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Mary Battle Van Wyck

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Mary Battle Van Wyck

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
8 May 1952 (aged 86)
Summit, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Cold Spring, Putnam County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of William Van Wyck and Mary Johnston Battle. She was baptized on June 1, 1865 at St. Andrews Church, New York, New York.

In 1870, Mary Van Wyck, aged 5, was living in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the home of her uncle, Richard Battle, aged 34, a lawyer, and his wife, Anne Battle, aged 30, with Lucy Battle, aged 8, Lewis Battle, aged 4, Caroline Battle, aged 3, and Richard Battle, aged 1, and her grandparents, William Battle, aged 67, a lawyer, and Lucy Battle, aged 65. Also in the household were servants, Robert Baytes, aged 35, the gardener, Emeline Baytes, aged 40, Rachel Baytes, aged 20, nurse, Patsey Syme, aged 30, the cook, Eliza Syme, aged 22, house servant, and Susan Holden, aged 55, nurse.

In 1920, Mary Van Wyck, aged 54, single, was living on Pine Terrace, Millburn, Essex, New Jersey. Living with her were her nieces, Mary M. Van Wyck, aged 3, and Kathleen Moore, aged 1, nurse, E.L. Meyer, aged 48, and housekeeper, Rose Fistomons, aged 46.

In 1930, Mary B. Van Wyck, aged 64, single, no occupation, was living at 174 Summit Avenue, Summit, New Jersey. Her father was born in Alabama and her mother in North Carolina.

In 1940, Mary B. Van Wyck, aged 75, single, no occupation, born in New York, was living at 174 Summit Avenue, Summit, New Jersey. She lived alone.

Obituary - Miss Mary Battle Van Wyck of 174 Summit Avenue, died May 8 at her home. She was 58. Miss Van Wyck, who was born In New York, had been a resident here for 27 years, had previously lived In Baltimore, and came here from Short Hills. She was a niece of R. A. Van Wyck, deceased, a former mayor of New York City, from 1898 to 1901. Miss Van Wyck leaves a sister, Mrs. Francis Moore of Chamberley, England, and a brother, Dr. William Van Wyck, a professor at the University of California.

(Mary Battle Van Wyck in the New York, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New York Church Records, 1767-1970; 1870, 1930, 1940 US Federal Census; Mary B Vanwyck in the New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017; Summit Herald, Thursday, May 15, 1952, page 6)
Daughter of William Van Wyck and Mary Johnston Battle. She was baptized on June 1, 1865 at St. Andrews Church, New York, New York.

In 1870, Mary Van Wyck, aged 5, was living in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the home of her uncle, Richard Battle, aged 34, a lawyer, and his wife, Anne Battle, aged 30, with Lucy Battle, aged 8, Lewis Battle, aged 4, Caroline Battle, aged 3, and Richard Battle, aged 1, and her grandparents, William Battle, aged 67, a lawyer, and Lucy Battle, aged 65. Also in the household were servants, Robert Baytes, aged 35, the gardener, Emeline Baytes, aged 40, Rachel Baytes, aged 20, nurse, Patsey Syme, aged 30, the cook, Eliza Syme, aged 22, house servant, and Susan Holden, aged 55, nurse.

In 1920, Mary Van Wyck, aged 54, single, was living on Pine Terrace, Millburn, Essex, New Jersey. Living with her were her nieces, Mary M. Van Wyck, aged 3, and Kathleen Moore, aged 1, nurse, E.L. Meyer, aged 48, and housekeeper, Rose Fistomons, aged 46.

In 1930, Mary B. Van Wyck, aged 64, single, no occupation, was living at 174 Summit Avenue, Summit, New Jersey. Her father was born in Alabama and her mother in North Carolina.

In 1940, Mary B. Van Wyck, aged 75, single, no occupation, born in New York, was living at 174 Summit Avenue, Summit, New Jersey. She lived alone.

Obituary - Miss Mary Battle Van Wyck of 174 Summit Avenue, died May 8 at her home. She was 58. Miss Van Wyck, who was born In New York, had been a resident here for 27 years, had previously lived In Baltimore, and came here from Short Hills. She was a niece of R. A. Van Wyck, deceased, a former mayor of New York City, from 1898 to 1901. Miss Van Wyck leaves a sister, Mrs. Francis Moore of Chamberley, England, and a brother, Dr. William Van Wyck, a professor at the University of California.

(Mary Battle Van Wyck in the New York, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New York Church Records, 1767-1970; 1870, 1930, 1940 US Federal Census; Mary B Vanwyck in the New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017; Summit Herald, Thursday, May 15, 1952, page 6)


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