Person:John Van Aken (67)

Source: VA Newsletter Vol 23 Num 1, 15aug2004: John Mark Van Aken was born in Lenawee County, Michigan on 8 December 18 44 where he lived until fourteen years of age when he moved to Carbondal e, Jackson County, Illinois where he lived until 1862 and enlisted on 11 A ugust in Company F, 81st Ilinois Volunteer Infantry as a private. He part icipated in all the battles of his command until June 13, 1864 when at t he battle of Guntown, Mississippi he was taken prisoner and confined Ander sonville, Georgia and other Rebel prisons. On April 1865 he was nuster ed out in Springfield, Illinois. He was married on 22 December 1869 to Amy Samantha Luce of Belleville, Il lionis. From this union were born six children: John Andrew, born 14 November 1870. He married Delia Carpenter 13 March 1 906. John died 1904. Lena Caroline, born 18 August 1873. She married Lumen L. Smith on 19 Ju ly 1893. She died in April 1957. Sarah, born 5 May 1878 and died 5 June 1951. Amy Luce, born 6 March 1880. Charles Ralph, born 20 April 1882. Harrison, born 7 January 1886. Married in June 1907 to Susan Welch. Harr ison died in May 1958. John Mark's lineage is Marinus - Cornelis - Jacobus - Anthony - John McMa th - John Mark. Source: VA Newsletter Vol 21 Num 1, 15feb2004: from "VA Soldiers of the Civil War (Part #3)" John Mark - 1844 - 1892: married Amy Samntha Luce, 1869. Residence - Carbondale, Jackson County, Ill. Children - 6. Lineage - Marinus-Cornelis-Jacobus-Anthony-John M.-John Mark Service - John Mark enlisted on 11 Aug in Compan , 81st Illinois Volunte er Infantry as a private. He participated in all the battles of his comma nd until June 13, 1864 when at the battle on Guntown, Mississippi he was t aken prisoner and confined at Andersonville, Georgia and other Rebel priso ns. In April 1865 he was mustered out in Springfield Illinois. 4072 JOHN MARK VAN AKEN(Marinus,Cornelius,Jacobus,Anthony, John McMath,J ohn M) b 8Dec1844 Dover MI d 7Jun1892 (or 1891)Fairbury NE bur mar Dec221869 Rolla, Phillips Co MO AMY SAMANTHA. LUCE Dau of Rev. Andrew Luce b London England and Samantha French b MA b 15Jul1850 Winchester IN d 24Aug1936 486 Burnett St, Long Beach, Los Angeles CA ae 86-1-9 (DR) Res 15 years. Informant Sadie Van Aken, same address. bur Sunnyside Mauseloeum, Los Angeles Children: 4073 John Andrewb 14Nov1870 Carbondale IL mar 22Jun 1892 Fairbury NE Delia May Carpenter D 12Dec1904 4076 Lena Carolineb 18Aug1873 Carbondale IL "Dot"mar 19Jul1893 Rev Luman L. Smith (Baptist Minister in OK 4077 Sarahb 11May1878Learned KSd 1951 "Sadie" 4078 Amy Luceb 6Mar1880 D 1880 Charles Ralphb 20Apr1882 Barton Co KS 4079 Harrisonb 7Jan1886 Pawnee Rock KS mar Susan Welch d 23Dec1886 Hiawatha KS Children: John Sumner Van Aken b 23Sep1911 Harrison b 20Dec1912 David b 21Apr 1918 Wilbur David b 1918 Civil War 10 mo in Andersonville Prison Civil War Pension original #558,949 RR Station Agent & operator She lived Paola, Miami Co KS 1890-1902 1901 sold house in Emporia, Lyon Co KS Owns house in Fairburg NE Ref: Dr. Ray Van Aken, Laguna Beach CA John Sumner Van Aken, 927 Delaware, Bartlesville, OK 74003 Iola Ferrari, P O Box 801, Cloverdale, CA 95425

1. ↑ enlisted on 11 Aug in Compan , 81st Illinois Volunte er Infantry as a private. He participated in all the battles of his comma nd until June 13, 1864 when at the battle on Guntown, Mississippi he was t aken prisoner and confined at Andersonville, Georgia and other Rebel priso ns. In April 1865 he was mustered out in Springfield Illinois.