Minnie Colyer Selover1,2

F, b. 10 April 1867, d. 26 March 1897
Family Explorer
Minnie C. Selover, wife of Alfred H. Sawkins
     Minnie Colyer Selover was born on 10 April 1867.1,3

     Minnie married Alfred H. Sawkins, son of John Charles Sawkins and Catharine A. Denice, on 27 January 1886.1,4

     Her married name was Sawkins.4,1

     Minnie died on 26 March 1897, at Kings, New York, at age 29,1,5,6 and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.5

Census

     Minnie Colyer Selover, her husband, Alfred and two children appeared on the 1892 New York Census in Flatbush, Kings, New York in the household of his parents, John and Catharine.7

Obituary

28 March 1897

SAWKINS

-- On Friday, March 26, 1897, MINNIE COLYER SELOVER, wife of Alfred H. Sawkins, in the 30th year of her age. Relatives and friends are respectively invited to attend the funeral from the residence of John C. Sawkins, 81 East Broadway, Flatbush, on Sunday, March 28, 1897, at 2:30 P. M.8

Children of Minnie Colyer Selover and Alfred H. Sawkins

Last Edited=28 Dec 2022

Citations

  1. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948
    Name: Minnie C Sawkins Age: 29 Birth Year: abt 1868 Death Date: 26 Mar 1897 Death Place: Kings, New York, USA Certificate Number: 4823.
  2. [S5] Unknown author, Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Her Surname was listed in Van Dyke family Bible.
  3. [S27] Unknown author, Marker in Cemeteries, Record Type: Headstone at cemetery, Name Of Person: Name on Headstone, Information Inscribed in headstone.
  4. [S5] Unknown author, Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Their marriage date is from entry into Van Dyke family Bible.
  5. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 57545161.
  6. [S5] Unknown author, Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Her date of death is from entry into Van Dyke family Bible.
  7. [S31] State Census, [database on-line], Provo, Utah, Flatbush, New York, Page 15, line 14 thru 20.
  8. [S49] Varies, "Brooklyn Daily Eagle, The", Minnie Sawkins Obituary BDE Mar 28 1897 P7.
  9. [S5] Unknown author, Family Data Collection - Individual Records, She was listed in Van Dyke family Bible.
  10. [S40] Census of the United States, 1900 U S Federal Census, Brooklyn, New York, Sheet 1 B, line 65.
  11. [S40] Census of the United States, 1900 U S Federal Census, Brooklyn, New York, Sheet 1 B, line 66.

Frances Sengelaub1

F, b. 1935
Family Explorer
FatherJohn F. Sengelaub1 b. 30 Nov 1896, d. 26 Jun 1987
MotherMary A. Schindler1 b. 16 Apr 1899, d. 5 Oct 1979
     Frances Sengelaub was born in 1935 at New York.1
Last Edited=24 Mar 2025

Citations

  1. [S14] Census of the United States, 1940 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 1 A, line 5.

John F. Sengelaub1

M, b. 30 November 1896, d. 26 June 1987
Family Explorer
     John F. Sengelaub was born on 30 November 1896 at New York.1,2

     John, at age 24, married Mary A. Schindler at age 22, daughter of Augsust Schindler and Bertha Franke, on 15 June 1921, at Queens, Queens, New York.3 and was buried at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, Suffolk, New York.2

     John died on 26 June 1987, at age 90.2

Census

     John and Mary appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Queens, Queens, New York, at 33rd Ave, enumerated 28 July 1930. John was listed as a building carpenter Their children, Mildred Ruth and John T. were listed as living with them.4

     John and Mary appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Queens, Queens, New York, at 33rd Ave, enumerated 2 April 1940. John was listed as a hotel carpenter. As an item of interest, a dollar in 1940 would equal $21.35 in the year 2022. A $3.50 gallon of milk in 2022 would have cost $.17 cents in 1940.5

Children of John F. Sengelaub and Mary A. Schindler

Last Edited=24 Mar 2025

Citations

  1. [S14] Census of the United States, 1940 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 1 A, line 1.
  2. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, FindAGrave memorial # 4083408.
  3. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937
    Name: Marie Schindler Gender: Female Marriage Date: 15 Jun 1921 Marriage Place: Queens, New York, USA Spouse:      
    John T Sengelaub Certificate Number: 1397.
  4. [S42] Census of the United States, 1930 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 10 A, line 16 thru 19.
  5. [S14] Census of the United States, 1940 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 1 A, line 1 thru 5.
  6. [S14] Census of the United States, 1940 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 1 A, line 4.
  7. [S14] Census of the United States, 1940 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 1 A, line 5.

John T. Sengelaub Jr.1

M, b. circa 1926
Family Explorer
FatherJohn F. Sengelaub1 b. 30 Nov 1896, d. 26 Jun 1987
MotherMary A. Schindler1 b. 16 Apr 1899, d. 5 Oct 1979
     John T. Sengelaub Jr. was born circa 1926 at New York.1

Census

     John appeared on the 1930 Federal Census, enumerated 28 July 1930, of Queens, Queens, New York in the household of his parents, John and Mary.2
Last Edited=24 Mar 2025

Citations

  1. [S14] Census of the United States, 1940 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 1 A, line 4.
  2. [S42] Census of the United States, 1930 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 10 A, line 16 thru 19.

Mildred Ruth Sengelaub1

F, b. 23 January 1923, d. 5 December 1997
Family Explorer
FatherJohn F. Sengelaub2 b. 30 Nov 1896, d. 26 Jun 1987
MotherMary A. Schindler3 b. 16 Apr 1899, d. 5 Oct 1979
     Mildred Ruth Sengelaub was born on 23 January 1923 at Flushing, Queens, New York.1

     As of circa 1940,her married name was Van Dyke.1

     Mildred, married Frank E. Van Dyke, son of Frank Edgar Van Dyke and Frances M. Clark, circa 1940.1

     Mildred died on 5 December 1997, at age 74,1 and was buried at Calverton Cemetery, Calverton, Suffolk, New York.1

     Mildred's Applications and Claims Index information Social Security Number ; 20 Dec 1997: Name listed as MILDRED S VAN DYKE.4

Census

     Mildred appeared on the 1930 Federal Census, enumerated 28 July 1930, of Queens, Queens, New York in the household of her parents, John and Mary.5

     Mildred, with her husband and two children appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Queens, Queens, New York in the household of her mother-in-law, Frances Van Dyke.6

Obituary

6 December 1997

VanDyke

- — Mildred S. on December 5, 1907 of Seaford. Beloved wife of Frank E. Dear mother of Jeanne V. Pita of Bellevue, WA, Frank E. III, (Skip) of Fort Salonga, and Peter M. of Massapequa Park. Dear sister of Frances Spicer. Loving grandmother of Scott and Todd Pita, Frank IV, Dorrien and Kristin VanDyke. Past President Seaford Chapter of Homemakers. Past Treasurer of AARP Seaford Chapter. Reposing at Charles O Schmitt Funeral Home, 3063 Merrick Rd., Seaford (2 traffic lights east of Rte 135). Religious service Monday 10 AM at Maaaapequa Reformed Church. Interment Calverton National Cemeteiy. Hours Saturday 7-9:30 PM, Sunday 2-5 & 7-930 PM Donations to Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, 371 E. Jericho Tpke., Smlthtown, NY 11787-9897 or Hospice Care Network 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury, NY 11500 would be appreciated.7

Children of Mildred Ruth Sengelaub and Frank E. Van Dyke

Last Edited=24 Mar 2025

Citations

  1. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 1272836.
  2. [S14] Census of the United States, 1940 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 1 A, line 1.
  3. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Birth Index, 1878-1909
    Name: Mary A Schindler Birth Date:     16 Apr 1899 Birth Place: Queens, New York, USA Certificate Number: 1010.
  4. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Name: Mildred Ruth Sengelaub Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 23 Jan 1923 Birth Place:     Flushing Que, New York Death Date:     5 Dec 1997 Father:     
    John T Sengelaub Mother: Mary A Schindler [HID: ]SSN     075140946
    Notes:     Sep 1939: Name listed as MILDRED RUTH SENGELAUB; Sep 1945: Name listed as MILDRED SENGELAUB VANDYKE; 20 Dec 1997: Name listed as MILDRED S VAN DYKE.
  5. [S42] Census of the United States, 1930 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 10 A, line 16 thru 19.
  6. [S172] Census of the United States, 1950 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 19, line 6 thru 10.
  7. [S111] Unknown author, Newsday: Obituary, Newsday (Nassau Edition) (Hempstead, New York) 06 Dec 1997, Sat Page 27.
  8. [S111] Unknown author, Newsday: Obituary, Newsday (Nassau Edition) (Hempstead, New York) 01 Mar 1969, Sat Page 33.
  9. [S172] Census of the United States, 1950 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 19, line 9.
  10. [S172] Census of the United States, 1950 U S Federal Census, Queens, New York, Sheet 19, line 10.
 
Compiler: John W. Van Dyke: John W. Van Dyke