Alvin Milford Van Valkenburgh 
General Notes
Alvin Milford was born in Fairbury, IL in June 7, 1872. He moved to a farm near Harper, Kansas. He worked on the farm and completed work at what was then Harper Business College.
He was in the 1893 land run (started west of Caldwell), and moved to a homestead at SW 12-25-7, near Pond Creek. In 1901 he moved with his family to Deer Creek, giving up farming for the insurance business.
He had a Hartford Insurance agency in Deer Creek. Merble Bachman sold insurance for him for a while. For a number of years while he lived in Deer Creek he was an insurance adjuster for Hartford. His territory included most of Kansas and quite a lot of Colorado.
He also milked cows and delivered milk in Deer Creek. The cattle were in Deer Creek, a couple of blocks from their house. Paul Van Valkenburgh used to deliver milk to Ruth for piano lessons. A.M. used to go around light the gas street lights in Deer Creek before they had electricity.
He and Osie moved to Blackwell in 1848, keeping up his insurance business there until his health failed.
He was a member of the Deer Creek Methodist Church, and joined the Methodist Church at Blackwell when he moved there. He was as member of the Chikaskia Lodge No. 109, Blackwell Chapter Royal Arch Masons, Goods Council Royal and Select Masters and Emmanuel Commandery Knights Templar.
For many years he belonged to the Eastern Star. He belonged to the Blackwell Real Estate board and to the Oklahoma Association of Insurance Agents.
He died at Blackwell General Hospital May 9, 1960 at 6:20 a.m., and was buried at Bayard Cemetery, Deer Creek.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1678
- b.12 Jun 1720 in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York d.22 May 1802
- b.~ 1683 in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York
- b.25 May 1753 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York d.04 Aug 1831 in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
- b.<02 Apr 1693 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York d.13 Jun 1773
- b.<13 Oct 1728
- b.24 Dec 1703 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York
- b.20 Aug 1797 d.30 Aug 1872 in Earlville, Delaware County, Iowa
- b.24 May 1688
- b.09 Oct 1727 in Albany, New York
- b.~ 1688
- b.21 May 1765 in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York d.14 May 1854 in Prattsburg, Steuben County, New York
- b.Sep 1724
- b.15 Jul 1748 in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York
- b.17 Feb 1728
- b.13 Feb 1838 in Semphronius, Cayuga County, New York d.1915
- b.24 May 1688
- b.~ 1688
- b.22 May 1803 in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York
- b.07 Jun 1872 in Fairbury, Livingston County, Illinois d.09 May 1960 in Deer Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma
- b.~ 1713 in Ireland
- b.1737 in Baltimore County, Maryland d.05 Jun 1837 in Fentress County, Tennessee
- b.1717 in Maryland
- b.26 Oct 1784 in Sullivan County, Tennessee d.16 Jun 1870 in Livingston County, Illinois
- b.~ 1750 d.< 1830 in probably Fentress County, Tennessee
- b.1819 in Overton County, Tennessee
- b.~ 1758 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia d.~ 1809 in Overton County, Tennessee
- b.04 Apr 1784 in Virginia d.09 Jul 1865 in Livingston County, Illinois
- d.1821 in Franklin County, Virginia
- b.~ 1768 in Henry County, Virginia d.29 Nov 1851 in Overton County, Tennessee
- b.09 Apr 1846 in Fairbury, Livingston County, Illinois d.24 Sep 1926
- b.~ 1818 in Missouri
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Details of Alvin's family with Mary (Pinkie) Thomas Herndon
Details of Alvin's family with Osie Blanche Loveless
Source/Citation
The Van Valkenburg Family in America, Paul I Van Valkenburg
The Van Valkenburg Family in America, Paul I Van Valkenburg