Homer Mayhak

1910 - 1978  (68 years)

• Name	Homer Mayhak  [1]
  Birth	12 Jan 1910	Avon, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	21 Apr 1910	McCook, South Dakota, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head of House: Son (Per the Census, they were living in the Ramsey Township.)
  Residence	1920	Minden, Benton, Minnesota, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single
  Residence	1927	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [15]
  Residence	1930	White Swan, Yakima, Washington, USA   [10]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Boarder
  Residence	1935	Wapato, Yakima, Washington, USA   [2]
  Lillian Myrtle Jensen / Benjamin Franklin Mayhak Wedding	13 Sep 1935	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [16]
  		Lillian Myrtle Jensen / Benjamin Franklin Mayhak
  mtDNA	H5a1
  yDNA	R-A294
  Name	B F Mayhak  [12, 16]
  Name	Ben F Mayhak  [14]
  Name	Ben F Mayhak  [11]
  Name	Ben Mayhak  [3, 17, 18, 19]
  Name	Benjamin F Mayhak  [13]
  Name	Benjamin F Mayhak  [5, 15, 20, 21]
  Name	Benjamin Franklin Mayhak  [4, 7, 9]
  Name	Benjamin Mayhak  [10]
  Name	Bennie Mayhak  [6, 8]
  Reference Number	424
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Mt Pleasant, Clallam, Washington, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	16 Oct 1940	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [11]
  	Relation to Head: Self; Relative Relation to Head: Uncle
  Residence	1941	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [18]
  Residence	1948	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [17]
  Residence	1950	South Broadway, Yakima, Washington, USA   [13]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married
  Death	20 Apr 1978	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I424	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Frank William Mayhak,   b. 1 May 1870, Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Prussia d. 7 Jan 1952, Minden Township, Benton, Minnesota, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Lucy Adelia Waldron,   b. 20 Oct 1876, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA d. 2 Jun 1923, St Joseph, Stearns, Minnesota, USA (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	1893  [22]
  Family ID	F187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian Myrtle Jensen,   b. 14 May 1914, St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 18 Mar 2005, Brewster, Okanogan, Washington, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1935	Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA   [4, 12, 21]
  Children	1. Nadine Diane Mayhak,   b. 19 Jul 1936, Wapato, Yakima, Washington, USA d. 22 Oct 1936, Wapato, Yakima, Washington, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Living   3. Donald Benjamin Mayhak,   b. 6 Nov 1940, Washington, USA d. 25 May 2011, Moses Lake, Grant, Washington, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   4. Living   5. Steven Michael Mayhak,   b. 14 May 1947, Yakima, Washington, USA d. 19 May 2021, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   6. Living   7. Dallas Barry Mayhak,   b. 26 Feb 1954, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA d. 11 Apr 2012, Clallam, Washington, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Jan 1910 - Avon, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Residence - Relation to Head of House: Son (Per the Census, they were living in the Ramsey Township.) - 21 Apr 1910 - McCook, South Dakota, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single - 1920 - Minden, Benton, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1927 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Boarder - 1930 - White Swan, Yakima, Washington, USA Residence - 1935 - Wapato, Yakima, Washington, USA Marriage - 10 Sep 1935 - Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA Lillian Myrtle Jensen / Benjamin Franklin Mayhak Wedding - 13 Sep 1935 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1 Apr 1940 - MT Pleasant, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Self; Relative Relation to Head: Uncle - 16 Oct 1940 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - 1941 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - 1948 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - South Broadway, Yakima, Washington, USA Death - 20 Apr 1978 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	8 Photos
  	Benjamin Franklin Mayhak
  	Ben Mayhak-Girl Unknown
  	Benjamin Franklin Mayhak Taken from a larger photo - Photo Courtesy of Bonnie S.
  	Homer (Benjamin Franklin) Mayhak Birth Certificate
  	Lillian Myrtle Jensen / Benjamin Franklin Mayhak
  	Benjamin Franklin Mayhak L to R: George Washington Mayhak, Adelia Lucy Waldron Mayhak, Benjamin Franklin Mayhak, Minnie Ruth Mayhak, Frank William Mayhak
  	Lillian Myrtle Jensen and Benjamin Franklin Mayhak Wedding Notice
  	Mayhak & Weaver Family L to R Woman sitting is Elizabeth Lydia Lempe the three boys around her must her children (Delaney). Girl behind her is Minnie Ruth, baby on tree is Margie Weaver, Anna Bell Mayhak Weaver other baby standing on tree is Mona Ethen her mother holding her is Frances Adelia Mayhak Ethen and then Frank Mayhak Boy behind Minnie is Benjamin …

  
  

• Notes

  His birth certificate shows he was named Homer originally, but just 3 months later, the 1910 Census in April shows him being called Bennie (short for Benjamin Franklin) and he used some form of that name for the rest of his life, including for Social Security.

  
  

• Sources

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