Name/Title
AU Mayne, John Chapman - 1974-11-09 interview by Malcolm Lambert SmithEntry/Object ID
1989.2.7Context
Nov. 9, 1974
Afternoon visit with Anne & John Mayne. Among items of conversation: Aunt Hannah, John's mother, was married about 1890 (Grace Selby said it was her first wedding to attend). His father was a Presbyterian minister.
1. Horace Lambert was his oldest brother. B. about '91. He had Ford Agency in Westerville and John, as a young man, used to be sent in to Columbus to drive out new Fords — after hand cranking them.
2. Mary Helen Mayne was next in family. B. about '94. She married Walter Roush while they were both students at Otterbein C. Later he attended seminary & was a minister.
3. Dwight C. Mayne B. about '96 (died Jan '75). He is only one still living - and is in Calif (retired).
4. Daniel Ira B about '98. He became chief patent attorney for Eastman Kodak and died in Rochester.
5. John B. about 10 days after his father died in Nov 1900. Family moved back to Westerville after death of father. Grandfather Lambert arranged to have a good house built for them, next to his. Aunt Hannah kept a cow or so, had good gardens and worked some at various things doing fine penmanship, inscribing calling cards, etc.
Think they all went to Otterbein College and bldg there is Mayne Hall.
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John spoke of the early death of his sister, Helen, about 1918. His brother, Dan, was a Lt. during World War I, but John was a little too young to go.
They mentioned two daughters of Dwight Mayne: Henrietta (Mrs. Bruce Hobbs, teacher, Pt. Huron, Mich. & Jean Mayne Fulton, Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Also two sons of Dan I. Mayne: Dan Mayne in San Rafael, Calif. John Mayne in Fairport, N.Y.
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John & Anne Wilson, his "boyhood sweetheart," were married in 1923 and went to Chicago immediately. He was doing work in YMCA and together they worked in a church settlement house. Later he got into Bible school and then University of Chicago for, I think, a divinity degree and an MA. By early depression years they were in a church near Peoria. Building burned and they had a very hard time living on so little and trying to rebuild. Had another church or so in Illinois and also was a district official for relief, CWA, FERA & WPA in a 13 - county district of Ill. Later was in a church at St. Joseph, Mo. and was at Jefferson City & Kirkwood (St. Louis) as a state council of churches secretary.
From that he was brought to Wash. to work with Archer on PAOUFSZ + S. Was at Foundry Church in D.C. for a while and edits the paper still "Civic Forum" to propagandize against alcohol & drugs.
Their children are: Betty (Mrs. David Vequist), Pittsfield, Kan & Robert in photography, Monterey Park, Calif.
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From mother's (Grace Selby Smith) letter of July 24, 1947, "Uncle Ira Lambert died about May 27 giving a wonderful testimony, in his last earthly moments, of the living presence of Jesus and his radiant joy in meeting him. He was 77 and very active until the last few weeks. He held four degrees, A.B.; M.A.; PhD. and D.D. When he obtained the last one, I said, 'O, Uncle Ira, you must know about all there is to be known.' 'Grace,' he answered humbly, 'I've just begun to find out how much there is to learn.' He had two daughters, Naomi and Ruth, but I do not know them. The latter married an orchard man, Dickerson, near Dresden, Ohio."
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* Embree family moved to Short Creek MM in Ohio oin 1812 from MM of Baltimore Western District, MD.
* Embree family were in MM for Baltimore, MD, Western District for 6 yrs from 1806 to 1812 and Israel Embree was born there. But the family had gone there from PA. Malcolm Smith.
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