Harvey Waddington (1892 - 1965)

Born 26 Oct 1892 in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States

Ancestors

Son of Ulysses Sydney Grant Waddington and Sarah Francis (Harvey) Waddington

Husband of Mary Renner (Curry) Steelman — married 1934 (to 29 Nov 1938) in New Jersey, United States

Husband of Jane Alfreda (Core) Waddington — married 26 Jan 1940 in Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1965 at age 72 in Williamsport, Washington, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Sgt Harvey Waddington served for the United States of America in World War I
Service started: 19 Mar 1917
Unit(s): New York National Guard Signal Corp, Co A Reg 1, Co A Reg 102
Service ended: 23 Apr 1919

Harvey Waddington was born 26 Oct 1892 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York^[1] to Ulysses^[2] and Fanny (Harvey) Waddington.^[3] During the summer of 1899, his family moved to Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut (see Research Notes below). In 1906, they moved to Yonkers, New York, where Harvey graduated from high school. Then they settled in the NY City metro area in 1909.^[4] In 1910, at the age of 17, Harvey was working as a clerk at an office in NY City.^[5] In 1915, he was reported to be working as an electrician.^[6]

• Fact: Residence (1892) Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States of America
• Fact: Residence (1900) 261 Olive St Voting District 6 Bridgeport city, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) 214 W 69th St Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York, United States

Harvey served in the New York State National Guard Signal Corp from 1917-1919, during WW1. ^[7][8] He requested to have a post overseas, but his request was denied because they needed his knowledge and skills more in the US than in Europe or Asia.^[9]

• Fact: Residence (1917) 301 W 137 St, New York City, New York, United States
• Fact: Residence (23 April 1919) 129 Branchport Ave Long Branch, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

After his honorable discharge from the National Guard, Harvey attended Radio School while living in Long Branch, New Jersey (1920).^[10] In 1921, he entered the training program at Camp Edwards, Sea Girt, to join the State of New Jersey Mountie Police division.^[11] He used his radio skills while working for the Police Department, installing the first radios in their police cruisers.^[9]

Harvey and Mary Renner Curry were married on 29 November 1934 (Thanksgiving Day) at the home of C.H. Keslake in Trenton, New Jersey (NJ). Both were current members of the Asbury Park NJ Seventh-day Adventist Church.^[12][13]This marriage was later anulled on ???^[14]

• Fact: Residence (1937) 1320 10th Avenue Neptune Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
• Fact: Residence (1940) 821 13th Avenue (rear) Belmar, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

In 1940, Harvey married Jane Alfreda Core.^[15][16] They had 6 children from 1940 to 1950.^[17] As of 30 Nov 2020, all are still living except for the youngest (Mark Clifford Waddington).^[18]

Other career positions Harvey held until his retirement include "Agent" (1930) for the New Jersey Central Railroad,^[19] "Watchman" for the city government (1940, Belmar, New Jersey),^[20] and "Radio Mechanic" at Fort Monmouth (New Jersey).^[21]

• Fact: Residence (1946) 533 Prospect Ave Shark River Hills, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Harvey was an active member in his community, including joining the Shark River Hills Fire Department as Fire Police (May 1949-Jan 1965), helping with the Neptune Pathfinder Club (1955), and attending the Neptune Seventh-day Adventist Church with his family.^[21]

In the last few months of 1964, Harvey was diagnosed with untreatable cancer. He was admitted to the Williamsport Sanitarium in Williamsport, Maryland. And it was there that he died, on 1 January 1965, at the age of 72.^[22]

Harvey was buried on 5 January 1965 at Beverly National Cemetery (Beverly, New Jersey).^[23] His tombstone is inscribed, in part, "New York, SGT, SIGNAL CORP".^[24]

Research Notes

1900 Census Enumerator had a hard time with the family's names:^[25]

• Ulysses->Julius
• Fanny -> Jenny
• Harvey -> Hurley
• Thelma -> Helmanut

DNA Notes

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Waddington-518 and JMN, his first cousin 2 times removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Ulysses Sidney Grant Waddington and Sarah Frances Harvey. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1C2xR, based on sharing 226 cM across 14 segments.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Waddington-518 and JMN, his first cousin 2 times removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Ulysses Sidney Grant Waddington and Sarah Frances Harvey. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1C2xR, based on sharing 226 cM across 14 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ <male> Waddington, "New York, Birth Index, 1881-1942" [1] (details - [Male] Waddington; Birth: Oct 26 1892 - Newburgh, New York, United States; Certificate # 43162)
2. ↑ Harvey Waddington mentioned in the obituary for Ulysses S Waddington, "The Daily Record (Long Branch, New Jersey)", 21 Aug 1929, Wed • Page 3 [2]
3. ↑ Harvey Waddington mentioned in obituary for Sarah F. Waddington, "Asbury Park Press" (Asbury Park, New Jersey), Saturday, March 30, 1946 - Page 2 [3]
4. ↑ 1955, Harvey Waddington, Application Form 398 (Application to work for a federal agency); Copy of original document is in personal possession of family members
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5ZF-4YX : accessed 4 October 2020), Harvey Waddington in household of Ulysses S Waddington, Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1380, sheet 4B, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1048; FHL microfilm 1,375,061.
6. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9L4-KM9 : 8 November 2014), Harrey Waddington, New York, New York, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 21, line 35, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.
7. ↑ "New York Records of the State National Guard, 1906-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJY-C93D : 17 March 2018), Harvey Waddington, 19 Mar 1917; citing Military Service, , , New York, United States, New York State Archives, Albany.
8. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BKH-83MM : 27 October 2019), Harvey Waddington, 23 Apr 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Interview with John Waddington (son), by Charlene Hawkins
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4TR-SC4 : accessed 4 October 2020), Harvey Waddington in household of Henry Conover, Long Branch Ward 5, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States; citing ED 117, sheet 20B, line 75, family 490, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1058; FHL microfilm 1,821,058.
11. ↑ Harvey Waddington, "Trenton Evening Times" (Trenton, New Jersey), Wednesday, September 7, 1921, Vol XL, Issue 212 - Page 1 [4] and Page 5 [5]
12. ↑ Wedding Bells, “Columbia Union Visitor” (Mount Vernon, Ohio), 3 Jan 1935, Vol 40 No 1, page 6; https://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/CUV/CUV19350103-V40-01.pdf
13. ↑ Mary Curry, "New Jersey Marriage License Index, 1915-2016", MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd., [6] (Notes - Groom: Harvey Waddington; Marriage: 1934 - New Jersey, United States; Bride: Mary Curry; Certificate # 37540)
14. ↑ Harvey Waddington & Mary Curry in "Petition for Nullity of Marriage FINAL DECREE"; document in personal possession of Waddington family.
15. ↑ Harvey Waddington and Jane Core, "State of Maryland, Application for Marriage License & Minister's Certificate", in personal possession of granddaughter (Charlene Hawkins)
16. ↑ "Harvey Waddington & Jane A Core, "Maryland State Archives Marriage Index" (view page 43, far left column, next to last line); https://pve.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?DZxno+YhASL7NRhgm6l4nieuEOjioq74esslxkrqekXUhzOpwBCJNATgcJpkPlp4+I49w3t88jHEAm8lIMnVzyOdC2Njx3G4NVUOjCc7DOIxJIew%2fKmgKj85z6iuV0s8w0CnJ8QUKunOhLekyN5VMCA2BRg1I8u1om4d6eby76lwPYqtvqzFinyVbvSDC1OzBP5N2o21eZXGe6ND0hqW+A=%3d.
17. ↑ Harvey Waddington in entry for [baby girl] Waddington (birth announcement), "Asbury Park Press" (Asbury Park, New Jersey), Sunday, November 24, 1940 - Page 7 [[7]]
18. ↑ Harvey Waddington in obituary for Mark C. Waddington, "Press and Sun-Bulletin" (Binghamton, New York), Friday, March 6, 2009 - Page 14; [8]
19. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4XB-TJL : accessed 4 October 2020), Harvey Waddington in household of Sarah F Waddington, Eatontown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 9B, line 97, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1370; FHL microfilm 2,341,105.
20. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4TC-RD3 : 29 July 2019), Harvey Waddington, Belmar Borough, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13-26, sheet 6A, line 10, family 122, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2365.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} Harvey Waddington, Obituary notice in "Asbury Park Press" (Asbury Park, New Jersey), Saturday, January 2, 1965 - Page 2; https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32816596/harvey-waddington-obituary/
22. ↑ Harvey Waddington, "State of Maryland, Death Certificate" (electronic copy in possession of granddaughter Charlene Hawkins (Notes: Maryland State Department of Health, Division of Statistical Research and Records, 301 W. Preston St, Baltimore 1, Maryland; Certificate of Death, Harvey Waddington, 1 January 1965, Williamsport Sanitarium, Williamsport, Maryland; Residence: 533 Prospect Ave, Neptune Township, Neptune, New Jersey)
23. ↑ Harvey Waddington, "U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019", National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006; Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator. (See notes [9])
24. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGQ-1169), Harvey Waddington; Burial, Beverly, Burlington, New Jersey, United States of America, Beverly National Cemetery; citing record ID 112650748, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
25. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9QD-4XH : accessed 4 October 2020), Hurley Wadington in household of Julius Wadington, Voting District 6 Bridgeport city, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 18B, family 405, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,131.

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 November 2020, 08:45), entry for Harvey Waddington(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GS93-WWX); contributed by various users.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5BZ-XWL : 14 March 2020), Harvey Waddington, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Harvey Waddington, member of Shark River Hills Fire Police [10]
• Harvey Waddington, Will Execution, "Asbury Park Press" (Asbury Park, New Jersey), Monday, August 2, 1965 - Page 4; [11]
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKP9-FWWH : accessed 4 October 2020), Harvey in entry for Jane Alfreda Core-Waddington, Nebraska, United States, 23 Mar 2011; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Lincoln Journal Star: Web Edition Articles, born-digital text.