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Family of Henry^8 Lott Van Wicklen

 

Henry^8 Lott Van Wicklen (Ferdinand^7, Hendrick^6, Gerrit^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 1844, Jamaica, Queens, NY

Married: Elizabeth Munro (b. 1848) 22 February 1870

Children:
1. Margaret^8 Van Wicklen, b. 1871, NY
2. Nelson^8 Van Wicklen, b. in Brooklyn 15 November 1875, NY (died in childhood, see source section for Brooklyn Eagle obit.)
3. Mary^8 Van Wicklen, b. abt 1879, NY

Parents:
Henry's parents are Ferdinand and Margaret (Storm) Van Wicklen
Elizabeth's parents are _____ Munro.

Background information:

Henry^8 Lott Van Wicklen
(Ferdinand^7, Hendrick^6, Gerrit^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. October 1844, Jamaica, Queens, NY, died 4 April 1923. He married Elizabeth A. Munro (b. Apr 1848, NY, parents b. England) on 22 February 1870. Henry is listed as a pilot in the 1900 US Census.

Children: Margaret^9 Van Wicklen, b. Dec 1870, NY. She  married Mr. Shaver; Nelson^9 Van Wicklen, born in Brooklyn 15 November 1875. (He died 15 December 1879, suddenly, of scarlet fever.); Mary^9 Van Wicklen, b. January 1880, NY. She married Harry T. Johnson. Mary is listed as a bookkeeper in the 1900 US Census.

Source:

Richard A. McCool, The Descendents of Ferdinandus Van Sichlaer and Eva Antonise Jansen Van Salee (Typescript, 1995)

Brooklyn Eagle 17 December 1879, page 3. Died. Van Wicklen --On December 15, 1879 at Bay Ridge, Nelson Van Wicklen, son of H.L. and Elizabeth Van Wicklen, suddenly, of scarlet fever, aged 4 years and 24 days.

1880 US Census for Brooklyn, NY, NY lists Henry Van Wicklen, 36, b. NY (both parents b. NY), Ferryman, with wife, Elizabeth, 32, keeping house, b. NY (parents b. England) and dau., Margaret, 9, at school, b. NY and dau. Mary, 4 months, b. NY.

1900 US Census for Queens borough, Queens, NY ED#675 lists Henry Van Wicklen, head, b. Oct 1844, age 55, pilot, b. NY (both parents b. NY) with Elizabeth A., wife, b. Apr 1848, age 52, b. NY (both parents b. England), with Margaret, daughter, b. Dec. 1870, age 29, b. NY, and Mary, daughter, b. Jan 1880, age 20, bookkeeper.

Harry Macy, Jr. citing Richard Gosman Debevoise Notes, NYG&BS Collections, Hennenlotter and the NYC Municipal Archives.