Paul Porter Van Valkenburgh 
General Notes
Paul got an engineering degree at Oklahoma A&M. He worked for Norman during the summers, including work on Hoover Dam. He said it was really hot.
MY FAMILY HISTORY
By Paul Van Valkenburgh
Since Alpha and myself are the only survivors of the first family, I thought you might like to know your history (as I remember it). So far I cannot find any jailbirds or thieves. We are a proud family and well educated. All members have had a college education.
My father, Alvin Milford Van Valkenburgh, was born in Illinois and moved to Harper, Kansas on a farm. He had two brothers, Edward and Fred. His father's name was Edward Porter - that is where my middle name came from. Uncle Eddy had two sons, Earl and Bloise, and a daughter, Loretta. Uncle Fred and Aunt Allie had Elmo (Dr.) and Loletta. Dad married my mother, Mary Thomas Herndon (Pinkie) and she had nine children. In 1918, at the birth of my brother John, my mother, Mary (her nickname was Pinky Mae given to her by her older brothers, Hume (who died early), Charles, DeMoss, and a younger brother, Granville) passed away of World War I flu. John was raised by Dr. J.F. Martin and Mrs. Martin for about 4 or 5 years until he was returned to the family when dad married Osie Loveless. Dad and Osie had 5 children (Jean, Mabel Louise, William, Meredith and Roberta)
Dad had three sisters, Nanny Poole and Zella Dabney who lived in Atlanta, GA. His other sister, Lizzie Buckles, lived in Houston. I remember mother's brother as he smoked a smelly pipe and had to sit on the porch to smoke. His name was Granville Herndon and was married to Inez. His daughter was Dorothy Bell. She lived in Wichita, Kansas. There was also a Granville Hume, father of Stewart and Benjamin Hume- Morris, Oklahoma was their home.
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Obituary:
Paul Port Van Valkenburgh was born in Deer Creek, Oklahoma on January 8, 1916 to Alvin Milford and Mary Thomas Herndon Van Valkenburgh. He was the eighth of fourteen children. Paul's father settled in Deer Creek after claiming land in one of the land runs in Oklahoma Territory in 1893. He grew up in Deer Creek, often working summer jobs on the farms or businesses of older brothers and sisters.
For a short time after high school, he attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College in Tonkawa, where he met his future wife Doris Casemore. He graduated from Oklahoma A&M College in 1938 with a degree in chemical engineering. He married Doris in 1941, and they were happily married for 49 years until her death in 1990.
Paul's career began in the chemistry lab of Continental Oil Company. He then held positions selling instruments and engineered products for Honeywell, Manning Maxwell & Moore, and Vinson Supply Company. In 1951, Paul began his own business, Vanco Engineering, that represented manufacturers of mechanical process equipment. He remained active in the business for well over 50 years. He was an active member of Southminster Presbyterian Church, a founding member of the Southside Rotary Club, a member of several professional organizations, and was former president of the Oaks Country Club.
Paul and Doris have three children, seven grandchildren, and seven great grand children. Paul is also survived by four sisters and two brothers.
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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.12 Jun 1720 in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York d.22 May 1802
- b.25 May 1753 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York d.04 Aug 1831 in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
- b.<13 Oct 1728
- b.20 Aug 1797 d.30 Aug 1872 in Earlville, Delaware County, Iowa
- b.09 Oct 1727 in Albany, New York
- b.21 May 1765 in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York d.14 May 1854 in Prattsburg, Steuben County, New York
- b.15 Jul 1748 in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York
- b.13 Feb 1838 in Semphronius, Cayuga County, New York d.1915
- 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.1737 in Baltimore County, Maryland d.05 Jun 1837 in Fentress County, Tennessee
- 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
- 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
- b.08 Jan 1916 in Deer Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma d.04 Apr 2008
- b.~ 1729 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia d.1799 in Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- b.1765 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia d.1808 in Fayette County, Kentucky
- b.~ 1733
- b.1808 in Kentucky
- b.1740 in Virginia d.> 1800 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- b.~ 1769 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia d.< 1839 in Fayette County, Kentucky
- b.~ 1740
- b.13 Jun 1853 in Platte County, Missouri d. in Harper County, Oklahoma
- b.23 Apr 1754 in Preston's Chance, Harford County, Maryland d.1802 in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
- b.03 Aug 1778 in Harford County, Maryland d.30 Apr 1874 in Mason County, Kentucky
- b.1758 in Harford County, Maryland d.1793 in Mason County, Kentucky
- b.15 Nov 1812 in Mason County, Kentucky d.24 Dec 1897
- b.~ 1749 in St. George, Spotsylvania County, Virginia d.~ 1815 in Mason County, Kentucky
- b.30 Apr 1781 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia d.02 May 1852 in Mason County, Kentucky
- b. in Spotsylvania County, Virginia d. in Mason County, Kentucky
- b.29 Sep 1878 in Bates County, Missouri d.18 Feb 1918 in Grant County, Oklahoma
- b. in Kentucky d. in Kentucky
- b.08 Jul 1825 in Bourbon County, Kentucky d.11 Apr 1901 in Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri
- b.01 Sep 1765 in North Carolina or Pennsylvania d.11 Jan 1852 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b.~ 1804 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b. in Virginia d.< 1850 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b.23 Oct 1860 in Harrison County, Kentucky d.09 Dec 1911 in Harper County, Kansas
- b.~ 1760 d.1833 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b.~ 1795 in Pennsylvania d.~Jan 1861
- b.~ 1833 in Kentucky d.18 Oct 1865 in Harrison County, Kentucky or Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri
- b.~ 1770 d.1816 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b.~ 1794 d.14 Jul 1843 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b.~ 1770
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Details of Paul's family with Doris Margaret Casemore
Source/Citation
The Van Valkenburg Family in America, Paul I Van Valkenburg
The Van Valkenburg Family in America, Paul I Van Valkenburg