WYNKOOP, George W.

Identification on photo: GEORGE WYNKOOP
Photo taken: Shroder Portraits, 308 River Street, Troy NY, circa 1890
Purchased: March 2017 at Wildwood Antiques Mall, Wildwood FL

This is George W. Wynkoop, born Nov. 1849 in Illinois (I am not yet able to find the names of his parents). Most of his life was lived in Troy NY.

Married to Catherine Halse.

He was in the iron and nickel industry.

By the age of 25 he is already in Troy and enumerated on the 1875 State Census. His occupation simply says "brass" but I take that to mean that he works in a metals factory. A few homes away is the Halse family including 18 yr old Kathy Halse, daughter of store manager John Halse.

February 27, 1880 - this story (at right) appeared in the New York Times covering an assault upon George Wynkoop and his business partners at the nickel-plating works by striking workers.

1880 Census > NY > Rensselaer > Troy > Spring Street
WYNKOOP< George, 30, works in Nickel-plating, born in IL of VA and MD parents
WYNKOOP, Kate, 23, wife, keeping house
WYNKOOP, Ebby, 2, daughter
WYNKOOP, Emma, 10mo. Sept 1879, daughter

(NOTE - The Wynkoops live right next door to the Halse family, which are the immediate family of wife Catherine Halse-Wynkoop. Her 21-yr-old brother Theodore works in the iron foundry.)

The 1890 City Directory for Troy shows that he works at "Hoyt & Wynkoop Foundry" on Spring Street, and resides on Pawling Avenue.

1900 Census > NY > Rensselaer > Troy > Pawling Ave.
WYNKOOP, George, head, 50, born Nov 1849, superintendant at foundry
WYNKOOP, Catherine M., wife, 42, born Jan 1858, married 23 yrs, 4 children, 4 living
WYNKOOP, Eva R., daughter, 22, born Mar 1878
WYNKOOP, Emma F., daughter, 19, born Aug 1880
WYNKOOP, Florence Linden, daughter, 19, born Apr 1881 (this can't be right)
WYNKOOP, Dorothy A., daughter, 1, born Dec 1898

1910 Census > NY > Rensselaer > Troy > 229 Pawling Ave.
WYNKOOP, George, head, 61, born in Illinois of VA & PA parents, foreman in foundry
WYNKOOP, Catherine M., wife, 53, married 33 yrs, 4 children, 4 living
WYNKOOP, Emma, daughter, 29 single
WYNKOOP, Florence, daughter, 27 single, stenographer at hotel
WYNKOOP, Dorothy A., daughter, 11

1920 Census > NY > Rensselaer > Troy
WYNKOOP, George, head, 71, born in Illinois of Virginia parents, foreman in iron foundry
WYNKOOP, Catherine M., wife, 64, born in NY of NY parents

George Wynkoop died on 17 Jan 1921 in Troy.

After his death, Catherine moved to Alexandria Virginia and lived with two of her daughters there.

When Catherine died 4 June 1941 in Alexandria, her obit lists her surviving 4 daughters:
Evelyn (Mrs. Karl F. Robinson, New York)
Emma (Mrs. Lee C. Lansing, Alexandria, VA)
Florence (Mrs. Harold Plews of San Diego)
Dorothy Wynkoop (Alexandria, VA)