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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Mary WAKENHUT: Birth: ABT 1845 in Mich.. Death: BEF 1945

  2. Catherine WAKENHUT: Birth: ABT 1846. Death: ABT 1850 in Ingham Cty, Mich

  3. Godfrey WAKENHUT: Birth: 30 APR 1849 in Manchester, MI, (this is from Wynn Wakenhut, has not been verified). Death: 7 MAR 1908 in Lansing, Ingham Cty, MI

  4. Christian John WAKENHUT: Birth: 20 JUN 1852 in Mich. Death: 5 MAR 1943 in Camden Twsp, Kent County, Chatham, Ontario

  5. Margaret (Katie) WAKENHUT: Birth: 15 MAR 1855 in Michigan. Death: 1 SEP 1930

  6. Fredericke WAKENHUT: Birth: ABT 1857 in Michigan. Death: BEF 1957


Family
Marriage:
Sources
1. Title:   Death record, Godfrey Wakenhut, Ingham Cty, MI. Book 3, page 125
2. Title:   Army of the United States, Certificate of Disability for Discharge. born in Kingdom of Germany, age at enlistment - 39
3. Title:   1850 Census, MI, Ingham Cty, Lansing, Ancestry pg 11
4. Title:   1860 Census, MI, Ingham Cty, Lansing City 3rd ward, pg 76 Ancestry pg 76 ajw
5. Title:   Age 39 at enlistment as private in Civil War, ajw
6. Title:   Death record, Christian Wallinghood #2088, Ingham Cty, book 1, pg 169
7. Title:   Marriage record, Christian Wackenhut & Catherine Betz, Vol 1 pg 387, Washtenaw County Clerk, Ann Arbor, Mich.
8. Title:   1930 Census, MI, Ingham Cty, Delhi, Ancestry pg 33 & 34
9. Title:   Declaration of a widow of Christian Wakenhut, of original pension when no child under 16 years of age survives. Emily Waukenhut filed 12-20-1887
10. Title:   Alan Wakenhut transcribed grave stone
11. Title:   Deed of sale to Christian Wakenhut for Lot 60, Sec. C dated 3-16-1877
12. Title:   1870 Census, MI, Ingham Cty, Lansing City, 2nd ward, pg 5
13. Title:   1880 Census, MI, Ingham Cty, Delhi Twp, pg 17 ajw
14. Title:   Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers, 1861-65 (MIRoster) published in 1903, Ancestry.com

Notes
a. Note:   1850 Fed Census, Ingham Ctu, Lansing, MI lists as family & living in Christian's home, Catherine (32)(b. Germany), Mary (5)(b. Mich), Godfrea (1)(b. Mich), John B. Walee, age 25, shoemaker, b. Germany & Amelia, age 20, b. Germany and married within the year of 1850. Also living at the same address but not family, were ? Osinger, age 22, Butcher, b. Germany & his wife, ? Osinger, age 26, b. Germany. 1850 census, Christian Wagonhood: 1860 census, C. Waukenhut: 1870 census, Christian Waukenhut: 1880 census, Christian Wakenhut. 1860 US census, 3rd Ward City of Lansing, Ingham Cty, Mich. page 276, Ancestry #8. C. Waukenhut(37)(butcher)(Wurt. Germany), Mary (15)(Mich), Christian (6)(Mich), Frederick (3)(Mich), Value of realestate - $1,000, personal estate - $150. 1870 US census, 2nd Ward, Lansing City, Ingham Cty, Mich. page 5. Shows Christian Walkingfeet (butcher)(33)b. not known - Germany State), Emily Walkingfeet, (keeping house)(44)(Penn), Harvey S. Ward (22)(hack driver)(Ohio), Artemus Ward (6)(Mich), Charles Dwineel (1)(mich). Christian's parents of foreign birth, Emily couldn't write. 1880 US census, Delhi Twp., Ingham Cty., Mich. enumeration Dist. #124, 6-11-1880, page #17. Katie Wagner (25)(married)(Keeping huse), Christian Wakenhut, (father)(single)(farmer)(57), Edward WAgner (son)(6), Julia A. Wagner (3)(daughter), Jacob Gunther (1)(illegimate). In the next house Nicholas Wagner (77), Malissa (52)(wife), Clarissa (21)(daughter) Ingham Cty, MI death records. Book 1, page 169 shows Christian Wallinghood, #2088, died Aug 24, 1881, Male, white, Age 52, cause of death - Hernia, birth place - Germany, Occupation - not given, Parents - unknnown, Parents residence - Germany; date of record May 31, 1882, place of death City of Lansing. 1880 US census has Emily Walkinghood living with Harvey, Julia and Charles. Kate M. Wggoner's death certificate shows her father as Chris Walkingfoot. Daniel Mevis in his book, Midwest Pioneers, Growth of Lansing, MI listed Christ Wakenhoot as one of the earliest settlers in Lansing


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