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Daniel^7 Van Vickle, Jr. (Daniel^6 Van Vickle, Sr., Evert^5 Van Wicklen, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 25 February 1817, Pickaway Co., Ohio

Married:
1) Elizabeth Clark (b. abt. 1810) 24 September 1836, Pickaway County, Ohio
2) Phebe Whitehead, 22 November 1851, Pickaway County, Ohio
3) Nancy Hudson, 1 January 1857, Pickaway County, Ohio

Children: (according to the obituary for Daniel [see below] he bore 14 children by 3 wives but five did not survive him at his death in 1884. Presumably some that did not live are ones missing from this list. There were seven children by Elizabeth, two by Phebe, and five by Nancy. Pickaway County Cemetery Records lists the following children for Daniel and Elizabeth Van Vickle: Nathan, son of D. and E. Van Vickle, died 25 May 1845, aged 4 years, 11 mo, 4 days (this could be the "male--no name" below); ????, dau. of D. and E. Van Vickle, died 14 December 1839, aged ????)
(by Elizabeth Clark)
1. William^8 Van Vickle b. abt. 1837, Pickaway Co., Ohio
2. Henry^8 Van Vickle, b. Mar 1844, Pickaway Co., Ohio
3. George^8 Washington Van Vickle, b. 1845, Pickaway Co., Ohio
4. Martha^8 C. Van Vickle, b. 1850, Pickaway Co., Ohio
(by Phebe Whitehead)
5. Joseph^8 Van Vickle, b. abt 1853, Pickaway Co., Ohio
6. Mary^8 Van Vickle, b. 1855, Pickaway Co., Ohio
(by Nancy Hudson)
7. Nancy^8 Van Vickle, b. 1857, Pickaway Co., Ohio
8. Vance^8 Van Vickle, b. June 1862, Pickaway Co., Ohio
9. Ann^8 E. Van Vickle, b. abt 1864, Pickaway Co., Ohio
10. Harry^8 Van Vickle, b. abt. 1871, Pickaway Co., Ohio

Parents:
Daniel's parents are Daniel and Christina (Hott) Van Vickle, Sr.
Parents of all three wives not known.

Background information:

Daniel^7 Van Vickle, Jr. (Daniel^6 Van Vickle, Sr., Evert^5 Van Wicklen, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 25 February 1817, Pickaway Co., Ohio and d. 29 September 1884 and is bur. in Reber Hill Cem. He m. Elizabeth Clark (b. abt. 1810, d. 30 December 1849), Pickaway Co, OH and bur. in Archville Cem.) 24 September 1836. He had four children by this marriage. He then m. Phebe Whitehead (b. 1 May 1822, Pickaway, Ohio and d. 24 April 1856, Ashville, Ohio at age 33--buried Lot 25, Section 8, Reber Hill Cem.) on 20 November 1851 and had two children by this marriage. He then m. Nancy Hudson (b. 27 November 1825, Pickaway County, Ohio and d. 22 September 1895 of Typhoid Fever at age 69, Duvall, Ohio--bur. lot 25, sec. 8, Reber Hill Cem.) on 1 January 1857 and had three children by this marriage.

Children: (by Elizabeth Clark) William^8 Van Vickle b. abt. 1837, Pickaway Co., Ohio. He m. Frederica "Freddie" Augusta Miller (b. 5 Feb 1852, GA and d. 1902) 25 June 1872, Dougherty, GA; Henry^8 Van Vickle, b. abt. 1844, Pickaway Co., Ohio. Henry fought in Co. A 90th Infantry, Civil War and applied for pension as an invalid 4-14-1879, #267621, cert 175589. Henry married Alice Anderson on 15 February 1885 in Platt County, Illinois, license#00000955. Henry died 18 January 1929; George^8 Washington Van Vickle, b. 19 November 1845, Pickaway Co., Ohio and d. 4 February 1891. He married Mahala Ella Pontius and they had two daughters, Martha^9 Elizabeth Van Vickle (b. 1877, Circleville, OH; d. 1964, San Diego, CA) and Harriet^9 Anna Van Vickle (b. 1880, Miami, KS; Martha^8 C. Van Vickle, b. 1850, Pickaway Co., Ohio; (by Phebe Whitehead) Joseph^8 Van Vickle, b. abt 1853, Pickaway Co., Ohio. He m. Laura E. (b. abt. 1854) _____ and they had two children, John M. (b. abt. 1878) and Mary A. (b. abt 1879); Mary^8 Van Vickle, b. 13 August 1855, Pickaway Co., Ohio. She married Urial L. Pontius on 4 June 1874; (by Nancy Hudson) Nancy^8 Van Vickle, b. 26 September 1857, Pickaway Co., Ohio and d. 15 July 1900 in Amanda, Ohio. She married Samuel Smith (b. 10 February 1855 in Ashville, Ohio and d. 6 January 1922 in Circleville, Ohio; Vance^8 Van Vickle, b. June 1862, Pickaway Co., Ohio. He married Fannie _____ (b. July 1877, KS) abt 1894, KS; Ann^8 E. Van Vickle, b. abt 1864, Pickaway Co., Ohio. She died 2 February 1915; Harry^8 Van Vickle, b. March 1874, Pickaway Co., Ohio. He is unmarried as late as 1930 when he is in the household of his cousin, James Duvall, in Harrison, Pickaway, OH.

History of Platt County, Illinois (Henry^8 Van Vickle (Daniel^7...)
Mr. Henry Van Vickle, farmer, is a native of Ohio, from which state he came to Platt County in 1867, and has been in the county ever since. He went to the army in 184 in Co. A of the 90th Ohio Inf., and was discharged in July 12, 1865. he engaged in the battles of Resaca, Dalton, Kenesaw Mountain, siege of Atlanta, Franklin and Nashville. He was wounded at the latter place, and was in the hospital from December 15 until July.

Obituaries - Pickaway Historical Society --from Brian Christensen's Van Vickle Research, 1982-2000
Daniel Van Vickle - October 10, 1884
The following obituary is reprinted for its genealogical and historical value. It appeared in the October 10, 1884 issue of the Democrat and Watchman.

The venerable Daniel Van Vickle, Esq., one of the oldest citizens of Harrison Township, died at his late residence, Monday, September 29th, 1884 after an illness of two weeks, of inflammation of the bowels. he was born in Walnut Township close to Ashville, on the 25th day of February 1817, and was nearly 68 years old. he was the only son of Daniel Van Vickle, the old miller of the War of 1812 fame.

His father migrated to this state in 1803. At the breaking out of the War of 1812, he and three brothers entered the services, but in a short time Daniel was discharged and sent home, as it was considered he could be of more service at home grinding flour than in the field, as at that time mills and millers were very scarce. For many years his father ran the old mill below Millport, for his esteemed friend, Philip Foresman, who has long since been dead.

Here young Daniel learned the milling trade and worked for his father many years, but preferring the farm to the dusty mill, he moved on a farm, and ever afterward followed that vocation for a living. He obtained a fair education at select schools, as there were no public schools in his young life.

In those early days wild game was abundant in this section of Ohio, and he and his father spent considerable time in hunting and ran many narrow risks of their lives, while in pursuit of bears and other wild animals, which were a terror to the few settlers along the streams. he loved his old rifle dearly and in his younger days was a marksman hard to beat. Whenever he drew the bead, something was sure to fall. But as time dimmed his eyesight he laid aside his old companion which was near and dear to him.

His early life was spent in helping to clear up the wilds of this county. He always was a hard worker, and a man well fitted to brave the storms of a forest life. he lived to see his native county one of the finest in the state.

He was first married to Elizabeth Clark, who bore him seven children. His second wife was Phebe Whitehead, and to them were born two children. His third wife, who survives him, Nancy Hudson and to them were born five children. Five of his children preceded him "to rest," as he termed it. The remaining nine are all grown except one boy, thirteen years of age.

His memory dates back and was associated with most of the noted men of the early history of Ohio. he had a mind that never failed him, and carefully filled with past reminiscences, he was a most interesting man to talk with.

When the Williams Bros. were preparing their history of Pickaway County, they obtained much information from him. He has peculiarity of remembering dates, and in relating many incidents that had occurred years ago, he would give exact dates as to year, month, and day. This he did from memory. Probably but few men living today know the history of the county as he did.

As a citizen he was quiet and unassuming, but always in the lead when any enterprise that was for the promotion of what he believed to be for the good of all, was to be pushed forward.

He loved his neighbors and always lent a helping hand to the poor. he believed more in actions than in words, and his house and comforts, sheltered and fed many a poor wayfaring traveler. He always told his family "never to turn any one away hungry." His name has saved many a man, and he has stayed the sheriff's hand more than once. Honesty was his motto, and all his obligations were met with one hundred cents on the dollar. He admired an honest man above all others. He had no place in his mind for a rascal, and if ever once deceived, the same person need not entertain the faintest hope that the action could be repeated.

When the Rev. Filler said, "he was known as a model citizen," he could have paid no higher tribute to the dead, nor spoken the honest feelings of all his neighbors better than he did. he had not one enemy in the whole world. He was at peace with everyone.

In politics he was at first a Whig, casting his first vote for Gen. Harrison in 1840. When the Whig party broke up, he connected himself with the Republican Party, and always remained in its lines. He always contended that human slavery was wrong, and did all he could to help free the slaves in the South. He was not as strict a party man as many. In state and national elections he voted with his party, but in county and township elections he always voted for those he considered the best men, believing they would be the proper men to attend to home interests.

In religion he believed in the one true and living God, and in Him he trusted his all. He always believed that if he lived an honest, upright, and creditable life that at the close of life he would have nothing to fear, and how near right he was, was proved to him in the peaceful manner in which death came to him.

When asked by a friend if he was willing to die, he replied calmly and peacefully that he "was ready, and prepared to meet his God." At one o'clock, Monday afternoon, when he heard the old clock stike, he whispered to his son, Vance, who was watching over him, and said, "Six more hours and I will be at rest." he died at about half past eight that night. In the evening, a while before he died, feeling life giving away, and conscious that only a few more hours at most awaited him, he called all his family about him, and talked to them as only husband and father could talk, and when through fave them the assurance that death was no terror to him. He said he was "ready and waiting" and just a few minutes before his death he whispered, "all is well." He died without a struggle, surrounded by his family and kind friends. he had lived a life creditable to himself and of usefulness to his neighbors, one which gave him so much pleasure at the end, and tonight he rests in the santuary of the tomb, beneath the quiet watch of the stars. By his one request, he was buried in Reber Hill Cemetery, on Wednesday, lst inst.

Source: Research notes of Harry Macy, Jr. as forwarded in 6 July 2000 email by Michael Wolfe.
Letter with charts from Harry Macy dated 28 July 2000 and 2 August 2000 email from Michael Wolfe.

Pickaway Co. Cemetery Insc. by Ohio DAR 1936
> p. 111 Van Vickel, Daniel b. 25 Feb 1817, d. 29 Sept 1884 Reber Hill Cem, Walnut Twp.
>Elizabeth (Clark) Van Vickel, wife of Daniel, d. 30 Dec. 1849, age 39 Ashville Cem, Harrison Twp

Pickaway Co. Marriages: Daniel "Van Sickle" & Elizabeth Clark 24 September 1836 (Book 4) and Daniel Van Vicket and Phebe Whitehead 20 Nov. 1851 (Book 4) and Daniel Van Vickle and Nancy Hudson 1 January 1854 (Book 5)

Census data (Pickaway Co., Ohio)
1820 = age 0-10
1830 = age 10-15
1840 = Daniel "Vanviegel" age 20-30 (Harrison Twp, Pick Co, wf 20-30, m 0-5) 1840 US Census for Harrison, Pickaway, OH lists Daniel Vanvigel in a household with 1 male < 5 (William), 1 male 20 to 30 (Daniel, Jr.) and 1 female, 20-30 (E. [Clark] VanVickel)

1850 Pickaway Co., Ohio
1)Daniel, age 33 in with Ezra Hodges, farmer, with Henry, 6 in Walnut Twp; 

2) in Harrison Twp. is Elizabeth Van Vickle 20, George, 3, Martha 9/12 and Nathan Abbott, 43

1860 Pickaway Co., Ohio
1) Muhlenberg Twp., Darbyville, p. 25
Elizabeth Van Vickle 30 Ohio, Martha C. 10 Ohio, in home of Nathan Abbott 

2) Harrison Twp., Ashville, p. 123
Daniel Van Vickle 43 farmer, Ohio; Nancy 33, Henry 16, George, 14, Joseph 7, Mary 5, Margaret Hudson 10, Abraham Hudson 7, Jacob Hudson 4

1860 US Census for Madison, Pickaway, OH lists Mary VanVickle, 4, b. OH

1870 US Census for Harrison, Pickaway, OH lists Danl VanVickle, 53, farmer, b. OH, with wife, Nancy, 43, keeps house, b. OH, George, son, 23, at school, Joseph, son, 17, works on farm, Vanse, 7, son, Nancy, 12, at home, and Annie, 5.

1880 US Census for Goose Creek, Piatt, IL lists Henry Van Vickle, b. 1844, OH (OH, ?) in household of Seymour Marques

1880

1) Harrison Twp, Pickaway Co., Ohio; e.d. 222 p. 6
Daniel Van Vickle 63, b. Ohio; Nancy 53, Vance 17, Ann E. 16, Harry 6

2) Darbyville, Muhlenberg Twp, ed 219, p. 22
Joseph P. Van Vickle 27, Laura E. 26, John M. 2, Mary A. 8/12

(A curious discrepancy above in that Elizabeth Clark, be her cemetery inscription, is alleged to have been b. in 1810 yet we find an Elizabeth, age 20 in 1850 and age 30 in 1860. Harry Macy wonders if the death date for Elizabeth should be 1869 and not 
1849)

Vermilion County, Illinois Deaths through 1945, for death date of Annie Ellen Van Vickle and for Henry Van Vickle. --from Brian Christensen's Van Vickle Research, 1982-2000

Pickaway County Burial Records, Pickaway County Historical Society (for vital statistics of Daniel^7 and wives Phebe and 
Nancy --from Brian Christensen's Van Vickle Research, 1982-2000

1900 US Census for Harrison, Pickaway, OH lists Harry Van Vickle, b. March 1874, OH (OH, OH), single, farm laborer, in household of his half-brother, Abraham Hudson, 46, farmer. (Nancy Hudson, Daniel Van Vickle's third wife, is mother to both Abraham Hudson and Harry Van Vickle.

1900 US Census for Goose Creek, Platt, IL lists Henry VanVickle, head, b. Mar 1844, 56, M-15, b. OH (OH, OH), contracter, with wife, E. Alice, b. Jan 1853, 47, M-15, b. IL (OH, OH), and dau., Clara, b. Nov. 1895, 4, b. IL (OH,IL).

1900 US Census for Osawatomie, Miami, KS lists Vance VanVickle, head, b. June 1862, OH (OH, OH), 37, M-5, fireman for R.R., with wife, Fannie, b. July 1877, KS (NY, PA), 22 (M-5), and dau., Jane, b. Aug 1894, KS (OH, KS), 5, dau., Mary, b. Oct 1896, KS (OH, KS), 3, and son, Vans, b. Apr 1899, KS (OH, KS), 1.

1910 US Census for West Fall Road, Amanda, Fairfield, OH lists Harry Van Vickle, brother-in-law, 35, single, b. OH (OH, OH) in household of Samuel Smith, head, 55, M2-7, b. OH (OH, OH), blacksmith (own shop), with wife Louisa Smith, 53, M2-7, b. OH (OH, PA), and Mabel L. McHarg, dau., 15, b. OH (Unk; OH)

1930 US Census for Harrison, Pickaway, OH lists Harry G. Van Vickle, 58, single, in household of his cousin, James Duvall, 61.

Descendants of Samuel Smith and Nancy Van Vickle of Pickaway County, Ohio by Jeff Baker, January 28, 2001 (for information on Nancy^8 Van Vickle) --in Brian Christensen, Van Vickle Research, 1982-2001