Person:Duncan VanCleef (1)

Note: In answer to the question posted on the RootsWeb VanCleef Message Board^[6], the evidence points to his parents being James and Mary Ellen (White) Van Cleef.

• It is reasonable to assume that all the records cited here are for the same person, making his parents James and Ellen Van Cleef. Only the 1900 census record says he was born in New York, and it is clear that the 1900 and 1910 census records are for the same family.
• See the page of his parents for the probable identity of his mother.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

   Name: Duncan Vancleef
   SSN: 074-07-1925
   Last Residence: 13066 Fayetteville, Onondaga, New York, United States of America
   Born: 6 Apr 1889
   Last Benefit: 13206 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States of America
   Died: Oct 1978
   State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)

2.   James Vanclief Household, in United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).

   Year: 1900; Census Place: Queens Ward 2, Queens, New York; Roll T623_1148; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 657.
   Vanclief James Head White Male; Feb 1866, age 34; Married 12 yrs, [1888] New York New York New York
   Vanclief Ellen Wife White Female; Mar 1866, age 34; Married 12 yrs, [1888], 5 children, 5 living; England England England; arrival: 1887
   Vanclief Duncan Son White Male Apr 1889 11 Single New York New York England
   Vanclief Margaretha Daughter White Female Dec 1890 9 Single New York New York England
   Vanclief James Son White Male Oct 1892 7 Single New York New York England
   Vanclief Irene Daughter White Female Sep 1895 4 Single New York New York England
   Vanclief William Son White Male Oct 1897 2 Single New York New York England
   Ancestry Link

3.   United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624).

   Year: 1910; Census Place: Queens Ward 1, Queens, New York; Roll T624_1064; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1171; Image: 456; Family 68.
   Vancleef James J Head Male White 44 abt 1866 Married 21 yrs, New York New York New York
   Vancleef Ellen Wife Female White 44 abt 1866 Married 21 yrs, 5 children, 3 living; England England England arrival: 1888
   Vancleef Duncan K Son Male White 21 abt 1889 Single California New York England
   Vancleef Margaret Daughter Female White 19 abt 1891 Single New York New York England
   Vancleef Irene Daughter Female White 13 abt 1897 Single New York New York England
   Ancestry Link

4.   Paterson Ward 5, Passaic, New Jersey, in United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).

   Duncan Vanclief, age 30, born in California

5.   United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626).

   Year: 1930; Census Place: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey; Roll 1381; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 881.0.
   Vancleef Duncan K Head White 40 [abt 1890] California New York England
   Vancleef Isabel M Wife White 38 [abt 1892] New Jersey England England
   Vancleef Betty Berle Daughter White 12 [abt 1918]
   Vancleef Duncan K Son White 11 [abt 1919]
   Ancestry Link

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 Duncan Kennedy VanCleef, in Rootsweb VanCleef Message Board.

   Duncan Kennedy VanCleef
   Posted By: ThelmaKifer50 Posted: 27 Jan 2010 8:46AM
   Surnames: Van Cleef Macrae
   Looking for the parents of Duncan Kennedy VanCleef/Van Cleef b. April 6, 1889 and died Oct. 1978. Also looking for his wifes name. They lived in the Syracuse, NY area. and possibly later in Florida. He had son Duncan Kennedy VanCleef/Van Cleef who was married to Jane Elizabeth Macrae.
   Any help on this VanCleef/Van Cleef family would be appreciated.
   Rootsweb Link

7.   United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988).

   Name: Duncan K Vancleef
   Residence: 429 11th Ave, Long Island Cty, NY
   Birthplace: Los[?] Angeles, Cal, USA [Hard to read]
   Birth Date: 6 Apr 1889
   Race: Caucasian (White)
   Occupation: Accountant, Glen L Martin Airplane Co, Los Angeles, Cal
   Married, dependant Wife
   Military service: Infantry, 6 months, Nation
   Signed: D. K. Van Cleef, May 20, 1917
   FHL Roll Number: 1787091
   DraftBoard: 173
   [Note: He is living in New York, but employed California]
   Ancestry Link

8.   Syracuse, Onandaga, New York, in United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T627).

   Duncan Vancleef, age 51, born in California
   household includes his son Duncan K (age 21) and daughter-in-law Jane E (age 16)