 1866 - 1955
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| Born |
19 Mar 1866 |
Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
- President of Western Book & Paper Co.
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| Occupation |
- President of Western Book & Paper Co.
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| Died |
4 Aug 1955 |
| _CRE |
15 Feb 2015 |
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| Notes |
- Found farm work to be distasteful and so left home at 15 and traveled in the interest of, first, the Mennonite Publishing Co., Elkhart, IN and then for the Miles Medical Co.
Became the general manager of the Garden City Stationery Co.
In the winter of 1892 he took a trip through the interior of the Republic of Mexico going through Texas to El Paso, then by R.R. through Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Aguas Calientes, Guanajuato, Guadalajara, to the City of Mexico; then to puebla, Oaxaca, and inthe interest of Archaeology visited the ancient ruined city of Mitla. the R. R. terminated one hundred and fifty miles north of Mitla, this journey he made on horseback with one Indian guide. His route lay over the mountains and was infested with highway robbers, or bandits, this making it very dangerous to travel alone. He carried his camera and photographed a number of the ruins, as well as many other places of interest. he visited and went down into the silver mines to see the men at work. He traveled a few days with a missionary; this gave him a opportunity to get acquainted with the converted native indians. After his return home he wrote some letters for publication, and delivered a few lectures on the subject. he invented a machine for automatically feeding printing press and ruling machines.
Lived in St. Joseph, MI
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| Person ID |
I11273 |
Moon Anderson Family History & Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
15 Jul 2016 |
| Father |
William Funk, b. 18 Sep 1824, Bethlehem, North Hampton, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 5 Sep 1901, Kokomo, Howard, IN |
| Mother |
Catharine Myers, b. 4 May 1831, Columbiana Co., OH , d. 23 Oct 1882, Elkhart Co., IN |
| Married |
4 May 1850 |
Wayne Co., Ohio |
| Family ID |
F5724 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 2 |
Susan Wilson, b. 1871, wisconson, |
| Married |
22 May 1895 |
| Children |
| | 1. Wilson B. Funk, b. 25 Feb 1903, Quincy, Adams, IL , d. 12 Aug 1912, Montclair, NJ |
| | 2. Walter S. Funk, b. Abt 1906, Illinois , d. 1930 |
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| Family ID |
F7726 |
Group Sheet |
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