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John^8 P. Van Wickel (John^7, David^6, David^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. abt 1862, Corona, Queens., NY

Married: Marie A. ___________ (b. abt 1880, England) before 1910, NY

Children:
1. William^9 Van Wickel (b. abt 1910, NY)

Parents:
John's parents are John and Elizabeth Mander (Patterson) Van Wickel
Marie's parents are ___________________ .

Background information:

John^8 P. Van Wickel (John^7, David^6, David^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. abt 1862, Corona, Queens., NY. He married Marie A. ______ (b. abt 1880, England) before 1910, NY.

Children: William^9 Van Wickel (b. abt 1910, NY). The 1920 US Census indicates that William's father was b. in Germany. Is this a mistake in the census or does this mean that this is Marie A.'s child by a previous marriage?

Taken from "Portrait and Biographical Record of Queens County (Long Island), New York. Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County." 1896 Chapman Publishing Co. (p. 683)

John P. Van Wickel was born August 4, 1862, in the house at Corona where he still makes his home. On the paternal side he is of Holland-Dutch descent, being a member of a family honorably known in that country. His great-grandfather, David Van Wickel, with two brothers, immigrated from Holland to America, one settling in New Jersey, one in Connecticut, and David taking up his abode on Long Island, where he married Dorothy Leverich McDonough. His life occupation was that of a farmer, and he owned land now included within the central portion of Corona. (This ancestry must have been folklore or an educated guess. It does not comport with better documented information of ancestry that has since been collected.)

The father of our subject, John Van Wickel, was a lifelong resident of Newtown (now called Corona) and was a man well and favorably known throughout the community. At one time he was a member of the local militia, but as a rule he did not participate actively in public affairs, his retiring disposition rendering him averse to prominence. He was greatly interested in religious and educational matters, and for thirty years was treasurer and collector for the public school. The policy adopted by the Republican party always received his co-operation and warm allegiance and he invariably cast his ballot for candidates on that ticket. In youth he attended the Episcopal Church and was reared in that faith, but later, at its inception, he became identified with the Union Evangelical Church, in which he served as elder and trustee until his death in July, 1892 at the age of seventy. his wife Elizabeth Mander Patterson, a native of England, came to America with her parents and other members of her family and settled in New York City. She later removed to Newtown, where she met and married to John Van Wickel.

The eldest of three children, our subject spend his boyhood years in Corona, where he attended the public schools until completing the course of study given there. His entire life has been passed in the place of his birth, nor has he been away from here for a longer period than ten days, his trip on that occasion being a pleasure excursion along the island in the sound. Notwithstanding the fact he has traveled little, he is a man of culture and refinement, having gained through reading a thorough knowledge of history and current literature. His brother, David L. is, like himself, unmarried, but spends his time in travel. The other brother, Charles A., who is married and has a daughter, Florence Estelle, resides on the old homestead with out subject and his mother.

In his political opinions, Mr. Van Wickel follows the teachings of his father, and is a staunch Republican, giving his influence and vote to the men and measures advocated by this party. He is a member of the Union Evangelical Church, of which his parents were among the original founders, and has been librarian in the Sunday School for eleven years. For two years he served as financial secretary of the fire company. He gives his attention to the cultivation of the property formerly owned by his father, and is numbered among the energetic young farmers of the vicinity. -transcribed by Hope Kenney, Sept 27, 1998.

Source:

IGI; familysearch.com

1910 US Census for 2nd Ward, Queens, Queens, NY lists John P. Van Wickel, head, 48, b. NY (NY, Eng), house carpenter, with Elizabeth P., mother, 74, widow, b. Eng (Eng, Eng), migrated to USA in 1848, no occup.

1920 US Census for Queens, Queens, NY lists John P. Van Wickel, age 54 (b. abt 1866, NY; father b. NY, mother b. England), Carpenter, with wife, Marie A., 40 (b. abt 1880, England; parents both b. England) and son, William, 10 (b. abt 1910; father b. Germany, mother b. England).