This is an addition to 'Wynkoop Genealogy in the United States of America'
by Richard Wynkoop, 3rd edition (thus RWG3), following

RWG 3 - # 151
(under construction)

Data on this page all come from Adele Hershey [ you cannot mail her, the address is outdated! - KW ]

151. Jacob Wynkoop, (Cornelius 44, Gerret 5, Cornelius 1) born November 29, 1750:  married, under license of March. 10, 1772, Hannah Cleaver (Penn. Archives, second series, vol. ii).
    Children of Jacob and Hannah Wynkoop;
151a. Cornelius: b. 1870 [ that year seems to be wrong - KW ]
There is also a John Wynkoop, who might be Cornelius' brother. He was born March 20, 1784 and died January 23, 1860, buried at the Carlisle graveyard. He married Ann ---, who was born April 18, 1792 and died March 8, 1860. He made a will recorded in book “N” page 53: "Proven June 30th 1860 dated 1856 (???) friends John Mountz of Frankfort twp. Mentions sons: David, Issac, Matthew each to have twice as much as daughter because they stayed with him. Elizabeth intermarried with Rich. Owen, Margaret intermarried with John Davis (probably Mar 27, 1849), Martha single.

151a. Cornelius (or Cornelous) Wynkoop, (Jacob 151, Cornelius 44, Gerret 5, Cornelius 1) born 1780, died Sept. 7, 1823 (death record) in Cumberland, PA: married Martha ?. He served in the War of 1812, was wounded and suffered from his wounds so that he died not long afterwards [ not long? 11 years from 1812 till 1823? - KW ].  I think I got some of this information off of his Will, because he gave most of his estate to his son William.
    Children of Cornelius and Martha Wynkoop:
151b. William: b. Apl. 10, 1812

151b. William Wynkoop, (Cornelius 151a, Jacob 151, Cornelius 44, Gerret 5, Cornelius 1) born April 10, 1812 in Cumberland, PA: died April 10, 1880 in Jefferson, Greene County, IA: married Oct, 13, 1835, Mary Boak of Cumberland, PA, who was born Sept. 3, 1815 and, died 13 Aug. 1890). He served in the War of 1812 [ as a baby ? - KW]. I have a lot of information on him, including a copy of the original marriage certificate and death certificate which gave me more links.  He writing to the County Recorder in Jefferson, Iowa, she was a Wynkoop [ ??? - KW ], related to William Wynkoop as well, and she sent me a lot of information [ I don't understand what Adele means here? - KW ]. My information is from the County Recorder in Jefferson, IA.
    Children of William and Mary Wynkoop:
151c. Simon Asbury: b. Aug. 7, 1858 (after 23 years of marriage?)

151c Simon Asbury (or Asbery) Wynkoop, (William 151b, Cornelius 151a, Jacob 151, Cornelius 44, Gerret 5, Cornelius 1) born August 7, 1858, in Jefferson, Greene County, IA: died November 13, 1918 in Santa Monica, CA: married December 31, 1878, in Jefferson, IA, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Inip (or Inip Lizzie) Shultz, who was born April 1, 1858 in Sterling, IL and died April 24, 1940 in Lake Arrowhead, CA. (They had a bunch of kids, Harvey, Mabel, Zoe, Theodore, etc.)
    Children of Simon A. and Lizzie Wynkoop:
151d. Leon Lewis (or Louis): b. Oct. 29, 1884
151e. Harvey Asbury (my greatuncle) ?
151e. Mabel (or Mable) ?
151e. Zoe (or Zoa) ?
151e. Theodore (or Thedore) ?
Were there more kids?
151e. ???
151e. Henry
151e. Steve's father, first name unknown:

151d Leon Lewis ('Lew') Wynkoop, (Simon 151c, William 151b, Cornelius 151a, Jacob 151, Cornelius 44, Gerret 5, Cornelius 1) born October 29, 1884 in Salina, KS: died October 28, 1968 in Baldwin Park, CA: married Nina Van Doren, who was born September 23, 1891 in Abilene, KS and died September 10, 1971 in Baldwin Park, CA.
    Children of Leon L. and Nina Wynkoop:
151f. Edwin Sailor Wynkoop, lives in Glendale, CA.
151g. Elmer Harold Wynkoop: b. born January 5, 1912 (or 1913).
151h. Bessie Wynkoop: d. about 1968.
151i. Chester Wynkoop.

151g. Elmer Harold Wynkoop, (Leon 151d, Simon 151c, William 151b, Cornelius 151a, Jacob 151, Cornelius 44, Gerret 5, Cornelius 1) born January 5, 1912 (or 1913) in Salina, KS: married February 12, 1932 in Huntington Park, CA, Bernice Alice Mix, who was born September 15, 1913 in Santa Ana, CA and died October 6, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA. Elmer is 86 years old and healthy, very much alive and happy. He remembers his grandparents vividly, especially Lizzie.
    Child of Elmer H. and Bernice Wynkoop:
151j. Adele Donna Wynkoop, born October 24, 1950 in Lynwood, CA: married several times; child from one marriage, Anthony Gerard Moll, born October 16, 1969, who married on October 15, 1991 in Las Vegas, NV, Nadine Colb, their child is Samantha Alice, born September 14, 1992 in Las Vegas, NV.
Now married to Paul D. Hershey of Hampton Virginia, born August 27, 1947 in Washington, DC, former Sergeant Major in the US Marine Corps; they live in Park City, UT.

151i. Chester Wynkoop (Leon 151d, Simon 151c, William 151b, Cornelius 151a, Jacob 151, Cornelius 44, Gerret 5, Cornelius 1) lives in Buelleton, CA.
    Child of Chester Wynkoop:
151k. Shirley Wynkoop married mr. Hill. She is a photographer, has her own studio Hill Photographics in Kamiah, ID, and does a.o. digital restauration of old pictures.

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Data on this page all come from Adele Hershey [ you cannot mail her, the address is outdated! - KW]


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