I am presently searching for my father's side of the family which is "Wetjen". I know that my Grandfather was born Walter Charles Wetjen in New York City on Sept 8, 1894, d. Jan 24, 1952 in West Keansburg, NJ, m. Anna Seydler Wetjen,& had 8 children . The records (NY public reference library) only lists his name & birth date. His last name was spelled incorrectly as Wetzin, but the first & middle name plus his birthdate was a perfect match.I know that his father was John (Albert?) Wetjen and his date of death was April 1931.My Grandfather had 1 brother; John Wetjen (of Long Island, NY; b.Dec 5, 1890, d.Aug 1970 m. Gertrude ? had 3 children, Dori, Diane, & John) and 1 sister, Sadie Louise Wetjen (she went to live with her mother when her mother and father divorced, I was told she took her stepfather's name when her mother remarried).That's as far back as I have been able to go.I have no idea who my great-grandmother was or where either of them came from.
*I am also looking for info on my mother's side, "Chapman".
I have info as far back as 1600's but it's the later years that I'm having problems with.I am looking for pictures and write ups on a sister act from the vaudeville circuit around the years 1915-1929they called themselves "The Chapman Sisters","The Real Sisters" and also "The Dainty Dolls".Their real names were: Pearl, Dorothy, Muriel, Elizabeth(Eldra) & Betty.Betty went on to be a featured dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies under the name Betty Real, she was married to musician/vocalist Eddie Stone.She did several ads for Palmolive soap, and Camel cigarettes around 1934-1943. To see more on this family go to my other web page at:
http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/8876/
If anyone has any additional information on either of these searches it would be greatly appreciated.Please E-Mail me at:
mmweeks@bellsouth.net
MY DIRECT CHAPMAN DESCENDANT CHART
Direct Descendants of Edward Chapman
1Edward Chapman Abt 1617 - 1678
*2nd Wife of Edward Chapman:
...+Mary Symonds Abt 1621 - 1658
....2Samuel Chapman 1654 - 1721/22
........+Ruth Ingals Abt 1658 - 1700
....3Samuel Chapman 1678/79 - 1742
........+Phebe Pennel Balch 1664-1690 - 1738
....4Samuel Chapman 1706 - 1757-1798
........*2nd Wife of Samuel Chapman:
........+Mary York 1693-1719 - 1754-1808
....5Eliphaz Chapman 1746/47 - 1814
........+Hannah Jackman 1753 - 1839
....6Dea. Edmund Chapman 1787 - 1868
........+Hitty Gould 1789 - 1877
....7Milton Walker Chapman 1821 - 1868
........+Mary Yates 1820 - 1900
....8William Edmund Chapman 1858 - 1939
........+Elizabeth Abigail Winslow 1866 - 1911
....9Muriel Winslow Chapman 1902 - 1973
........+Hamido Ben-Absolem Sirgheney Abt 1898 - 1968
...10Dolores Mary Aisha Sirgheney 1929 -
........+Walter Charles Wetjen, Sr. 1925 -
...11Pamela Gail Wetjen 1951 -
........*1st Husband of Pamela Gail Wetjen:
........+ Charles.William Albinger 1952-1996
...12Tara Dolores Albinger 1971
.......*2nd Husband of Pamela Gail Wetjen:
........+Wayne Wilhelm Rau 1948 - ...
...12Wayne Wilhelm Rau III 1976 -
........*3rd Husband of Pamela Gail Wetjen:
........+Maury Allen Weeks, Sr. 1946
........*2nd Husband of Muriel Winslow Chapman:
........+Dominick "Jack" Danzi
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