In
Holland the family name of VAN AUKEN or VAN AKEN is traced
back to 1500 years, to the 4th century, to John Van
Auken, the founder of the ancient city of Aix La Chapple,
located in Germany, between the Rhine and Meuse rivers, on the
border of Holland. There is a section called Aken or Ackan, one
mile south east of Opmeer, a village 8 miles north west of Hoom,
in the province of North Holland
Whence some of the most prominent and enterprising of our early
settlers. In the same province are north and south Allendam, two
villages about 6 miles distance from “Haarlem”, Achen, it is
evidently derived from the spring for which Aix La Chapple has
always been famous, Springs were early marked by a chapel
(French Chapel) in which Peppin celebrated Christmas in 765.
Aiken
represents Dutch long sound of, as in Auken, we’ll talk about
the spelling of the name, although the name has been spelled
primarily Van Aken of Van Auken, it has been spelled Van Accken,
Van Auken and even sometimes Van Aker by men from the same
ancestor.
PIETER VAN AKEN born in THIELT, BELGIUM, DIED 1680 in NIEWVLIET,
ZEELAND, HOLLAND.
Child: Cornelius Van Aken.
CORNELIUS VAN AKEN married COPPINS GALAERTJE, July 21, 1652 in
CADZAND, HOLLAND.
Child: MARINUS VAN AKEN born 1660 in Holland.
MARINUS VAN AKEN born abt 1660, died 1724, in Rochester, Ulster
County, NY, he married PRUNTJE
RENTS, she died and Marinus married a second time to PIETERNELLA DE
PRE VAN WIGGEN, they married April 11, 1863 in CADZAND, HOLLAND.
Children:
PIETER, b Oct 6, 1685, d, Dec 16. 1756.
Zara (Sara) b. Feb 12, 1667/8.
Cornelius, b. May 25, d, Dec 20, 1766.
Catrina, b. Oct 16, d, Jan 8, 1690.
Rachel, b. June 9, 1695.
Neeltjen, b. Sept 11, 1697.
Abraham, b. Oct 29, 1699.
Issac, b. April 15, 1702, d, Nov 27, 1761.
Marinus & Pieternella Van Aken emigrated to the America and resided
in ULSTER COUNTY, NY around 1682 in the town of EPOSUS, they later
resided in ROCHESTER, (ACCORD, NY) their farm near KINGSTON, NY is
said to still in the possession of their descendents, they had 8
children, 4 sons and
4 daughters all born in America.
PIETER VAN AKEN born 1685 in ULSTER COUNTY, NY, died Dec 16, 1756 in
Lehman, Pike County, Pa, he married RUSJEN (RUSSIE) DAMEN married
April 9, 1709.
Children:
Jannekje, b. 1723, died 1793.
Cornelias, b. 1712.
Abraham, b. 1715.
Sofia, b. 1716.
GIDEON, b. Oct 19, 1718, d, 1774.
Petrus, b. 1720, d 1784.
Eliphas, b. 1725.
Marinus, b. Sept 11, 1709, d, 1793.
GIDEON VAN AKEN, b Oct 19, 1718, died April 6th, 1774 in KINGSTON
COUNTY, NY, married MARIA PLOEG, Dec 13, 1740.
Children:
Catharina, b. Sept 1741, d Aug 4, 1819.
Maria, b. April 24, 1743.
Petrus, b. Oct 14, 1744.
JOHANNE , b. Oct 19, 1746.
Abraham, b. Sept 2, 1750, Benjamin, b. July 1, 1753.
Gideon, b. Oct 12, 1755.
JOHANNE VAN AKEN born Oct 19, 1746, in KINGSTON, NY, married MARIA
MASTEN.
Children:
Maria, b. Oct 28, 1770.
Elizabeth, b. Oct 19, 1774.
JOHANNE, b. May 4, 1777.
Aaron (Aart) b. May 21, 1779, d, 1850.
Catarina, b. Sept 8, 1781.
Gertruy, b. Mar 26, 1785.
JOHANNE VAN AKEN, born May 4, 1777, died in Albany, NY, he married
ANN TACHEN, she lived to be 102 years old, died in Albany, NY
Children:
AARON (ARY) VAN AUKEN born Feb 3, 1804 in MONROE COUNTY, NY,
baptized at Schoharie Reformed Church.
2 Daughters, Names not known, sisters to AARON VAN AUKEN
AARON VAN AUKEN born Feb 3, 1804, died Sept 2, 1890, he married
CATHERINE OSTRANDER born 1808 in NY, died Jan 12,1892, in Oneida,
Illinois both are buried in the Oneida cemetery, Catherine was the
daughter of WILHELMUS OSTRANDER & MARY WILLIAMSON.
Children, the daughter of HENDRICK OSTRANDER and ELIZABETH
WILLIAMSON
1. HANNAH VAN AUKEN born, Oct 1, 1827, NY, died Feb 13, 1891, She
married JOHN W. ARMSTRONG of KNOXVILLE, Illinois. HANNAH VAN AUKEN
died FEB 13th, 1891 in Oneida, Illinois, HANNAH buried with the
surname ARMSTRONG, Hannah Armstrong is buried in the same grave as
her father AARON VAN AUKEN and her mother CATHERINE (OSTRANDER) VAN
AUKEN in the Oneida Cemetery in Oneida, Illinois.
2.MARTHA VAN AUKEN born July 19th, 1829 in NY, died March 9th, 1859,
she married Edward Archelous Lynd, they had a daughter Sara
Catherine Lynd born Aug 15th, 1849, married Alfred P Anderson, the
other daughter was Ella F Lynd born in 1854 married Joseph Ekstrom,
a druggist by occupation, they had one daughter, Lily Ekstrom born
1880, they lived in Henry County, Illinois, they are on the 1880
Census of Henry County, Illinois.
3.CALVIN VAN AUKEN born 1833, he married EUPHANIS ARMSTRONG in 1862
in Knox County, Illinois. EUPHANIS ARMSTRONG was the daughter of
JOSEPH ARMSTRONG and JANE ARMSTRONG of KNOXVILLE, Illinois, named
EUPHANIS after her Grandmother EUPHANIS (ALSTON) ARMSTRONG. JOSEPH
ARMSTRONG was born in Durham, England.
4.WESLEY, VAN AUKEN born 1835, not to much info found on him, only
mention of him on the 1860 Census of Oneida, Illinois and 1880
Census of Oneida, Illinois, when he was younger and still at home.
5.WILLIAM HARRISON VAN AUKEN was born 1836 in Albany, NY, he died
1909 in Oneida, Illinois. HARRISON VAN AUKEN married SARAH ELLA
KIENNEY born 1853 in Franklin County, PA, SARAH was the daughter of
ROBERT RAY and MARGARET (SLATE) RAY. HARRISON VAN AUKEN and SARAH
ELLA KIEENEY married April 17th, 1895 in Galesburg, Illinois, SARAH
ELLA VAN AUKEN died 1920 in Oneida, Illinois and they both are
buried in the cemetery there.
6. FLETCHER VAN AUKEN, born July 11th, 1842 in Monroe County, NY,
and was educated in Rochester, NY, he married MARGARET ANN
ARMSTRONG, born 1845 in GATESHEAD, ENGLAND, the daughter of JOSEPH
ARMSTRONG and JANE (BEAKBY) ARMSTRONG of KNOXVILLE, KNOX COUNTY,
Illinois, JOSEPH ARMSTRONG was born in DURHAM, ENGLAND., JANE
ARMSTRONG was born in ENGLAND. FLETCHER died in Oct of 1892, he was
killed by a train Oct of 1892 in Galva, Illinois, he is buried in
the Galva Cemetery, Illinois.
MARGARET ANN VAN AUKEN died in 1930 in Owensmouth, CA, she is buried
in Oakwood Cemetery Chatsworth, Ca with her husband FRANK VAN AUKEN.
FLETCHER & MARGARET VAN AUKEN's children were:
Infant Baby born April 29th, 1865, died April 29th.
FRANK, Born 1867, d, 1945 in CA,
VANESSA, born 1871, married Ralph Wilson in 1903.
EMMA, born Sept 9, 1882, died Oct 1888, only 8 years old .
FRANK VAN AUKEN born 1867, he married GRACE ALOUTA RYAN, born 1872
in INDIANA, the daughter of JOHN WILLIAM RYAN and FLORA REBECCA (McCELLAN)
RYAN, GRACE died in 1936 in CA, while living at Sherman Way, Van
Nuys, CA, she buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Chatsworth, Ca, with her
husband.
FRANK VAN AUKEN died in 1945 in Patton, CA, in a mental institution.
Children were:
FLETCHER, VAN AUKEN born 1892, died 1956 in CA buried in the Oakwood
Memorial cemetery in Chatsworth, Ca
FLORA MARGARET VAN AUKEN born 1895, died Jan 1986 in GALVA, Illinois
buried in Galva Cemetery.
WILHELMINA VAN AUKEN born in ANNAWAN, Illinois in 1898, died in 1972
in BOISE, IDAHO.
PAUL, born 1900 - died 1900.
FRANK JR, born 1903 - died 1903.
Both sons are buried in the Galva cemetery, Illinois, beside Emma
Van Auken, their Aunt, who died when she was only 8 years old.
WILHELMINA VAN AUKEN born April 7th, 1898 married CARL VANNARD
FAHNSTROM in 1918 in Galva , Carl was born in 1895 in Galva,
Illinois, the son of ANDREW ERLAND FAHNSTROM and LISEN (MAGNUSDOTTER)
FAHNSTROM of Galva, Illinois. CARL VANNARD FAHNSTROM died in 1921 of
TB in the hospital in Normal, Illinois.
They had one son, CARL WILLIAM FAHNSTROM, born Feb 28th,1920 in
Kewanee, Illinois. CARL WILLIAM FAHNSTROM died in July of 1996 in
Boise, Idaho.
A few years after Wilhelmina's husband died, she moved to California
with her son Bill, she later married Alvord Ethelbert Hubbard Nov
4th, 1940 in Las Vegas, Alvord was the son of Athelbert (Bert
)Hubbard and Emily (Deacy) Hubbard, they moved to Boise, Idaho in
1947.
CARL WILLIAM FAHNSTROM, born 1920, married AUDREY JEAN HARRIS, born
1927.
They married 26th November, 1944 in Reno. Nevada, the day I was
born.
Children:
GORDON PAUL FAHNSTROM, born 1946.
Martha Jean, born 1949.
David Carl, born 1952.
Sarah Ann, born 1957.
Mary Vanessa born 1959.
GORDON PAUL FAHNSTROM born 1946 married SUSAN CHRISTINE SMITH born
1944 in CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND.
They married December 4th, 1966 in Cambridge, England.
Children:
DARYN CARL FAHNSTROM born 1967 in Cambridge, England. Identical
Twin.
STEVEN PAUL FAHNSTROM born 1967 in Cambridge, England. Identical
Twin.
ERICA NICOLE CHRISTINE FAHNSTROM born 1971, Mountain Home Air Force
Base in Mountain Home, Idaho. |
