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Family of Samuel^6 Van Wickle
Samuel^6 Van Wickle (Evert^5, Nicasius^4, Simon^3, Evert^2, Jentie^1
Jeppes), b. abt 1790 2. Freeman^7 Van Wickle, b. abt 1826, NY 3. Rachael^7 Van Wickle, b. 10 September 1827, Birdsall, NY 4. Jane^7 Ann Van Wickle, b. 4 October 1833, NY 5. Susan^7 Van Wickle, b. abt 1834, NY 6. Frances^7 Van Wickle, b. abt 1838, NY 7. Henry^7 Van Wickle, b. abt 1842, NY (In 1850 US Census there is a Henry Goodbody, age 8, male, and ____ Goodbody (first name illegible), age 10, male, living in this household. However, in the 1860 US Census, there is a Henry Van Wickle, age 17 listed in this household. Either Henry Van Wickle is a biological son and was mistakenly given the wrong surname in the 1850 census or... perhaps he was adopted by 1860 and given the Van Wickle surname.) 8. William^7 Henry Van Wickle, b. abt. 1843, NY (at age 7, William was in the home of John Gibson (80) farmer, Angelica 1850.
John Gibson married Samuel's sister, Mary, so William is in the home of his aunt
and uncle.) 1850 US Census for Angelica, Allegany, NY lists Samuel Van Wickle, 59, farmer, b. NY, with wife, Harriett, 58, b. NJ, and Esther, 25, Freeman, 24, law student, Susan, 16, Frances, 12--all children b. NY. Also in household are Henry Goodbody, 8, male, and _____ Goodbody (first name illegible), 10, male-both b. NY 1850 US Census for Angelica, Allegany, NY shows William Van Wickle, 7, in the household of John and Mary Gibson--his uncle and aunt. 1860 US Census for Hebron, Potter, PA lists William Van Wickle, 18, b. NY, farm laborer, on the farm of George Estes, 59 and Polly Estes, 53. 1860 US Census for Angelica, Allegany, NY shows Samuel Van Wickle, 60, b. NY and wife, Harriett, 59, b. NJ and Esther, 25, b. NY, Frances, 20, b. NY, Henry, 17, b. NY. Also in household is Della Polly, 10, b. NY. Civil War Records (Ancestry.com) for William Van Wickle, enlisted 12 May 1861 (Union) NY at age 18 (b. abt 1843) and was assigned to Company H, 71st Infantry Regiment, NY on 21 July 1861. He was killed in action at 2nd Bull Run, Virginia on 29 August 1862. gravelocator.cem.va.gov lists [William] Henry Van Wickle, pvt, infantry, civil war, died 30 September 1862, buried Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore, MD section A, site 1627 1861 Spencer Township History (Source: History and directory of Kent County, Michigan, containing a history of each township and the city of Grand Rapids, Compiled and Published by Dillenback and Leavitt, County History, Directory and Map Publishers, Grand Rapids: Daily Eagle Steam Printing House, 1870.) SPENCER. The township of Spencer is situated in the northeast corner of the county, and is bounded on the north by the township of Maple Valley, Montcalm County, on the east by Montcalm, Montcalm County, on the south by Oakfield, and on the west by Nelson. The first white inhabitant of Spencer was an old trapper, by the name of Lincoln. He had a shanty on the bank of the lake of that name, and there he lived, boon like, for a number of years. The first regular settler of the township was Cyrus B. Thomas, who located in the summer of 1846. Henry Stroop, the second settler, located in January 1848. Both of these settled on a plain in the southeaster part of the township, near the Oakfield line, and for a number of years were the only actual settlers. Matthew B. Hatch, the present Supervisor of Spencer and one of the earliest settlers, came to the township in 1853. In the list of early settlers may also be mentioned the names of S.B. Cowles, B.G. Parks, Jacob Van Zandt, Wm. H. Hewitt, Wm. T. Parsall, Daniel Haskins, the Cooper family, and others. The Township of Celsus was organized in the year 1861, and the first township meeting was held on the first Monday of April, in the same year, at the residence of Thomas Spencer. Matthew B. Hatch, Thomas Spencer, and Shepard B. Cowles, acted as inspectors of election. The election resulted in the choice of the following named persons as: First township officers: Supervisor, Freeman Van Wickle; Clerk, Henry A. Freeman [could this be a relative of Harriett (Freeman) Van Wickle?]; Commissioners of Highways, Wm. W. Hewitt and Freeman Van Wickle. Justice: Samuel Van Wickle [there are other officers elected. I am just naming the ones that appear to be part of the Van Wickle family] Lumbering -- first establishment, on Black Creek, was commenced in 1853. During the year 1870, one million feet were run out of that stream. The Van Wickle saw mill is located on the same creek, near the south line of section twenty-five. It was built in the year 1856, H. Van Wickle, proprietor. [In that Henry Van Wickle is located in Angelica in the 1860 US Census it would appear that he became proprietor after 1861 but did not actually establish this mill in 1856, unless this is another Henry Van Wickle] 1870 US Census for Spencer, Kent, MI lists Daniel (but this is obviously Samuel, so a mistake) Van Wickle, 70, surveyor, b. NY and wife, Harriett, 69, b. NJ and Sarah J. Pearlee, 12, b. PA. [Is it possible that this could be Samuel and Rachael with one of their grandchildren? According to information above, Samuel died in 1869 in Angelica, however, he is not buried in the Angelica Cemetery. Is it possible that they moved west to Michigan and some historian simply presumed that he must have died around the time he and Harriet removed to Michigan?] Information on Amos and Rachael (Van Wickle) Perrin found on
Ancestry.com with gmwarren listed as the information provider.
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