Family of Garret

Family of Lewis^7 Van Wicklen

Lewis^7 Van Wicklen (Garret^6, Derrick^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 14 October 1846, Jamaica, NY

Married: Julia Augusta Vermilye (b. 6 Jan 1858, Harlem, NY) 22 Dec 1878, NY

Children:
1. Lewis^8 Richard Van Wicklen, b. 7 Aug 1880, NY

2. Elsie^8 Van Wicklen, b. 21 Sept 1885, NY

3 - 5. Three children b. between after 1885 and before 1896 and not living in 1900. [names and gender unknown]

3. Irving^8 Chester Van Wicklen, b. 4 Mar 1896, NY

Parents:
Lewis' parents are Garret and Ann Elizabeth (McKee) Van Wicklen
Julia's parents are Nathaniel Drake and Jane Elizabeth [Ackley] Vermilye.

Background information: Lewis^7 Van Wicklen (Garret^6, Derrick^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. abt 1846, Jamaica, NY. He married Julia Augusta Vermilye (b. 6 Jan 1858, Harlem, NY) 22 Dec 1878, NY

Children: Lewis^8 Richard Van Wicklen, b. Aug 7 1880, NY. He married Lena M. Settler on 14 Nov 1905 in Manhattan, NY and they had three children--Emmaline, Gladys, and Lewis; Elsie^8 Van Wicklen, b. 21 Sept 1885, NY; Irving^8 Chester Van Wicklen, b. 4 Mar 1896, NY and d. July 1970 Richmond Hill, Queens, NY. He married Bertha Loessel and they had a son, Alan Irving, b. abt 1926, died 22 May 1999.

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.

Frederick Miller Van Wicklen's 16 March 1937 application for membership in the Holland Society.

Jamaica Township Records (JRT4; Constable 1834-41) for information on Garret^6 Van Wicklen

Long Island Cemetery Inscriptions

1850 US Census for North Hempstead, Queens, NY (20 September 1850) lists G. Van Wicklen, age 42, farmer with wife, Ann E., 37, and the following children: Richard, 16, Wm McKey, 13, Jacob, 10, Sarah, 7, Phebe, 6, Lewis, 4, and Margaret, 7 months. Also listed in this household are Jacob Van Wicklin, 26, male, black and Sarah Van Wicklin, 16, female, black. Could the latter two individuals be black servants or slaves of Garret Van Wicklin?

1870 US Census for N. Hempstead, Queens, NY lists Garrett Van Wicklen, 67, farmer, with wife, Ann E., 59, keeping house, son, Lewis, 22, farmer, and daughter, Margaret, 18, at home. All are b. NY.

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

1910 US Census for Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn Ward 26, Kings, NY lists Lewis R. Van Wicklen, head, 29, M1-6, b. NY (NY, NY), electrician, with wife, Lena, 30, M1-6, b. NY (Germ, Germ), and Emmaline J., dau., 4, b. NY (NY, 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 (District 3, ED 1383, Ward 9 lists Lewis R. Van Wicklin, 39 b. NY (parents b. NY), hotel electrician, with wife, Lena, 39, b. NY (parents b. Germany) and Emmaline, dau., 13, b. NY, Gladys, 9, b. NY, and Lewis R., son, 7, b. NY

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 Louis Van Wicklen, age 49 (b. NY), warehouse electician, with wife, Lena, 49, and dau., Gladys, 19, clerical work, and son, Louis, 18, works for moving company

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.

SSDI for Lewis R. Van Wicklen, Jr. - b. 24 January 1912 and d. Sept 1972, Ridge, Suffolk, NY

Brooklyn, Kings County Obits. Allen Irving Van Wicklen, age 76, d. 22 May 1999.

Additional vital stats on this family provided via 31 Oct 08 email courtesy of Michael^10 [Van Wicklen] Wolfe