Descendants of Thomas Dakan
last updated 7/5/98
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Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS2 DAKAN (EBENEZER1) was born 24 October 1783 in New York State, and died 16 August 1837 in Richland County, Ohio. He married SARAH BROWN.

Notes for THOMAS DAKAN:

Thomas Dakan was a Baptist minister and was known as Rev. Thomas Dakan. He and his brother William both settled in Morrow County Ohio where they had land grants. Earlier places of residence were Monroe County, Ohio; Ohio County, Virginia (now West Virginia) and Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Children of THOMAS DAKAN and SARAH BROWN are:
 
2. i. EBENEZER3 DAKAN, b. 1812, Pennsylvania; d. 9 August 1883, Logan, Iowa.
ii. MARY DAKAN, b. 1815; m. ELIJAH MORRIS.
3. iii. THOMAS DAKAN, b. 1818, Virginia.
4. iv. JOHN DAKAN, b. 19 April 1820, Ohio County, VA; d. 29 August 1901, Wileyville, WV.
5. v. WILLIAM DAKAN, b. 4 November 1824, Ohio County, Virginia; d. 13 September 1904, Beaver City, Furnas County, Nebraska.
6. vi. BYRUM LEONARD DAKAN, b. 1832, Richland County, Ohio; d. 7 July 1904, San Francisco, CA.
7. vii. ELMER DAKAN, b. 1833, Richland County, Ohio; d. 7 December 1899, Santa Cruz, CA.

Generation No. 2

2. EBENEZER3 DAKAN (THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 1812 in Pennsylvania, and died 9 August 1883 in Logan, Iowa. He married (1) ELIZABETH SHEFFER 1 May 1834 in Richland County, Ohio. He married (2) CHARITY WAGSTAFF 17 April 1845 in Richland County, Ohio. He married (3) REBECCA EARLEY 3 April 1866.

Notes for ELIZABETH SHEFFER:

Buried in Bryn Zion Cemetery, Williamsport, Morrow County, Ohio.

Children of EBENEZER DAKAN and ELIZABETH SHEFFER are:
 
Ohio; m. MARTHA REYNOLDS.
i. MARTIN U.4 DAKAN, b. 16 January 1836; d. 20 November 1837.
ii. THOMAS DAKAN, b. 29 January 1838, Ohio; d. 15 September 1906, Williamsport, Morrow County, 
Notes for THOMAS DAKAN:

Buried in Bryn Zion Cemetery, Williamsport, Ohio.
 
8. iii. LEHIGH DAKAN, b. 17 March 1840, Ohio; d. 15 February 1909, Logan, Harrison County, Iowa.
iv. CELIA DAKAN, b. 1841, Ohio.
v. ALEXANDER D. DAKAN, b. 1843, Ohio.
vi. SARAH A. DAKAN, b. 1844, Ohio; m. A. H. WRENN.
Children of EBENEZER DAKAN and CHARITY WAGSTAFF are:
 
9. vii. MARCUS LAFAYETTE4 DAKAN, b. 5 October 1846, Morrow County, Ohio.
viii. JOSEPH DAKAN, b. 1849, Ohio.
ix. ALFARITA DAKAN, b. 1855, Ohio.
3. THOMAS3 DAKAN (THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 1818 in Virginia. He married LAURINDA ? Abt. 1842 in Knox County, Ohio.

Children of THOMAS DAKAN and LAURINDA ? are:
 
i. ALBERT C.4 DAKAN, b. 1847.
ii. SARAH C. DAKAN, b. 1849.
4. JOHN3 DAKAN (THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 19 April 1820 in Ohio County, VA, and died 29 August 1901 in Wileyville, WV. He married JANE MELLOTT Abt. 1843, daughter of PETER MELLOTT and HESTER PITTMAN.

Notes for JOHN DAKAN:

During Civil War was sergeant in Company G of 7th West Virginia Volunteers; wounded at Antietam. Lived in Monroe County, Ohio until about 1879, then moved to Wileyville, West Virginia. Was miller and grocer; cabinetmaker and carpenter after Civil War.

Children of JOHN DAKAN and JANE MELLOTT are:
 
i. ZENIPHON4 DAKAN, b. 1844.
ii. MARY DAKAN, b. 1846.
10. iii. EBENEZER DAKAN, b. June 1847, Ohio; d. 1934, Wileyville, WV.
11. iv. CATHARINE DAKAN, b. 4 December 1857, Monroe County, Ohio; d. 15 February 1916, Wileyville, WV.
v. SARAH DAKAN, b. 1858; m. (UNK) GUTHRIE.
12. vi. PETER DAKAN, b. 19 April 1859, Cameron, OH; d. 16 June 1936, Wileyville, WV.
5. WILLIAM3 DAKAN (THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 4 November 1824 in Ohio County, Virginia, and died 13 September 1904 in Beaver City, Furnas County, Nebraska. He married ANGELINE TEXAS ASHLEY 3 May 1849 in Andrew County, Missouri, daughter of ASAHEL P. ASHLEY.

Notes for WILLIAM DAKAN:

William Dakan was a private in Company D, Powell's Battalion, Missouri Mounted Volunteers during the Mexican War. He fathered ten children, of whom five survived to adulthood.

Children of WILLIAM DAKAN and ANGELINE ASHLEY are:
 
i. CHARLES W.4 DAKAN, b. 1850, Andrew County, Missouri.
ii. FRANK P. DAKAN, b. May 1852, Harrison County, Iowa; m. DELIA GREEN.
iii. THOMAS B. DAKAN, b. 24 October 1854, Harris Grove, Iowa; d. 24 September 1919, Nampa, Idaho; m. HATTIE WILLIAMS, 28 October 1877.
iv. JOHN F. DAKAN, b. 31 May 1856, Harris Grove, Iowa; d. 2 October 1950, Beaver City, Furnas County, Nebraska; m. AMANDA SOREY.
v. JAMES W. DAKAN, b. July 1866; m. IRENE OWENS.
6. BYRUM LEONARD3 DAKAN (THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 1832 in Richland County, Ohio, and died 7 July 1904 in San Francisco, CA. He married ELIZABETH CREAL.

Children of BYRUM DAKAN and ELIZABETH CREAL are:
 
i. ANNIE E.4 DAKAN, b. 1869, Iowa; d. 4 February 1926, Berkeley, Califonria; m. G. F. BIEDENWEIG.
ii. ELLA DAKAN, b. Abt. 1872; m. ? HAYNES.
iii. BYRAM LAFAYETTE DAKAN, b. 1876, Santa Cruz, California; m. LOUISE BROADWATER, 1912.
iv. HERBERT G. DAKAN, b. 1881, Santa Cruz, California.
v. ELMER CREAL DAKAN, b. 26 February 1886, Ben Lomond, California; d. 23 May 1963, Santa Cruz, California; m. MILDRED HENDRICKS, Abt. 1908.
7. ELMER3 DAKAN (THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 1833 in Richland County, Ohio, and died 7 December 1899 in Santa Cruz, CA. He married MARGARET M. SLOANE Abt. 1853.

Children of ELMER DAKAN and MARGARET SLOANE are:
 
i. PASTORIA4 DAKAN, b. 14 February 1854, Indiana; d. 21 November 1934; m. PACIFIC NICHOLS.
ii. SARAH E. DAKAN, b. 25 October 1856, Iowa; d. 28 May 1905.
iii. EUGENE BYRON DAKAN, b. 13 May 1860, Santa Cruz, California; m. FRANCES C. ROBERTS, 1 October 1889.
iv. ELMER DAKAN JR., b. 1 June 1861, Santa Cruz, California; d. 14 October 1938, Santa Cruz, California; m. MARY A. MAJORS, 19 February 1893.
v. THOMAS BENTON DAKAN, b. 2 August 1863, Santa Cruz, California.
vi. WILLIAM DAKAN, b. 5 December 1867, Santa Cruz, California; m. ROSE MURPHY.
vii. KATIE DAKAN, b. 18 December 1870, Santa Cruz, California; d. 5 June 1895.

Generation No. 3

8. LEHIGH4 DAKAN (EBENEZER3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 17 March 1840 in Ohio, and died 15 February 1909 in Logan, Harrison County, Iowa. He married ADALINE LINCOLN 29 March 1868, daughter of THOMAS LINCOLN and RACHEL KAY.

Notes for LEHIGH DAKAN:

Lehigh Dakan served during the Civil War in Company E of the 38th Ohio Infantry. From 1863 to 1874 he was a captain of Company K, Mississippi Marine Brigade.

Children of LEHIGH DAKAN and ADALINE LINCOLN are:
 
i. WILLIAM L.5 DAKAN, b. 29 April 1869; d. 12 June 1906, Logan, Iowa; m. MARY ?.
ii. NELLIE A. DAKAN, b. 22 December 1870; d. 13 January 1903, Logan, Iowa; m. CLARK C. COOPER.
iii. HARRY L. DAKAN, b. 22 July 1874.
iv. PEARL DAKAN, b. 27 September 1885.
9. MARCUS LAFAYETTE4 DAKAN (EBENEZER3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 5 October 1846 in Morrow County, Ohio. He married NANCY E. KELLY 1 April 1869, daughter of CALEB KELLY and LENORA CHAMBERLAIN.

Notes for MARCUS LAFAYETTE DAKAN:

Member of Methodist Episcopol Church. Member of I.O.O.F Lodge No. 355 at Logan, Iowa.

Children of MARCUS DAKAN and NANCY KELLY are:
 
i. MATTIE5 DAKAN.
ii. DELLA DAKAN.
iii. CORA DAKAN.
iv. ELLA DAKAN.
v. ELSIE DAKAN.
10. EBENEZER4 DAKAN (JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born June 1847 in Ohio, and died 1934 in Wileyville, WV. He married REBECCA MELLOTT 13 March 1880 in Monroe County, Ohio, daughter of ABRAHAM MELLOTT and NANCY MATHESS.

Children of EBENEZER DAKAN and REBECCA MELLOTT are:
 
i. KATIE5 DAKAN, b. 5 January 1881, WV; d. 23 May 1974; m. (1) WILLIAM PITTMAN; m. (2) HUGH POSTLETHWAITE.
ii. LEE DAKAN, b. July 1883, WV; d. 1929; m. JEANETTE GUTHRIE.
iii. NANCY J. DAKAN, b. December 1885; m. JOHN POSTLETHWAITE.
iv. MARY JEANETTE DAKAN, b. July 1888; d. 1980; m. JACK MORRIS.
v. OLIVE M. DAKAN, b. May 1891, WV; m. RUSSELL ROSE.
vi. JOHN A. DAKAN, b. July 1894; d. 28 February 1919; m. LOUISE GUTHRIE.
11. CATHARINE4 DAKAN (JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 4 December 1857 in Monroe County, Ohio, and died 15 February 1916 in Wileyville, WV. She married CHARLES HARTWIG 27 July 1873 in Monroe County, Ohio.

Children of CATHARINE DAKAN and CHARLES HARTWIG are:
 
i. EBENEZER AUGUSTUS5 HARTWIG, b. 1876, WV; d. Abt. 1945; m. LIZZIE ?.
ii. WILLIAM BYRUM HARTWIG, b. July 1879, WV; d. January 1945, McMechen, WV; m. OLLIE?.
iii. CARL DAKAN HARTWIG, b. 25 January 1884, Rockyford, Ohio; d. 20 November 1950, Lake City, Arkansas; m. ORA B. HAUGHER.
iv. MAGGIE HARTWIG, b. September 1888, Ohio; d. McMechen, WV; m. SAMUEL DULANEY.
12. PETER4 DAKAN (JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 19 April 1859 in Cameron, OH, and died 16 June 1936 in Wileyville, WV. He married (1) JEMIMA LEMASTERS 1887, daughter of ISAAC LEMASTERS and REBECCA LEMASTERS. He married (2) OLIVE WORKMAN 1909.

Notes for PETER DAKAN:

Peter Dakan was a carpenter and lived on the Dakan farm near Wileyville. The farm was originally purchased by Peter's father John Dakan and Peter's brother Ebenezer Dakan. Peter remarried in 1909 to Olive Workman with whom he had three daughters: Edith, Mary and Maude.

More About PETER DAKAN:

Fact 1: Buried in Wileyville Cemetery

Children of PETER DAKAN and JEMIMA LEMASTERS are:
 
13. i. JOHN WASHINGTON5 DAKAN, b. 6 December 1888, Wileyville, WV; d. 21 October 1957, Carmichael, CA.
ii. JULIA JANE DAKAN, b. 9 July 1890, Wileyville, WV; d. 1 January 1966, Marshall County, WV; m. FRIEND RICHMOND, 13 February 1909.
14. iii. ELMER BYRUM DAKAN , SR., b. 23 September 1891, Wileyville, WV; d. 19 November 1949.
15. iv. JAMES LEMASTERS DAKAN, b. September 1892, Wileyville, WV; d. May 1979, Redwood City, CA.
v. CARL L. DAKAN, b. April 1896.
16. vi. BERTHA P. DAKAN, b. October 1898, Wileyville, WV; d. Carmichael, CA.
vii. LEE DAKAN.
Children of PETER DAKAN and OLIVE WORKMAN are:
 
viii. EDITH5 DAKAN, m. ? HARLAN.
ix. MARY DAKAN.
x. ERLA MAUDE DAKAN, m. JOSEPH CACIOPPO.

Generation No. 4

13. JOHN WASHINGTON5 DAKAN (PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 6 December 1888 in Wileyville, WV, and died 21 October 1957 in Carmichael, CA. He married ERLA MAUDE DUNBAR 10 September 1908, daughter of DANIEL DUNBAR and MARY BOGGS.

Child of JOHN DAKAN and ERLA DUNBAR is:
 
17. i. DONALD LAFAYETTE6 DAKAN, b. 22 May 1913, Moundsville, WV.
14. ELMER BYRUM5 DAKAN , SR. (PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 23 September 1891 in Wileyville, WV, and died 19 November 1949. He married GOLDA ELIZABETH FREEMAN 1 November 1914, daughter of ANDREW FREEMAN and MARTHA UNDERWOOD.

Children of ELMER DAKAN and GOLDA FREEMAN are:
 
18. i. ELMER BYRUM6 DAKAN , JR, b. 24 June 1916; d. 27 October 1963.
ii. ELIZABETH LEE DAKAN, b. 19 December 1922; m. CLINTON LEE PIFER, 11 June.
15. JAMES LEMASTERS5 DAKAN (PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born September 1892 in Wileyville, WV, and died May 1979 in Redwood City, CA. He married JANET HARRIS June 1917 in Reno, Nevada, daughter of GRANVILLE HARRIS and ROWENA SPENCER.

Children of JAMES DAKAN and JANET HARRIS are:
 
19. i. JANET JEMIMA6 DAKAN, b. 5 June 1918, Pochatelo, Idaho.
20. ii. ETHEL EDITH DAKAN, b. 4 July 1919, Omaha, Nebraska.
iii. GRANVILLE HARRIS DAKAN, b. May 1921, Sacramento, CA.
21. iv. JAMES PETER DAKAN, b. 8 January 1928.
16. BERTHA P.5 DAKAN (PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born October 1898 in Wileyville, WV, and died in Carmichael, CA. She married PAUL RAMBO.

Child of BERTHA DAKAN and PAUL RAMBO is:
 
22. i. BARBARA6 RAMBO.

Generation No. 5

17. DONALD LAFAYETTE6 DAKAN (JOHN WASHINGTON5, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 22 May 1913 in Moundsville, WV. He married ANE MARGARET ANDERSEN 30 May 1936 in Maywood, IL, daughter of HANS ANDERSEN and EMMA LARSEN.

Children of DONALD DAKAN and ANE ANDERSEN are:
 
23. i. DONALD CARL7 DAKAN, b. 12 May 1947, Long Branch, New Jersey.
24. ii. GRETA DIANA DAKAN, b. 6 August 1937, New Martinsville, WV.
18. ELMER BYRUM6 DAKAN , JR (ELMER BYRUM5, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 24 June 1916, and died 27 October 1963. He married NELLE ELIZABETH BARGER 16 December 1938 in Salem, Virginia.

Children of ELMER DAKAN and NELLE BARGER are:
 
25. i. PENCELIA ELIZABETH7 DAKAN, b. 19 July 1940.
26. ii. PETER BARGER DAKAN, b. 21 December 1942.
19. JANET JEMIMA6 DAKAN (JAMES LEMASTERS5, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 5 June 1918 in Pochatelo, Idaho. She married LOUIS NEUBAUER 19 April 1940 in North Sacramento, Califonria, son of JOHN NEUBAUER and MARIA MANZBERGER.

Children of JANET DAKAN and LOUIS NEUBAUER are:
 
27. i. SUSANNA ELAINE7 NEUBAUER, b. 4 April 1942, San Diego, CA.
28. ii. MICHAEL LOUIS NEUBAUER, b. 1 January 1945, San Diego, CA.
iii. ROBIN DALE NEUBAUER, b. 6 September 1953, San Francisco, CA; m. STEVE BRYANT, 23 June 1990, La Honda, CA.
20. ETHEL EDITH6 DAKAN (JAMES LEMASTERS5, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 4 July 1919 in Omaha, Nebraska. She married ELMER EVANS.

Children of ETHEL DAKAN and ELMER EVANS are:
 
i. STEVE7 EVANS, b. 15 January 1952.
ii. VIRGINIA EVANS, b. 25 June 1954.
iii. RAY EVANS, b. 29 October 1956.
iv. MARGRET EVANS, b. 14 June 1958.
v. BETTY EVANS, b. 4 May 1963.
21. JAMES PETER6 DAKAN (JAMES LEMASTERS5, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 8 January 1928. He married BONNIE ?.

Children of JAMES DAKAN and BONNIE ? are:
 
i. KENNETH7 DAKAN.
ii. KIM DAKAN.
iii. KARYN DAKAN.
22. BARBARA6 RAMBO (BERTHA P.5 DAKAN, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1). She married RICHARD PAGNELLO.

Children of BARBARA RAMBO and RICHARD PAGNELLO are:
 
i. RICHARD7 PAGNELLO.
ii. BETH ANN PAGNELLO.

Generation No. 6

23. DONALD CARL7 DAKAN (DONALD LAFAYETTE6, JOHN WASHINGTON5, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 12 May 1947 in Long Branch, New Jersey. He married REBECCA ANN BUSH 11 August 1979 in Capitola, California, daughter of MARION BUSH and LILLIAN KREBS.

Child of DONALD DAKAN and REBECCA BUSH is:
 
i. THOMAS ANDREW8 DAKAN, b. 13 October 1986, Santa Rosa, California.
24. GRETA DIANA7 DAKAN (DONALD LAFAYETTE6, JOHN WASHINGTON5, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 6 August 1937 in New Martinsville, WV. She married ANTHONY ADRIAN COSENTINO 1957 in Rome, New York, son of JAMES COSENTINO.

Children of GRETA DAKAN and ANTHONY COSENTINO are:
 
29. i. ANTHONY VICTOR8 COSENTINO, b. 24 December 1957, New Jersey.
ii. JAMES LAFAYETTE COSENTINO, b. 3 January 1963, Sacramento, CA; m. AMY MARIE WILLIAMS, 17 September 1994, Carmichael, CA.
25. PENCELIA ELIZABETH7 DAKAN (ELMER BYRUM6, ELMER BYRUM5, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 19 July 1940. She married ROBERT CARR NICHOLS 26 June 1965.

Children of PENCELIA DAKAN and ROBERT NICHOLS are:
 
i. CAROLINE CARR8 NICHOLS, b. 20 May 1970.
ii. TIMOTHY CARR NICHOLS, b. 5 November 1971.
26. PETER BARGER7 DAKAN (ELMER BYRUM6, ELMER BYRUM5, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 21 December 1942. He married CAROL SHARON MOORE 18 December 1965.

Children of PETER DAKAN and CAROL MOORE are:
 
i. TREVELAN SCOTT8 DAKAN, b. 28 March 1969, California.
ii. DARCY ALAINE DAKAN, b. 28 September 1971, Misawa AFB.
27. SUSANNA ELAINE7 NEUBAUER (JANET JEMIMA6 DAKAN, JAMES LEMASTERS5, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 4 April 1942 in San Diego, CA. She married HARVEY LEVALLEY 20 January 1968.

Child of SUSANNA NEUBAUER and HARVEY LEVALLEY is:
 
i. YVONNE8 LEVALLEY, b. 15 March 1973, San Jose, CA.
28. MICHAEL LOUIS7 NEUBAUER (JANET JEMIMA6 DAKAN, JAMES LEMASTERS5, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 1 January 1945 in San Diego, CA. He married KATHERINE DOWNING DALTON 15 August 1970.

Children of MICHAEL NEUBAUER and KATHERINE DALTON are:
 
i. MORGAN RHOADS8 NEUBAUER, b. 3 October 1974, Stanford, CA.
ii. BRANDON LOUIS NEUBAUER, b. 24 February 1978, Stanford, CA.

Generation No. 7

29. ANTHONY VICTOR8 COSENTINO (GRETA DIANA7 DAKAN, DONALD LAFAYETTE6, JOHN WASHINGTON5, PETER4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, EBENEZER1) was born 24 December 1957 in New Jersey. He married (1) SANDY SMITH March 1978 in Fair Oaks, CA. He married (2) DEBBIE ? June 1988 in Fair Oaks, CA.

Child of ANTHONY COSENTINO and SANDY SMITH is:
 
i. TRAVIS9 COSENTINO, b. 10 August 1978, Sacramento, CA.
 

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