In 1850, Lena was living with her parents and siblings in North Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey.[1] Following her father's death in 1854, in 1860 she was living with her mother and siblings in North Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey.[2]
Lena never married. From 1865 through 1895, she lived with her mother and unmarried sister Emma in North Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey.[3][4][5][6][7]
Following her mother's death in June 1898, Lena continued living with her sister Emma from 1900-1920 in North Brunswick and Milltown, Middlesex, New Jersey.[8][9][10][11][12]
She died in Milltown, Middlesex, New Jersey, on January 18, 1922, at the age of 83.[13][14] Lena was buried at Van Liew Cemetery in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey.[15]
Her sister Emma was named executor of her estate.[16]
Sources
↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census. Year: 1850; Census Place: North Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey; Roll: 455; Page: 317B. Image
↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. Year: 1860; Census Place: North Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey; Page: 64; Family History Library Film: 803700. Image
↑ New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1865; Reference Number: 3. Civil Registry Office: Middlesex, Monmouth, Passaic. Image
↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. Year: 1870; Census Place: North Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey; Roll: M593_873; Page: 302B; Family History Library Film: 552372. Image
↑ Ancestry.com. 1880 United States Federal Census. Year: 1880; Census Place: Milltown, Middlesex, New Jersey; Roll: 790; Page: 456D; Enumeration District: 142. Image
↑ New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, New Jersey, United States; State Census of New Jersey, 1885; Film Number: 30. City: New Brunswick - Woodbridge. Image
↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, State Census, 1895 [database on-line]. New Jersey Department of State. 1895 State Census of New Jersey. Trenton, NJ, USA: New Jersey State Archives. 54 reels. Locality or ImageSet: North Brunswick. Image
↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. Year: 1900; Census Place: North Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1240984. Image
↑ New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1905; Reference Number: L-06; Film Number: 29. Image
↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. Year: 1910; Census Place: Milltown, Middlesex, New Jersey; Roll: T624_898; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1374911. Image
↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, State Census, 1915 [database on-line]. New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1915; Reference Number: L-04; Film Number: 44. Image
↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. Year: 1920; Census Place: Milltown, Middlesex, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1055; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 11. Image
↑ Adaline Vanderbilt - Funeral Announcement - Central NJ Home News - Jan 19 1922. Link
↑ Adaline Vanderbilt - Obituary - Central NJ Home News - Jan 18 1922. Link
↑ Emma Vanderbilt - Estate Executor - Central NJ Home News - Jan 25 1922. Link
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lena by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lena: