Family of Evert^6 Van Wicklen
Evert^6 Van Wicklen (Derrick^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 1817, Jamaica, NY
Married: Margaret Eldert (b. 1817), 23 October 1844 Jamaica RDC
Children:
1. Eldert^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1847, LI, NY
2. Sophy^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1850, LI, NY
3. Mary^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1851, LI, NY
4. Leety^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1855, LI, NY
Parents:
Evert's parents are Derrick and Magdalena (Guest) Van Wicklen
Margaret's parents are Cornelius and Margaret (Ryder) Eldert
Background information:
Evert^6 Van Wicklen (Derrick^5, Gerrit^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 21 April 1817, Jamaica, NY, bap 8 June 1817 Jamaica RDC and d.
1896. He m. 23 October 1844 Jamaica RDC to Margaret Eldert (b. 27 June 1817, bap. 1 July 1817 and d. 7 October 1904, Brooklyn, NY (240 Schermerhorn St.), bur. 16 October 1904 Green Wood Cemetery. She is d/o Cornelius and Margaret (Ryder) Eldert. They had four children. (See
obit. on Margaret below.)
Obituary
on Margaret Van Wicklen, courtesy of Cheryl Viger in email dated 10 April
2002)
The
Brooklyn Union 10 October 1904 - Obituaries
Van
Wicklen -- Margaret Van Wicklen, who died suddenly at her residence, 240
Schermerhorn Street, on Saturday of heart failure, was born in Brooklyn eighty-seven years ago and had always resided here. The funeral services will be
held tonight at her late residence, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. She is survived by two daughters.
Children: Eldert^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1847, LI, NY. He was a bookkeeper and m. Margaret _____, Congregation Church of Woodhaven; Sophy^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1850, LI, NY; Mary^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1851, LI, NY;
Leety^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1855, LI, NY (Michael Wolfe provides b. years by noting age in 1870/1 which is recorded in Eagle (12
October 1871)--Congregational
Church of Woodhaven.)
NOTE: Maria Wyckoff Van Wicklen, d/o Evert and Margaret, b. in Woodhaven, L.I. 30 June 1855. He(?) is in ice business and
res. in Brooklyn. No children. (Is this "Leety" shown on 1870 NYC census age 15 = b. 1855.) Children from 1870 census shows
Evart 50 and Margaret 50 and Lilie Eldred (sic) b. 13 November 1831, d. 10 January 1837 not in census but in diagram of lot 50
of the Cypress Hills Cemetery drawn by Frederick Miller Van Wicklen, Jr. These dates are previous to the date of their
marriage (23 October 1844 Jamaica RDC) (email submitted 27 June 2000, Michael Wolfe)
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.
Frederick Miller Van Wicklen's 16 March 1937 application for membership in the Holland Society.
Jamaica Township Records (JRT4; Constable 1834-41) for information on Garret^6 Van Wicklen
Long Island Cemetery Inscriptions
Eagle (12 October 1871)--Congregational Church of Woodhaven.
1860
US Census for Jamaica, Queens, NY lists Evert Van Wicklen,
41, farmer, with Margaret, 35, wife, and Eldert, 14, Maria, 10, Letta, 6. All b.
NY. Also in household is Lewis Dansbury, farm laborer, b. NJ
1870
US Census for Huntington, Suffolk, NY lists Evart Van Wicklen, 50,
farmer, with Margaret, 50, keeping house, and Elbert, 23, Bookkeeper, Sophy, 20,
Maria, 19, and Letty, 15. All b. NY
Brooklyn
Eagle 1 June 1896, page 7 Died. Van Wicklen - On Friday,
May 29, Evert, beloved husband of Margarette Van Wicklen, in his 80th year.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at his late
residence, 240 Schermerhorn street, Monday, June 1 at 8PM