Individual Details

Joseph RETTIG

(Abt 1910 - )

Candidate for birth mother is Mary Rettig, listed in the 1915 Troy Directory as "Rettig Mary Mrs waitress bds 81 Third". The form of the listing suggests that she is a widow. She does not appear in either the 1914 or 1916 directories.

"U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: viewed 5 May 2020) New York>Troy>1915>"Troy, New York, City Directory, 1915", image 46 of 540, " Mary Mrs waitress bds 81 Third"

Events

Birth	Abt 1910	United States
Birth	Abt 1911	New York, United States
Residence	1 Jun 1915	as a 5-year-old boarder of Sylvester and Mary Van Keuren - 3 Vanderheyden St., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Residence	1 Jan 1920	with Sylvester Van Keuren family - 3241 Sixth Av., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Residence	1 Jun 1925	with adoptive parents - 3244 Sixth Ave., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Residence	1928	with adoptive parents (and with no wife listed) - 3241 Sixth Av., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Marriage	9 Nov 1929	Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States - Harriet HEMMINGS
Residence (family)	1930	2920 Fifth Av., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States - Harriet HEMMINGS
Occupation	1930	chauffeur
Occupation	1930	cab driver
Residence (family)	1 Apr 1930	with adoptive parents - Ward 13, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States - Harriet HEMMINGS
Residence (family)	1931	2920 Fifth Av., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States - Harriet HEMMINGS
Residence	1932	with adoptive parents (and with no wife listed) - 2920 Fifth Av., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Occupation	1932	chauffeur
Living	9 Mar 1949
Alt name		Joseph RETTIG
Alt name		Joseph VAN KEUREN

Families

Spouse

Harriet HEMMINGS (1911 - 1932)

Father	Sylvester VAN KEUREN (1864 - 1949)
Mother	Mary C. GLEASON (1869 - 1941)

Endnotes

1. 1925 New York Census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) election district 2/assembly district 1, p. 14, lines 28-30, 3244 Sixth Ave., Sylvester Van Keuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2704/ : viewed 22 July 2020) Rensselaer>Troy Ward 13>A.D. 01 E.D. 02, image 8 of 19.

2. 1915 New York census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 10, enumeration district (ED) (election district) 2, (assembly district) 1, p. 9, lines 11-13, 3 Vanderheyden St., Van Kuren, George; database index with page images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2703/ : viewed 29 June 2020) Rensselaer>Troy ward 10>A.D. 01 E.D. 02, image 5 of 16.

3. 1920 U. S. census, Rensselaer County||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 18B, p. 6358 (pencilled), lines 64-66, 3241 Sixth Ave., dwelling 221, family 518, Sylvester Van Keuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ : viewed 5 May 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy Ward 13>District 0080, image 36 of 38; citing Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C.

4. 1930 US Census, Rensselaer County || Rensselaer Co, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 42-97, sheet 9B, lines 61-64, 2920 Fifth Ave., dwelling 154, family 243, Syl[v]ester Vankeuren; index and images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4TX-DRX : accessed 27 February 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,084.

5. 1915 New York census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 10, enumeration district (ED) (election district) 2, (assembly district) 1, p. 9, lines 11-13, 3 Vanderheyden St., Van Kuren, George; database index with page images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2703/ : viewed 29 June 2020) Rensselaer>Troy ward 10>A.D. 01 E.D. 02, image 5 of 16.

6. 1920 U. S. census, Rensselaer County||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 18B, p. 6358 (pencilled), lines 64-66, 3241 Sixth Ave., dwelling 221, family 518, Sylvester Van Keuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ : viewed 5 May 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy Ward 13>District 0080, image 36 of 38; citing Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C.

7. 1920 US Census, Rensselaer County || Rensselaer Co, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 18B, lines 64-66, 3241 Sixth Ave., dwelling 221, family 518, Sylvester Van Keuren; index and images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV9Y-W4J : accessed 24 February 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,084.

8. 1925 New York Census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) election district 2/assembly district 1, p. 14, lines 28-30, 3244 Sixth Ave., Sylvester Van Keuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2704/ : viewed 22 July 2020) Rensselaer>Troy Ward 13>A.D. 01 E.D. 02, image 8 of 19.

9. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: viewed 22 July 2020) New York>Troy>1928>"Troy, New York, City Directory, 1928", image 221 of 510, "Rettig J Joseph res 3241 Sixth av" [same address as Sylvester and Mary Van Keuren].

10. "New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61632/: viewed 22 July 2020) , 1929>Marriage, image 701 of 1795, "Hemmings Harriet 9 Nov Troy [cert#] 42783", and image 1324, "Rettig...Joseph 9 Nov Troy [cert#] 42783"; citing New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.

11. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: viewed 22 July 2020) New York>Troy>1930>"Troy, New York, City Directory, 1930", image 207 of 517, "Rettig Joseph (Harriet) chauffeur res 2930 Fifth Ave" [same address as adoptive parents].

12. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: viewed 22 July 2020) New York>Troy>1930>"Troy, New York, City Directory, 1930", image 207 of 517, "Rettig Joseph (Harriet) chauffeur res 2930 Fifth Ave" [same address as adoptive parents].

13. 1930 U.S. census, Albany County, New York||Albany Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 42-97, sheet 9B, p. 945 (pencilled), 2920 Fifth Avenue, dwelling 154, family 243, Sylvester Van Keuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ : viewed 5 May 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy>District 0097, image 18 of 28.

14. 1930 US Census, Rensselaer County || Rensselaer Co, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 42-97, sheet 9B, lines 61-64, 2920 Fifth Ave., dwelling 154, family 243, Syl[v]ester Vankeuren; index and images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4TX-DRX : accessed 27 February 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,084.

15. 1930 U.S. census, Albany County, New York||Albany Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 42-97, sheet 9B, p. 945 (pencilled), 2920 Fifth Avenue, dwelling 154, family 243, Sylvester Van Keuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ : viewed 5 May 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy>District 0097, image 18 of 28.

16. 1930 US Census, Rensselaer County || Rensselaer Co, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 42-97, sheet 9B, lines 61-64, 2920 Fifth Ave., dwelling 154, family 243, Syl[v]ester Vankeuren; index and images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4TX-DRX : accessed 27 February 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,084.

17. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: viewed 22 July 2020) New York>Troy>1931>"Troy, New York, City Directory, 1931", image 187 of 463, "Rettig Joseph (Harriet) chauf r 2930 Fifth av" [same address as adoptive parents].

18. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: viewed 5 May 2020) New York>Troy>1932>"Troy, New York, City Directory, 1932", image 230 of 530, "Rettig...J Jos chauf r 2920 5th Av" [same address as adoptive parents].

19. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: viewed 5 May 2020) New York>Troy>1932>"Troy, New York, City Directory, 1932", image 230 of 530, "Rettig...J Jos chauf r 2920 5th Av" [same address as adoptive parents].

20. "Sylvester Van Keuren," death notice, The Troy (New York) Record, 11 March 1949, p. 30, col. 3; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : viewed 14 May 2020).

21. "Sylvester Van Keuren," death notice, The Troy (New York) Record, 11 March 1949, p. 30, col. 3; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : viewed 14 May 2020).

22. 1920 US Census, Rensselaer County || Rensselaer Co, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 18B, lines 64-66, 3241 Sixth Ave., dwelling 221, family 518, Sylvester Van Keuren; index and images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV9Y-W4J : accessed 24 February 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,084.