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Family of George^7 J. Van Wickel 

George^7 J.. Van Wickel (Richard^6, Frederick^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. abt 1828, NY.

Married: (first to) Jane _______ (b. abt 1831, NY) before 1851

(second to) Eliza _____ (b. abt 1835, NY) before 1870

(George is married to Eliza at the time of the 1870 US Census. It is not presently known if Jane or Eliza is the mother of Richard, William, Ella, and Arthur. Either a death date for Jane or a marriage date for George and Eliza would help to clarify this matter.)
Children:
1. George^8 J. Van Wickel, b. abt 1851, NY

2. Jane^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1854, NY

3. Joseph^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1855, NY

4. James^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1856, NY

5. Catherine^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1857, NY

6. Jesse^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1858, NY

7. Richard^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1860, NY

8. William^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1866, NY

9. Ella^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1868, NY

10. Arthur^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1870, NY

Parents:
George's parents are Richard and Phebe [Conklin] Van Wickle
Jane's parents are __________________________

Background information: George^7 J. Van Wickel (Richard^6, Frederick^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. abt 1828, NY. He married (first to) Jane _______ (b. abt 1831, NY) before 1851 and (second to) Eliza _____ (b. abt 1835, NY) before 1870

Children: (George is married to Eliza at the time of the 1870 US Census. It is not presently known if Jane or Eliza is the mother of Richard, William, Ella, and Arthur. Either a death date for Jane or a marriage date for George and Eliza would help to clarify this matter.) George^8 J. Van Wickel, b. abt 1851, NY; Jane^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1854, NY; Joseph^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1855, NY; James^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1856, NY; Catherine^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1857, NY; Jesse^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1858, NY. He married Rosine Versfell on 4 Mar 1879, Manhattan, NY. They had a son, Edward; Richard^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1860, NY; William^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1866, NY; Ella^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1868, NY; Arthur^8 Van Wickel, b. abt 1870, 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.

1830 US Census for Harrington, Bergen, NJ lists Richard Van Winkle surrounded by Concklin families. Household includes one male under 5, one 5-10, 1 30-40 [Richard] and one female 20-30 [Phebe].

1840 US Census for Harrington, Bergen, NJ lists Richard Van Winkle as head of a household among the households of John Powles Conkling [neighboring south], Albert Cooper [across the road], and David Conkling. The household includes one male under 5, one male 10-15, one 15-20, one 40-50 [Richard] and one female 30-40 [Phebe (Conklin) Van Wickel].

1850 US Census for Rockland, Orange, NY lists Richard Van Wickle, 52 (b. abt 1798) with wife, Phebe, 44 and son, John L., 11. 

1850 US Census for Ward 18, NYC, NY lists George Van Wickel, 22, b. NY, gunsmith, with Jane Van Wickel, 19, b. NY

1860 US Census for Palisades, Rockland, Orange, NY lists Richard Van Wickle, 62, Carpet man, as head of household with Phebe Ann, 54, wife. 

1860 US Census for New York Ward 13, District 4, NY, NY lists George Van Wickel, 32, machinist, b. NY with wife, Jane, 29, George, 9, Jane, 6, Joseph, 5, James, 4, Catherine, 3, and Jesse, 2. All b. NY

Van Wickel burials in Cypress HIlls Cemetery includes Richard Van Wickel (b. abt 1798, d. 12 Oct 1874) and wife, Phoebe, b. abt 1805, d. 28 Feb 1890, courtesy Ruth Harvey, via 23 Aug 2005 email

1870 US Census for Brooklyn, Ward 17, Kings, NY lists George Van Wickel, 51, machinist, with wife Eliza, 35, keeping house and son, James, 13, works for milkman, Jessie, 12, Richard, 10, William, 4, Ella, 2, and Arthur, 5/12 mo. (All b. NY) 

1880 US Census for Brooklyn, Kings, NY lists Jesse Van Wickel, 22, b. NY (NY, NY) with Rosine Van Wickel, 20, b. NY (NY, NY) keeps house, and son, Edward, 6 mos., b. NY.

1900 US Census for Justice Precinct 2, Newton, TX lists George Van Wickle, boarder, b. Oct 1852, 47, single, b. NY (NY, NY), teamster, in household of David and Sarah Harrell.

1910 US Census for 17th Ward, Brooklyn, Kings, NY lists Jesse Van Wickel, b. abt 1858, NY (located in index only; census page inaccessible)

1910 US Census for Ward 2, Grove Street, Hot Springs, Garland, AR lists George J. Van Wickel, 57, widower, b. NY (NY, NY), hotel man, roomer, in house of Edward and Maggie Buchanan, hotel proprietors.

1910 US Census for Ward 32, Brooklyn, Kings, NY lists James Van Wickel, head, 52, M1-14, b. NY (NY, Eng), Inspector, with wife, Edith, 43, M1-14, b. Eng (Eng, Eng), and dau., Eva, 9, b. NY (NY, Eng)

One World Tree has an entry for Richard and Phebe [Conklin] Van Wicklen with children George J., Jesse, and John Lewis.