John King Vanderbilt was the son of Oliver Vanderbilt(1757-1822)and Sarah King(1758- ). Oliver was the brother of Cornelius Vanderbilt(1764-1832).
Woodland Cemetery was originally established in 1854 through a grant of land comprising six acres by John King Vanderbilt (a first cousin of “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt) and his wife, Amy, to the German Mission Church of the Episcopal Church, operating out of St. John’s Parish, Clifton. In May 1869, a group of Staten Island residents, interested in establishing a cemetery, met at the public house of Frederick Gieser (later known as Credos Hotel) on Bay Street in Stapleton. These residents organized themselves as the “Woodland Cemetery Association.” In October 1870, the Association obtained all of the property previously set aside as a cemetery from the German Mission Church and, a few years later, additional property was obtained, bringing the Cemetery to its current size of about ten acres.
A member of the large family descended from Jacob Vanderbilt who settled on Staten Island c. 1718, John King Vanderbilt's branch has a far more obscure history than that of the branch which produced his first cousin, Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt and the Commodore's no less famous descendants. Information derived from census records, business directories, deeds, and wills, reveals that John King Vanderbilt's father, Oliver Vanderbilt, had at some point moved from Staten Island to Manhattan where he established a boot and shoe factory; he was apparently also involved in construction and banking. His son John King Vanderbilt was born in 1781.
By 1816 John King Vanderbilt is listed in city directories as a grocer; his shop and home were located on William Street. An 1825 directory indicates his grocery had been moved to the corner of Vesey and Church Streets. John King Vanderbilt was also involved in the acquisition and sale of real estate located on the outskirts of the growing city. Married in 1811 to Amy Osborn Flock, a widow with two young children, Maria and John, and considerably older than he, John King Vanderbilt became the father of two daughters, Sarah (b. 1812) and Mary (b. 1815).
In 1825 Vanderbilt purchased a large farm in what is now South Beach, Staten Island and moved there with his extended family. In 1831 he acquired another large property, part of the Cruser homestead lands, on today's Richmond Terrace between the present Bement and Pelton Avenues. Here too he seems to have built a residence.
From the 1985 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report for the John King Vanderbilt house on Clove Rd. near Victory Blvd.
John K Vanderbilt
United States Census, 1840
Name John K Vanderbilt
Event Type Census
Event Date 1840
Event Place Castleton, Richmond, New York
John K. Vanderbilt
mentioned in the record of Mary O. Simonson
Name John K. Vanderbilt
Gender Male
Wife Amy O. Vanderbilt
Daughter Mary O. Simonson
Other information in the record of Mary O. Simonson
from New York, New York City Municipal Deaths
Name Mary O. Simonson
Event Type Death
Event Date 08 Oct 1883
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Gender Female
Age 68
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1815
Birthplace New York City
Burial Date 10 Oct 1883
Burial Place Staten Island
Father's Name John K. Vanderbilt
Mother's Name Amy O. Vanderbilt
Woodland Cemetery was originally established in 1854 through a grant of land comprising six acres by John King Vanderbilt (a first cousin of “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt) and his wife, Amy, to the German Mission Church of the Episcopal Church, operating out of St. John’s Parish, Clifton. In May 1869, a group of Staten Island residents, interested in establishing a cemetery, met at the public house of Frederick Gieser (later known as Credos Hotel) on Bay Street in Stapleton. These residents organized themselves as the “Woodland Cemetery Association.” In October 1870, the Association obtained all of the property previously set aside as a cemetery from the German Mission Church and, a few years later, additional property was obtained, bringing the Cemetery to its current size of about ten acres.
A member of the large family descended from Jacob Vanderbilt who settled on Staten Island c. 1718, John King Vanderbilt's branch has a far more obscure history than that of the branch which produced his first cousin, Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt and the Commodore's no less famous descendants. Information derived from census records, business directories, deeds, and wills, reveals that John King Vanderbilt's father, Oliver Vanderbilt, had at some point moved from Staten Island to Manhattan where he established a boot and shoe factory; he was apparently also involved in construction and banking. His son John King Vanderbilt was born in 1781.
By 1816 John King Vanderbilt is listed in city directories as a grocer; his shop and home were located on William Street. An 1825 directory indicates his grocery had been moved to the corner of Vesey and Church Streets. John King Vanderbilt was also involved in the acquisition and sale of real estate located on the outskirts of the growing city. Married in 1811 to Amy Osborn Flock, a widow with two young children, Maria and John, and considerably older than he, John King Vanderbilt became the father of two daughters, Sarah (b. 1812) and Mary (b. 1815).
In 1825 Vanderbilt purchased a large farm in what is now South Beach, Staten Island and moved there with his extended family. In 1831 he acquired another large property, part of the Cruser homestead lands, on today's Richmond Terrace between the present Bement and Pelton Avenues. Here too he seems to have built a residence.
From the 1985 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report for the John King Vanderbilt house on Clove Rd. near Victory Blvd.
John K Vanderbilt
United States Census, 1840
Name John K Vanderbilt
Event Type Census
Event Date 1840
Event Place Castleton, Richmond, New York
John K. Vanderbilt
mentioned in the record of Mary O. Simonson
Name John K. Vanderbilt
Gender Male
Wife Amy O. Vanderbilt
Daughter Mary O. Simonson
Other information in the record of Mary O. Simonson
from New York, New York City Municipal Deaths
Name Mary O. Simonson
Event Type Death
Event Date 08 Oct 1883
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Gender Female
Age 68
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1815
Birthplace New York City
Burial Date 10 Oct 1883
Burial Place Staten Island
Father's Name John K. Vanderbilt
Mother's Name Amy O. Vanderbilt
John King Vanderbilt was the son of Oliver Vanderbilt(1757-1822)and Sarah King(1758- ). Oliver was the brother of Cornelius Vanderbilt(1764-1832).
Woodland Cemetery was originally established in 1854 through a grant of land comprising six acres by John King Vanderbilt (a first cousin of “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt) and his wife, Amy, to the German Mission Church of the Episcopal Church, operating out of St. John’s Parish, Clifton. In May 1869, a group of Staten Island residents, interested in establishing a cemetery, met at the public house of Frederick Gieser (later known as Credos Hotel) on Bay Street in Stapleton. These residents organized themselves as the “Woodland Cemetery Association.” In October 1870, the Association obtained all of the property previously set aside as a cemetery from the German Mission Church and, a few years later, additional property was obtained, bringing the Cemetery to its current size of about ten acres.
A member of the large family descended from Jacob Vanderbilt who settled on Staten Island c. 1718, John King Vanderbilt's branch has a far more obscure history than that of the branch which produced his first cousin, Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt and the Commodore's no less famous descendants. Information derived from census records, business directories, deeds, and wills, reveals that John King Vanderbilt's father, Oliver Vanderbilt, had at some point moved from Staten Island to Manhattan where he established a boot and shoe factory; he was apparently also involved in construction and banking. His son John King Vanderbilt was born in 1781.
By 1816 John King Vanderbilt is listed in city directories as a grocer; his shop and home were located on William Street. An 1825 directory indicates his grocery had been moved to the corner of Vesey and Church Streets. John King Vanderbilt was also involved in the acquisition and sale of real estate located on the outskirts of the growing city. Married in 1811 to Amy Osborn Flock, a widow with two young children, Maria and John, and considerably older than he, John King Vanderbilt became the father of two daughters, Sarah (b. 1812) and Mary (b. 1815).
In 1825 Vanderbilt purchased a large farm in what is now South Beach, Staten Island and moved there with his extended family. In 1831 he acquired another large property, part of the Cruser homestead lands, on today's Richmond Terrace between the present Bement and Pelton Avenues. Here too he seems to have built a residence.
From the 1985 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report for the John King Vanderbilt house on Clove Rd. near Victory Blvd.
John K Vanderbilt
United States Census, 1840
Name John K Vanderbilt
Event Type Census
Event Date 1840
Event Place Castleton, Richmond, New York
John K. Vanderbilt
mentioned in the record of Mary O. Simonson
Name John K. Vanderbilt
Gender Male
Wife Amy O. Vanderbilt
Daughter Mary O. Simonson
Other information in the record of Mary O. Simonson
from New York, New York City Municipal Deaths
Name Mary O. Simonson
Event Type Death
Event Date 08 Oct 1883
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Gender Female
Age 68
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1815
Birthplace New York City
Burial Date 10 Oct 1883
Burial Place Staten Island
Father's Name John K. Vanderbilt
Mother's Name Amy O. Vanderbilt
Woodland Cemetery was originally established in 1854 through a grant of land comprising six acres by John King Vanderbilt (a first cousin of “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt) and his wife, Amy, to the German Mission Church of the Episcopal Church, operating out of St. John’s Parish, Clifton. In May 1869, a group of Staten Island residents, interested in establishing a cemetery, met at the public house of Frederick Gieser (later known as Credos Hotel) on Bay Street in Stapleton. These residents organized themselves as the “Woodland Cemetery Association.” In October 1870, the Association obtained all of the property previously set aside as a cemetery from the German Mission Church and, a few years later, additional property was obtained, bringing the Cemetery to its current size of about ten acres.
A member of the large family descended from Jacob Vanderbilt who settled on Staten Island c. 1718, John King Vanderbilt's branch has a far more obscure history than that of the branch which produced his first cousin, Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt and the Commodore's no less famous descendants. Information derived from census records, business directories, deeds, and wills, reveals that John King Vanderbilt's father, Oliver Vanderbilt, had at some point moved from Staten Island to Manhattan where he established a boot and shoe factory; he was apparently also involved in construction and banking. His son John King Vanderbilt was born in 1781.
By 1816 John King Vanderbilt is listed in city directories as a grocer; his shop and home were located on William Street. An 1825 directory indicates his grocery had been moved to the corner of Vesey and Church Streets. John King Vanderbilt was also involved in the acquisition and sale of real estate located on the outskirts of the growing city. Married in 1811 to Amy Osborn Flock, a widow with two young children, Maria and John, and considerably older than he, John King Vanderbilt became the father of two daughters, Sarah (b. 1812) and Mary (b. 1815).
In 1825 Vanderbilt purchased a large farm in what is now South Beach, Staten Island and moved there with his extended family. In 1831 he acquired another large property, part of the Cruser homestead lands, on today's Richmond Terrace between the present Bement and Pelton Avenues. Here too he seems to have built a residence.
From the 1985 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report for the John King Vanderbilt house on Clove Rd. near Victory Blvd.
John K Vanderbilt
United States Census, 1840
Name John K Vanderbilt
Event Type Census
Event Date 1840
Event Place Castleton, Richmond, New York
John K. Vanderbilt
mentioned in the record of Mary O. Simonson
Name John K. Vanderbilt
Gender Male
Wife Amy O. Vanderbilt
Daughter Mary O. Simonson
Other information in the record of Mary O. Simonson
from New York, New York City Municipal Deaths
Name Mary O. Simonson
Event Type Death
Event Date 08 Oct 1883
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Gender Female
Age 68
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1815
Birthplace New York City
Burial Date 10 Oct 1883
Burial Place Staten Island
Father's Name John K. Vanderbilt
Mother's Name Amy O. Vanderbilt
Inscription
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord
Family Members
Parents
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