Family History - Cornelius Stephen Van Wyck

1. Cornelius Stephen Van Wyck,¹ born 9 March 1821 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, the son of Stephen Duryea Van Wyck and Esther Mehitable ‘Hetty’ Purdy;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8} died 18 June 1895 in Earl, Yates County, New York.^{7, 8, 9} Cornelius married, first, 14 October 1846, Phoebe Van Wyck⁸ (born 9 March 1823 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, the daughter of Richard C. Van Wyck and Elizabeth Thorne;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8} Phoebe died 7 March 1880⁸). Cornelius married, second, 12 December 1883 in Benton, Yates County, New York, Helen Josephine Barden^{8, 11} (born ca. 1840, the daughter of Dr. Henry Barden and Caroline Purdy;¹⁰ Helen died 17 May 1915 in Earl, Yates County, New York¹⁰).

	2	i.	Robert McMurray Van Wyck, born 20 May 1848 in Fishkill Plains, Dutchess County, New York;1, 2, 3, 8, 12, 13, 14 died 7 January 1902 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.12, 13
+	3	ii.	Stephen C. Van Wyck, born 22 June 1850 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York; died 2 February 1923. Married Elizabeth ‘Libbie’ Underwood.
	4	iii.	John Adrian Van Wyck, born 23 May 1852 in New York;8, 15 died 16 February 1859.8, 15 John is buried in Van Wyck Cemetery and Vault, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York.15
	5	iv.	Francis ‘Frank’ Van Wyck, born 24 October 1854 in Dutchess County, New York;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 16 died 20 August 1929.16 Frank is buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York.16

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, Page No. 54, Cornelius Van Wyck, 49, New York, assessor; Phoebe Van Wyck, 47, New York; Frank Van Wyck, 15, New York; Margaret Rankin, 28, New York, domestic.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Deaths, New York Herald, available at www.fultonhistory.com, 20 June 1895, VAN WYCK. -- Suddenly, at Earl, N. Y., June 18, 1895, Cornelius S. Van Wyck, aged 74 years 3 months, and 9 days [so constructed birth date is 9 March 1821]. Funeral from his late residence, at Earl’s, on Friday, June 21, at 10 A. M. Interment at Hopewell, N. Y. on Saturday, June 23.
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.
9. New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection,1723-2009 (available at familysearch.org), Cornelius S. Van Wyck, died: 18 June 1895 in Benton, Yates County, New York; married 2nd: Helen Barden; married 1st: [wife not named on the data card].
10. New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection,1723-2009 (available at familysearch.org), Helen J. Van Wyck, died: 17 May 1915 in Earl, Yates County, New York; age: 75; wife of Cornelius Van Wyck; brother: Dr. Wallace Barden.
11. New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009, Cornelius S. Van Wyck and Helen J. Barden; married on 12 December 1883 in Benton, Yates County, New York. [A note on the record indicates she is the only daughter of the late Dr. Henry Barden.]
12. Find a Grave (website). Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York, Robert McMurray Van Wyck, born: 20 May 1848; died: 7 January 1902 (from record).
13. Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998, Robert McMurray Van Wyck, died: 7 January 1902 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; age 53y 7m 14d [so constructed birth date is 24 May 1848; his birth date from other records is 20 May 1848; his age in this record may be in error]; birthplace: Fishhill [sic, Fishkill] Plains, New York.
14. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, E.D. 8, Sheet No. 2B, Robert McM. Van Wyck, 52, May 1848, New York, border, salesman (jewelry).
15. Find a Grave (website). Van Wyck Cemetery, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York, John A. Van Wyck, born: unknown; died; 16 February 1859 (from record). Inscription on his gravestone states Aged 7 years. He shares his gravestone with John P. Van Wyck, who is believed to be his uncle.
16. Find a Grave (website). Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York, Frank Van Wyck, born: 24 October 1854; died: 20 August 1929 (from record).

3. Stephen C. Van Wyck² (Cornelius¹), born 22 June 1850 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} died 2 February 1923.¹ Stephen married, 23 October 1872, Elizabeth ‘Libbie’ Underwood⁷ (born 2 November 1849, the daughter of Charles Underwood and Mary Ann Watrous;⁸ Libbie died 25 February 1934⁸). Stephen and Libbie are buried in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.^{1, 8}

+	6	i.	Charles Underwood Van Wyck, born 3 June 1874 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York; died 31 January 1948. Married Louise Ernesta Marie Stainach.
+	7	ii.	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, 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).
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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).

6. Charles Underwood Van Wyck³ (Stephen,² Cornelius¹), 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 Stainach^{3, 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

7. Robert McMurray Van Wyck³ (Stephen,² Cornelius¹), 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}

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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).

8. Fanny Elizabeth Van Wyck⁴ (Robert,³ Stephen,² Cornelius¹), 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).