Marvin True Louden  

Corwin's One Townships Yesterdays (Louden)

Marvin True Louden , who today (in 1934) resides on the east side of Lake, Maxinkuckee... The father, John Edward Louden, moved to Indiana from New York in 1833, coming first to LaPorte County, then to Marshall County. He settled near Wolf Creek. The mother was Eliza S Huntley

The son, Marvin, was born April 26, 1858, in Green Township Marshall county Indiana on the homestead farm, located one mile west and one mile south of Wolf Creek village, pretty close to Union Township. In fact, the farm adjoined the Union Township line on the west. About fifty years ago, or in the early '80s, he came to Union Township. His father came before that. Members of the family still living in the township are Marvin True Louden his sons and daughter


he married 1st Jeannie (Jennie) Bell Cross b 8-15-1862 in E. Washington area near Maxinkuckee, Marshall Co., Indiana [Elkhart,Indiana] d 3-20-1897 in Maxinkuckee, Indiana daughter of Talmon Lynn Cross and Ann Rugg

They had:

1 Florence Louden 1882 – 25 Apr 1960 Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida Pinellas county, Florida m. Leroy Anderson Woodruff Birth: 7 Feb 1883 Otsego, Allegn, Michigan son of Frederick J Woodruff and Rose A -- Death Aug. 11, 1957 Burial: Fairplains Cemetery Grand Rapids Kent County Michigan. Sje was a summer resident with her father
Jennie Woodruff marrried William W. Post Bulah Woodruf married Nicholas VanderHoning LAra Belll Woodruss married MArtin Dyke EstherWoodruff married Richard Hammond


2 Ivan Lynn Louden b 3 Sep 1887 in Culver-Union TWP, Marshall, Indiana,d 28 Apr 1951 in Leiters Ford, Fulton, Indiana, Burial: Poplar Grove Cemetery Marshall County Indiana m 30 may 1908 Lona Arvilla Stayton b 28 May 1890 in ,Marshall, Indiana, d 9 Feb 1980 in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana Burial: Poplar Grove Cemetery Marshall County Indiana daughter of John William Stayton and Lydia A Seymour she married 2nd Bert R. Ivey.
Geraldine Bell Louden Birth 10 DEC 1908 Culver, Marshall, Indiana, Death 18 AUG 1977 Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Eleanor Lucile Louden Birth: Nov. 20, 1909 Argos Marshall County Indiana, Death: Sep. 9, 1993 Burial: Poplar Grove Cemetery Marshall County Indiana married 3 Feb. 1931 Plymouth, Marshall Coounty Indiana Howard C. Porcher Birth: Nov. 27, 1906 Plymouth Marshall County Indiana Death: Jun. 21, 1996 Burial: Poplar Grove Cemetery Marshall County Indianason of Harry Lloyd Porcher and Laura C. Kimmel

Bessie Maurine LoudenBirth: 28 Nov 1913 - Marshall county Indiana Death: 25 Sept 1995 Victorville, San Bernardino, California married 31 Dec 1936 - Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana Harold Vernon "Pat" Shaw Birth 01 MAR 1911 Culver, Marshall, Indiana Death 24 MAR 2000 Merced, Merced, California son of Stephen ANthony Shaw and ELizabeth Laura 'Lizzzle" Gibbons.


3 Talman Gile 'T. G.' or 'Dick' Loudon Birth: 24 Jun 1891 Death: Jan 24 1959 Pinellas county , Florida Burial: Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver Marshall County Indiana married 26 Jun 1912 - St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan Esther Anderson Birth: 23 Aug 1892 Chicago Cook county Illinois Illinois Death: Nov. 9 1958 daughter of Peter A Boberg and Matilda -Anderson

4 Clara Clara Clarissa Loudon b 6-9-1893 in Maxinkuckee, Indiana d 25-9-1971 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Los Angeles Los Angeles County California m. 10 Aug 1910 St Joseph county Indiana Collins Warwick Woolley b 16 Oct., 1891 in Woolleytown, Miami County, Indiana d. 27 Jan., 1965 in Los Angeles, California son of Edgar Amos Woolley and Rose Ella Shoemaker. Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Los Angeles Los Angeles County California
Virginia Bell Woolley 1911–1996
Helen Lucille Woolley 1912–2001
Edgar Marvin Woolley 1914–1914
Loudon Nelson Woolley 1915–1975
Gile Lynn Woolley 1918–1973
Rosanna Mae Woolley 1918–2002
John Ivan Woolley 1920–1940
Chalma Elizabeth Woolley 1921–1999
Betty Jean Woolley 1923–1987
Joseph Collins Woolley 1924–1925

Marvin married 2nd. c 1901 Ella Bell [Eleanor] Edwards 7 Jul . 1877 Indiana ded 9 Sep 1913 Maxinkuckee Indiana

Marvin married 3rd 23 Nov 1914 Marshall, Indiana. Clara Jones/ Shelley Birth ABT 1865 • Ohio died Jan 4 1934 Union Township Marshall county Indiana burial Oak Hill Cemetery Plymouth Marshall county Indiana

Marvin died 21 Jun 1940 Union township Marshall county Indiana. Burial: 23 Jun 1940 Poplar Grove Cemetery Marshall County Indiana

Saturday, June 22, 1940
Rochester Sentinel

Marvin LOUDEN, 82, passed away Friday morning at his home one mile south of Maxinkuckee. Death resulted from complications following an illness of two years' duration. He had been a resident of the Maxinkuckee community throughout his entire life. Mr. Louden was born in Marshall county on April 26, 1858.

The survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Florence WOODRUFF, of Maxinkuckee; Mrs. Clara WOOLEY, of Marion; two sons, T. P. LOUDEN, of Leiters Ford; Dick LOUDEN, of Culver; and a sister, Mrs. Amanda STEVENS, of Denver, Colo.

Funeral services will be held at the home, Sunday afternoon, 2:30 o'clock (CST). Rev. Ernest TREBER will officiate and burial will be made in the Poplar Grove cemetery.