(Photo: Floyd & Irene Van Wicklin at September 1936 wedding; left to right are: Willis Heitz, Marjorie Leston, Emmet
Stubenrod, Floyd VW, Irene VW, Kathleen McKee (Irene's sister), Werner Beer, Arlene Cooper)
Floyd^9 Van Wicklin (Sherman^8, Gates^7, John^6, Jan^5, Paul^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1
Jeppes), b. 1910, Wyoming, NY
Married: Irene McKee (b. 1917, Belfast, Ireland) September 1936
(Photo: left to right--James Van Wicklin, Judy Van Wicklin, John Van Wicklin abt. 1954)
Children:
1. Judy^10 Carol Van Wicklin (b. 18 March 1941, Rochester, NY)
2. James^10 Hudson Van Wicklin (b. 4 October 1945, Rochester, NY)
3. John^10 Floyd Van Wicklin (b. 5 February 1947, Rochester, NY)
Parents:
Floyd's parents are Sherman and Alvira
(Sabin) Van Wicklin
Irene's parents are Rev. Hudson Hill and Hilda (Johnson) McKee
(Photo above is of Floyd & Irene Van Wicklin abt. 1951 at Niagara Falls, NY. Photo below is Floyd and Evelyn Van Wicklin on the occasion of his 90th birthday party in Rochester, NY--August, 2000.)
Background information:
Floyd^9 Van Wicklin (Sherman^8, Gates^7, John^6, Jan^5, Paul^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1
Jeppes), was b. 1 August 1910, Wyoming, NY and died 11 October 2003,
Lakeland, FL. (buried 25 October 2003 in Parma Union Cemetery,
Parma, NY) He m. Irene McKee, b. 24
September 1917 in Belfast, Ireland and d. April, 1969 after struggling many years with cancer. Irene's father is Rev. Hudson Hill McKee, b. 1885 in
Belfast, Ireland. Hudson is one of 11 children born to William John and Kathryn (Bagley) McKee of Ireland. Rev. Hudson
McKee was pastor of Bethel Full Gospel Church in Rochester, NY in the 1950s. Irene's mother is Hilda (Johnson) McKee,
dau. of Henry and Anne Elizabeth (Harrison) Johnson of Sheffield, England. Floyd was by trade a printer and owned his own
printing business (Industrial Printing Service) in Rochester, NY. Floyd m. Irene in September, 1936 who predeceased him. His
second marriage was to Marion Strauss abt. 1970 and this marriage was terminated by divorce. Floyd married his third wife,
Evelyn (Salmon) DeWitt abt. 1975. Floyd was an amateur pilot and owned his own plane in the 1960s. He also played the
snap base, the trombone, the organ, and the accordion.
Children: Judy^10 Carol Van Wicklin was b. 18 March 1941 and m. Robin A. Fogarty abt. 1961. James^10 Hudson Van
Wicklin was b. 4 October 1945 and m. Sharon Houghton abt. 1970. John^10 Floyd Van Wicklin, was b. 5 February 1947 and
m. Barbara Lee Johansen, 15 June 1968. All three of Floyd and Irene's children have two sons and a daughter in that order.
Source:
Personal correspondence with Floyd Van Wicklin, Judy Fogarty, and Jim Van Wicklin, and my own personal recollections.
Below (with dark bay window) is 67 Windsor Road, Belfast, Ireland...home of Hudson and Hilda McKee and birthplace of their children, and the home in which they resided until leaving for American abt. 1919/1920. John, is standing in front of the house from which his mother, Irene (McKee) Van Wicklin departed for America in 1917 at the age of two.. - photo taken by Don Purdy, May, 2002
