Family of John

Family of William^7 Augustus Van Wicklen

William^7 A. Van Wicklen (Nicholas^6, John^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 7 October, 1859, Jamaica, L.I., NY

Married first to: Cora Thompson, [b. MI] 14 Dec 1886, Knox County, OH [Cora divorced William sometime prior to 24 Dec 1904 when she married Lewis A. Stevens.]

Married second to: Amanda E. [Wilcox] Greenwell (b. 23 March 1864, OH; [father b. NY, mother b. OH] and d. 18 Oct 1827, Mansfield, OH at age 63 y, 6 m, 25 d) 11 Oct 1897Knox County, OH (Amanda was first married to a Mr. Greenwell abt 1883. She is divorced from William Van Wicklen by 1910 and she apparently retained custody of the children.) [On William's death certificate he claims he was widowed, but on Amanda's death certificate she claims she was divorced from Mr. Van Wicklen...so there is a discrepancy here.]

Children: [by William's first marriage to Cora Thompson]

1. Edith^8 M. Van Wicklen, b. 30 May 1886, OH

(by Amanda's first marriage to Mr. Greenwell)
2. Cora B. Greenwell, b. June 1884, IL

3. Ethel M. Greenwell, b. March 1891, KS

(by William's second marriage to Amanda Wilcox)

4. Bertha^8 Van Wicklen, b. 12 July 1898, Mt Vernon, OH

5. Irene^8 Van Wicklen, b. abt 1900, OH

Parents:
William's parents are Nicholas and Harriet Van Wicklen
Cora's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Thompson

Amanda's parents are Mr. and Sarah Wilcox

Background information: William^7 A. Van Wicklen (Nicholas^6, John^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 7 October, 1859, NY He married first to Cora Thompson [b. MI] before 1886. He married second to Amanda E. Wilcox (b. March 1864, OH; father b. NY, mother b. OH) abt 1898 (Amanda was first married to a Mr. Greenwell abt 1883. She is divorced from William by 1910 and she apparently retained custody of the children as can be seen in the 1910 US Census information below.)

[word of explanation about Cora Thompson and Edith Stevens. William A. Van Wicklen married Cora Thompson and they had daughter, Edith Van Wicklen. However, William and Cora divorced and Cora remarried to a Mr. Stevens and Cora retained custody of Edith. Edith had her surname legally changed to Stevens on 25 Dec 1904 and she therefore died Edith M. Stevens the following summer on 19 June 1905.]

Children: (by William's first marriage to Cora Thompson) Edith M. Van Wicklin, b. 30 May 1886, OH and d. 19 June 1905 at age 19 years, 0 months and 20 days of heart disease in MI. She was single at time of death. (by Amanda's first marriage to Mr. Greenwell) Cora B. Greenwell, b. June 1884, IL. She married a Mr. Fergenson and had a daughter, Thelma by that marriage. At time of 1920 census, both Cora and Thelma are living with Amanda; Ethel M. Greenwell, b. March 1891, KS; (by Amanda's marriage to William Van Wicklen) Bertha^8 Van Wicklen, b.12 July 1898, Mt Vernon, OH and d. 5 Nov 1918, Mansfield, Richland, OH at the age of 20.. She married Fred Rizzo (b. 25 Jul 1895 and d. Nov 1974, OH) on Saturday, 6 Feb 1915. They appear to have had at least one daughter, Marie, who married George Maier on 7 August 1937; Irene^8 Van Wicklen, b. abt 1900, OH

Mansfield News (Mansfield, OH) - December 18, 1902 Letters to Santa Claus

Dear Santa Claus - I want a doll and a ring and buggy and some candy and nuts and some stockings and a new dress and a rattlebox and I want a Christmas tree and put a whole lot of things on it. -from Irene Van Wicklen (age 2 and 1/2)

Dear Santa Claus - I want a doll and a buggy and some candy and nuts and some clothes and a stove. I will go to bed at 7 o'clock and I want a Christmas tree and don't forget to put all the things on it. --from Bertha Van Wicklen (age 4 and 1/2)

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.

Michigan marriages, 1822-1995 records marriage of Lewis A. Stevens to Cora Thompson on 24 Dec 1904 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan. Lewis is s/o JJ. and Martha [Bradman] Stevens [courtesy of Esther Van Wicklin via 18 Feb 2011 email.]

1860 US Census for Jamaica, Queens, NY lists Nicholas Van Wicklen, 32, farm laborer, with Harriett, 24, Elinore (Elvira?), George, 2, and William, 8 mos. All b. NY

1870 US Census for Plymouth Village, Richland, OH lists Nicholas Van Winkler, 42, b. NY, farmer, with wife, Harriett, 34, b. NY, Elvira A., 15, b. NY, Edgar G., 13, b. NY, William A., 10, b. NY, Charles W., 4, b. OH, Henry C., 2, b. OH, and Caroline, one month, b. OH

1880 US Census for Vine Street, Mt. Vernon, Knox, OH lists Nicholas Van Wicklen (spelled VAN WIDLEU in census index) 53, laborer, b. NY, with wife, Harriett, 45, keeping house, b. NY, Elvira, 25, dau., at home, b. NY, William, 20, son, works on railroad, b. NY, Henry C., 12, at school, b. OH, Charles, 15, farm labor, b. OH, Grace, 7, b OH, Alice, 4, b. OH, and Orrin, son, 1, b. OH.

Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 records marriage of William Van Wicklin [should be Van Wicklen] to Cora E. Thompson on 14 Dec 1884 in Knox County, OH [courtesy of Esther Van Wicklin via 18 Feb 2011 email.]

Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 records marriage of William Van Wicklin [should be Van Wicklen] to Amanda E. Greenwell on 11 Oct 1897 in Knox County, OH [courtesy of Esther Van Wicklin via 18 Feb 2011 email.]

1900 US Census for Mt. Vernon, Knox, OH lists Nicholas Van Wicklen, head, 72, b. June 1827, NY (NY, NY); M-48, with Harriett, wife, 64, b. Aug 1836, NY (NY, NY); M-48, Edgar, son, 42, b. NY, Grace A., dau., 26, b. Sep 1873, OH, (NY, NY), single, Milliner, and Oren N., son, 21, b. April 1879, OH (NY, NY), single, day laborer.

1900 US Census for Beymiller Street, Madison, Richland, OH lists William Van Wicklin, head, b. Oct 1860, 39, M2, b. NY (Germ, Eng), factory laborer, with Amanda E., wife, b. March 1864, 36, M2, b. OH (NY, OH), Cora B. Greenwell, 16, stepdau., b. June 1884, IL (IL, OH), laundress, Ethel M. Greenwell, 9, stepdau., b. March 1891, KS (IL, OH), and Bertha Van Wicklin, dau., b. July 1898, OH (NY, OH)

1905 Certificate of Death for Edith M. [Van Wicklen] Stevens. Born 30 May 1886, OH and d. 19 June 1905, MI at age 19 years, 0 months and 20 days of heart disease. She was single at time of death and her parents are William A. Van Wicklen and Cora Thompson [courtesy of Esther Van Wicklin via 18 Feb 2011 email.]

Ohio deaths, 1908-1953 records death of Amanda E. Van Wicklen on 18 Oct 1927. She was b. 23 Mar 1864 in Mt. Vernon, OH and is listed as divorced [apparently from William Van Wicklin as well as first husband, Mr. Greenwell] at time of death. [courtesy of Esther Van Wicklin via 18 Feb 2011 email.]

Ohio deaths, 1908-1953 records death of Bertha [Van Wicklen] Rizzo who was b. 12 Jul 1886, Mt Vernon, OH and d. 5 Nov 1918, Mansfield, Richland, OH at age of 20. [courtesy of Esther Van Wicklin via 18 Feb 2011 email.]

1910 US Census for 1st Ward, 902 E. High Street, Mt. Vernon, Knox, OH lists Harriett E. Van Wicklen, head, 73, widow, b. NY (NY, NY), Income, with Edgar, son, 52, single, b. NY (NY, NY), Engineer, William A., son, 50, divorced, b. NY (NY, NY), laborer (bridge shop), Alice A. Parrish, dau., 33, widow, b. OH (NY, NY), granddau., Hazel Parrish, 13, b. OH (OH, OH), and granddau., Florence Parrish, 11, b. OH, (OH,OH)

1910 US Census for Third Street East, Madison, Richland, OH lists Amanda Vanwicklyn, head, 46, divorced, 4/4, b. OH (NY, OH), cleaner of coaches, with dau., Bertha, 11, single, b. OH (OH, OH), and Irene, 9, single, b. OH (OH, OH), and Sarah Wilcox, mother, 73, 4/3, b. OH (West VA, CT).

6 Feb 1915 Miss Bertha Van Wicklen and Fred Rizzo were married according to Mansfield News Journal (Mansfield, OH) of 6 Feb 1935 in an article titled "Twenty years ago today."

1920 US Census for Mansfield, Richland, Ohio lists Amanda E. Van Wicklen, 55, b. abt 1864, OH; father b. NY, mother b. OH) with Cora Fergenson, dau, 34, b. IL (father b. IL, mother, b. OH) and Thelma Fergenson, granddaughter, 14, b. OH (b. parents b. IL)

1920 US Census for Clinton, Knox, OH lists Edward Van Wicklen, head, 62, (single? divorced?), b. NY (NY, NY), stationary?, with Alice Parish, sister, 43, b. OH (NY, NY), widow, nurse for private family, Hazel Parish, neice, 23, single, b. OH (OH, OH), and William Van Wicklen, brother, 60, divorced, b. NY (NY, NY), draftsman

1946 Certificate of Death for William Augustus Van Wicklin, b. 7 Oct 1859 in Jamaica, L.I., NY and d. 26 Aug 1946 at age 86 years, 9 months, and 19 days in Mt Vernon, Knox, OH. He was a retired railway expressman and son of Nicholas and Harriett [Weeks] Van Wicklen. His sister, Alica A. [Van Wicklen] Parrish was the informant on the death certificate. [courtesy of Esther Van Wicklin via 18 Feb 2011 email.]