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Family of Lettre^8 "Lettie" Van Wickler

Lettre^8 Ann "Lettie" Van Wickler (Cornelius^7, Evert^6, Evert^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 1869, L.I., NY

Married: Henry Floyd Johnson, Jr. (b. 1866) abt 1887 

Children:  
1. Mable^9 Anna Johnson, b. 1887, L.I., NY

2. Maud^9 Jane Johnson, b. 1889, L.I., NY

3. Edith^9 May Johnson, b. 1893, L.I., NY

4. Charles^9 Henry Johnson, b. 1896, L.I., NY

5. Gladys^9 Marie Johnson, b. 1898, L.I., NY

6. Florence^9 Hazel Johnson, b. 1903, L.I., NY

7. Floyd^9 Johnson, b. 1907, L.I., NY

8. Franklin^9 Bishop Johnson, b. 1910, L.I., NY

Parents:
Lettie's parents are Cornelius and Sarah Jane (Smith/Mott) Van Wickle(r)

Henry's parents are Henry Floyd and Jennie (Holmstrom) Johnson, Sr.


Background information:
Lettre^8 Ann "Lettie" Van Wickler
(Cornelius^7, Evert^6, Evert^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 13 February 1869, L.I., NY and d. 6 Nov 1941(buried, Rockville Cemetery, L.I., NY) She married abt. 1887 to Henry Floyd Johnson, Jr. (b. 22 June 1866 and d. 10 Feb. 1913, buried Rockville Cem.). Henry's parents are Henry Floyd Johnson, Sr. (b. 15 Feb 1842 and d. 2 Aug 1901) and Jennie (Holmstrom) Johnson (b. 25 Dec 1846 and d. 23 Mar 1917). A family story has it that Henry died after being struck by a train. 


Children: Mable^9 Anna Johnson, b. 2 June 1887, L.I., NY. She married Carmen Abrams; Maud^9 Jane Johnson, b. 4 Feb 1889, L.I., NY. She married Lesley White; Edith^9 May Johnson, b. 21 Oct 1893, d. 18 Mar 1946, L.I., NY. She married Robert Treat Parsons (b. 18 Feb 1888, d. Apr 1960); Charles^9 Henry Johnson, b. 14 April 1896, L.I., NY. He married Loretta ____ (b. 3 Mar 1891, d. 1977); Gladys^9 Marie Johnson, b. 31 August 1898, L.I., NY. She married Charles Shumann; Florence^9 Hazel Johnson, b. 27 Nov 1903, L.I., NY. She married Edward Brennan; Floyd^9 Johnson, b. 27 Jan 1907, L.I.,NY. He married Emma ___; Franklin^9 Bishop Johnson, b. 5 Feb 1910, L.I., NY. He married Elsie ____.

Sources:
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.

Holland Society of NY, application for membership of Benjamin Valentine Van Wickler

8 October 2000 and 13 July 2001 posts by Irene Piscitelli and 9 July 2001 post by Judith Bowen-Sherman on Vanwickler Family Genealogy Forum on Genealogy.com for information on children of Cornelius and Sarah Jane.

1920 US Census for Hempstead, Nassau, NY lists a Sarah Van Wickler, 84 (widow...of John Foster Van Wickler) with Mary Mathews (widow) and granddaughter. (Mary is a daughter of John and Sarah.)

July 2001 posts about Lettie and family details by Irene Piscitelli and Judith Bowen-Sherman on the Vanwickler Family Genealogy Forum at Genealogy.com. Judith Bowen-Sherman is granddaughter of Edith May (Johnson) Parsons and Irene Piscitelli is the grand niece of Lettie Ann (Van Wickler) Johnson and granddaughter of Daniel Benjamin Van Wickler.

Also...research notes of Harry Macy, Jr. as forwarded in 6 July 2000 email by Michael Wolfe.