STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1902, page 1, column 7
"24 YEARS AGO" column

NANCY (STRAWWAY) Van AUKEN, 22 Nov 1814 - 19 Jul 1878

   Nancy S., wife of Jacob H. Van Auken, died at the family home 
near Pleasant Lake, July 19, aged 64 years.  She was an earnest, 
industrious, frugal, upright, faithful and loving wife and mother.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

   Nancy S. (Strawway) Van Auken, 22 Nov 1814 - 19 Jul 1878, on 03 Mar 
1831, married Jacob Hornbeck Van Auken, 13 Aug 1810 - 06/10 Oct 1882, 
buried at Pleasant Lake Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana.  The History of 
Steuben County biography states that not less than 1,000 people attended 
Jacob's funeral.  Jacob was the son of Absalom and Magdaline Van Auken.  
On 12 Oct 1878, Jacob married his 1st wife's sister, Elizabeth (Strawway) 
Holloway Van Auken.

CHILDREN ARE FROM THE 1ST MARRIAGE:

   Sarah Jane Van Auken 11 Aug 1832 - 14 Jan 1834, buried at Deerfield, 
Portage County, Ohio.
   Calvin Evrett Van Auken, 29 Jul 1835 - 19 Jul 1910, on 04 Jul 1873, 
married 1st, Mary M. (Pixley) Van Auken, 27 Oct 1851 - 18 Dec 1893, buried 
at Pleasant Lake Cemetery.  On 01 Aug 1898, he married Silvia (Bivens) Van 
Auken, no other information. 
   James Hanabel Van Auken, 02 Oct 1837 - 29 Oct 1906, married 1st, Belle 
(Reed) Van Auken, 1840 - 1868. On 10 Jul 1871, he married 2nd, Ida May 
(Hoffman) Van Auken, 1853 - 1928.  James and Ida may are buried at 
Pleasant Lake Cemetery.
   Horace Newell Van Auken Sr., 23 Oct 1839 - 06 Jul 1914, on 10 Dec 1861, 
married Philena (Brewer) Van Auken, 1841 - 12 Apr 1865, who died soon 
after the birth of their son, Earnest Van Auken, 1865 - 1948.  On 29 Dec 
1865, Horace married 2nd, Mary Elizabeth (McMillan) Van Auken, 22 Aug 1838 
- 06 Feb 1906.  They are all buried at Pleasant Lake Cemetery.
   Maria Van Auken, 09 Aug 1841 - 07 Oct 1918, died in Greeley, Greeley 
County, Nebraska.
   Nancy Van Auken, 20 Sep 1842 - 30 Aug 1845, buried at Orange, Chagrin 
Falls), Cuyahoga, Ohio. 
   Phebe/Phoebe Elizabeth (Van Auken) Roby, 08 Dec 1843 - Nov 1865, on 12 
Feb 1861, married Thomas Roby, born about 1839.  Burial place unknown.
   Mary Jane/Jennie (Van Auken) O'Brien, 09 Mar 1845 - ? , married Daniel 
O'Brien, born about 1841.
   Amos Burchard Van Auken, 19 Jul 1847 - 04 Aug 1874, on 14 Sep 1867, 
married Esther T. Field.  Amos is buried at Red Oak, Montgomery County, 
Iowa. 
   David Elton Van Auken, 17 Sep 1848 - 08 Aug 1888, married S. J. (_____) 
Van Auken. He is buried at Pleasant Lake Cemetery.
   Frank Buckle Van Auken, 13 Nov 1850 - 01 Dec 1915, on 23 Nov 1873, 
married Rheumina H. (Sanders) Van Auken, 06 Jul 1852 - 12 May 1931, 
daughter of Henry and Jane (Jackman) Sanders.  Frank and Rheumina are 
buried at Pleasant Lake Cemetery.
   Jacob Jay Van Auken, 08 Feb 1852 - 27 Nov 1905, in May 1873, married 
Margaret (Williams) Van Auken.  Burial place unknown.
   Nannie Van Auken, 27 Jun 1854 - 04 Sep 1856, born and died in Orange, 
Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
   Leah Katherine Van Auken, 25 Feb 1856 - 28 Aug 1856, born and died in 
Orange, Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
   William Ellis Van Auken, 23 Dec 1858 - 30 Jul 1919, married 1st, Louise 
M. (Hurtt) Van Auken, 1864 - 18 Mar 1914.  They are buried at Fremont 
Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana.  He married 2nd, Mrs. Theodocia Day Van 
Auken, 1860 - 1955, who is buried with her daughter, Florence E. (Henning) 
Day at O-HUD, Steuben County, Indiana.
   Perry D. Van Auken, 28 Feb 1861 - 16 Nov 1865, buried at Pleasant Lake 
Cemetery.   
    
Steuben Republican, 16 Aug 1893, "City of the Dead."
Steuben Republican, 02 Aug 1810, "Old Settlers."
"History of Northeast Indiana, 1920", William E. Van Auken
"Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990," by Audree Seibel Lewis, 
Vol. 1, page 476; Vol. 2, pages 1859. 1860, 1861, 1861.
"History of Steuben County, Indiana, 1885," pages 794, 795, biography of 
son, Frank Buckle Van Auken; pages 796-800, biography of Jacob Hornbeck 
Van Auken; pages 800-803, biography of Nancy Van Auken.
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