Wolfer Walter Van Popering

1844 - 1924  (79 years)

• Name	Wolfer Walter Van Popering
  Birth	14 Dec 1844	Bruinisse, Zeeland, Netherlands   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1924	Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States of America   [1]
  Death	2 Sep 1924	West Sayville, Long Island, NY   [1]
  Person ID	I30591	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Marinus van Popering,   b. 18 Jan 1814, Bruinisse, Zeeland, Netherlands d. 17 Dec 1873, West Sayville, Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Martina DE VRIESE,   b. 2 Jun 1815, Bruinisse, Zeeland. Netherlands d. 26 Jul 1851, Bruinisse, Zeeland. Netherlands (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F15631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dina Otto,   b. 25 Jun 1842, Oosterland, Zeeland, Netherlands d. 2 Nov 1874, West Sayville NY (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1869
  Children	1. Dina Van Popering,   b. 7 Oct 1874, West Sayville, Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 12 Oct 1960, West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 86 years)   2. Cornelius Van Popering,   b. 7 Oct 1874, West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 30 Dec 1951, West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 77 years)   3. Martina Van Popering,   b. 23 Sep 1871, New York, United States d. 8 Jul 1924 (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F13032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Van Oostenbridge,   b. 29 Dec 1857, Netherlands d. 13 Oct 1916, West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1876	West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Children	1. Nellie E Van Popering,   b. 23 Nov 1892, New York, United States d. Apr 1985, Osceola, Florida, United States (Age 92 years)   2. Lewis Van Popering,   b. 19 Apr 1895, New York, United States d. 27 Dec 1959, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 64 years)   3. Wolfer Van Popering,   b. 22 Oct 1890, New York, United States d. 11 Jul 1974, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 83 years)   4. Martha van van Popering,   b. 22 Aug 1888, New York, United States d. 1974, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 85 years)   5. William van Popering,   b. 19 Dec 1886, West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States d. Jan 1964, Connecticut, United States (Age 77 years)   6. Bernard Van Popering,   b. 17 Mar 1897, West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 10 Apr 1980, Greenport, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 83 years)   7. Marinus John van Popering,   b. 11 Oct 1884, West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States d. May 1972, Bayport, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 87 years)   8. Jacoba Van Popering,   b. 2 Jun 1882, West Sayville, Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 8 Dec 1968, White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, United States (Age 86 years)   9. Louise van Popering,   b. Nov 1880, New York, United States d. 1969, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 88 years)   10. Henry Van Popering,   b. 20 Nov 1899, New York, United States d. 18 Dec 1919, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 20 years)   11. Dina Van Popering,   b. 7 Oct 1874, West Sayville, Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 12 Oct 1960, West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 86 years)   12. Wilhelmina Matilda Van Popering,   b. 28 May 1902, West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 20 Apr 1986, Bay Shore, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 83 years)   13. Cornelius Van Popering,   b. 7 Oct 1874, West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 30 Dec 1951, West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 77 years)   14. Martina Van Popering,   b. 23 Sep 1871, New York, United States d. 8 Jul 1924 (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F15632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Born Proof: proven. 15 DEC 1844. Bruinisse, Zeeland, Netherlands. Note: Netherlands, Birth Index, 1787-1915. Name Wolfert van Popering. Father Marinus van Popering. Mother Martina de Vrieze. Birth 15 Dec 1844 - Bruinisse. Archive Zeeuws Archief. 3 Died Cause: headstone. Proof: proven. 2 SEP 1924. West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States. Note: Find A Grave Memorial# 120514326. Suffolk County News 5 Sep 1924, p (unable to read). Wolfer died very suddenly at about 9pm. Prominent West Sayville resident for more than half a century, allied with planting and shipping of oysters. Lying in hammock on his porch on West Street when his dtr Miss Louise went to call him and found he had passed away. Born Bruinisse on 14 Dec 1844, son of Martina De Vries and Marinus Van Popering, came to this country with them when he was seven years old. First made home in Oakdale, then West Sayville where as a lad he went to work culling oysters. Later in young manhood he was capt of a sloop running oysters and clams to New York City and nearby ports and for 16 years was thus engaged. In 1860 he saw greater opportunities for oyster cultivation in Great South Bay and it was that year he planted his first bed. At first he shipped to New York markets by boat but later extended to markets all over the country and England. For 50 years concentrated his business acumen upon his oyster plant. In 1910 he retired, selling as did all other local shippers to the Sealshipt System. [paragraph on athletic abilities, skating, rode bicycle on the day of his death]. Surviving are 12 children, Mrs Wm Van Vessem, Miss Louise VP, Mrs John C Van Wyen, Miss Minnie, Cornelius, and Wolfer Jr, all of West Sayville; Mrs Martin Dykstra of Jamestown RI; Miss Martha VP of Midland Park NJ; Wm of Sound Beach CT; Lewis of Islip, Bernard of Greenport; sister Laurena Hiddink of Sayville; brother Edward of West Sayville. Services held at his late home this afternoon, interment was Union Cemetery. Census: Proof: proven. 7 JUN 1880. Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States ed 0321. Note: head Wolfert is 34yo. Bayman. wife Matilda is 22yo, born Holland. dtr Matilda is 8yo, born NY. son Cornelius is 5yo, born NY. dtr Dina is 5yo, born NY. Proof: proven. 11 JUN 1900. West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States ed 0771. Note: head Wolfer is 55yo, born Dec 1844 Holland, parents Holland. Age at first marriage 23. Arrived US 1852, here 48 years, naturalized. Wholesale oyster dealer. wife Matilda is 42yo, born Dec 1857 Holland, parents Holland. Age at first marriage 23. Arrived US 1873, here 27 years. Has born 10 children, 10 living. son Cornelius is 25yo, born Oct 1874 NY. Oysterman. dtr Louise is 19yo, born Nov 1880 NY. dtr Rose is 17yo, born Jun 1882 NY. son Marinus J is 15yo, born Oct 1884 NY. At school. son Wm is 13yo, born Dec 1886 NY. At school. dtr Martha is 11yo, born Aug 1888 NY. son Wolfer is 9yo, born Oct 1890 NY. At school. dtr Nellie is 7yo, born Nov 1892 NY. At school. son Lawrence is 5yo, born Apr 1895 NY. At school. son Bernard is 3yo, born Mar 1897 NY. son Henry is 6/12yo, born Nov 1899 NY. Proof: proven. 9 MAY 1910. West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States ed 1376. Note: head Wolfert is 65yo, in second marriage 32 years. Wholesale dealer, oysters. wife Matilda is 52yo, in first marriage 32 years. Has borne 11 children, 11 living. son Cornelius is 35yo. Oysterman, oyster house. dtr Louisa is 28yo. son Wm is 23yo. Engineer, oyster steamer. dtr Martha is 21yo. Dressmaker, working out. son Wolfer is 19yo. Apprentice, carpenter. dtr Nellie is 17yo. Dressmaker, working out. son Lewis is 15yo. Newsboy, street. son Bernard is 13yo. Newsboy, street. son Henry is 10yo. Newsboy, street. dtr Minnie is 7yo. Proof: proven. 1 JUN 1915. West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States AD 02/ed 0009. Note: head Wolfert is 70 yo. No occupation. wife Matilda is 58yo. son Cornelius is 40yo. Oysterman. dtr Louise is 32yo. dtr Martha is 26yo. Seamstress. son Wolfer is 24yo. Foreman, building. dtr Nellie is 22yo. son Lewis is 20yo. Carpenter. son Bernard is 18yo. Clerk, hardware store. son Henry is 15yo. At school. dtr Minnie is 13yo. At school. Proof: proven. 14 JAN 1920. West Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States ed 0126. Note: head Wolfert is 75yo, widowed. son Cornelius is 45yo. Laborer, oyster industry. dtr Louisa is 39yo. dtr Martha is 31yo. son Wolfer is 29yo. Carpenter, housebuilding. son Lewis is 24yo. Carpenter, housebuilding. son Bernard is 22yo. Designer, machinery. dtr Minnie is 17yo. Buried Proof: proven. 5 SEP 1924. Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States. Note: Find A Grave Memorial# 120514326, Plot N 93/005.

  
  

• Sources

  [S479] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). [S1595] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010)., Year: 1880; Census Place: Sayville, Suffolk, New York; Roll: 935; Page: 295A; Enumeration District: 321. [S2007] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010)., Year: 1920; Census Place: Islip, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T625_1269; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 126.