Family of Mary^8 May Van Wicklin
Mary^8 May Van Wicklin (Henry^7, Garret^6, Isaac^5, Paul^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1
Jeppes), b. 1893, Ontario, CAN
Photo is of Mary May Van Wicklin (sitting on right with jewelry) when she was about 16 years old (photo taken about 1909). The young woman seated on the left is believed to be Mary's sister, Lizzie, who passed away in 1915. Georgi, Mary's daughter, wonders if the woman standing could be Mary's cousin, Pearl, d/o Lafayette Van Wicklin. (photo, courtesy of Georgi Sills, 7 Jan 2004)
Married: John Philp (b. in Cornwall, England) before 1925
Children:
1. Mary^9 Elizabeth Philp, b. 23 July 1925, Saskatchewan, Canada
2. Amy^9 Louisa Philp, b. 3 December 1926, Saskatchewan, Canada
3. Georgina^9 Van Philp, b. 8 September 1935, Saskatchewan, Canada
Parents:
Mary May's parents are Henry Harrison and Mary Ann (Joy) Van Wicklin
John's parents are ____________________.
Background information:
Mary^8 May Van Wicklin (Henry^7, Garret^6, Isaac^5, Paul^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was b. 29 May 1893 in
Ontario, CAN. She m. John Philp (b. in Cornwall, England) before 1925. They had three daughters.
Children: Mary^9 Elizabeth Philp was b. 23 July 1925 (Ontario, Canada);
Amy^9 Louisa Philp was b. 3 December 1926 (Ontario, Canada);
Georgina^9 Van Philp was b. 8 September 1935 (Ontario, Canada) and m. Don Knisley. She divorced Don
and remarried to Vernon Sills who d. April, 2000. Georgi Sills is the one person most responsible for pulling together
information on Van Wicklin's in Canada. Georgi has three children by her first marriage: Michael John Knisley, b. 13 August
1953, Karen Van Knisley, b. 6 May 1955, and Debra Elizabeth Knisley, b. 4 August 1957. And there is one other family
member... "Feather" Sills, who waits patiently for periodic walks while Georgi works on the computer.
Photo below is of sisters Amy (left) and Georgi (right) on a recent vacation (May, 2002) -- photo courtesy of Georgi Sills via 28 June 2002 email
In a 30 May 2000 email, Georgi mentions that she has a Christmas card dated 25 December 1914 from Robert Van Wicklin to
her mother, Mary May Van Wicklin (Philp). This "Robert" would most likely be her cousin, the son of John^7 Gordon Van
Wicklin who would have been about 35 years old at the time.
Source:
Email correspondence with Georgi Van Sills.