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Family of Irving^8 C. Van Wicklen
Irving^8 C. Van Wicklen (Lewis^7, Garret^6,
Derrick^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 4 Mar 1896, NY
Background information: Irving^8 C. Van Wicklen (Lewis^7, Garret^6,
Derrick^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 4 Mar 1896, NY.
and d. 7 July 1970, Richmond Hill, Queens, NY. His WWI draft registration lists
him as a chauffer living on Sheffield Ave., Brooklyn, NY --of medium height,
slender build with blue eyes and brown hair (not balding). He married Bertha Loessel (b. 30 Aug 1896, NY, and d.
17 Jul 1975, Jamaica, Queens, NY) abt 1925, NY
Source: 1880 US Census for Jamaica, Queens, NY lists Lewis Van Wicklen, 30, truckman, with wife, Julia, 23, keeping house. Both were b. NY. 1900 US Census for Pennsylvania Ave, Brooklyn Ward 26, Kings, NY lists Lewis Van Wicklen, head, b. Oct 1847, 52, M-22, b. NY (NY, NY), motorman, with wife, Julia A., b. Jan 1859, 41, M-22, (6/3), b. NY (NY, NY) with Lewis, Jr., son, b. Aug 1880, 19, b. NY, electrician, Elsie, dau., b. Sep 1885, 14, b. NY, at school, and Irwin C., son, b. Mar 1896, NY, 4. 1910 US Census for Brooklyn Ward 26, Kings, NY lists Lewis Van Wicklen, head, 62, M1-30, b. NY (NY, NY), motorman (street car), with wife, Julia, 52, M1-30 (6/3), b. NY (NY, NY) and son, Irving, 14, b. NY WWI Draft Registration Card (1917-1918) for Irving Van Wicklen, 5 Sheffield Ave., Brooklyn, NY, b. 4 Mar 1896, chauffer, single, of medium height, slender build with blue eyes and brown hair (not bald). 1920 US Census for Brooklyn, Kings, NY lists Irving Van Wicklen, 23, b. NY, private chauffer, with wife, Bertha [Loessel] Van Wicklen, 23, b. NY residing with Bertha's mother, Carrie Loessel, 54, b. Germany. Carrie is listed as head of household. Also in household are Carrie's other five children besides Bertha--Fred Loessel, 26, gold polisher, Antoinette, 22, operator of Ladies Club, Alan, 21, metal smelter, Lulu, 17, clerk at a mill, and William, 14. All Loessel children are b. NY with parents b. Germany. (Courtesy, Cheryl Viger via 4 Dec 2002 mailing) 1930 US Census for Brooklyn, Kings, NY lists Irving C. Van Wicklen, 34, b. NY (parents b. NY), chauffer, with wife, Bertha, 34, b. NY (parents b. Germany) and son, Allan Irving, 4, b. NY (parents b. NY) SS Death Index for Irving Van Wicklen, b. 4 March 1896 and d. July 1970, S. Richmond Hill, Queens, NY. Brooklyn, Kings County Obits. Allen Irving Van Wicklen, age 76, d. 22 May 1999. SSDI lists Allen I Vanwicklen, b. 15 Dec 1922 and d. 22 May 1999 with last residence of Orange City, Volusia, FL; Bertha Vanwicklen, b. 30 Aug 1896 and d. Jul 1975 with last residence of Jamaica, Queens, NY Gravelocator.cem.va.gov lists Irving Van Wicklen, corporal, US Army WWI, b. 4 Mar 1896 and d. 7 July 1970, bur. section 2R, site 2205, Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, LI and wife Bertha Van Wicklen, b. 30 August 1895, died 17 July 1975, bur. sec. 2R, site 2205, Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, LI, NY 23 Dec 07 email from Deborah Loessel, granddaughter of Anton Loessel: My uncle's name is Fred Loessel, who is the son of William Loessel [his birth certificate actually states his name as "Willie" O, brother of Carrie, Bertha, Fred and Lulu [she was one of my most favorite aunts -- I stayed with her once when my mother was ill.] When I was born, my family lived for a short time in an apartment in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn that was owned by my father's Aunt Carrie, whose husband was Gus, and my earliest memories are of crawling up the stairs to their apartment where they had some toys I played with. My grandfather's parents were Carolyn [Carrie] and Anton Loessel. My grandfather died in April of 1992, the last of his siblings. He had four children, my father William, Victoria, Andrew, and Frederick. Allen Van Wicklen's wife's name is Peggy and they had a daughter, Nancy who also has a daughter, Stephanie. I have a photo of Anton and Carolyn and a copy of my grandfather's birth certificate.
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