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The name JUNKIN comes from: The French Hugonaut Protestant name Jacquin which book after the Calvanistic views. **************** Wishing to remain Protestant they moved to Scotland. The new clan took after the name of the Eldest male..which was John, and pro- nounced JUN. The full name was therefore: JUNKINfolk A little of the History I was told, the John C. Junkin, a twin went to Canada as a lumber jack..Mr. Dollar, his chum started the Dollar Steamship lines to Alaska; John C. Junkin in Drayton, NO. Dakota, created a Dredge that saved the town from floods; He went to Canada then to Michigan where he raised a daughter, two sons, Elwood J. Junkin, "Sam" graduated from High School, born designer of mobile thins; Pres.and designer of the famous John C.Junkin (father of "Sam") WACO NINE./FromCenter-Mayhew Corp, Minn. (heart condition) the Junkin Safety Appliance/ Louiville, Ky Corp. and more of yrs. of inventions in Copyright Div. Library of Congress