaken b. d. 6. (5A) Dorothy (McM.) White b. d. 1968, Fremont, CA (m) William Schneider b. d. A. Margean (Schneider) White b. d. other children unknown 7. (6A) Margean (Schneider) White b. d. (m) Phillip Bruce White b. d. parents: Cullen White and Mabel Gearhart A.Julia Ann White b. d. B. Bruce David White b. d. C. Brian Gregory White b. d. D. David Ronald White b. d. E. Jeffrey Charles White b. d. F. Paul Bernard White b. d. G. Suzanne White b. d. (resides in Fremont, CA)

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4. 1A -->2A-->(3D) Andrew Campbell McMaken b.10-28-1838 d. 10-28-1909 (m1) Susan (Suzanne?)Chalfant b. A. Laura (McM) Lighton b. 8-24-1869 Plattsburg, NE d. 9-8-1948 Fayetteville,AR m2) 1880 Kate Lavender b. B. C. 5. (4A.) Laura (McM.) Lighton b. 8-24-1869 Plattsburg, NE d. 9-8-1948 Fayetteville,AR (m) 4-8-1890 William Rheem Lighton b. 7-13-1866, Lycoming Co., PA d. 1-25-1923 Los Angeles, CA A. Dorothy Lighton b. 1893 d. 1967 B. William Andrew Lighton b. 1891 d.1892 C. Louis Duryea Lighton b. 11-25-1895 d. 2-1-1963 D David McMaken Lighton b. 1899 d. 1902 E. Suzanne Chalfant Lighton b. 7-24-1905 d. 11-15-1978 F. Marjorie Lighton b. 11-15-1912 d. resides in Fayetteville, AR

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