John D. Wilklow (1801 - 1881)

Born 19 Sep 1801 in Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY

Ancestors

Husband of Dorcas (Dow) Wilklow — married [date unknown] in New Paltz

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1881 at age 79 in Marbletown, Ulster Co., NY

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Biography

John D. Wilklow was born on 19 September 1801 in Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY. He was baptized on 30 May 1869 at Reformed Dutch Church in Stone Ridge, Ulster Co., NY. John at first had a farm in New Paltz, then in the town of Rochester where he resided on a farm of Philip H. Hoornbeck. In 1849, John bought a farm in Marbletown, near Kripple Bush where he spent the rest of his life. He died on 22 February 1881 in Marbletown, Ulster Co., NY. John was buried at Lloyd Cemetery in Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY.

Dorcas Dow was born on 10 March 1810. She was baptized on 16 May 1857 at Reformed Dutch Church in Stone Ridge, Ulster Co., NY. She died on 21 February 1875 in Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY. Dorcas was buried at Lloyd Cemetery in Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY. John D. Wilklow and Dorcas Dow had the following children:

i. Isaac Wilklow. ii. Margaret L. Wilklow. iii. Theodore Wilklow. iv. Sarah E. Wilklow was born in 1839 in Rochester, Ulster Co., NY. She lived in Sing Sing, Westchester Co., NY in 1892. Sarah never married. She died on 6 January 1898 in Sing Sing, Westchester Co., NY.3 Sarah was buried on 8 January 1898 at Lloyd Cemetery in Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY. v. Mary Ann Wilklow. vi. Philip Hasbrouck Wilklow. vii. Jane C. Wilklow. viii. Louis H. Wilklow. ix. Almira Wilklow. x. Denton D. Wilklow.

Census records (1840 from Rochester, NY; others from Marbletown, NY) 1840 1m(under 5), 1m(5-9), 1m(20-29), 1m(30-39), 1f(5-9), 1f(30-39), 2 engaged in agriculture 1850 John 50, Dorcas 40, Isaac 18, Margaret 16, Theodore 14, Sarah 12, Mary Ann 10, Philip 8, Jane 6, Lewis 5, Almira 1 1855 John D. 44, Dorcus 44, Isaac 22, Theodore 17, Mary 14, Philip 13, Luther 11, Lewis 8, Denton 6, Mary E. 4 1860 John D. 59, Dorcas 49, Isaac 28, Sarah E. 22, Philip 18, Jane 16, Lewis 14, Almira 13, Denton 10 1865 John D. 63, Dorcas 54, Sarah E. 26, Phillip H. 24, Mary A. 23, Lewis H. 20, Jane 18, Elmira 17, Denton 15 1870 John D. 68, Dorcas 60, Sarah E. 29, Denton 20 1875 John D. 73, Sarah E. 34, John D. Sahler 14 (grandson) 1880 John D. 78, Sarah E. 39, Denton D. 28, Carrie Krom 15

Biography

Sources

• "Ulster County New York biographies" pp. 339 340
• "Genealogies of Southern New York" Reynolds pp 656 657