Family of Edward

Family of Edward^8 G. Van Wicklin

Edward^8 G. Van Wicklin (Gates^7, John^6, Jan^5, Paul^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 1868, Brighton, Ontario

Married: Lottie ______ (b. Dec 1873, England) abt 1897, Ontario, Canada

(Edward outlived four wives. His first wife appears to have been Lottie, according to the 1900 US Census. Lottie would appear to be the biological mother of Edward R. and Viola. Arabelle F. from the 1910 US Census may either be a more formal name for Lottie or perhaps his second wife. Another wife, Cecelia (_____) Van Wicklin (b. 1880, d. 1926) is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, NY. Jeanette Dey Van Wicklin is listed in the obituary [source section below] appears to have been Edward's fourth wife.)

Children: (by marriage to Lottie ______):
1. Edward^9 Roy "Rip" Van Wicklin (b. 3 March 1899; d. December 1983, Rochester, NY)
2. Viola^9 Van Wicklin (b. abt 1901, Rochester, NY)

Note: In the 1910 US Census, Edward^9 Roy is listed as Byron W. Van Wicklin. Yet, this same individual is listed as Edward in the 1900 and 1930 US Census

Parents:
Edward's parents are Gates Van Wicklin and Mary Ann Davis

Background information:

Edward^8 G. Van Wicklin (Gates^7, John^6, Jan^5, Paul^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 JEPPES) was b. 1868 in Brighton, Ontario, Canada and died abt. 1963 in Rochester, NY at the age of 95. Edward married four times, outliving each wife. (Edward outlived four wives. One of them, Cecelia (_____) Van Wicklin (b. 1880, d. 1926) is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, NY. His children were by his first wife. Because his older brother Sherman looked after him and shielded him from an abusive father, Edward obtained more schooling, was literate, had a steady job at Eastman Kodak, and drove a car. Floyd remembers his uncle Edward taking him for drives in a Model T Ford with a hand crank. Sometimes it ran, sometimes it didn’t.

At the time of the 1930 US Census, Edward G. Van Wicklin, age 61 (b. 1868, Brighton, Ont., CAN) resided in Rochester, Monroe, NY with his daughter, Viola F. Van Wicklin, age 28.

Children: Edward^9 Roy "Rip" Van Wicklin, b. 3 March 1899, d. December 1983 in Rochester, NY. Edward Roy (Rip), like his dad, worked at Kodak in Rochester, NY. Edward Roy’s children were Edward (b. 7 September 1927 and d. 27 December 1998 Montour Falls, NY) and Gloria and Shirley. Gloria was a telephone operator at Kodak. [see Feb 1919 Democrat & Chronicle entry in source section below] Viola^9 Van Wicklin, b. about 1901, married Mr. FRANKE, a missionary. She died 4 Sept 1997 at the age of 96 and is buried in Greenwood, SC.

Source:

IGI; www.familysearch.com and ancestry.com

Personal conversation with my father, Floyd, who is Edward's nephew.

1900 US Census for Brighton, Monroe, NY lists Edward G. Van Wicklin, head, b. July 1868, Can (Can, Can), 31 (M-3), teamster, with Lottie, wife, b. Oct. 1873, 26, (M-3), Eng (Eng, Eng) and son, Edward R., b. Mar 1898, NY (Can, Eng), 2. (A nearly identical entry to this one is found in the 1900 US Census pages for Greece, Monroe, NY. Only difference is that Lottie is b. NY (NY, NY) and Edward is b. Mar 1899 and is 1 year old. It appears as if they may have lived on the border of Brighton and Greece in Monroe County and were interviewed by two separate census takers, perhaps with Edward answering one time and Lottie answering the other time?)

1910 US Census for Ward 10 (ED103) of 126 Selye Terrace, Rochester, Monroe, NY lists Edward G. Van Wicklin, head, 41, b. CAN (Can, Eng), foreman, with wife, Arabelle F., 38, b. England (Eng, Eng), and son, Byron W., 11, b. Can (Can, Eng) and daughter, Viola D., 8, b. Can (Can, Eng).

2 Feb 1919 Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Private Edward R. Van Wicklin of No. 200 Dewey Ave has written a letter to his father, Edward Van Wicklin in which he states that he took part in the St Mihiel drive and also in the drive between Mete and Verdun. He now is with the Army of Occupation in Germany. Private Van Wicklin is 18 years old. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on June 3, 1918. He was sent to Parris Island and sailed for France on August 18th. [Courtesy, Marg Trottman via 3 Dec 07 email]

1920 US Census for Dewey Ave, Rochester, Monroe, NY lists Edward G. Van Wicklin, head, 52, widower, b. CAN (CAN, ENG), Kodak employee, with Edward R., son, 20, single, b. NY (Can, Eng), tinsmith, and Viola F., dau., 18, single, b. NY (Can, Eng), no occ.

Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, Monroe, NY) Monday, December 27, 1926 - VAN WICKLIN -- Entered into rest Sunday, December 26, 1926, at the home, No. 266 Dewey Avenue, Mrs. Cecelia Van Wicklin, aged 46 years. She leaves to mourn, her husband, Edward G. Van Wicklin, one daughter, Miss Viola Van Wicklin, one son, Edward R. Van Wicklin, one grandchild, one niece, Lavanda Marriott, of Mt. Lamouth, California. Funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from her late home, No. 266 Dewey Avenue. Interment will be made in Riverside Cemetery.

Feb 1929 Rochester Democrat & Chronicle obituary for Van Wicklin. In this city on Monday, February 4, 1929, Jeanette Dey Van Wicklin, wife of Edward G. Van Wicklin of 90 Shieb Street. Surviving besides her husband are one daughter, Viola Van Wicklin and one sister, Mrs. M. C. Herlick. Burial at Beamsville, Canada. [Courtesy Marg Trottman via 3 Dec 07 email.]

1930 US Census for Irondequoit, Monroe, NY lists Edward Van Wicklin, 31, M at age 23, b. NY (CAN, Eng), sheet metal worker, with wife, Francis, 31, married at age 23, b. NY (Eng, Eng), Gloria, dau., 3, b. NY (Ny, NY), Edward, son, 2, b. NY (NY, NY), and Shirley, dau., 10 months, b. NY (NY, NY)

1920 and 1930 US Census data (courtesy, Cheryl Viger via 11 Dec 2002 email)