No I have not found him yet. I was expecting to find him in the Cambria County,PA obits, where his wife,Mary, appears to be listed - I still need to get a copy of her obit.
It is possible that Albert is a relative. John's parents were born in Belgium, but John was born in NJ - but this is according to the 1880 census and we know how (in)accurate they can be...
I started looking at the soundex matches since there seem to be few Vaneikens before 1880 in the census records and John was (possibly) born in NJ.
I will get a copy of Mary's obit and look again for John in the listings and I'll check back here.
Hi Charlie,
I am currently researching Albert P. VanEiken of Phillipsburg NJ, his wife Emma Jennie Smith and his descendants. I have some info on him and willing to share it. What is really strange is I also have a Mary A Bowlby in my tree, she was the first wife of my 2g-grandfather, Theodore S Dalrymple, aka Jackson Smith, who is also the father of Alberts wife Emma Jennie Smith. Please contact me at smith_family@wowway.com
Rhonda