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Family HistoryFamily History - Elizabeth ‘Libbie’ Underwood


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Elizabeth ‘Libbie’ Underwood and three of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Elizabeth ‘Libbie’ Underwood,1 born 2 November 1849, the daughter of Charles Underwood and Mary Ann Watrous;1 died 25 February 1934.1 Libbie married, 23 October 1872, Stephen C. Van Wyck8 (born 22 June 1850 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, the son of Cornelius Stephen Van Wyck and Phoebe Van Wyck;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Stephen died 2 February 19232). Libbie and Stephen are buried in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.1, 2

+2i. Charles Underwood Van Wyck, born 3 June 1874 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York; died 31 January 1948. Married Louise Ernesta Marie Stainach.
+3ii. Robert McMurray Van Wyck, born 16 January 1876; died 29 March 1954. Married Mary Louise Luckey.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, Elizabeth Underwood Van Wyck, born: 2 November 1849; died: 25 February 1934 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, husband, and two children).
  2. Find a Grave (website). Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, Stephen C. Van Wyck, born: 22 June 1850; died: 2 February 1923 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and two children).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Dutchess County, East Fishkill, Image 7 of 67, Corn S. Van Wyck, 29, NY, farmer; Phebe Van Wyck, 27, NY; Robt Van Wyck, 2, NY; Stephen Van Wyck, 3/12, NY.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, Page 347, Charles [sic] S. Van Wyck, 39, N.Y.; Phebe Van Wyck, 37, N.Y.; Helen M. Van Wyck, 25, N.Y.; Robert M. Van Wyck, 12, N.Y.; Stephen C. Van Wyck, 10; Francis Van Wyck, 5, N.Y.
  5. New York State Census, 1865, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, Fourth Ward, Page 81, Cornelius S. Van Wyck, 44, Dutchess; wife Phebe Van Wyck, 42, Dutchess, 4 children; child Robert McM Van Wyck, 17, Dutchess; child Stephen C. Van Wyck, 15, Dutchess; child Frank Van Wyck, 10, Dutchess; servant Margaret Rankin, 25, Dutchess.
  6. New York State Census, 1875, Dutchess County, East Fishkill, Second Election District, Page 3, Cornelius S. Van Wyck, 54, Dutchess, farmer; wife Phebe Van Wyck, 52, Dutchess; child Frank Van Wyck, 21, Dutchess; child Stephen Van Wyck, 24, Dutchess; father Stephen Duryea Van Wyck, 80, Dutchess; plus two servants.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Dutchess County, East Fishkill, E.D. 34, Page No. 31, Stephen Van Wyck, 29, New York, farmer; wife Libbie Van Wyck, 28, New York; son Charles Van Wyck, 6, New York; son Robert Van Wyck, 4; father Cornelius S. Van Wyck 59, New York, widow; brother Frank Van Wyck, 25, New York; plus two servants.
  8. Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Dutchess and Putnam, New York. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1897. Pages 528-529, biographical sketch of Stephen C. Van Wyck and family, including vital and biographical details of his ancestors back to his great-grandfather.
Second Generation
2. Charles Underwood Van Wyck2 (Elizabeth ‘Libbie’1), born 3 June 1874 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York;1, 2, 3 died 31 January 1948.1 Charles married, 22 October 1901 in White Plains, Westchester County, New York, Louise Ernesta Marie Stainach3, 5 (born April 1867, the daughter of Armand R. Stainach and Amelia Bender; Louise died 27 July 19394). Charles is buried in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.1

3. Robert McMurray Van Wyck2 (Elizabeth ‘Libbie’1), born 16 January 1876;2, 6 died 29 March 1954.6 Robert married Mary Louise Luckey (born 30 April 1875, parents not determined;7 Mary died 1 March 19537). Robert and Mary are buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York.6, 7

+4i. Fanny Elizabeth Van Wyck, born 6 April 1903; died 23 January 1988. Married Charles Boos.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, Charles Underwood Van Wyck, born: 3 June 1874; died: 31 January 1948 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and one sibling).
  2. Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Dutchess and Putnam, New York. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1897. Pages 528-529, biographical sketch of Stephen C. Van Wyck and family, including vital and biographical details of his ancestors back to his great-grandfather.
  3. History of Westchester County, New York, Alvah P. French, Editor-in-Chief; Will L. Clark, Staff Historian. Volume III. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., New York and Chicago, 1925. Page 218, biographical sketch of Charles U. Van Wyck, giving vital and biological details.
  4. New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1939, Louise M. Van Wyck, died: 27 March 1939 in White Plains, New York.
  5. Descendants of Cornelius Barentse Van Wyck and Anna Polhemus, by Anne Van Wyck. New York, Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1912. Pages 209,228-9, 303-4, and 361, Stephen Duryea Van Wyck and several descendants, showing detailed vital and biographical information.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York, Robert McMurry Van Wyck, born: 16 January 1876; died: 29 March 1954 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, wife, and daughter).
  7. Find a Grave (website). Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York, Mary Louise Luckey Van Wyck, born: 30 April 1875; died: 1 March 1953 (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and daughter).
Third Generation
4. Fanny Elizabeth Van Wyck3 (Robert,2 Elizabeth ‘Libbie’1), born 6 April 1903;1 died 23 January 1988.1 Fanny married Charles Boos (born 24 November 1903, the son of Charles Boos and Francis S. _____;2 Charles died 18 November 19682). Fanny and Charles are buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York.1, 2

  1. Find a Grave (website). Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York, Fanny Elizabeth Van Wyck Boos, born: 6 April 1903; died: 23 January 1988 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and husband).
  2. Find a Grave (website). Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York, Charles Boos, born: 24 November 1903; died: 18 November 1968 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, and wife).