The had one daughter
named Evelyn, who was born Jan 14,1929 in California, she now lives in
Seal Beach, Ca.
Flora Margaret Van
Auken married Charles Lester Engstrand a Swedish farmer, born Oct. 17,
1895, died Sept 1968, the had one son Van Engstrand, born 1921, and he
is still living in Galva today.
Wilhelmina Van Auken married Carl Vannard Fahnstrom, they had one son Carl William Fahnstrom (Billy) born Feb. 28, 1920, died July 16, 1996. Carl Vannard Fahnstrom got ill after coming back from duty in World War I, and found out that he had TB, from which he died in 1921, so Billy never knew his father.
Fletcher and his wife Leona moved to California in 1922, and Frank Grace, Willa and Billy came later, Billy was 4 or 5 years old, they all lived together at 15417, Sherman Way, Van Nuys, Ca.
While Flora Ryan (Grandma Ryan) came to stay for the summer, she died there Oct. 1923, at her Grandson's house ( Fletcher) at Northridge, she was taken back home to Peoria, and buried near her husband at Springdale Cemetery, in Peoria, Illinois.
Also while they lived in California, Margaret Van Auken, Frank's mother came for a visit and died there May 6, 1930 in Van Nuys, she is buried at Oakwood Park Cemetery, Chatsworth, Ca.
Grace died at the house
in 1936, and she is buried at Oakwood Park Cemetery, Chatsworth, Ca.
Some time after Grace's death Frank, Willa and Billy moved to a house in
Northridge, across the street from Fletcher, Leona and Evelyn.
Aaron Van Auken born
Feb. 3, 1804 in Albany, NY married Catherine (Ostrander) Van Auken, from
Lowell, she was born Jan 30th, 1808, Aaron died Sept. 2, 1890 in Oneida,
Illinois, and Catherine died Jan 12, 1892, in Oneida, Illinois, they are
both buried in the Oneida cemetery.
Aaron & Catherine
had six children:
Martha Van Auken?
Hannah Van Auken
born Oct. 1, 1827, in N.Y. she married one of Joseph Armstrong's sons,
brother to Margaret & Euphanis Armstrong, Hannah died Feb. 13, 1891,
she is buried beside her parents, Aaron & Catherine in Oneida cemetery,
Illinois.
Wesley Van Auken born
in 1835, in NY.
William Harrison Van
Auken born 1836 in N.Y. married Sarah Ella (Ray) Kienney, born 1852 in
Fraukein Co, Penn, (her second marriage) daughter of Robert Ray and Margaret
(Skate) Ray, Harrison Van Auken died in 1909 in Oneida, Illinois and is
buried in the cemetery there, Sarah Ella Van Auken died in 1920 in Oneida,
Illinois and is buried there beside her husband Harrison.
Calvin Van Auken born 1840 in N.Y. married Euphanis Armstrong in March of 1862 in Knoxville, Illinois, Euphanis Armstrong was born 1841 in England, the daughter of Joseph Armstrong, she was also the sister of Margaret Armstrong.
Fletcher Van Auken was
born 1841, in Albany, NY. married Margaret Ann Armstrong, born in 1845
in England, another daughter of Joseph Armstrong, he was killed by a train
Oct. 21, 1892 in Galva, Illinois and is buried in Galva, Cemetery. Margaret
died May 1930 in Van Nuys, CA, she is buried in Oakwood Park Cemetery in
Chatsworth. CA.
Fletcher & Margaret
Van Auken had six: children:
Baby born April 17,
1865, died April 23, 1865, only 6 days old, buried in Galva, Cemetery.
Frank Van Auken born
1867, died 1945 in Patton, CA, he is buried in Oakwood Park Cemetery in
Chatsworth, CA.
Vanessa (Vinna) Van
Auken born 1871, she married Ralph Wilson in 1903 in Knox County, Illinois.
Emma Van Auken born
Sept. 9, 1874, died Oct. 1882, only 8 years old.
Paul Van Auken born
and died 1900.
Frank Jr. Van Auken
born and died 1903.
Frank Van Auken Sr
married Grace Alouth ( Ryan ) born 1872, in Indiana, daughter of John William
Ryan & Flora (McCellan) Ryan, Grace died in 1936 in Van Nuys, CA, she
is buried in Oakwood Park, in Chatsworth, Ca,
beside her husband.
In the Oneida Cemetery,
Oneida IL there is a stone that has on it
Aaron Van Auken born
Feb 3, 1904 died Sept. 2, 1890
Catherine His Wife
Born Jan 30, 1808 Died Jan 12, 1892
(On the left side)
Hannah Armstrong Born
Oct. 1, 1827 Died Feb 13, 1891
Also there were:
Harrison Van Auken
1836-1909
Sarah Van Auken 1852-1920
In the Galva Cemetery,
Galva IL
(Front)
Fletcher Van Auken
Born July 11, 1841 Died Oct. 21, 1892
(Right Side) Baby
Born Apr 17, 1865 Died Apr 23, 1865
(Left Side) Emma J.
Born Sept. 9, 1874 Died Oct. 13, 1882
Children of F &
M.A. Van Auken
Infant sons of Frank
& Grace A. Van Auken
Paul
Frank Jr.
1900
1903
Vinnie Van Auken married
Ralph L. Wilson in 1903 in Knox County, IL. (Index of marriages,
Knox county)
Fletcher Van Auken born
1841 in Albany, NY, killed by a train in 1892 in Galva, Illinois, married
Margaret Ann Armstrong on Oct. 18, 1863 in Knox County, Illinois, she was
born 1845 in England, died In Ca, 1930.
Children:
Infant baby, b April
17, 1865, died April 23, 1865.
Frank, b 1865, died
Jan 1945 in Ca.
Vanessa (Vinnie) b
1871.
Emma J, b Sept. 9,
1874, died Oct. 21,1882.
Carl William Fahnstrom
married Audrey Jean Harris Nov 26, 1944 in Las Vegas, she was born
Jan 22, 1927 in Arkansas.
Children:
Gordon Paul Fahnstrom
b Sept. 11, 1946.
Martha Jean Fahnstrom
b Jan 8, 1949.
David Carl Fahnstrom
b July 2, 1952.
Sarah Ann Fahnstrom
b March 12, 1957.
Mary Vanessa Fahnstrom
b Oct. 10,1959.