Family of Cornelius^8 Van Wickler

 

Cornelius^8 Van Wickler (Cornelius^7, Evert^6, Evert^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. abt 1824, L.I., NY

Married:

(first marriage): Marian Wright (b. abt 1829, NY) December 1848

(second marriage): Mrs. Harriet Eldert (b. abt 1840) 
 

Children:  (by marriage to Marian Wright)

1. Sarah^9 Van Wickler, b. abt 1850, NY

2. Susan^9 Van Wickler, b. abt 1853, NY

3. Mary^9 E. Van Wickler, b. abt 1860, NY

4. Josephine^9 Van Wickler, b. abt. 1867, NY

1850 US Census for Hempstead, Queens, NY shows a Cornelius Van Wicklen, age 26, laborer and wife Mary A. Van Wicklen, age 21 in the household of Joseph and Catherine Hendrickson (both age 65). Also in this household is a black female, age 15, named Sarah Smith. Nearby (adjacent on census form) are John and Emily Hendrickson (ages 30 and 35 respectively). Adjacent to John and Emily are the family of Foster and Mary Van Wicklen (ages 35 and 33 respectively). This adds weight to a hypthesis that Foster and Cornelius are brothers and that this Cornelius and Mary A. are one in the same with the Cornelius and Marian (Wright) Van Wickler on this page. What is of special interest is that there is a Sarah Smith--a black female--in the household with Cornelius and Mary A. Van Wickler. Cornelius' father Cornelius marries second to a Sarah Jane Smith, but apparently it is entirely coincidental in that Sarah Smith (black female) was b. abt 1835 and Cornelius' second wife, Sarah Jane Smith, is b. abt 1825 and is listed as white in the 1870 census.

1870 US Census for Hempstead, Queens, NY lists a Cornelius Van Wickler, 46, b. NY, farmer and no wife (presumably Mary dies by 1870, possibly giving birth to Josephine?) with children: Sarah, 20, housekeeper, Susan, 17, Mary E., 9, and Josephine, 3.

1880 US Census for Valley Stream, Queens, NY shows Cornelius Van Wickler with wife (former Mrs. Harriett Eldert) and three stepdaughters and one step grandson -- Elizabeth Eldert, 19 (b. abt 1860m NY), Ella Eldert, 17 (b. abt 1863, NY), Sarah Eldert, 15 (b. abt 1865, NY) and Lewis C. Eldert, 4 (b. abt 1876, NY). None of Cornelius children above are listed in this household. Sarah, Susan and Mary E. would be 30, 27, and 20 respectively and would likely have been married or out of the household by this time. But where is Josephine would would be 13 in 1880? Perhaps she died in childhood or was living with in the household of one of her sisters. 

Parents:
Cornelius' parents are Cornelius and Ann Nancy (Foster) Van Wickle.

Marian's parents are: Mr. and Mrs. Wright

Background information:

Cornelius^8 Van Wickler
(Cornelius^7, Evert^6, Evert^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. abt 1824, L.I., NY. He first married Marian Wright (b. abt 1829, NY) December 1848. There were four children by this marriage. Presumably Marian dies by 1870. Second marriage by 1880 to Mrs. Harried Eldert (b. abt 1840)

Children: Sarah^9 Van Wickler, b. abt 1850, NY; Susan^9 Van Wickler, b. abt 1853, NY. She married Everett Nichols b. abt 1848, before 1877 and they had a daughter, Maud, b. abt 1877; Mary^9 E. Van Wickler, b. abt 1860, NY; Josephine^9 Van Wicklen, b. abt. 1867, NY

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.

GEDCOM File: ~AT54.ged (Ancestry.com), contact Gary Reardon

1850 and 1870 US Census for Hempstead, Queens, NY

1880 US Census for Valley Stream, Queens, NY for Cornelius and Harriet (Eldert) Van Wickler and Eldert stepchildren.

1880 US Census for Freeport, Queens, NY lists Everett Nichols, age 32 and wife, Susan, age 26 [keeping house] with daughter, Maud, age 3. Also in the household is Susan’s sister, Mary, age 18, listed as a Milliner. [information courtesy of Wayne Anderson via 2 Sept 16 email]

1910 and 1920 US Census for Hempstead, Nassau, NY