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John^9 Andrew Van Wickler (Henry^8, William^7, Evert^6, Evert^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. Nov. 1873, L.I., NY
Married: Catherine Connery of England (b. May 1872, Ireland) abt 1897.

Children:  
1. Frank^10 Percival Van Wickler, b. 2 Dec 1898, NY

2. John^10 A. Van Wickler, b. abt 1901, NY

3. Maria^10 Van Wickler, b. abt 1903, NY

4. William^10 Van Wickler, b. abt 1905, NY

5. Sidney^10 Van Wickler, b. abt 1909, NY

Parents:
John's parents are Henry and Caroline Van Wickler
Catherine's parents are ______________.

Background information: 

John^9 Andrew Van Wickler (Henry^8, William^7, Evert^6, Evert^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. Nov. 1873, L.I., NY. He married Catherine Connery of England (b. May 1872, Ireland) abt 1897. 
 
Children: Frank^10 Percival Van Wickler, b. abt 1897, NY. He married Ethel Parker. They had three children Frank, Richard, and Elizabeth.; John^10 A.Van Wickler, b. abt 1901, NY. He married Penelope M. ____ (b. abt 1901, NY; father b. Eng. and mother b. CAN); Maria^10 Van Wickler, b. abt 1903, NY; William^10 Van Wickler, b. 17 September 1905, NY and d. 29 October 1992. He married Augusta Beckman (b. 2 June 1909 and d. 9 July 1986, Pasco, FL) and they resided Brooklyn, in household of Henry and Elizabeth Beckman at the time of the 1930 US Census; Sidney^10 Van Wickler, b. abt 1909, 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. 245-8.

1900 US Census for Inwood Village, Hempstead, Nassau, NY lists John Van Wickler, head, 26, b. Nov. 1873, b. NY (parents b. NY), coachman, with wife, Katie, 28, b. May 1872, b. Ireland (parents b. Ireland) with son, Persius, 1, b. December 1898, b. NY. Also in residence is John's nephew (niece?), Katie McGrath, 4, b. May 1896, b. NY (father b. NY, mother b. Ireland) 

Florida Deaths lists Augusta Van Wickler, b. 2 June 1909 and d. 9 July 1986, Pasco, FL

1910 US Census for Inwood Village, Hempstead, Nassau, NY lists John Van Wickler, head, 35, b. NY (parents b. NY), ferryman, with wife Catherine, 37, b. Ireland (parents b. Ireland) and Percy, 11,  John, 8, Maria, 6, William, 4, and Sidney, 1. (all children b. NY with father b. NY and mother b. Ireland)

1920 US Census for Hempstead, Queens, NY lists Henry A., wife Caroline, and Caroline's brother, Nathaniel.

1930 US Census for Inwood Village, Hempstead, Nassau, NY lists John A. Van Wickler, 28, b. NY (father b. NY, mother b. Ireland), proprietor of ice route, with wife Penelope M. , 29, b. NY (father b. England, mother b. Canada) and sons, John A., Jr., 7, b. NY and Freeman A., 2 years  9 months, b. NY. 

1930 US Census for Brooklyn, Kings, NY lists Henry Beckman, head, 53, b. Germany (parents b. Germany), motorman for railroad, with wife, Elizabeth, 44, b. NY (parents b. Germany), and William Van Wickler, son-in-law, 24, b. NY (father b. Holland?, mother b. Ireland), driver (laundry), and Augusta (Beckman) Van Wickler, dau. (of Henry Beckman), 20, b. NY (father b. Germ, mother b. NY), surgical engraver.

1930 US Census for Richmond Hill, Queens, NY lists Frank Van Wickler, head, 31 (b. NY), telephone company employee, with wife Ethyl, 24 (b. NY) and son, Francis, 4, (b. NY).

SS Death Index for William Van Wickler, b. 17 Sep 1905, NY and d. 29 Oct 1992  (There is a Willian Van Wickler, 26 with wife, Ruth Van Wickler, 25 residing in Little Ferry, Bergen, NJ at the time of the 1930 US Census)

20 May 2003 email from Ruth Krems claims that her husband's grandfather was Frank Percival Van Wickler whose father was John Andrew Van Wickler, whose father was Henry A. Van Wickler. She claims a birth month and year of Nov. 1873 for John A. Van Wickler.

Ruth Krems, 9 May and 10 May 2003 posts on Van Wickler genealogy posts on Genealogy.com