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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => US Lookup Requests => Topic started by: ManU on Tuesday 05 September 23 04:56 BST (UK)
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Hi Guys
Have a query I can't seem to solve.
I have a William Earl Vandewalker b1860 in New York marrying an Eva Bertha or Bertha Eva in New York in 1883
He died 1930 in Guilford Connecticut
2 issues did he marry another before
Is it Eva Bertha or Bertha Eva
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Can you please point us to the records you have for him?
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1900 census Oneonta New York
William Vanderwarker 40 Stone Mason born Mar 1860
Bertha E 35 born Oct. 1864
Leon E 15 born June 1884
Lester C 11 born Nov 1888
Earl E 9 born Oct. 1890
Catherine S 75 mother born Feb 1825
They had been married 17 years 5 children 3 still living.
Lester C becomes Charles Lester
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His parents are John J Vanderwarker/Vanderwerker
Catherine Crisman 1825-1911
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If he and Bertha married 1883 then he would be 23 years old, unlikely to have been previously married.
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They don't appear to be in the New York state marriage index, but that only started in 1881 and compliance wasn't great in the early years. It's also possible that they married in another state.
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In the 1930 census, William is listed as widowed. He states he was 22 at age of first marriage. That would make that marriage about 1882.
1930 census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM57-RHH
Also, a tree at Family Search has his middle name as Edward?
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MKWH-QD9
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In the 1920 census, William is listed as married, but I don't see Eva Bertha listed? Finding out when she died and her death record may give her maiden name?
1920 census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCNC-HRR
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I thought this might be him with his surname mistranscribed and listed as widowed in the 1910 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M545-6T1
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To amondg, shellyesq ans rj137
Thanks for your input into the Eva Bertha issue my laptop decided to go sleep for a few days and I was not able to respond.
The info provided and further checks it appears that it is Bertha Eva but I still think Eva is the middle name and so far not found a maiden name all other info good
I have just doing another post that cropped up when researching above
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Death certificates in the USA have the parents names to include if known the mother's maiden name.
So if you know or can find out the deaths of children Leon 1884- ?, Lester 1888- ? Amended he chose Charles Lester or Earl E 1890 - ?then fingers crossed they will have her maiden name.
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Leon Vandewarker (spelling) 1950 census was living at 400 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas.
age 65 born New York, wife Jennie age 50 born Connecticut.
Houston is in Harris County Texas re: application for death certificate.
Find A Grave has date of death 12 February 1955 with DOB as 7 June 1884. DOB matches with the New York birth index.
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Charles Lester Vandewarker born 18 November 1888 died 30 May 1962 in Guilford New Haven Connecticut
He was a widower - spouse was Anna.
Per social security application of daughter Leona her mother /his wife was Anna J Young.
1940 census he was already widowed and living on Long Hill Road, Guilford with 4 of his children.
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Earl E Vandewarker - spelling as in census and social security.
1950 he is living near New Haven Connecticut on Moose Hill Road North of 146 (state road?) with his second wife Clara A Gillette.
His first wife was Mary Hunt married 24 December 1919 New York.
Social security death index has last address as Whitefield, Coos, New Hampshire 03598.
Born 14 October 1891 died July 1973.