William R. Makemson and William R. Makemson

Makemson Family Reunion 2009

The John Makemson cabin in Harford County, Maryland. It is doubtful that the cabin is still standing.

Walter Makemson's published account of the Makemson men who fought in the War for Independence. (if the print is to small you can zoom in for larger print)

The Makemson names on the early Harford Countians tax lists.

The Makemson clan get involved in the War for Independence.

Newspaper clippimg noteing Andrew and John Makemson. They patented the land in 1781.

The Makemson/Mekemson clan seemed to have water mills in mind for private and public use. Not only did they build the original "Ivory Mill" (see Internet) but had a mill on Mill Creek near Cynthiana, Kentucky.

John Makemson farm. Notice the spelling of his last name.

Deer Creek Upper seems to be the location of the farms in Harford County, Maryland.

Follow the star to find the approximate location of the farms.

The Makemson/Mekemson clan purchase farms in Harford County, Maryland.

Bethel Presbyterian Church and #1 Grandson Daniel. Note the year date on the sign.

Bethel Church with #1 grandson Daniel.

More photos of Bethel. You will note the older building in the center photo which may have been the original building.

Our cousin Mrs. Ann Fountain at Bethel Presbyterian Church.

Bethel Presbyterian Church.

Present day Bethel Presbyterian Church.

The Bethel Presbyterian Church has records showing the Makemson name.

Harford County in Maryland is where a lot of activity from the Mekemson/Makemson clan took place in the late 1700's.

The Haven Hotel. In the early 1800's David Malcomson owned seven such houses in southern Ireland. Ralph and Jean Makemson Erwin were able to video many of the homes, the cotton mill and cemeteries. You need to see the video to understand what an entrepreneur David Malcomson was. One of the existing houses is now a convent and another is the home of our friend Sean O'Brien.

The other side of the letter written by Joseph Malcomson.

A letter from Joseph Malcomson regarding a payment owed to the Makemson firm. The original letter, written in 1836 is on fine linen and in the possession of Bill Makemson. It has no postage and is assumed that it was hand delievered. What beautiful hand writing.

A letter from Walter Makemson.

Material collected by Walter Makemson regarding the Makemson family.

A note passed along concerning the life of Andrew Makemson/Malcomson.

The church records from Lurgan Presbyterian Church. These would be found in other documents on the family. Notice the spelling of the family name is Makemson/Malcomson.

A map of northren Ireland. Most of our ancestors activity seems to have taken place in Armagh County. Richhill, Lurgan and Portadown would be locations where we see the family name on documents and tomb stones.

A map of Ireland with some key locations high lighted.

The Emerald Isle. The research for the Makemson/Mekemson/Malcomson family seems to stop here. A solid date appears to be before 1685. There are many Malcomson family members from the Orkney Islands. Most of the early family documents during the colonial days of Maryland and Pennsylvania use several spellings of the name.

Though the book does not name the Makemson/Mekemson men it does give an account of the incident where Andrew and James were killed in battle.

The story of Ft. Mifflin.

The entrance to Ft. Mifflin. The fort is near the international airport.

The Ft. Mifflin ranger holding the Ft. Mifflin flag and the story about the flag.

The story of the Ft. Mifflin flag.

A birds eye view of Ft. Mifflin.

Bill and Jan inside the tower.

Bill gets a closer look at the inscriptions of the Makemson men's names.

The art work on the outside of the bell tower.

The bell tower at Valley Forge.

The Makemson/Mekemson men were recognized for their services in the Revolutionary War with their names inscribed on the bronze plates in the bell tower at Valley Forge and their service at Ft. Mifflin on the south side of Philadelphia.

Mom and Dad and me in about 1942.

Emmet Makemson in about 1942.

Now this was a car. I believe it was my Dad's first car. Pretty cool don't you think?

My Dad, Emmet Makemson, at Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas. This was in the early part of W.W.II. Dad trained on howitzers. He did not have to go overseas due to a medical discharge.

This barn, still in use today, was the U. S. Cavalry barn for "F" troop in Pleasanton, Kansas

My Dad, Emmet Makemson, and my Mom, Suzie Thomas Makemson as teenagers.

My Dad, Emmet Makemson, and his 1936 Ford. This car faithful pulled a two wheel trailer from Pleasanton, Kansas to Los Angeles, California. Dad and Mom worked in the ship yards in the early part of World War II. About midway through the war the faithful Ford pulled that two wheeled trailer back to Kansas. Dad used to say that it would get up to thirty miles an hour going down the mountain slopes out west.