1905-1907 Photo of Great-great Grandparents and Great-aunts and Great-uncles

 This appears to be a photo of my great-great grandparents Frances (Link) McMaken and Henry Clay McMaken. They are here with a number of their grandchildren. Unfortuantely, the faces are not labeled, but you can compare and contrast with the people in this 1908 family reunion photo: https://mcmaken-galindo.blogspot.com/2014/09/photo-1908-mcmaken-family-reunio.html

Note Henry Clay and France looks very similar to the people labeled #13 and #35. So I am guessing they are the same people. The children pictured here also are pictured in the 1908 photo. 

Thank you to this source: https://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/906DDCBB-55BE-4E50-8B0F-500611171690

Personal Recollections of the Underground Railroad by Mark Campbell McMaken

I found this written account by Mark Campbell McMaken. Mark McMaken was the younger brother of my great-great-great grandfather Joseph Hamilton McMaken (born 1787). This branch of the McMaken family lived primarily in Southern Ohio and Eastern Indiana. Some of them were active in the anti-slavery movement, including Mark McMaken. I found the following document on the web site of the Ohio Historical Society. The documents have since been taken down, but I preserved screen shots. In this document, written by Mark McMaken himself, recounts some episodes in which he and other members of the community worked to free slaves who had crossed the river from Kentucky. (Warning: the "n word" is used in this 1895 document. In spite of his egalitarian sentiments, McMaken was not PC by modern standards.)

Note: The place names appear to all still be current except "Port Union" which is now better known as West Chester Township.  The area used to be known as Union Township, but before that, was known as "McMaken's Bridge." 

McMaken Family Tree, Compiled 1982

A Family Tree for the McMaken family compiled by Herbert R. McMaken, Sr. in 1982. Updated by Ryan W. McMaken in 2005. This if for the branch of the McMaken family descended from early settlers in southwestern Ohio and Eastern Indiana. It's far from complete, and even needs editing, but I wanted to get it online so others doing research on this can access the information.

McMaken Family Tree

Funeral Card for Jose R. Galindo, (c. 1873-1926)

This is all new info about my great-grandfather, recently uncovered, thanks to this funeral card:

Jose R Galindo, full middle name unknown,
Died in 1926, aged 53, which places his birth probably in 1873. Buried in Calvary cemetary in Los Angeles, and the funeral was held at Our Lady of Guadalupe. I looked up the church and it has since moved from its 1926 location on Fisher St.

Obituary for my great-great-grandmother Frances Jane Link

The obit incorrectly lists one of Frances's children as "William Henry McMaken." The correct name is Henry William McMaken, my great-grandfather.

Jose Galindo, El Paso, 1913

My great-grandfather Jose Galindo, far left, standing. He's pictured with other railroad workers. I'm told he worked for the railroad as an auditor or book keeper. The photo is from 1913 in or near El Paso, Texas.

The Galindos were a middle-class family that had emigrated from Mexico only a few years earlier. Download for full size.

Business Card

Jesse Galindo's business card:

It seems he was an American rep. for Cervecería Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, producing the Dos Equis, Sol, Bohemia, Superior, Carta Blanca, Noche Buena, Indio, Casta and Tecate brands among others.