VanValkenburg, Anna

1887 - 1975  (87 years)

• Name	VanValkenburg, Anna
  Born	17 Sep 1887	Orient, Faulk Co., South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Census	08 Jun 1900	Austin, Portage Twp., Potter Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Census	08 Jun 1900	Austin, Portage Twp., Potter Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Census	29 Apr 1910	Austin, Portage Twp., Potter Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Died	01 Sep 1975	Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA
  Person ID	I2313	VANVALKENBURGH
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	VanValkenburg, David,   b. 1853, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1899, Austin, Portage Twp., Potter Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Barnes, Mary,   b. Jan 1856, New York, USA ,   d. 22 Jan 1913, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, USA  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	06 Apr 1877	Perry, Lake Co., Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Seel, Dr. Elmer G.,   b. 15 Jan 1888, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA ,   d. 27 May 1961, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1914	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, USA
  Children	1. Seel, Elmer G. Bud,   b. 1915, New York, U ,   d. 11 Jan 1990, Geneva, New York  (Age 75 years)  [Natural]   2. Seel, Anne,   b. 1916, New York, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 1982, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA  (Age 66 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F1024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories » Slide Show		VV family in the Austin Dam Disaster, 1911, Austin, Potter Co., PA At the 1910 census, Mary Barnes-VV and daughter Anna were living in the town of Austin, Pennsylvania. According to both the 1900 and 1910 census records, their specific address was on Elliot St., a frame house. Unexpectedly and without warning on the 30th September, 1911, the dam above the town failed catastrophically. The water, combined with burning fuel atop the surge, caused an estimated 150 deaths. Had Mary and Anna perished? UPDATE: In the newspaper in her hometown in Ohio, was reported that Mary was indeed present in Austin on the day, and did survive the flood. In this brief coverage, nothing was mentioned of daughter Anna.
  		News items about the David VV - Mary Barnes family in Ohio and Pennsylvnia, 1870's to 1910. Reported in the hometown of Mary Barnes-VV - Madison / Painesville, OH.
  		Obituary: Elmer G. Seel Jr. (1915-1990), Geneva NY
  		Obituary: Anne Seel-VanStone (1915-1982), Rochester, NY
  		Obituaries of Anna V. Seel (1887-1975) and husband Dr. Elmer G. Seel (1888-1961), Rochester NY Anna was the sole survivor of her VV family to have children, however it appears there were no grand-children and this branch closed out.
  		Obituary: David VanValkenburg (1853-1899), Austin, Pennsylvania
  		Anna VV-Seel and her husband Elmer G. Seel, visit Anna's maternal family in Austin, Pennsylvania, 1918 Anna's maiden name confirmed to be Anna VV of Austin, PA, returning to her home in Rochester, NY.
  		Death of Mary Barnes-VV (1856-1913) is announced in her hometown of Madison, Ohio. The death occured in Buffalo, NY and the body brought back to Madison for interrment - "Mount Pleasant" Cemetery is cited. Would assume this was the location of her husband David and son Frederic.

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] 1900 USA Federal census - PENNSYLVANIA-Potter-Portage-VVMary, "United States Census, 1900," NARA microfilm publication 1241482. Austin borough, Portage Twp., Potter Co., Pennsylvania, USA Fam. # 309, living on Elliott St. VanVolkenburg, Mary, widow, 44 b. Jan 1856 in NY, married 23 yrs, 3 children born, 2 children living, own home, free (no mortgage), father b. Eng, mother b. Eng VanVolkenburg, Anna, 12 b. Sep 1887 in SD, father b. Canada, mother b. NY, at school VanVolkenburg, Fred, 6 b. Jun 1893 in PA, father b. Canada, mother b. NY, at school [two boarders] [S114] 1910 USA Federal census - PENNSYLVANIA-Potter-Portage-VVMary. Austin, Portage Twp., Potter Co., Pennsylvania, USA [by 1910 another VV family, headed by Amsey VV, from NY state, are present in Austin, but seemingly unrelated] Vanvalkenburg, Mary, 54 b. NY, widow, 3 children born, 1 child living, father b. Eng, mother b. Eng, occupation: "insurance agent" Vanvalkenburg, Anna, 22, b. SD, single, father b. Canada, mother b. NY [Note: Mary states that only one of her three children are still living, meaning that by now, only Anna remains, and son Fred has died since the 1900 census.]