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Jacob^6 Charles Van Wickle, Jr. (Jacob^5 Charles, Nicasius^4, Simon^3, Evert^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 20 October 1805, Old Bridge, Middlesex, NJ (Reichner, p. 173)

Married: (It appears that Jacob^6 Charles VW was m. twice to "LeDouxs" from two different families...according to information provided on familysearch.com records)
1. Margaret Elize "Eliza" "Minette" LeDoux (b. abt 1805, Louisiana; d. 3 April 1841; Point Coupee, LA) 12 January 1836 in St. Ann's Church, New Orleans, LA
2. Clothilde Virginie LeDoux (b. 26 August 1808; d. 12 July 1879) 29 April 1845 in New Orleans, LA
(see the obituary for Jacob Charles VW from the New Orleans Times Picayune below. It mentions the two daughters by marriage to Miss Ledoux and states that the second marriage (no children mentioned from this marriage) was to "the widow Dayries.")

(In a 4 July 1957 letter from "Cousin Lillian" (Lillian Townsend Lyman Campbell, granddaughter of Catherine^6 Van Wickle) to "my very dear Cousin Gideon (Gideon Townsend Stanton).... "But I have no fever, and no pain, and I am regaining strength steadily. As old Aunt Virginia, 2nd wife of Uncle Jacob Van Wickle [Catherine's brother] said, "These Van Weekells, they nevaire die."  (Letters courtesy of Catherine Stanton Richert)

Children: (by first marriage to Eliza)
1. Julie^7 Van Wickle (b. 1837, Point Coupee parish, Louisiana)
2. Amanda^7 Van Wickle (b. 1840, Pointe Coupee parish, Louisiana)
(by second marriage to Clothilde)
3. Jacob^7 Van Wickle (b. abt. 1850 and d. 4 Nov. 1883)
4. (a boy) b. and d. in 1857 (died in infancy)
(IGI lists these children by these names and b. in Louisiana; however, Harry Macy's research would suggest they may have been b. in Spottswood, NJ. Jacob Charles moved to Louisiana in 1827 but maintained a homestead in Old Bridge, NJ. Harry Macy also lists Jacob Charles daughters as... Daughter, b. 1835-40, per 1840 census and Amanda, b. abt. 1841 per 1850 census. (See Jacob Charles obit. below for more details.)

(IGI [familysearch.com] also lists an Amanda Van Wickle, b. abt. 1845, d/o Charles Jacob and Minette (LeDoux) Van Wickle. She is also listed as married to Ogden Kelsey Dunning on 15 January 1862 Louisiana and to John G. Devereux on 23 August 1876 Louisiana)

Parents:
Jacob's parents are Jacob^5 Charles and Sarah (Morgan) Van Wickle
Eliza's parents are Valerin and Julie (DeCuir) LeDoux
Clothilde's parents are Zenon and Marie Felicite Adelaide (Armant) LeDoux


Background information:

Jacob^6 Charles Van Wickle, Jr. (Jacob^5 Charles, Nicasius^4, Simon^3, Evert^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was b. 20 October 1805 (Old Bridge, NJ), christened 20 June 1806 Spottswood, NJ (St. Peter's Episcopal Church, GMNJ 41:112) and confirmed in the same church 29 June 1824 per church records, marked "removed." 1850 census Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, shows him age 43, planter, b. NJ with real estate valued at $45,000. He died 4 November 1883 New Orleans, LA (NY Times, 6 November 1883). (According to familysearch.com records, he appears to have married twice--both times to a LeDoux from different families.)

He first m. Margaret Elize "Eliza" "Minette" LeDoux (b. 1812, d. 1841) on 12 January 1836. They had two daughters. Eliza is the daughter of Valerin and Julie (DeCuir) LeDoux. Apparently, Eliza died shortly after Amanda was born. He married next to Clothilde Virginie LeDoux (b. abt 1811--age 39 in 1850 census, New Orleans, LA) 29 April 1845 in New Orleans, LA. Clothilde Virginie is d/o Zenon and Marie Felicitie Adelaide (Armant) LeDoux. Clothilde was m. previously to Bernard Edouard Dayries on 4 May 1825 in False River, P.C., LA.

The 1860 slave census schedule, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA lists Jacob C. Van Wickle as one of the largest slaveholders in the area with 91 slaves. By 1870 there had been a mass exodus of freed slaves away from Pointe Coupee to other locations.

Children: (by first marriage to Eliza) Julie^7 Van Wickle, b. 1837, Point Coupee, Louisiana; Amanda^7 Van Wickle b. 4 Nov 1840; Point Coupee, Louisiana and d. 3 Feb 1932, New Orleans, LA [buried St. Louis Cem. #3, New Orleans, LA]; (by second marriage to Clothilde) Jacob^7 Van Wickle (b. abt. 1850 and d. 4 Nov. 1883)(a boy) b. and d. in 1857 (died in infancy)

1873 sketch for Jacob^6 Charles Van Wickle, Jr. [1805 - 1883] from Jewell's Crescent City Illustrated, 1873 [New Orleans] -- courtesy of David Conroyd via 18 Oct 2011 email

Jacob C. Van Wickle
   The subject of this sketch was born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, on the 20th of October 1805. At an early age he left his native State with a view of making for himself both a fortune and a name.  He came to Louisiana, and settled in the Parish of Point Coupee, in December 1827.  His temperate and industrious habits, favorably impressed the people among whom he had cast his lot, and it was not long before he received the appointment of Deputy Sheriff of the Parish, in which capacity he served from 1828 to 1833.  He was then appointed Sheriff by Gov. White and subsequently re-appointed by Gov. Roman, retaining this office from 1833 to 1842.  In 1845, Mr. Van Wickle was elected to the Lower House of the Legislature, on the Whig ticket and served his constituents with zeal and fidelity.  His political affiliations have always been with the Whig Party, of which he was a consistent and devoted member, but political prejudices could never induce him to ignore or neglect the interests of his opponents or make him intolerant, and the reputation he acquired as a politician was that of an honorable, just and liberal gentleman.  By prudence and economy, Mr. Van Wickle had succeeded in amassing a sufficient amount of money to purchase a sugar plantation in 1846, and from that time until 1869, he devoted himself entirely to the cultivation of sugar-cane  A series of successful crops soon made him a rich man.  Surrounded by all the comforts and luxuries of life, he dispensed the hospitalities of his house with a liberal hand.  Naturally of a very kind and generous disposition, he was never deaf to appeals for assistance from those in distress; and in all the relations of life he was an exemplary citizen and highly esteemed by all who know him.  In 1836, he married Miss Elezar Ledoux, the daughter of Mr. Valerien Ledoux, one of the most respectable and wealthy planter in the State, and became the father of two lovely daughters, one only of whom lived to womanhood, the elder, Julia, having died at the age of thirteen years, whilst at school at Nazareth, Ky.  The younger, Miss Amanda, an interesting and handsome lady, married Mr. Ogden K. Dunning, of the house of J. B. Burnside & Co., of this city, but soon became a widow by the death of her husband, about three years after her marriage.  In 1841, Mrs. Van Wickle died, and Mr. Van Wickle married the widow Dayries, also a member of the Ledoux family, and who is now in the full vigor of health, a devoted wife, and a most excellent and charitable lady.  Like most of the Southern planters, Mr. Van Wickle sustained heavy losses by the ravages of war, and after its close, finding the labor system so demoralized and uncertain that he concluded to abandon the cultivation of his plantation, and finding a purchaser for it, he removed to New Orleans to reside permanently.  In 1868, his name was prominently before the Democratic Convention of this city for Mayor, and was defeated in the Convention by only two votes by his successful opponent, Mayor Conway.  Subsequently, his friends presented him as a candidate before the Legislature for the position of United States Senator, but it was withdrawn when it was ascertained that a sufficient Republican majority had been obtained to elect Hon. W. P. Kellogg.  His large experience as a successful planter, and his thorough knowledge of the Levee system of the State, eminently qualified him for a position on the Board of Public Works, and in 1869, Gov. Warmoth appointed him to represent the Second Levee District, extending from the Balize to the Atchafalaya river.  During his administration, and under his supervision, the largest levee in the State, known as the Grand Levee, was substantially built, and through his energy and perseverance, other public levees were constructed and a large area of country saved from overflow.  To these works he can point with pride and satisfaction to himself, feeling conscious that his official career has ever been without reproach and universally commended.  For the last twenty years Mr. Van Wickle has been the lessee of Wood's Cotton Press, one of the largest institutions of the kind in the city, an illustration of which will be found on another page of this book.  The press is the property of his sister, Mrs. Wood, and under his management has averaged, per annum, about seventy-five thousand bales of cotton compressed for shipment to New York and Europe.  Besides being a real estate owner in this city, Mr. Van Wickle is now the proprietor of the old homestead at "Old Bridge," New Jersey, where he was born, and where for many years past he has spent his summers in quiet retirement and in the peaceful contemplation of a long life of usefulness and exemplary character.

NY Times Obituary for Jacob^6 Charles Van Wickle (6 November 1883)

Obituary - Jacob C. Vanwickle - died in New Orleans Sunday aged 78. Born in Middlesex Co., NJ in 1805, he went to LA in 1827 settling in Pointe Coupee. He was appointed Sheriff by Gov. White and afterward by Gov. Rolant (?) He served as Sheriff for 9 years. In 1845 he was elected to the Legislature from Pointe Coupee. He was an ardent Whig. From 1846 to 1869 he was engaged in sugar planting and during that time acquired a large estate. In 1863 he was a prominent candidate for mayor of the city (of New Orleans) and was the Democratic favorite for U.S. Senator at the time of Kellogg's election. In 1869 he represented the 2nd Levee District on the Board of Public Works. Under his supervision the Grand Levee, largest in the state, was built. Since the war he has been lessee and operator of Woods Cotton Press on Canal Street and under his management it has averaged 75,000 bales of cotton compressed every year. he maintained a homestead at Old Bridge, NJ where he passed his summers.

New Orleans city directory 1861 -- shows J.C. Vanwickle of Wood, Van Wickle & Co., cotton press, Canal corner of Robertson, d (domicile) 308 Canal. Also C. R. Vanwickle, clerk, Canal St. Cot. Press. Same in 1866 (no directories published 1862-5). C.R. Van Wickle, clerk, Canal St. Cotton Press, Jacob Van Wickle (J.C. Van Wickle & Co.), 11 Robertson; J.C. Van Wickle & Co. (Jacob Van Wickle and George Townsend), cotton press, Canal corner of Robertson, d. 23 Rampart.

Note from Harry Macy: C.R. is Charles Remsen Van Wickle, whose identity isn't clear to me. He died 4 June 1896 per records of Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, New Orleans (New Orleans Genesis 6:259). He m. a daughter of Sanders Day Oliver (Louisiana Genealogical Register 15:163). (Email dated 2 February 2002 from David Conroyd and based upon photocopied pages from James Hugh Aiken's Manuscript Records of the Van Wickle and Morgan Families. -- Charles Remsen Van Wickle was the son of Jacob Charles' brother Nicholas Van Wickle. He married Mary Oliver. No children known.)

Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Southern Historical Collection (see http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/d/Devereaux.John) Inventory of John G. Devereux Papers contains several items related to Jacob Charles Van Wickle and his brother, Stephen. John G. Devereux is the second husband of Jacob Charles Van Wickle Jr's daughter, Amanda.

Excerpts:
The collection also contains papers of Stephen Van Wickle, sheriff of Point Coupee Parish, LA, ca. 1819-1835. He was also business and legal agent for Valerian LeDoux (d. 1853), a Point Coupee sugar planter. In 1835, J.C. Van Wickle, a sugar planter and possibly Stephen's son (no... we know it is his brother) took over the position of sheriff, as well as the management of the LeDoux estate. 

Financial and legal papers of the Van Wickles comprise sheriff's, plantation, personal, and merchant accounts, and include account books, deeds, warrants, judgments, and court orders. An 1842 bill of sale for slaves and a list of slaves are included. Miscellaneous items of interest are a transcription of a speech by Louisiana governor Henry W. Allen, 1863; a ledger of a cotton press and cotton press association, presumably in Point Coupee parish, 1880-1883, and a biographical sketch of Martin Luther Smith.

New Oleans Times Picayune Obituary for Jacob Charles Van Wickle (copy of obituary originally in possession of Elizabeth Knapp of Mount Holly, NJ and sent to me by 24 February 2002 email from David Conroyd) On Sunday, Nov. 4, 1883 at 4 o'clock p.m. in the 79th year of his age, Jacob C. Van Wickle, a native of New Jersey and a resident of this state [LA] 60 years.

His friends and those of his son-in-law, J. W. Devereux, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, which will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock from his late residence -- 12 Esplanade Street, Corner Dorgenois. [his picture appears in the newspaper at this point].

At the ripe old age of 78, this estimable and well known citizen passed away from earth yesterday evening at 4 o'clock, after a long, exemplary and useful life as a man, a husband, a father, and a friend.

Modest and retiring in his manner, quiet and gentle in his ways, of strong domestic tastes, Mr. Van Wickle commanded the esteem, respect and confidence of all who knew him.

For many years he was a large sugar planter in the parish of Pointe Coupee and owned the plantation now the property of the Hopkins Brothers. He was Sherif for nine years; represented the parish in the legislature, and after the war represented the second levee district on the Board of Public Works and superintended the last construction of the Grand, or what is better known as the Morganza levee.

In politics Mr. Van Wickle was an old line Whig and a recognized leader of that party in Pointe Coupee. When the question of secession arose he declared himself opposed to it, and ran for the State convention on the co-operation ticket but was defeated. He, however, always doubted the policy of secession and remained true to his convictions as a Union man. But when the state seceded and there was a rally to arms, the kind heart and generosity of "Uncle Jake" as he was familiarly called, exhibited itself in his characteristic unassuming and unostentatious way. As the "boys" called to say "goodbye" to him he would slip into their hands a ten, twenty or fifty dollar note, according to their circumstances, and wish them a safe return, but with a heavy heart, feeling that many of them he would never see again, and foreboding the loss of their cause. Nor did his goodness end here, for the families of those soldiers were afterward the object of his protecting care and generosity.

At the close of the war, he came to New Orleans, having suffered severely in loss of property, from the ravages of the Federal Army, notwithstanding his well-known loyalty to the Union, and engaged in the cotton press business, leasing from his sister, Mrs. Wood, what is called the Canal Street Press. From that time in uninterrupted connections with his nephew, Jacob Van Wickle, he conducted this business from 1865 up to the day of his death, to be continued by his trusted associate.

At the city election for Mayor in 1868, the conservative element of the Democratic party brought Mr. Van Wickle before the nominating convention but he was defeated by two votes, lost to him because of his refusal to pledge himself to two appointments. Then when Kellogg was a candidate for the U.S. Senate, Mr. Van Wickle was again solicited to contest the election, and received the vote of the Democratic members of the legislature. His well known integrity, purity of character and devotion to the interests of the State, secured for him the confidence of political opponents.

Mr. Van Wickle was twice married; first to Elezar Ledoux, by whom he had two daughters, the surviving one having married first Mr. O.K. Dunning--connected with the house of J. B. Burnside--and second to Mr. J. G. Devereux, present cashier of the Hiburnia Bank. His second wife was the Widow Dayries, whose death occurred some two years ago.

Mr. Van Wickle was a member of the Board of Directors of the Mutual Bank. through economy, industry and fair dealing he amassed quite a fortune and the last days of his life were consoled by the consciousness of having performed his part well and that he left only friends to mourn his loss."

Source:
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. 250-1.

Manuscript records of the Van Wickle and Morgan Families (a handwritten book in a library in Philadelphia; also on microfilm with LDS) From the cover page of the book -- "These records were collected and copied by James Hugh Aiken of Winsboro, South Carolina who died September 15, 1915" James Hugh Aiken was the great, great grandson of Judge Jacob Van Wickle of Middlesex County, NJ and the great great great grandson of Captain James Morgan of Middlesex County, NJ. (This note and three pages of information on three generations of Jacob Charles VW, Sr. family provided in an email from David Conroyd, dated 16 February 2002)

1860 US Census for Pointe Coupee, LA lists Jacob C. Van Wickle, 54, Planter, b. NJ with Virginia, 50, b. LA and Amanda, 19, b. LA.

1860 US Census for Herbertsville, Middlesex, NJ lists Jacob Van Wickle, 52, b. NJ, Gentleman with Virginia, 45, b. LA and Amanda, 18, b. LA and Maria Van Wickle, 62, b. NJ, and John Van Wickle, 58, b. NJ. (The two 1860 census entries shown here appear to be for the same family of Jacob, Virginia, and Amanda. I believe Jacob owned residences in both NJ and LA. John and Maria appear to be grown children of Nicholas and Catherine Van Wickle, distant relatives of Jacob.

1880 US Census for E. Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ lists Isaac Van Winckle, widower, 30, farmer, with Maria Van Winckle, 80, keeping house (mother?), and Ella Rogers, 14, servant.  This is Isaac and his aunt Maria who died in 1884 and is buried next to his father, Isaac.  (Right next door is Jacob C. Van Winkle, 76, b. NJ (NJ, NJ), colton compress refrigeration, with wife, Virginia, 71, keep house, b. LA (LA, LA). The entry for Virginia is lined out with the marginal notation that she is dead. This agrees with a death date of 1879 for her.

IGI, www.familysearch.com

L. Irving Reichner (ed.) Reichner and Aiken Genealogies (25 March 1931) Copy #22 of 25 in New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (pages sent to me courtesy of Harry Macy, Jr.)

Louisiana Genealogical Register 15:163)

NY Times Obituary for Jacob C. Van Wickle (6 November 1883)

New Orleans Genesis 6:259

New Orleans city directories for 1861 and 1866.

Obituary: Van Wickle -- on Tuesday morning, January 14, 1879 at 11 o'clock. Lalla, second daughter of the late Col. Stephen Henderson, of Baton Rouge, and wife of Jacob Van Wickle of new Orleans. (provided in 24 February 2002 email from David Conroyd. This information as well as the obituary on Jacob Charles [above] from "Be it Known and Remembered: Bible Records Vol V" pub. by Louisiana Historical Society, 1992)

Assistance from Michael Wolfe (14 June 2000 email) in clearing up errors in children and grandchildren of Jacob^5 Charles VW.