Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

2388 E. Shore Dr.  



Section 27 History 1835-1922

1924 - Aug 27 - George Cornelius to Ada Maynard East side Maxinkucke lake property $5500

1924 - Jul 2 - Three years ago a part of the East shore of the lake towards the south to the "Bide-a-Wee" cottage was a low marshy shore and back from the lake a tangled undergrowth of wilderness known as Jungle land few enterprising men saw possibilities there and set to work. Aided by Mr. Frank Lanigan, who helped supervise the work of filling in and clearing up this and, the following people built lovely homes, sodded beautiful terraces to the lake shore, and this summer are seeing to the beautifying of the rear of their lots:

    Mr. Paul, 2358
    Mr. Shea, 2348
    Mr. Condor, 2370
    Mr. Cornelius, 2420
    Mr. Ewing, 2410
    Mrs. Maynard, 2388
    Mr. Springer, 2118
    Mr. Trone, - 2324
    Mr. Turpy Smith, 2314 and
    Mr. Paul Krauss. 2434


1924-1926 - Maynard Lodge / Ada Maynard

1926-1932 - Baker / Baker Lodge - Ada on Nov 3 1926 Mrs. William Maynard Baker

1932, Jaunary 5 - Relocation of East Shore Lane.
    H. H. Rice and Edith B. Rice bought farm land from Marvin T, Loudon and Clara L. Loudon which was evetually used to relocate East Shore Lane and give Rice Woods to the East Shore Lane Association, dated October 4,1927. Subsequenly, Rice by quit claim deed acquired all the properties in the attached plat, on January 5, 1932, recorded the plat on the same date. Rice then by quit claim reconveyed the properties to their original owners
Baker - owned the property as noted on the plat map; the second is annotaed with current addresses.


1932 - "Fornit Lodge"/ Ada E. Jones on July 6 1832 Ada became Mrs. Wellington Arthur Jones

1933, Sep 27 - Ada E. Jones to Martha Werner Lot 1 Cornelius and Ewing's Sub. and Lot 12 Rice's Sub. Sec. 27 Twp. 32 N. R. 1 E. W. W. D. $1
    Martha Werner to Ada E. Jones Lot 1 Cornelius and Ewing's Sub. and Lot 12 Rice's Sub. Sec. 27 Twp. 32 N. R. 1 E. W. W. D. $1


1939 - Dec 27 - Ada Jones Cottage sold - Judge Riggens this week sold the Ada Jones Cottage of the East Shore Lane to Charles Redmon of Peru, Ind.

1940 - Charles Redmon
    Charles Andrew Redmon 13 Dec 1890 Peru, Miami County, Indiana DEATH 1 Sep 1944 Peru, Miami County, Indiana BURIAL Sep 4 1944 Mount Hope Cemetery Peru, Miami County Indiana son of William Clark Redmon and Mary Helena Lawell
      Connected with W. C. Redmon Sons & Co.; 1940 was listed as Proprietor Treasurer; its is still in existence to day as a long-standing fifth-generation family business famous for manufacturing woven "Red-Man" picnic baskets, hampers, and juvenile furniture. Charles with his 2 brothers toll over the business at the death of their father in 1943.


    married 21 Aug 1915 Peru, Miami, Indiana Martha Ameila Wiese Redmon BIRTH 5 Mar 1898 Logansport, Cass County, Indiana DEATH 18 Jul 1981 Peru, Miami County, Indiana BURIAL Mount Hope Cemetery Peru, Miami County, Indiana daughter of Carl August Wiese and Elizabeth Caroline Fricke

    Children: Earl W Redmon (1917-)
    Carl W Redmon (1916-1975)
    Dorothy Ann Redmon (1930-2022)


? - 1947, May - Martha Redman
    1947, May 28 - Martha Redman to Troy L and Katherine M. Babcock, lot 1 of Cornelius & Ewing's Sub: lots 23, 24, 25 of VanShoiack's Lake Front Subdivision; Lot 12 Rice's subdivision of Lot 2 in 27-32-1


1953-82 - Troy L. Babcock, (D.D.S.)
    1951 - Oct 24 - Dr. Babcock and his family have been; summer residents of Lake Maxinkuckee for many years, but last year they established permanent residence at East Shore Lane. Dr. and Mrs. Babcock have two daughters, Mrs. Charles Williams of Peoria, Ill., and Mrs. John Crise of Mt. Prospect, Ill., and one son, John, in the 6th grade of the local grade school.

    1958 Lake Directory - Dr. Troy L. Babcock - 2388 East Shore Lane, Culver
    1970, 1972, 1981 - Telephone directory- Babcock Troy L DDS 2388 East Shore Dr


1985-1989,Nov - Katherine (Mrs. Troy L.) Babcock



1989,Nov-1993,Oct - David A. & Sandra C. Haist

Oct 1993-2015,Dec. - Sandra C. Haist

Bulldozed down in 1993 and a new cottage built in its place.


2015,Dec-2026 - James R & Gaye L Haist
    Jim is founder of Maxinkuckee Group-Marketing (Video Production, Content Creation and events), 2017


    CORNELIUS & EWING SUB LOT 1 LEGAL DESC: