George^8 Van
Wicklen
(Samuel^7,
John^6, John^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. abt
1878/9, NY
Married:
First to: Josephine
Jones
Second to: Emily S. [Delehanty] Hunt (b. abt 1879, NY;
d. 9 Feb 1954) before 1906, NY. She was previously married to a Mr. Hunt and
they had a son, William.
Children:
by first marriage to Josephine Jones…
1.
Horatio^9 George Van Wicklen, b. 25 August 1898, Brooklyn, NY
by second marriage to Emily [Delehanty] Hunt…
2.
George^9 Van Wicklen
[b. abt 1906, NY…and apparently died in childhood]
3.
John^9 W. Van Wicklen
[b. abt 1907, NY]
4.
Fred^9 V. Van Wicklen
[b. abt 1910, NY]
5.
George^9 Van Wicklen
[b. abt 1913, NY]
6.
Robert^9 Van Wicklen
[b. 31 Dec 1914 and d. 2 Mar 1958, Farmingdale, LI, NY]
7.
Elenor^9 Van Wicklen
[b. 1917, NY]
Parents:
George's parents are Samuel and Mary D. _____ Van Wicklen
Josephine’s parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Jones
Emily's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Delehanty
Background
information: George^8 Van Wicklen (Samuel^7, John^6, John^5,
Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. abt
1878/9, NY He married first to Josephine Jones and they had at least one son,
Horatio George, b. 25 August 1898, Brooklyn, NY; He married second to Emily S.[Delehanty] Hunt (b. abt 1879, NY;
d. 9 Feb 1954, Brooklyn, NY) before 1906, NY. Emily was previously married to
Mr. Hunt, and they had a son, William.
Children: [by first marriage to Josephine Jones] Horatio^9 George Van Wicklen,
b. 25 Aug 1898, Brooklyn, NY; [by second
marriage to Emily [Delehanty] Hunt] George^9 Van Wicklen,
b. abt 1906, NY and apparently died in childhood; John^9 W. Van Wicklen [b. abt 1907, NY]; Fred^9 V. Van Wicklen [b. abt 1910, NY]; George^9 Van Wicklen [b. abt 1913, NY]; Robert^9 Van Wicklen [b. 31 Dec 1914 and d. 2 Mar 1958, Farmingdale, LI, NY]; Elenor^9 Van Wicklen [b. 1917, NY]
Source:
Harry Macy, Jr. The Van Wicklen/Van Wickle Family: Including its Frisian Origin and Connections
to Minnerly and Kranchheyt;
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,
Vol. 128, No. 4 (October 1997); p. 246-8.
Previously listed in VW Strays section…George Van Wicklen,
age 50 in 1930 US Census (b. abt 1880, New York,
parents b. NY) and residing as head of household in Brooklyn, Kings, NY, hitchman (dock), with wife, Emily
(___) Van Wicklin, age 48 (b. abt 1882, NY, parents b. NY) and son, Fred Van Wicklen
(age 20), son, clerk, George Van Wicklen (age 17) (could
this be the George referred to in George and Henrietta (Eiring)
VW note just below?), son, Robert Van Wicklen (age 14) and daughter, Elinore
Van Wicklen (age
12). All children b. NY (courtesy, Cheryl Viger via 11 Dec 2002 email) 1920 US Census for Brooklyn, Kings, NY, ED 917 lists George Van
Wycklen, head, 43, with wife, Emily, 40, son, John
W., 12, son, Fred V., 10, son, George, 6, son, Robert, 5, and daughter, Elenor, 2 mos. 1910
US Census for 17th Ward, Brooklyn, Kings, NY lists George Van Wicklin, b. abt 1879 [located in index only. Could not access the
census page] SSDI lists Robert
Van Wicklen, b. 31 Dec 1914, and d. March 1958,
issued NY. Gravelocator.cem.va.gov
lists Robert W. Van Wicklen, PFC, WWII,
US Army, b. 31 Dec 1914 and d. 2 Mar 1958, bur. Long Island National Cemetery,
Farmingdale, LI, NY and wife, Catherine Van Wicklen,
b. 27 May 1916 and d. 22 May 2002 bur. Long Island Cemetery, Farmingdale, LI,
NY
1900
US Census for Young Street, Queens Ward 1, Queens, NY lists Samuel Van Wicklen, head, b. July 1857, NY (NY, NY), 42 (M-25),
factory foreman, with wife, Mary D., b. June 1857, NY (NY, NY), 43, (M-23), and
daughters, Hattie, b. July 1882, NY, 17, single, housekeeper, Ellie, b. Nov
1892, NY, 8, at school, Edna, b. Feb 1894, NY, 6, at school, and Mabel, b. Nov
1896, NY, 3.
1900
US Census for Harman Street, Brooklyn, Ward 29, Kings, NY lists Fredrick Wortman, head, b. Feb 1856, NY (Germ, Germ), 44, M-8,
Electric worker, with wife, Sarrah, b. Apr 1867, NY
(NY, NY), 33, M-8, and father-in-law, John Van Wicklen,
b. Sept 1827, NY (NY, NY), 72, widower.
1910
US Census for 17th Ward, Brooklyn, Kings, NY lists Samuel Van Wicklen, b. 1856, NY (only checked index, census
pages not electronically accessible at the time)
1920
US Census for Queens, NY lists Samuel Van Wicklen, 64, b. NY
(parents b. NY), Engineer, with wife, Anna, 58, b. NY (parents b. NY), keeping
house.
19 April 2017 email from Rob
Van Wicklen provides a 1925 news clip from the
Brooklyn Daily Star [15 May 1925] that provides evidence of additional children
of Samual and Annie Van Wicklen.
Here is the text of the news clip… Cite and I.R.T. must pay woman $21,500 for death of her husband.
A verdict of $21,500 was awarded by a jury yesterday to Mrs. Annie Van Wicklen, 261 Forty-third [Kingsland] avenue, Corona, in her
$50,000 damage suit against the City of New York and the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company for the death of her husband. Each of the defendants is
ordered to pay half the verdict. The case was tried in Part I of Queens Supreme
Court before Justice James C. Cropsey. Counsel for
Mrs. Van Wicklin said her husband was injured on
September 7, 1923 when he fell into a hole at the Huntersport
avenue station of the I.R.T. and injured his foot. Infection set it, the
counsel said, and Van Wicklen died on November 14,
1923. He was on his way to work as engineer of the municipal incinerator plant
at Rockaway Beach when the accident befell. Mrs. Van Wicklen
has five children, John, Mrs. Harriet Garret, George, Mrs. Ethel Wigge and Mrs Edna Clayton.
Counsel for both the city and the I.R.T. denied that they were guilty of
negligence. Assistant Corporation Counsel Robert J. Culhane
tried the case for the city. [Brooklyn Daily Star
Queens Boro [bottom of page 1] Friday Evening, May
15, 1925 … Annie Van Wicklen awarded $21,500 for
death of husband.]
26 July 2017 email from Rob
Van Wicklen provides the following obituary on Samuel
Van Wicklen and the following birth certificate on
Robert Westerly Van Wicklen.
Brooklyn Standard Union, Friday, November 16, 1923. Samuel Van Wicklen died yesterday in Rockaway Beach Hospital. He was
born in Aqueduct sixty-seven years ago and had been a resident of Greenpoint for forty-five years. He is survived by his widow,
Annie; two sons, John and George; three daughters, Mrs. Hattie Garret, Mrs.
Ethel Wigge and Mrs. Edna Clayton; two sisters, Mrs.
Emma Sidney and Mrs. Sarah Worthman, and thirteen
grandchildren. The funeral services will be held at 2 pm to-morrow, at his late
home, 263 Kingsland avenue. Interment will be at Mount
Olivet Cemetery under direction of Denis F. Darraugh,
119 Meeker Avenue.
State of New York. Certificate and Record of Birth #835 for
Robert Westerly Van Wicklen, male, white, b. Dec 31,
1914 residing at 166 West St., father is George Van Wicklin,
age 36, b. in US; occupation of fireman. Mother is Emily [Hunt] Van Wicklen, age 35. Number of previous children is 7 with four
of them still living at time of this birth.
27 July 2017
emails from Robert Van Wicklen provide this text and
the following obituary…
Emily’s parents were named Delehanty.
She had a previous marriage to a Hilt or Hunt. She had a son, William with Mr.
Hilt or Hunt. I attached an obituary of Emily [see below] showing her children.
George was also previously married to Josephine Jones and is shown in the 1900
US Census as having a son, Horatio, with Josephine. George and Emily are in the
1910 census listing 3 children..George,
4, John, 3, and Frederick, 9 months. Apparently the 4-year-old George died
because the 1930 census shows George and Emily with 4 children living with
them, Fred b. 1910, George b. 1913 [a replacement for the George who died].
Robert, my father, listed incorrectly as 14 and Elenore
listed incorrectly as 12. Elenore’s son, my cousin
Robert Rohde told me she was born in 1917. John was my father’s oldest full
brother and isn’t shown with George and Emily in the 1930 census since he
probably left their household by then.
Emily S. Van Wicklen [d. 9 Feb 1954] obituary in Greenpoint
Weekly Star, Brooklyn, NY 12 Feb 1954…Emily S.
Van Wicklen of 251-29 71st road,
Bellerose, formerly of Greenpoint, died on Tuesday.
She was born in Brooklyn and lived for over 45 years in Greenpoint.
She moved from 232 North Henry street to make her home
in Queens last August. Surviving are five sons, William, John A., Frederick,
George, and Robert; a daughter, Eleanor A. Rohde, a brother, John Delehanty, a sister, Charlotte Ulscht
and six grandchildren. Reposing at the A. Chester Smith Funeral Home, 122 Meserole ave., until Saturday
morning, Feb 13 at 9am in St Alphonsus R.C. church
and interment will follow in St. John’s Cemetery.
WWI Draft Registration Card 1917-1918 for Horatio George Van Wicklen of 3009 Jamaica Avenue, Richmond Hill, Queens, NY…was b. 25 August 1898. He was a typist for US Govt, in Brooklyn Navy Yard. Nearest relative is Jeanette
Van Wicklen of same address. Horatio is described as
being medium height with slender build with blue eyes and blond hair. New York
City births 19=891-1902 lists Horatio Van Wicklin b.
25 Aug 1898, borough of Brooklyn, certificate #13203