Family of Jeptha^7 Van Vickle
Jeptha^7 Van Vickle (Absalom^6 Van Vickle, Evert^5 Van Wicklen, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1
Jeppes), b. 1805, Ohio (Jeptha's parentage has not been determined with certainty; however, there would appear to be only a few possibilities given that the change
to the Van Vickle surname began with Evert^5. Evert^5 had five sons--Daniel, Evert, Absalom, Enoch and Robert. Daniel had only one son,
Daniel^6. Evert^6 married in 1809, four years after Absalom was born. Enoch and Robert appear to have born too late to have a son born in 1805.
This leaves Absalom, born in 1787 and his wife Elizabeth, born in 1791 as very young but possible parents of Jeptha. It may also be that Evert^5 had
other sons who could have fathered Jeptha, and hopefully, subsequent research will substantiate Jeptha's ancestry.)
Also..consider this research note from Harry Macy, Jr. There is an unidentified male born 1804-10 in the 1820 census of Evert^5 in Ohio. Evert^6
who went to Illinois may have had more sons. Absalom^6 of Pickaway Co., Ohio had a son 1804-10 not identified. (The wills of Elizabeth (Butler
Co., OH 1822) and Robert (Darke Co., OH 1848) would probably help straighten out some other
uncertainties. (submitted by Harry Macy, August 2000)
Married:
(1) unknown
(2) Jane Camper (b. abt 1822, Virginia) 16 June 1843 in Parke County, Indiana
Children:
By first wife (name unknown):
1. Alexander^8 L. Van Vickle, b. Feb. 1828, IN
2. Nathan^8 Van Vickle, b. abt 1839, IN
By second wife: Jane Camper
3. Nancy^8 J. Van Vickle, b. abt 1844, Indiana
4. Catharine^8 Van Vickle, b. Sept. 1845, Parke County, IN
5. Maria^8 Van Vickle, b. abt 1847, Parke County, IN
6. Thomas^8 Van Vickle, b. Jan 1850, Parke County, IN
7. Margaret^8 Jane Van Vickle, b. 15 March 1852, Terre Haute, Parke County, IN
8. John^8 Van Vickle, b. 18 April 1853, Montezuma, Parke County, IN
9. Francis^8 M. Van Vickle, b. abt 1857, Parke County, IN
Parents:
Jeptha's parents are presumed to be Absalom^6 and Elizabeth
(Duglar) Van Vickle
(2nd wife) Jane's parents are Harman and Martha (Hughes) Camper
Background information:
Jeptha^7 Van Vickle (Absalom^6 Van Vickle, Evert^5 Van Wicklen, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was b.
1805, Ohio and died 11 January 1862 in Parke County, Indiana and was buried in Hixon Cemetery,
Montezuma, IN. He married first to ______ and they had two sons, Alexander and Nathan. He married second to Jane Camper (b. abt 1822) on 16
June 1843 in Parke County, IN. She is the d/o Harman and Matha (Hughes) Camper.
Children: By first wife (name unknown):
Alexander^8 L. Van Vickle, b. Feb. 1828, IN. He died 14 September 1848 in
Montezuma, Parke, IN; Nathan^8 Van Vickle, b. abt 1839, IN. He died 27 February 1860 in Wabash, Parke, IN and is buried in
Camper Cemetery. By second wife: Jane Camper:
Nancy^8 J. Van Vickle, b. abt 1844, Indiana. She married John W.
Frasher, 18 November 1870 in Parke, IN; Catharine^8 Van
Vickle, b. Sept. 1845, Parke County, IN. She died 17 May 1868, Parke, IN and is buried in Hixon Cemetery;
Maria^8 Van Vickle, b. abt 1847, Parke County, IN;
Thomas^8 Van Vickle, b. Jan 1850, Parke County, IN. He married Mary S. Bragg, 12 September 1878 in Parke, IN.
He married second to Sarah ____ (b. Feb 1860, IN) abt 1881;
Margaret^8 Jane Van Vickle, b. 15 March 1852, Terre Haute, Parke County, IN. She married William Nobel Long (b. 24 November 1852 in Vigo Co., IN, d. 24 January
1901 in Joplin, MO) in Vigo Co., Indiana on 4 August 1873. She died 24 February 1932 in Joplin, MO;
John^8 Van Vickle, b. 18 April 1853, Montezuma, Parke County, IN. He married Harriet "Hattie" Victoria Jessee, 20 April 1882 in Tolono,
Champaign, IL and died 6 May 1912 in Tolono, IL; Francis^8 M. Van
Vickle, b. abt 1857, Parke County, IN
(Is Margaret Jane Van Vickle Long the daughter of Jeptha and Jane Van Vickle? Beth Ann Russell has a copy of Margaret Jane (Van Vickle)
Long's marriage and death certificates which show several points of correspondence with this family. A discrepancy is that Margaret's death
certificate lists father as John and mother unknown. However the census data for 1900, 1910, 1920 indicate that
Margaret's father was b. in Ohio and her mother in Virginia..which fits nicely here.)
Source:
Emails (October, 2000) and hard copy of genealogical charts mailed (October, 2000) from John Plaat on Jeptha and Jane
(Camper) Van Vickle and family.
Harry Macy, Jr. and Michael Wolfe research notes on Evert^5 Van Wicklen's family.
1830 US Census for Unknown Twps, Darke Cty,
Indiana lists a Jephtha Vanvicle, age 20 to 30, with one female (presumably his
wife), age 20 to 30 and one boy under age five (presumably Alexander) and one
girl under age five (a child who died young?)
Genforum submission 24 August 2001 by Beth Ann Russell (http://genforum.genealogy.com/vanvickle/messages/2.html)
I have a great grandmother Margaret Jane Van Vickle Long who was b. 15 March 1852 in Terre Haute, Indiana -- father's name John Van
Vickle, mother's name Jane according to her death certificate. She married William Noble Long 4 August 1873 in Vigo Co., Indiana. They moved to
Neadesha, KS, then to Joplin, MO. She was said to of had a brother Thomas. Mother born in Virginia. Father b. in Ohio.
Jephtha and family found in 1860 US Census (see
below). Also found in the 1850 Park Co., Indiana census with Nancy J. 6,
Catherine 5 and Maria 3. Followup email dated 2 March 2002 with additional details on family of Margaret Jane (Van
Vickle) Long
1860 US Census for Wabash
township, Parke Co., Indiana lists Jeptha Van Vickle, 55, farm laborer, b.OH,
with wife, Jane Van Vickle, 38, b. VA, and Nancy J. 16, b. IN, Catherine 15,
b. IN, Maria, 13, b. IN, Thomas 11, b. IN, Margaret 9, b. IN, John, 7, b. IN, and Francis M., 3,
(son), b. IN.
1900 US Census for S. Neil St,
Champaign Ward 3, Champaign, IL lists Thomas Van Vickle,
head, b. Jan 1850, IN (IN, IN), 50, M-19, day laborer, with wife, Sarah, b. Feb
1860, IN (KY, KY), 40, M-19, and Gertie, dau., b. Apr 1883, IL (IN,IN), 17,
single.