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Descendants of Emil Von Haagen

Generation No. 2

2. BERTHA² HAGEN (EMIL¹ VON HAAGEN) was born 1870. She married C. AUSTIN MILES. He was born January 07, 1868 in Lakehurst, NJ, and died 1946 in Philadelphia, PA.

Notes for C. AUSTIN MILES:
Taken from the obituaries in the News Paper

C. Austin Miles, who composed 30,000 Hymns, dies at 78.

C. Austin Miles, writer of approximately 30,000 hyyms, including "In The Garden", died yesterday in Hahneman Hospital after a one year illness. He was 78.

A resident of 228 Wesley Ave. the Pitman Methodist Episcopal Church, a director of the Pitman Camp Meeting Association and graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.

Mr. Miles retired four years ago as a music editor of the Rodeheaver, Hall-Mack Co., 124 North 15th street, after 43s in the post. He severed his connection with the firm, publishers of religious songs, when it moved to Indiana.

"In The Garden" his most famous hymn, written in 1912. He sold it to the Hall-Mack Co. prior the the latter's purchase by Rodeheaver for $4. As far as he was concerned it was not a financial success, by was printed 3,000,000 times and the recordings topped the 1,000,000 mark.

The hymn has been sung in many languages throughout the world.

Born January 7, 1868, in Lakehurst, NJ., then known as Manchester, Mr. Miles got his first musical job there at thr age of 12, substituting at the organ at a funeral service.

At the instigation of an Aunt, he entered the Philadelphia College of Pharmancy and was graduaded in 1889. He practiced pharmacy for ten years in Camden, then gave it up for a full-time carerr of music.

During that time he continued writing hymns on the side and studying music at the University of Pennsylvania. His entrance into the professional song-writing world was made in 1898 2when he sold four hyms to Hall-Mack for $2.50 each.

He is survived by his wife, Bertha H. ; two sons, C. Austin, Jr. of Colingswood, and Russell H., professor of music at the University of Illinois and a daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Slifer, of Plainfield.

Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday at Wainwrites's Pitman, with burial in Hill Crest Cemetery there.

Children of BERTHA HAGEN and C. MILES are:

	i.		C. AUSTIN MILES³ JR..
	ii.		RUSSELL MILES.
	iii.		KATHRYN A. MILES, m. CHARLES SLIFER.

3. EUGENE HARRY² HAGEN (EMIL¹ VON HAAGEN) was born May 27, 1873 in Philadelphia, PA, and died March 22, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA. He married (1) ?. He married (2) ADELINE SARAH HOLLAND Unknown. She was born April 06, 1880 in Philadelphia, PA, and died May 29, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA.

Notes for EUGENE HARRY HAGEN:

Bought a clock for his Mother Amanda when they had an arggument, it is now owned by the family of John Haagen, son of Milton.

More About ADELINE SARAH HOLLAND:
Burial: Northwood Cemetary
Cause of Death: Stroke
Confirmation: April 11, 1897, Church of Good Sheppard, Kensington, Phila.
Medical Information: She had gone in town to buy a birthday present for her daughter Dorothy with Auntv Jenny Taylor when she had her 3rd and final stroke which caused her death. She had her first stroke when she was 53

Child of EUGENE HAGEN and ? is:

MILTON R.³ HAGEN, b. 1899, Philadelphia, PA; d. May 23, 1966, Philadelphia, PA.

More About MILTON R. HAGEN:
Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.

Children of EUGENE HAGEN and ADELINE HOLLAND are:

ii.

EUGENE HOLLAND³ HAGEN, b. February 27, 1906, Philadelphia, PA; d. May 30, 1957, Coral Gables, Florida; m. KATHRYN M. CLEMMER; b. August 13, 1902, Ceresco, Iowa; d. April 29, 1988, Coral Gables, Florida.

Notes for EUGENE HOLLAND HAGEN:
When he was 3, he was playing with the Walthers and put one of his eyes out. They took responsibility for it and sent him to privaste schools and became a son to them.

Obit. reads:
Eugene H. Haagen, 51, of 902 Salzedo St. Coral Gables, a retired Baltimore auto agency manager died ZThursday. He came here six years ago from Baltimore and is survived by his wife, Kathryn of Copral Gables and a brother in Philadelphia. Services will be at 11 AM Saturday in Van Orsdels Coral Gables chapel, with cremation to follow.

More About EUGENE HOLLAND HAGEN:
Burial: May 02, 1988, Cremated
Occupation: Car Salesman

More About KATHRYN M. CLEMMER:
Occupation: Dress buyer for Hecht's Dept. store in Baltimore

8.	iii.		WALTER SYLVESTER HAGEN, b. September 03, 1907, Philadelphia, PA; d. October 19, 1965, Philadelphia, PA.
9.	iv.		DOROTHY ADELINE HAGEN, b. May 19, 1909, Philadelphia, PA; d. April 18, 1981, Huntingdon Valley, PA.

4. ADOPH² HAGEN (EMIL¹ VON HAAGEN) was born December 1875 in Philadelphia, PA, and died June 18, 1953 in Philadelphia, PA. He married ELIZABETH G. ???. She was born Unknown, and died September 07, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA.

More About ADOPH HAGEN:
Burial: Witemarsh Memorial Park

More About ELIZABETH G. ???:
Burial: Witemarsh Memorial Park

Child of ADOPH HAGEN and ELIZABETH ??? is:

10.

AMANDA³ HAGEN, b. March 08, 1901.

5. RAYMOND² HAGEN (EMIL¹ VON HAAGEN) was born September 1878 in Philadelphia, PA, and died 1960 in Philadelphia, PA. He married MARY MC LEAN 1898. She was born in England, and died 1972 in Philadelphia, PA.

Children of RAYMOND HAGEN and MARY MC LEAN are:

	i.	KATHERINE³ HAGEN.
	ii.	BERTHA HAGEN.
	iii.	MARIE HAGEN.
	iv.	JIMMIE HAGEN.
	v.	AMANDA HAGEN.
	vi.	EDWARD HAGEN.
11.	vii.	RAYMOND HAGEN II, b. September 01, 1900, Philadelphia, PA; d. September 15, 1943, Philadelphia, PA.
	viii.	? HAGEN.
	ix.	?? HAGEN.

6. EMIL² HAAGEN II (EMIL¹ VON HAAGEN) was born August 10, 1883 in Philadelphia, PA, and died May 23, 1967 in Philadelphia, PA. He married ? ELIZABETH.

More About EMIL HAAGEN II:
Burial: Whitemarsh Memorial Park
Residence: Philadelphia Protestant Home.

Child of EMIL HAAGEN and ? ELIZABETH is:

LILLIAN³ HAAGEN, b. Abt. 1908; m. (1) TED MARSTELLER; m. (2) OTHERS.

7. MILTON² HAAGEN (EMIL¹ VON HAAGEN) was born November 29, 1886 in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, and died March 30, 1969 in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. He married VIOLA MOORE, daughter of ANTHONY MOORE and ELIZABETH MILLER. She was born October 29, 1888 in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, and died April 17, 1923 in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania.

More About MILTON HAAGEN:
Burial: Greenmount Cemetry, Phila., PA

Notes for VIOLA MOORE:
Information taken from the death certificate as to her parents, date of birth and date of death, also cause of death.

More About VIOLA MOORE:
Burial: May 19, 1923, North Cedar Hill Cemetry in Philadelphia, PA

Children of MILTON HAAGEN and VIOLA MOORE are:

12.	i.	CHARLES WELLINGTON³ HAAGEN, b. April 22, 1909, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania; d. July 04, 1973, Shore Memorial Hospital, Sumers Point, New Jersey.
13.	ii.	MILTON HAAGEN II, b. November 17, 1910, Philadelphia, PA; d. January 13, 1999, Philadelphia, PA.
14.	iii.	HARRY HAAGEN, b. April 07, 1923, Philadelphia, PA; d. April 24, 2000, Philadelphia, PA.

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