Van Gundy Family Tree


George SCOBEY [Parents] was born in 1838 in IL. He married Eliza (Scobey).

Residences:

1860 Naples, Scott Co, IL, George, at age 22, was living with brother, James, and family according to the census.

1870 Exeter, Scott Co, IL. At census time George, a farm laborer, and his family were living with his mother.

Eliza (Scobey) was born in 1841 in IL. She married George SCOBEY.

They had the following children:

  F i Sarah J SCOBEY was born in 1857.

Daniel William VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 10 Oct 1932 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Linda Gail Luick on 20 Oct 1967 in Peoria, IL. Daniel resided.

He retired from the Central IL Light Co in 1993.

Danny was born in the tenant house on the farm of his Van Gundy
grandparents.

Linda Gail Luick was born on 26 Jun 1936 in Delavan, Tazewell Co, IL. She married Daniel William VAN GUNDY on 20 Oct 1967 in Peoria, IL.

They had the following children:

  F i Bernadine Rochelle "Shelly" VAN GUNDY was born on 18 Feb 1969.
  F ii Gretchen Danielle VAN GUNDY was born on 20 Feb 1970.

David Stanley VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 26 Jun 1939 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Mary Louise "Becky" BECHTEL on 15 Feb 1969 in Peoria, IL. David resided.

David lived in Peoria in 1988.

He also was born on the Van Gundy farm.

Mary Louise "Becky" BECHTEL was born on 20 Apr 1943 in Las Vegas, Clark Co, NV. She married David Stanley VAN GUNDY on 15 Feb 1969 in Peoria, IL.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary Margaret "Meg" VAN GUNDY was born on 10 Oct 1970 in Peoria, IL.
  M ii David Paul VAN GUNDY was born on 25 Nov 1976 in Peoria, IL.

Ernest Dale FOSTER was born on 23 Nov 1924 in Strawn, TX. He married Ruth Ann VAN GUNDY on 20 Jan 1949 in Peoria, IL.

Ruth Ann VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 11 Oct 1931 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. She died on 14 Jul 1993 in Peoria, IL. She was buried in Dunlap Cem, Peoria Co, IL. She married Ernest Dale FOSTER on 20 Jan 1949 in Peoria, IL.

They had the following children:

  M i Stephen Collins FOSTER was born on 15 Feb 1951 in Peoria, IL. He died on 15 Feb 1951 in Peoria, IL. He was buried in Parkview Cem, Peoria, IL.
  M ii David William "Robin" FOSTER was born on 30 Jun 1952.
  M iii Ernest James "Jim" FOSTER was born on 22 May 1956.

Clarence HICKMAN was born on 4 Jan 1933 in Peoria, IL. He married Mary Lou VAN GUNDY on 29 Dec 1956 in Peoria, IL.

Mary Lou VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 15 Feb 1937 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. She married Clarence HICKMAN on 29 Dec 1956 in Peoria, IL.

They had the following children:

  F i Julianne HICKMAN was born on 3 Jul 1957.
  F ii Debra Lynn HICKMAN was born on 8 Jul 1958.
  F iii Pauline Beatrice HICKMAN was born on 12 Aug 1959.
  M iv John Dewey HICKMAN was born on 24 Aug 1961.

Bradley David WEIHRAUCH [Parents] was born on 16 Sep 1969 in St Cloud, MN. He married Nicole (Weihrauch).

Nicole (Weihrauch).Nicole married Bradley David WEIHRAUCH.

They had the following children:

  M i Dalton Bradley WEIHRAUCH was born on 8 Sep 2001 in Waverly, FL.

Blake Allen WEIHRAUCH [Parents] was born on 10 Nov 1971 in St Cloud, MN. He married Amanda (Weihrauch).

Amanda (Weihrauch).Amanda married Blake Allen WEIHRAUCH.

They had the following children:

  M i Jacob WEIHRAUCH.
  M ii Joshua Gage WEIHRAUCH was born in Jan 1999.

Roy George VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 6 Sep 1883. He died on 19 Apr 1963. He married Clara BROCKHOUSE on 30 Jun 1926 in Neeleyville, Scott Co, IL, Trinity Lutheran Church. Roy resided.

He graduated from Illinois College in 1906.

Roy apparently inherited a building in downtown Bluffs from his
father. It was described in the Centennial of Bluffs: "Sept. 5th
(1944) the 75x50' business property at the corner of Oakes St. and
Wabash avenue in Bluffs was sold by R. G. Van Gundy to J. P. Monta, J.
A. Knoeppel acting as agent. During the past several years this
property has been in the Van Gundy family, the rooms in the two-story,
concrete block building thereon...which had over 6500 square feet of
floor space...have had various occupants, such as telephone exchange,
furniture store, dry goods store, grocery store, amusement hall and
living quarters."

When asked about her father's occupation, his daughter stated that she
didn't remember her father ever working at a job. He owned land and
several businesses which were leased or rented. Her father's work
consisted of managing and keeping the land and businesses in good
repair.

The family lived comfortably but because the parents were not overly
generous, the children did not realize their family was wealthier then
most in the area. It was not until they reached adulthood they
discovered that fact.

Daughter, Mary, remembered their family's first automobile. Her
father left to buy one and returned 2 weeks later with the
contraption. She was not sure where he had to go to buy it, nor what
kind it was.

Roy was invited to be the speaker at the commencement exercises at
Chapin High School one year. The subject of his oration was his
opinion of The Monroe Doctrine.

Clara BROCKHOUSE was born on 7 Jul 1888. She married Roy George VAN GUNDY on 30 Jun 1926 in Neeleyville, Scott Co, IL, Trinity Lutheran Church.

Clara graduated in 1908 from Bluffs, IL, schools

They had the following children:

  F i Mary Louise VAN GUNDY was born on 2 Nov 1927.
  M ii Roy George, Jr VAN GUNDY was born on 4 Jun 1930. He died on 18 Aug 1983.
  F iii Ruth Maryln VAN GUNDY.

Roy George, Jr VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 4 Jun 1930 in Morgan Co, IL, at home. He died on 18 Aug 1983 in Chapin, Morgan Co, IL. He was buried in Jacksonville, Morgan Co, IL. He married Roberta Louise MIDDENFORF on 10 Aug 1958.

Sister, Mary, shared some memories of her brother:

"After Roy's graduation from college, attending both Illinois College and Valparaiso University, he served in the US Army Signal Corps. Much of his enlistment was spent in Germany during the Cold War period between the Korean and Vietnam wars.
He was a sports fan (St Louis Cardinal, especially) and an active participant in hunting, fishing, and boating. He once built a boat that occupied a prominent place in our yard! He and his friends used it a couple of times on the Illinois River, but it was not very 'seaworthy.'
In addition to farming, he raised Charolais cattle. With purebred bulls he upgraded his herd until it was quite large. He was regarded as an excellent breeder of Charolais."

Both of his sons were adopted.

His death from a heart attack occurred while he was at work on one of
his farms.

Roberta Louise MIDDENFORF was born on 2 Aug 1933. She married Roy George, Jr VAN GUNDY on 10 Aug 1958.

Roberta remarried 6/3/1984 and the new husband adopted her son, Mike,
changing his last name to McKee.

They had the following children:

  M i Raymond Eric VAN GUNDY was born on 22 Dec 1965.

Eric is a farmer, tending the farm of his Aunt Mary Muckler as well as his own.

Residences & events in his life:

1993 Chapin, Scott Co, IL. Eric was living alone in his parent's homeplace, just west of Chapin on the Van Gundy road. All around him were landmarks from our original IL Van Gundy family. He is the last of the name to live in the county although there may be cousins by other names still in the area.

1994 Eric built a new home on his lake property just south of the original site of David Van Gundy's mill east of Bluffs, IL, and around the corner from George Van Gundy's homeplace. Down the road a short distance was Adam Van Gundy's property.
  M ii David Michael VAN GUNDY MCKEE was born on 11 Oct 1975.

David was adopted by his step-father, changing his last name to match
his new father's.

Robert Albert MUCKLER was born on 18 Oct 1922 in Iowa Co, WI. He married Mary Louise VAN GUNDY on 5 Jun 1949 in Valparaiso, IN.

Residences:

Bob served in the Navy Air Force.

1949 Indianapolis, IN. Following their marriage Bob worked for
Employers Mutual Insurance there.

Waukesha, WI. His father asked him to come back home to help with his
heating and sheet metal contracting company which was growing rapidly.
While there he became involved with the Jaycees, then known as the
"Junior Chamber of Commerce," which led to his career in Chamber of
Commerce management and moves to the following places:

Marshall, MI.

Chillicothe, OH.

Columbus, IN.

Jackson, MI.

Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH.

1993 Fairfield Glade, TN. Following retirement, he and Mary settled
down in a condo in a golfing/retirement community.

Mary Louise VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 2 Nov 1927 in Jacksonville, Morgan Co, IL. She married Robert Albert MUCKLER on 5 Jun 1949 in Valparaiso, IN.

Mary inherited the farm on which she grew up. That farm consisted of
land that had been in the Van Gundy family since Adam, some passing
from John Van Gundy to the Vannier line back to the Van Gundy side.
When shown the old plat maps which contained the farms of both John
and Adam, Mary recognized their lands as currently being in her own
possession.

Of her own career life, Mary stated: "I began working when our
children all were in school. In Columbus, IN, I was a secretary in a
sheltered workshop, then secretary in a 5-county mental health clinic,
a fascinating job which taught me insight and compassion. In Michigan
I was first a secretary, then director of public relations for a
Goodwill Industries facility, more insight and compassion."

They had the following children:

  M i Stephen Paul MUCKLER was born on 28 Dec 1949.
  M ii David Roy MUCKLER was born on 29 Dec 1950.
  F iii Lisa Catherine "Cathy" MUCKLER was born on 21 Mar 1957.
  F iv Nancy Ellen MUCKLER was born on 5 Sep 1966 in Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH.

Nancy graduated from Wittenberg Univ, having spent one semester at the
Univ of Valencia, Spain.

Residences:

1993 Columbus, OH, where she worked at Borders Book Store for several
years.

1996 Seattle, WA, where she was transferred by the book store.

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