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Richard^8 Van Wicklen (Richard^7, Jacob^6 Lott, Derrick^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. Oct 1877, NY

Married: Lydia "Lettie" E. Carmen (b.  12 Apr 1877) 8 June 1901

Children:
1. Richard^9 Van Wicklen, III, 1902, NY

Parents:
Richard's parents are Richard and Mary Ellen (Forbell) Van Wicklen
Lydia's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Carmen

Background information:

Richard^8 Van Wicklen
(Richard^7, Jacob^6 Lott, Derrick^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 16 October 1877, NY and d. 1958. He married Lydia "Lettie" E. Carmen (b. 12 Apr  1877 and d. 1936) 8 June 1901. The 1920 US Census for Freeport Village, Nassau, NY lists Richard Van Wicklen, age 41 and wife Lydia, 42 with son Richard, Jr., 17. Also, 1930 US Census for Freeport, Nassau, NY lists Richard Van Wicklen, head, 52, b. NY (parents b. NY), plumber, with Lettie E., wife, 52, b. NY (parents b. NY) with son, Richard, 26, b. NY, steam fitter, and Elizabeth Vaughn, servant and housekeeper/companion, widow, 66, b. Brooklyn, NY (parents b. USA)

Children:  

Richard^9 Van Wicklen, III, b. 25 November 1902, NY and died May 1973 with last residence at 11566 Merrick, Nassau, NY. He married Irma Brouillard pm 22 Feb 1934

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. 246-8.

1900 US Census for East Rockaway, Nassau, NY lists Richard Van Wicklen, head, b. Sept 1843, NY, 56, Keeper USLSS, with wife, Mary E., b. Dec. 1851, 49, b. NY, with son, Richard, Jr., b. Oct 1877, 22, plumber, single, and son, Alvin F., b. May 1888, NY, 12, at school.

1910 US Census for 4tth District, 62 South Main St., Hempstead, Nassau, NY lists Richard Van Wicklen, 32, b. NY (NY, NY), first marriage--18 yrs), plumber, with wife, Lydia E., 33 (M1-18), b. NY (NY, NY) and son, Richard III, 7. (Next door at 66 S. Main Street is W. and Mamie Van Wicklen. "W" is Whitney Van Wicklen, brother of Richard II)

WWI Draft Registration Card (1917-1918) for Richard Van Wicklen of 24 Russell St., Freeport, Nassau, NY, b. 16 October 1878, employer is Whitney Van Wicklen of Freeport. Wife is L.E. Van Wicklen. Richard is tall and slender with gray eyes and brown hair.

The 1920 US Census for Freeport Village, Nassau, NY lists Richard Van Wicklen, age 41, b. NY (parents b. NY), plumber, and wife Lydia, 42, b. NY (parents b. NY) and son Richard, Jr., 17. (courtesy, Cheryl Viger via 11 Dec 2002 email)

1930 US Census for Freeport, Nassau, NY lists Richard Van Wicklen, head, 52, b. NY (parents b. NY), plumber, with Lettie E., wife, 52, b. NY (parents b. NY) with son, Richard, 26, b. NY, steam fitter, and Elizabeth Vaughn, servant and housekeeper/companion, widow, 66, b. Brooklyn, NY (parents b. USA)

Genealogical papers and personal recollections, courtesy of Richard^10 Van Wicklen - 19 Oct 2006