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Family HistoryFamily History - Percy David Voelker


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 Percy David Voelker and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Percy David Voelker,1 born 4 August 1908 in New Jersey, the son of Joseph George Voelker and Margaret Percy;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 24 September 1995.1, 2 Percy married Gladys M. Skinner (born 15 August 1909, parents not determined;1, 7, 8 Gladys died 15 August 19971, 8). Percy and Gladys are buried in Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey.1

David preferred using his middle name. His first name is his mother’s maiden name. He served in the U.S. Navy as a radarman in World War II on two heavy cruisers, the Boston and the Portland, both in the Pacific. He was stationed aboard the battleship Missouri when the peace treaty was signed with Japan. Afterward, David was a glass assembler for the Scientific Glass Corporation in Bloomfield, New Jersey, before retiring in 1973. David and Gladys had no children.9


  1. Find a Grave (website). Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, Percy David Voelker and Gladys M. Voelker: Percy David Voelker / US Navy / World War II / 1908 1995 / Gladys M. Voelker / 1909 1997 [from grave marker]. The records show their birth and death dates from the Social Security Death Index.
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Percy D. Voelker, died: 24 September 1995; born: 4 August 1908; last place of residence: Essex [County], New Jersey.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield City, Enumeration District 152, Sheet No. 18B, family of Joseph Volker (41, Germany, carpenter, house); wife of 13 years Margaret Volker (35, New Jersey, 5 children, 5 living); daughter Fannie Volker (17, New Jersey); daughter Margaret Volker (7, New Jersey); daughter Josephine Volker (6, New Jersey); son Jack Volker (13, New Jersey); son Percy Volker (2, New Jersey).
  4. New Jersey State Census, 1915, Essex County, Bloomfield Township, E.D. 4, Sheet No. 10A, Margaret Voelker, 41, Penna., Ap. 1874; John Voelker, 18, New Jersey, Ap. 1897; Marguerite Voelker, 12, New Jersey, May 1903; Josephine Voelker, 11, New Jersey, July 1903; Percy Voelker, 7, New Jersey, Aug. 1907.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Essex County, Orange, Enumeration District 308, Sheet No. 5A, family of Margaret Brighton (42, New Jersey); daughter Evelyn Brighton (3 6/12, New Jersey); daughter Margaret Voelker (16 11/12, New Jersey, machine worker, magneto plant); daughter Josephine Voelker (15 11/12, New Jersey, machine worker, magneto plant); son Percy Voelker (11, New Jersey).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield, Enumeration District 7-349, Sheet No. 2B, family of Charles Brighton (49, New York, machinist, farm implements, first married age 28); wife Margaret Brighton (57, New Jersey, first married age 17); stepson Percy Voelker (22, New Jersey, salesman, oils-wholesale); daughter Evelyn Brighton (14, New Jersey).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Essex County, East Orange, Enumeration District 7-88, Sheet No. 5A, family of Percival Voelker (31, New Jersey, stock clerk, electric mfg.); wife Gladys Voelker (30, New Jersey); brother John Voelker (42, New Jersey, widow, porter, electric mfg.).
  8. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Gladys M. Voelker, died: 23 August 1997; born: 15 August 1909; last place of residence: Essex [County], New Jersey.
  9. Records of Conversations between Lee Gazlay and Percy David Voelker on various dates in May and June, 1984.