Signe Mathilda Breithaltz1,2

F, b. 3 March 1887
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FatherAxel Breithaltz1
MotherBertha Lagren2 b. c 1859
     Signe Mathilda Breithaltz, daughter of Axel Breithaltz and Bertha Lagren, was born on 3 March 1887 at Fliseryd, Kalmar, Sverige.1,3

     Signe married John Albert Söderström, son of Nils Söderström and Angelina Elisabet Holmgren, on 11 October 1905.1

Census

     Signe and John appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, enumerated 20 April 1910. Johan Albert owned a store working as a druggist.4

Family: Signe Mathilda Breithaltz and John Albert Söderström

Last Edited=27 Feb 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 about Signe Mathilda Breithaltz Name: Signe Mathilda Breithaltz Birth Year: abt 1887 Birth Place: Sweden Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1905 Marriage Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Age at Marriage: 18 Father: Axel Breithaltz Mother: Bertha Lagren Spouse: Johan Albert Soderstrom Spouse Birth Place: Sweden Spouse Age at Marriage: 23.
  2. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sverige, namnindexerade födelseuppgifter, 1880-1920
    Name: Signe Matilda Amalia Birth Date: 3 Mar 1887 Birth Place: Fliseryd, Kalmar, Sverige Mother: Bertha Alfrida Andersson Lagergren.
  3. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1860-1941
    Child's Given Name: Signe Matilda Amalia Birth Date: 3 Mar 1887 Birth Place: Fliseryd, Kalmar, Sweden Mother: Bertha Alfrida Andersson Lagergren GID Number: 100008.97.10100 Roll/Fiche Number: SC-684 Volume: 890.
  4. [S29] Census of the United States, 1910 U S Federal Census, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Sheet 7 A, line 49 and 50; and Sheet 7 B, line 51.

Elizabeth Brenker1

F, b. circa 1872, d. 2 August 1958
Family Explorer
     Elizabeth Brenker was born circa 1872 at New York.2

     Elizabeth married Thomas Cook Van Dyke, son of Isaac Mills Van Dyke and Susan Ann Raynor, on 25 November 1891, at Canarsie, Kings, New York.1,3,4

     Elizabeth died on 2 August 1958.5

Census

     Elizabeth and Thomas appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Queens, Queens, New York, enumerated 26 April 1910. Thomas was working as a farmer on a "truck farm" Their children, Alice Frances and Percy were listed as living with them..6

     Elizabeth appeared on the 1915 New York Census of Hollis, Queens, New York, enumerated 1 June 1915. Thomas was working as a farmer. Their children, Alice Frances and Percy were listed as living with them.7

     Elizabeth and Thomas appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Jamaica, Queens, New York, enumerated 17 January 1920. Thomas was listed as a merchant for a garage business. Their children, Alice Frances and Percy were listed as living with them.8

     Elizabeth and Thomas appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Jamaica, Queens, New York, enumerated 23 April 1930. Thomas was listed as an auctioneer. He owned his home, valued at $7000.00. They had a radio set.9

     Elizabeth Brenker, and her husband, Thomas C. Van Dyke, appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Queens, Queens, New York in the household of their son-in-law, Hubert Bertram Geist and their daughter, Alice.10

     Elizabeth and Thomas appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Queens, Queens, New York, enumerated 3 April 1950. It appears, the Geist family are living with Thomas..11

Obituary

2 August 1958

VAN DYKE

- — Elizabeth G., on August 2 1958. Beloved mother of Alice F. Geist and Percy B. Van Dyke. Dear grandmother or Doris Large and Thomas Geist. Also survived by four great-grandchildren. Services Sunday, 4 PM at the Stutsman Funeral Home, 224-39 Jamaica Avenue, Queens Village, L. I. Funeral Monday 1:30 PM. Interment Flushing Cemetery.5

Children of Elizabeth Brenker and Thomas Cook Van Dyke

Child of Elizabeth Brenker

Last Edited=26 Nov 2022

Citations

  1. [S30] Jeanne Van Dyke Pita, E-mails fromJeanne Van Dyke Pita, Recipient: J. Van Dyke, Author E-mail: e-mail address, Information from Isaac Mills Family Bible.
  2. [S14] Census of the United States, 1940 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 63 A, line 26.
  3. [S29] Census of the United States, 1910 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 14 A, line 26 and 27.
  4. [S38] Betty Jo Van Dyke, The Vibrant Van Dyke's, Information from a copy of Bible belonging to Charity Van Dyke.
  5. [S111] Unknown author, Newsday: Obituary, Newsday (Nassau Edition) (Hempstead, New York) 02 Aug 1958, Sat Page 63.
  6. [S29] Census of the United States, 1910 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 14 A, line 26 thru 29.
  7. [S74] 1915 State Census, New York State, unknown record info, Hollis, New York, Page 14, line 19 thru 22.
  8. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Jamaica, New York, Sheet 14 B, line 66 thru 69.
  9. [S42] Census of the United States, 1930 U S Federal Census, Jamaica, New York, Sheet 17 A, line 7 and 8.
  10. [S14] Census of the United States, 1940 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 63 A, line 22 thru 26.
  11. [S172] Census of the United States, 1950 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 9, line 9 thru 13.
  12. [S111] Unknown author, Newsday: Obituary, Newsday (Suffolk Edition) (Melville, New York) 05 Aug 1979, Sun Page 35.
  13. [S29] Census of the United States, 1910 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 14 A, line 28.
  14. [S29] Census of the United States, 1910 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 14 A, line 29.

Francis Brett1

M
Family Explorer
     Francis married Sarah Van Voorhees, daughter of Coert Van Voorhees and Catherine Filkin, circa 7 June 1764.1,2

Family: Francis Brett and Sarah Van Voorhees

Last Edited=25 Jun 2018

Citations

  1. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 228.
  2. [S66] Compiler: Elias W. Van Voorhis, A Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America, Found on Page 274, (license dated June 7, 1764).

Levi Nelson Brewer1

M, b. 28 January 1850, d. 4 March 1916
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Levi N. Brewer, husband of Eliza A. Van Dyke
     Levi Nelson Brewer was born on 28 January 1850.2

     Levi married Eliza Ann Van Dyke, daughter of John Van Dyke and Margaret Hazelwood, on 14 March 1869.1

     Levi was
, son of Thomas and Mary (Hutton) Brewer, was born in Hurricane Precinct (now Union Twp) Cumberland County, Illinois January 28, 1850 and died March 4 1916.. He came to Prairie City (Toledo) in Sep. 1857, and this has been his residence ever since. He was married to Eliza A. VanDyke (daughter of John and Margaret (Hazelwood) VanDyke March 14, 1869. their children were Nellie (mrs. F.J. Heid) of Los Angeles; John of Jewett; Thomas Clinton died Jan. 14, 1893; Golden of San Francisco; Paul of Chicago; Peter of Decatur; Ruth of Decatur; Eliza A. died Feb. 10, 1902; Mollie, (now Mrs. George Sliger); Carrie (now Mrs. Smith Misner of Los Angeles); February 14, 1904 Levi married his 2nd wife Ellen, daughter of William and Caroline (McCann) Misner. All the children except Thomas survive. He has brothers James M. and Judge Walter and sisters Mollie Smith and Lucretia Brewer. He was admitted to the bar in 1876, and practiced law honestly and consciently for 40 years.1


     Levi died on 4 March 1916, at Sumpter, Cumberland, Illinois, at age 66,1,3 and was buried at Toledo Memorial Park, Toledo, Cumberland, Illinois.2

Family: Levi Nelson Brewer and Eliza Ann Van Dyke

Last Edited=16 Oct 2022

Citations

  1. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 34509845.
  2. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 34509845.
  3. [S95] Unknown author, Illinois Statewide Death Index, Record Type: Death Index, Name Of Person: Varied, Number: Varied, Last Name: Brewer First Name: Levi Middle Name: Nelson Male / White Age: Unk Cert. No: 0009338 Death Date: (yyyy-mm-day) 1916-03-04 County: Cumberland City: Sumpter Twp Date Filed: 16-03-04.

Carl Arthur Bringnell1

M, b. 6 January 1915
Family Explorer
     Carl Arthur Bringnell was born on 6 January 1915 at Höreda, Jönköping, Sverige.1

     Carl married Aina Gertrud Eriksson, daughter of Karl Gerhard Eriksson and Anna Vilhelmina Karlsson Eriksson, on 9 July 1955.2

Family: Carl Arthur Bringnell and Aina Gertrud Eriksson

Last Edited=29 Oct 2018

Citations

  1. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sverige, födelseuppgifter för personer som avled mellan 1901 och 2006
    Name: Carl Arthur Bringnell Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915 Birth Place: Höreda, Jönköping, Sverige.
  2. [S98] Compiler: Anki Lindkvist Anki Lindkvist, Information research by Anki Lindkvist, Location: Sweden, Posted, No further information.
 
Compiler: John W. Van Dyke: John W. Van Dyke