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Edward^10 Lansing Van Wickel (Edward^9, David^8 P., Edward^7 L., David^6, Jr., David^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 1904, CT

Married: Marguarite Lockwood (b. abt 1905, CT) 25 March 1925, Greenwich, CT

Children:
1. Elvin^11 Van Wickel, b. abt 1918, CT 

2. David^11 Van Wickel, Sr. b. 19 October 1925, CT

Parents:
Edward's parents are Edward Sperry and Ella Irene (Jennings) Van Wickel
Marguarite's parents are ___________________

Background information: Edward^10 Lansing Van Wickel (Edward^9, David^8 P., Edward^7 L., David^6, Jr., David^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 30 July 1904, CT, and d. 13 December 1977 in New Bern, Craven, NC at age 73. He was known to everyone as "Lansing." He married Marguarite Lockwood, (b. abt 1905, CT) on 25 March 1925, Greenwich, CT. At the time of the 1930 US Census for Fairfield, CT, Edward was a deliveryman for a bakery.

Children: Elvin^11 Van Wickel, b. abt 1918, CT (The 1930 US Census for Fairfield, CT lists the age of Elvin at the time of the census as 12, which is a bit of a curiosity in that Edward and Marguarite would only have been 13 or 14 at the time of Elvin's birth, and they were married in 1925); David^11 Van Wickel, Sr. b. 19 October 1925, CT and d. 25 May 2001, buried at Section B, Site 59, Coastal Carolina State Vet. Cem. in Jacksonville, NC 28540. David was a SSGT in the US Marine Corps serving in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

Source:

Hope Kenney provided the information on David P. and Addie DeVoe Van Wickel by email (1/15/01). She is the great granddaughter of Addie DeVoe Van Wickel and the vital stats for David and Addie are taken from death certificates. There is also a sketch of John P. VanWickel, b. 1862 in Corona contained in "Portrait and Biographical Record of Queens County (Long Island) New York. Containing Portraits and Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County." 1986 Chapman Publishing Company. In an email dated 16 January 2001, Suzanne Levin sent the information on David P. Van Wickel's wife and descendents. Edward Sperry Van Wickel is Suzanne's great grandfather and Anita Irene Van Wickel is her grandmother.

IGI; familysearch.com

Long Island Cemetery Inscriptions, Wykoff, Vol. 1, p. 31-32.

Michael Wolfe (14 June 2000 email) supplied vital statistics on David^6 VW and family based largely on cemetery inscriptions.

Information on Edward^9 S. Van Wickel's family provided by Suzanne Levin (granddaughter of Anita Irene Van Wickel) via email dated 16 January 2001