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.

Homecoming Princess

Julia Calderon de Nunez (c.1865-1947)

I still don't have a birth date for my great-grandmother Julia Calderon, but I did find a funeral card, and her death date is December 18, 1947.

Reverse:

Galindo Family

Wedding photo, Jesse Jose Galindo and Pauline Nunez

Pauline (Nunez) Galindo and daughter Suzanne (Galindo) McMaken: 

Pauline Galindo with son Thomas and daughter Suzanne:

Galindo family 1958 (sitting L-R: Phillip Galindo, Jesse Galindo; standing L-R Stephen Galindo, Thomas Galindo, unknown, Pauline Galindo)

Herbert Ross McMaken, Sr. (1906-1993)

Photographed in January 1984:

Nunez and Calderon Photos, 1880s and 1890s

I think this is an image of my cousin Jose de La Luz Nunez and his wife or sister. I'm not sure. I'm also having trouble making out the note which reads (sort of):

"To commemorate sincere friendship [unclear phrase] Dona Paula (?) V[which is probably for Valdez] de Calderon and family on the 21st birthday. Chihuahua, February (?)  11, 1883, Jose de la Luz Nunez.

From what I can make out, this photo is of my great-grandmother Julia Calderon de Nunez. The back has a note, paraphrased in English: "to my sister Calixta Calderon de Herrera, Chihuahua, April 7, 1882, Julia Calderon."

My grandmother's sister Ester Nunez, probably from after 1910: 

A portrait of three woman found in the Nunez-Calderon collection, but unlabeled. 

Photo: 1908 McMaken Family Reunion

The labels to this photo and the photo were given to me by Herbert Ross McMaken, Sr. (1906-1993). This is a family reunion that took place near Ft Wayne, Indiana in 1908. The most common names found in the key are McMaken, Banks, and Jackson. Herbert ross McMaken is the small child on the far left, held my his mother, Jessie (Frech) McMaken. Herbert's father, Henry William McMaken, is standing behind Jessie. My great-great grandfather Henry Clay McMaken is standing fourth from the right.

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Historic Darby-Green Farm

Rufus Ward was once an owner of what is now the Darby-Green Farm in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  See chain of title:

As far as I can tell, Rufus Ward was foreclosed upon by his own father-in-law, Henry T. Ernest.  Note below that Rufus's wife Ettie was the daughter of Henry T Ernest and Mary Ward: http://api.ning.com/files/PMI93VuEyUcP0mPmYzimuYPnCosbZnVoq6uAvaIQa08R0Nu*rT6vh1xwMMo5hDB3U6V1xkmTK-xHJemrRTor1WYd1YSYKE1D/igm1.cgi_opDESCdbcmwbushidI00673printer_friendly 

Ernst appears to be an alternate spelling of Ernest. 

4 Mary L WARD b: 1848
              + Henry T ERNEST b: SEP 1841
                5 Unknown ERNEST
                5 Unknown ERNEST
                5 Alice ERNEST b: NOV 1868
                  + John A DODSON b: 1855
                    6 Mildred L DODSON b: MAY 1896
                5 Ettie ERNEST b: AUG 1881

Henry T. Ernest:

Birth:	Sep. 15, 1841 Perry County Pennsylvania, USA
Death:	Jan. 11, 1922 Montgomery County Maryland, USA Mary L. Ward Ernest:

Birth:	Oct., 1847 Montgomery County Maryland, USA
Death:	1934 Montgomery County Maryland, USA
Family links:  Parents:   Thomas F Ward (1822 - 1894)   Mary Ann E Burrows Ward (1823 - 1895)

source: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77453858

William English Ward and Henrietta Purdum Ward

William English Ward Birth:	Sep. 22, 1849 Montgomery County Maryland, USA
Death:	Jan. 22, 1931 Montgomery County Maryland, USA
Spouse: Henrietta Ward Family links:  Children:   Carrie Belle Ward Watkins (1873 - 1952)*   Rufus George Ward (1880 - 1918)*   William Henry Ward (1883 - 1932)*   Mary Virginia Ward Canter (1899 - 1973)*

Henrietta M. (Purdum) Ward: 

Birth:	Aug. 10, 1855 Clarksburg Montgomery County Maryland, USA
Death:	Dec. 20, 1934 Montgomery County Maryland, USA

MORE:

William English Ward [Parents] was born in 1850 in Montgomery County, Maryland. He died on 22 Jan 1931. He was buried in Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland. He married Henrietta M. Purdum on 15 Jan 1879 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland.

Other marriages:

Burris, Josephine 

Henrietta M. Purdum was born in 1856 in Maryland. She died on 20 Dec 1934. She was buried in Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland. She married William English Ward on 15 Jan 1879 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland.
They had the following children:

		M	i	Rufas George Ward
		M	ii	John Sprigg Ward
		M	iii	William Henry Ward was born on 19 Nov 1883 in Montgomery General Hospital, Olney, Maryland.
		F	iv	Ethel Ward was born in Dec 1889 in Montgomery County, Maryland.
		M	v	Newton Ward
		F	vi	Mary Ward was born in 1899 in Montgomery County, Maryland.

George Enoch Ward [Parents] was born in 1813 in Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland. He died on 18 Jan 1878 in Montgomery County, Maryland. He was buried in Wesley Grove Cemetery, Woodfield, Maryland. He married Mary Drusilla Jane Thompson about 1834 in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Other marriages:

Crawford, Elizabeth
Crown, Mary Elizabeth 

Mary Drusilla Jane Thompson was born about 1816. She died on 15 Jun 1851 in Montgomery County, Maryland. She married George Enoch Ward about 1834 in Montgomery County, Maryland.
They had the following children:

		M	i	James Ward was born in 1835 in Montgomery County, Maryland.
		F	ii	Rhoda Ann Ward
		M	iii	John Wesley Ward
		F	iv	Caroline V. Ward
		F	v	Mary Priscilla Ward
		F	vi	Harriet Jane Ward
		M	vii	Thomas George Ward
		M	viii	William English Ward

Ignatius Pigman Ward [Parents] was born on 28 May 1791 in Norbeck (now Rockville), Montgomery County, Maryland. He died on 30 Jan 1872 in Montgomery County, Maryland. He married Hester Thompson on 30 Apr 1811 in Norbeck (now Rockville), Montgomery County, Maryland.

*Research of the Pigman family did not prove that Ignatious' mother, Priscilla, was either a daughter or sister of the well-known Methodist Preacher Ignatius Pigman, son of Mary and Matthew Pigman. They did, however, live in the same area of Montgomery County, MD. Ignatius and his brother John Wesley Ward appear to have been named after these two Methodist ministers.
**Ignatius Pigman, the minister, deeded land to Edward Browning (alias Edward Ward) in Ohio County,Kentucky. This dual surname usage is similar to that of Ignatius P. Ward's father, James White Ward.
SOURCE: Bounty Land and Pension Applications for the War of 1812: Maryland Militia. Volume 7, by F.Edward Wright.
"Ward, Ignatius P. /S.O. 21695/ Capt. Richard Holmes, Extra Balt/ 10 July 1871 app.
Ignatius P. Ward 80, res Mtg co; states they were married 30 Apr 1811, Esther Thompson, now deceased; on around 1 May 1814 he was notified by Capt. Holmes to meet at Colesville, Mtg. Co., prepared to march to Bladensburgh, he obeyed the call, went to Bladensburgh, and was sent back. A short time after he was again notofoed to meet at Colesville, prepared to march to Bladensburgh and Long Fields in PG Co. and obeyed the call. A third order was issued to meet at Colesville prepared to march to Bladensburg and thence to Nottingham, which order he obeyed. He was 80 years old 28 May last. His father James W. Ward, served for 5 years and 7 months in the War of the Revolution and lost his right arm in the Battle of Camden. Ignatius Ward's PO address: Norbeck, Mtg. Co; acq: James W. Campbell and R. S. Patterson, res Rockville."

Hester Thompson "Hessy" was born in 1788 in Maryland. She died before 1871 in Montgomery County, Maryland. She married Ignatius Pigman Ward on 30 Apr 1811 in Norbeck (now Rockville), Montgomery County, Maryland.
They had the following children:

		M	i	John Edward Ward
		M	ii	George Enoch Ward
		M	iii	William Henry Ward
		M	iv	Ignatius Hanson Ward
		M	v	Horace Wilbur Ward
		M	vi	Hezekiah B. Ward
		M	vii	Thomas F. Ward
		F	viii	Ann E. Ward was born in 1830 in Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland.

James White Ward [Parents] was born about 1759 in Norbeck (now Rockville), Montgomery County, Maryland. He died on 21 Oct 1829 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He married Priscilla about 1785 in Maryland.

***James served as a Private in the 8th Company, Lower Battalion, Maryland Militia during the Revolutionary War, from 1777 through 1782. He and his family lived in Anne Arundel, Montgomery and Prince George counties at various times.***
SOURCE: Revolutionary Patriots of Montgomery County Maryland 1776 - 1783; wriiten by Henry C. Penden, Jr.
"White, James (c. 1759 - 1829). Private, 8th Co.,Lower Bn., Militia, Sept 1777 (Ref:M-200, T-5:51). Invalid (disability) pension commenced in 1789. On May 27, 1815, he also applied for pension (S25481) at Baltimore, MD, and applied again on July 12, 1825, aged about 66 (another source states his age as 78 or 79), in Washington, DC, stating he enlisted in 1779 and served in the 7th Maryland Line. Affidavit by Richard Anderson in Montgomery County, Maryland, on May 3, 1825, stated that James White, of the Maryland Line, enlisted for the duration, was wounded in the arm at the second Battle of Camden on April 25, 1781, and was furloughed thereafter. James died Oct 21, 1829, and in 1830 the Treasurer of Maryland was directed to pay to Henry Harding for the use of Priscilla White, widow of the late James White, the balance of $23.33 balance due him at his death. [Ref: D-632, J-16, K-2:406, K-2:407, P-3789, Y-61.] "One James White, aged 16" lived in the North West Hundred, and his mother, Mary White, aged 45, was the head of the household in 1776 [Ref: K-1:225]. "Mary White, consort of Captain James White of Montgomery County is buried at Monocacy Cemetery (no dates given). [Ref: Historic Graves of Maryland and the District of Columbia, by Helen W. Ridgely (1908), page 172.]"
"James Ward is on the 1790 Montgomery County Census as follows: 1-2-2-0-0. By 1790 he had 2 sons and one daughter. Son Ignatius Pigman Ward was not born until 1791. This one daughter is not found on the 1800 US Census, so she was apparently deceased, or was in her own household. James W. Ward is in the 1810 Montgomery County US Census with two new daughters; one son is now gone, presumably John Wesley Ward who married in 1807. The remaining two sons were Ignatius Pigman Ward, who married in 1811, and James Ward who married in 1812." SOURCE: The Early Ward Families of Western Maryland and Washington, DC by Ralph D. Smith

Priscilla was born about 1768 in Maryland. She died after 1830 in Maryland. She married James White Ward about 1785 in Maryland.
They had the following children:

		M	i	James Ward
		M	ii	John Wesley Ward
		M	iii	Ignatius Pigman Ward

Captain James White was born about 1720 in Maryland. He died before 1776 in Montgomery County, Maryland. He was buried in Monocacy Cemetery, Montgomery County, Maryland. He married Mary.
Mary was born about 1731 in Maryland. She married Captain James White.
They had the following children:

		M	i	James White Ward
		M	ii	Samuel White was born about 1762 in Maryland.
		M	iii	Zachariah White was born about 1764 in Maryland.
		F	iv	Elisia White "Elsie" was born about 1766 in Maryland.
		F	v	Mary White was born about 1768 in Maryland.

Our Maryland Heritage, Book 30: The Ward Families - William Neal Hurley, Jr. This thorough investigation of the Ward family by William Hurley, one of Maryland's most prolific authors of genealogy, begins with James White Ward, a Revolutionary War veteran born in 1759 and the father of Ignatius Pigman Ward, whose three sons then contribute the remaining family history. One of them, Enoch George Ward, married three times and was the father of twenty children. 

Daughter of Rufus G. Ward:

Edna Ward [Parents] was born in Montgomery County, Maryland. She died in 1927 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. She was buried in Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland. She married Vaughn Parrent.

Rufus George Ward, Ettie Ernst Ward

Rufus G. Ward:

Birth:	Feb. 25, 1880 Montgomery County Maryland, USA
Death:	Dec. 30, 1918 District Of Columbia, USA
Family links:  Parents:   William English Ward (1849 - 1931)   Henrietta M Purdum Ward (1855 - 1934)  Spouse:   Ettie Ernst Ward (1881 - 1977)*  Children:   Edna Louise Ward Parrent (1906 - 1927)*  Siblings:   Carrie Belle Ward Watkins (1873 - 1952)*   Rufus George Ward (1880 - 1918)   William Henry Ward (1883 - 1932)*   Mary Virginia Ward Canter (1899 - 1973)*

Ettie Ernst Ward: 

Birth:	Aug. 28, 1881 District Of Columbia, USA
Death:	Jan. 3, 1977 Saint Petersburg Pinellas County Florida, USA
Family links:  Spouse:   Rufus George Ward (1880 - 1918)  Children:   Edna Louise Ward Parrent (1906 - 1927)* *Calculated relationship
Burial: Rockville Cemetery Rockville Montgomery County Maryland, USA Source: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60248075

Henry William and Jessie McMaken

Henry William McMaken Birth:	Dec. 14, 1874 Allen County Indiana, USA
Death:	Apr. 16, 1962 Allen County Indiana, USA
son of Henry C. McMaken & Frances J. Link Jessie Mabel Frech:

Birth:	Jan. 5, 1881 Allen County Indiana, USA
Death:	Oct., 1977
born in Aboite Twp. Family links:  Spouse:   Henry William McMaken (1874 - 1962)*

Henry Frech, Sr and Christina

Birth:	1813 Stuttgart Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death:	May 11, 1892 Aboite Allen County Indiana, USA
FRECH, Henry Sr. 05/11/1892 died a 70 years - lived at 209 Broadway...native of Germany...widow & 7 children survive...Bullard Cemetery 1880 census, 67 years old. Children ~ Emma, William, August Roth - Stepson. Family links:  Spouse:   Christina Frech (1811 - 1888)  Children:   Henry Frech (1843 - 1926)* Christina Frech: Birth:  1811, Germany Death:  1888 Allen County Indiana, USA Wife of Henry Frech, Sr. Parents born in Germany. Record from 1880 census ~ Neighbors of the Grove, Haines, Moffett, Scott families interred in this cemetery. Family links:  Spouse:   Henry Frech (1813 - 1892)*  Children:   Henry Frech (1843 - 1926)* source: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66056266

Henry and Jennie Frech

Henry Frech, Jr.:

Birth: Oct. 8, 1843, Germany Death: Aug. 21, 1926 Fort Wayne Allen County Indiana, USA Family links: Parents: Henry Frech (1813 - 1892) Christina Frech (1811 - 1888)

 Spouse: Jennie Frech (1844 - 1915) Children: Minnie May Frech (1871 - 1879)* Frank Frech (1873 - 1935)*

Jennie Frech:

Birth:	Jan. 11, 1844 Piqua Miami County Ohio, USA
Death:	Jun. 13, 1915
Family links:  Spouse:   Henry Frech (1843 - 1926)*  Children:   Minnie May Frech (1871 - 1879)*   Frank Frech (1873 - 1935)*

source: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54724247

Gravestone, Henry Frech

Birth:	1843
Death:	1898
Burial: Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery Fort Wayne Allen County Indiana, USA Source: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Frech&GSfn=Henry&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=28523660&df=all&

Benito Núñez Calderón 1889-1976

My grandmother's brother:

Benito Núñez Calderón 1889-1976 Jefe de estación, telegrafista del general Francisco Villa, dueño del Hotel Núñez y gran impulsor del beisbol en la región.

Image Credit: 

http://www.municipiocuauhtemoc.gob.mx/turismo/tierra_tres_culturas/personajes_trascendentes/ 

The Parque de Beisbol Benito Nunez Calderon in Cuatemoc, Mexico is named after him.  

More info here: http://historiadecuauhtemoc.blogspot.com/2009/04/los-pioneros.html 

More on Hotel Nunez: http://historiadecuauhtemoc.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html 

"Luego estaba el Hotel Núñez, propiedad de Benito Núñez Calderón, jefe de la estación del ferrocarril, gran impulsor del deporte local y amante apasionado del béisbol."

Inconcebible nos resulta el desarrollo de negocios en una comunidad económicamente fuerte sin la asistencia de los servicios de hospedaje para los agentes que, por la naturaleza de sus actividades, inciden en la dinámica de dicho centro poblacional.

La estación de tren del rancho San Antonio de Arenales, inaugurada el último día de 1899, se convirtió en el corazón del poblado que dio origen a Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. Comenzaba, de esta forma, el desarrollo de una comunidad cuyo ímpetu se aferraría principalmente a la actividad comercial para lograr la prosperidad que ha logrado en su joven vida.
No es difícil imaginar el impacto que causó la llegada del tren a esta zona. En las inmediaciones de la estación florecían los negocios del ramo comercial, especialmente los relacionados con los abarrotes y la compra-venta de semillas y ganado. La economía local comenzaba a consolidarse gracias al tren. Así, este medio de comunicación se convirtió en propulsor determinante del desarrollo urbanístico que en la actualidad ampara a más de ciento veinte mil almas.
Durante el primer cuarto del siglo veinte, se fue conformando la mancha urbana alrededor de la estación, la cual se convirtió en lugar de destino para muchas personas que llegaban por tren a esta zona, un sitio donde el sector de los servicios veía terreno fértil. 
Aunque no funcionaba un hotel, algunos de los primeros vecinos asentados en la recién nacida comunidad brindaban hospedaje a uno que otro viajero, y no fueron pocos los personajes que pernoctaron en las reducidas instalaciones de la propia estación, donde el jefe de la misma percibió la gran oportunidad de negocio.
En el año 1927, el cual es significativo para la historia de la localidad, el señor Benito Núñez Calderón, quien era el jefe de la estación, decide poner en operación el primer hotel justo enfrente de la estación: el “Hotel Núñez”, que se encuentra aún en el mismo domicilio. Sin duda que se trató de un acierto, tanto que no tardaron otros en hacer la competencia.
A decir de algunos vecinos del pueblo, después del hotel del señor Núñez, comenzaron a prestar sus servicios otros más, sobre la misma Avenida Juárez. Uno de esos hoteles fue el “Jansen”, el cual, según aquellos que lo conocieron, pertenecía a una familia de menonitas, los cuales, desde su arribo a estas tierras en 1922, vieron la necesidad que había del servicio de hospedaje en un establecimiento adecuado. Es muy probable que este hotel sea el mismo que, a partir de 1928, se llamó “Hotel Cuauhtémoc”, ubicado en la esquina de la Avenida Juárez y la calle tercera.
Luego, al poco tiempo, por la misma avenida pero en su encuentro con la calle séptima, surgió el “Hotel San Antonio”, honrando el nombre de la localidad, la cual crecía a un ritmo tan implacable como acelerado, extendiéndose ya hacia el sur de las vías, en donde a las orillas se construía la plaza principal.
Ocurrió después que en la Avenida Reforma, entre las calles tercera y quinta, se estableció el “Hotel Águila”. Cuauhtémoc ostentaba un vigoroso desarrollo, políticamente la municipalización lo constataba, y económicamente la producción agrícola lo apoyaba.
Las décadas de los veinte y los treinta fueron marco de momentos decisivos para la consolidación económica, política y social de Cuauhtémoc, en la cual, el sector de los servicios tuvo mucho que ver. Los primeros hoteles fueron, seguramente, empresas que apuntalaron la firmeza con la cual nuestro pueblo cimentó su ascenso.

This web site describes him:

To continue on Avenida Juarez, across Fifth Street, we arrived at the most famous restaurant of the day: "the restaurant of Meneses' as he was known. Then there was the Hotel Nunez Nunez owned by Benito Calderon, head of the railway station, great promoter of local sports and passionate lover of baseball.

McMaken's Bridge, Ohio

Butler County's Port Union was laid out in 1827 by William Elliott. It was originally called McMaken's Bridge in honor of William McMaken, who started the first grocery and built the first frame building in the village.

A Short Biography of Henry Frech

Henry Frech, my great-great grandfather who was the father of my great-grandmother Jessie (Frech) McMaken

The original text appears to have been scanned in, thus the last name "Frech" is repeatedly rendered as "Freeh." The correct name is "Frech."

Henry Freeh. — More than sixty years ago, when he was a lad of about 
ten years, this venerable citizen of Fort Wayne accompanied his parents 
on their immigration from Germany to America, in 1853, and the family 
home was establisher on a pioneed farm in Aboite township, this county. 
Here the subject of this review lived up to the full tension involved in 
reclaiming from the forest a productive farm and eventually it devolved 
upon him to develop a farm for himself. In the most significant way did 
he honor and show his loyalty to the land of his adoption when the Civil 
war was precipitated, for he was one of the sturdy young men who went 
forth from Allen county to do valiant service in defense of the Union. 
As a soldier of the republic he made a record that shall ever reflect dis- 
tinction and honor upon his name. Mr. Freeh was born in the Kingdom 
of "Wurtemberg, Germany, October 8, 1843, and thus he has now passed 
the psalmist's span of three score years and ten, so that, having borne 
the heat and burden of the day, he has justified himself to the world and 
well merits the gracious peace and prosperity that attend him now that 
he has retired from the active responsibilities that long developed upon 
him. He is a son of Henry and Christina (Exter) Freeh, of whose six 
children four attained to maturity, the subject of this review being now 
the only survivor of this sterling pioneer family of Allen county. The 
other three who grew to maturity in this county and who have passed 
from the stage of life's mortal endeavors were Frederick, John and 
Christina. Upon coming to Allen county, in 1854, Henry Freeh, Sr., 
purchased eighty acres of timbered land in Aboite township, and his 
initial work was to make a clearing for the little log house which he built 
as the family home. He eventually improved a productive farm and on 
this old homestead he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives, 
their names meriting enduring place on the roll of the sterling pioneers 
of Allen county. Both were zealous communicants of the Lutheran 
church and in politics he became a staunch supporter of the cause of the 
Democratic party. Henry Freeh, Jr., the immediate subject of this sketch, 
acquired his rudimentary education in his native land and as a boy at- 
tended for a time the pioneer district school in Aboite township, though 
he early found that the arduous work of the home farm demanded the 
greater part of his attention. He did well his part in reclaiming the land 
and continued to assist his father until there came the call of higher duty, 
with the outbreak of the Civil war. In 1862, at the age of eighteen 
years, he enlisted as a private in Company B, Twelfth Indiana Infantry, 
and with this gallant command continued in service until the close of the 
war, when he received his honorable discharge. He took part in many 
of the important engagements marking the progress of the great conflict 
and was always found at the post of duty. He took part in battles at 
Richmond, Kentucky, Vicksburg, Mississippi and Jackson, Mississippi, 
and in connection with the memorable Atlanta campaign he participated 
in the battles of Missionary Ridge, New Hope Church and Kenesaw 
Mountain, as well as the siege and capture of Atlanta July 22-28, 1864. 
Thereafter he was with his command in the engagements at Jonesboro, 
Savannah, Columbia, Bentonville and Raleigh, in connection with Sher- 
man's historic march to the sea, and within his military career he was 
in every southern state except Texas and Florida. He marched more than 
six thousand miles, and Frank Aveline, the original captain of his com- 
pany, met death in the battle of Missionary Ridge. Mr. Freeh w^itnessed 
and assisted in the burning of the city of Columbia, South Carolina, and 
after the final surrender took part in the Grand Review, in the city of 
Washington. After his return to Fort Wayne Mr. Freeh was here en- 
gaged in the ice business for a time and then bought eighty acres of 
unimproved land in Aboite township. His first domicile was a primitive 
log house which he erected on his land, and he cleared an dimproved 
the farm, to which he later added forty acres. He made this one of the 
fine farms of the township and the excellent buildings that now mark 
the place were erected by him. He remained on the old homestead until 
1912, since which time he has lived retired in Fort AVayne, where his 
home is at 754 West Superior street. Mr. Freeh has never faltered in 
his allegiance to the Republican party and his first vote for president was 
cast for President Lincoln, he having been at the time in service as a 
soldier of the Union. He has vitalized the more gracious memories and 
associations of his military career through forty years of appreciative 
affiliation with the Grand Army of the Republic, in Sion S. Bass Post, 
No. 40, at Fort Wayne. He was reared in the faith of the Lutheran 
church and has ever held to the same, as did also his loved and devoted 
"wife, the supreme loss and bereavement in his life having come wh^n 
she was summoned to eternal rest June 13, 1914. On October 4, 1870, 
was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Freeh to Miss Jennie Birely, a 
daughter of David and Anna (Bowser) Birely, who came from Pennsyl- 
vania to Allen county many years ago and here passed the residue of 
their lives. Concerning the children of Mr. and Mrs. Freeh brief record 
is entered in conclusion of this review : Frank is the owner of a valuable 
ranch in the state of Colorado, where he maintains his home ; Anna is 
the wife of John Clark, of Perry township ; Ida is the wife of Grant 
Simmons, of Huntington county; Charles resides upon and operates the 
old homestead farm, in Aboite township ; Jessie is the wife of Henry 
William McMaken, of Aboite township ; and Florence is the wife of Carl 
Garting, a farmer of Lake township. Mr. Freeh receives from his chil- 
dren the deepest filial devotion and takes just pride in the fact that he 
has twenty-one grand-children. 

Source: THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA 
A REVIEW OF TWO CENTURIES OF OCCUPATION OF THE REGION ABOUT THE HEAD OF THE MAUMEE RIVER 

By 
B. J. GRISWOLD

A Short Biography of Henry William McMaken

My great-grandfather:

Henry William McMaken was born and reared in Adams township, 
Allen county, Indiana, the date of his nativity being December 14, 1874. 
He is a son of Henry Clay and Frances (Link) McMaken and his grand- 
father was born in the old Fort. Henry C. followed farming and became 
the owner of a fine farm, from the active duties of which he is now re- 
tired. His children are Lucy, Luella, Dora (son), Helene, Elizabeth, and 
Henry W. The last named was educated in the public schools and pur- 
sued the duties of the farm with his father. In 1901 he bought eighty 
acres of land and has continued in the general farming until the present 
time. April 4, 1900, he was married to Jessie, daughter of Henry and 
Martha J. (Birely) Freeh, and they have six children: Henry, Ruth, 
Herbert, Margaret, Wilma, Edith. Mr. McMaken is one of the energetic 
and prosperous farmers who takes a deep interest in all affairs of his 
commnnity and usually votes for the principles of the Republican party. 

Source: THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA 

A REVIEW OF TWO CENTURIES OF OCCUPATION OF THE REGION ABOUT THE HEAD OF THE MAUMEE RIVER 

By 
B. J. GRISWOLD

Henry Clay McMaken (1844-1922)

Not to be confused with the Henry Clay McMaken of Nebraska, this Henry Clay McMaken, my great-great grandfather, was a dairyman and farmer near Ft. Wayne Indiana:

From findagrave.com:

Birth:	Jun. 15, 1844 New Haven Allen County Indiana, USA
Death:	Sep. 30, 1922
Civil War Veteran 55th Ind Regt Henry C. McMaken, a well-known farmer of Wayne township, was born near New Haven, Adams township, June 15, 1844. His father, Joseph G. McMaken, who was born near Hamilton, Ohio, February 8, 1814, came to Allen county in the spring of 1832, with his father, Joseph H. McMaken, who settled at Fort Wayne, and kept for many years one of the first taverns, the Washington hotel, which stood on the corner of Calhoun and Columbia streets, the mammoth dry goods house of De Wald & Co. now occupying the site.   In 1838, he removed to a farm in Adams township, and in 1847, purchased a farm on the Maysville pike, about three and one-half miles from the city. He was one of the best known citizens during his life, and after farming for years, died December 13, 1864. His widow, Dorothy Ruch, was born in Alsace-Loraine, France, about 1818, and came at about eleven years of age to America with her parents, who located in Pittsburg, then removed to Starke county, Ohio, and in 1837, came to Fort Wayne. In 1889, she removed to Fort Wayne.   There were twelve children born, ten of whom are living: Henry C; William B., farmer in Wayne township; Joseph H., on the homestead farm in Adams township: Sarah J., wife of S. S. Coleman, of Wayne township; Anna M.; Adelia C; J. C. F., farmer of Lake township; Franklin A., residing in Fort Wayne; Elizabeth, and Lottie M., wife of Elmer Banks, of St. Joe township.   Henry C. finished his education at the Methodist Episcopal college in Fort Wayne in 1857, and then worked on the farm until June, 1862, when he enlisted in Company E, Fifty-fifth Indiana regiment, and served three months. He was captured at Richmond, Ky., August 30, 1862, and four days later paroled. He was discharged at Indianapolis, September 9, 1862. Returning to the home farm, he worked until 1868, and then rented a farm.   In 1874, he purchased sixty-two acres in Wayne township, his present farm. In 1874, he erected a two-story frame residence, and in 1885, a large and substantial barn. April 9, 1868, he was married to Frances J., daughter of Adam Link, born at Newark, Ohio, December 8, 1840[sic]. They have had seven children : Lottie May (deceased), Lucie L., Dora G., William H., Helen J., Adam J. (deceased), Elizabeth. Mr. McMaken is a member of Sion S. Bass post. No. 40, G. A. R.

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