Matilda L (Runge) Egan (1889 - aft. 1925)

Born 14 Jun 1889 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Wife of Herman Frank Sickel — married 1907 in New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died after Oct 1925 after age 36 in New Jersey, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Matilda was the daughter of Adolf Runge and Matilda Shaiefler born 14 Jun 1889.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

She married Herman Frank Sickel in 1907.^[6] They had issue:

1. Martha Viola, b. 1908
2. Walter, b. 1916

Matilda was still living on 5 Jan 1920^[5] and apparently was still living in Oct 1925 when her husban Harman died.

Research Notes

There are several spelling variations for the name /RUNGE/ including /RUNGEE/ and /RUNGHI/.

It is difficult to trace Miltilda subsequent to the 1920 census although it appears she survived her husband Herman.^[7] On 24 Apr 1926, Matilda Sickels married James Burnice Sims.^[8] That the surname is /SICKELS/ rather than /SICKEL/ might have been an error introduced when writing the register and the location 40 miles from Newark (the home of Matilda for a period) lends some uncertainty to whether this is the Matilda who married Herman. A search of 1930 census records using the name 'Matilda Sims' DOES locate a 'Matilda Sims' in Newark^[9] but a close inspection reveals her maiden name was /DERRICKS/ who passed away in 1933.^[10] At any rate, the marriage of James Sims and Bernice seems to have been short-lived for one finds James re-married by 1936 and living with his wife in Michigan in 1940.^[11] At any rate, there is no record of this couple following the 1926 marriage but one does see a Matilda Sims marrying Samuel Smithers in 1930^[12] and a Matilda Smithers who passed away on 10 May 1937.^[13]

• Fact: Residence (1910) Irvington Ward 3, Essex, New Jersey, United States
• Fact: Residence (1915) Irvington, 3 ward, 3 district, Essex, New Jersey, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Essex, New Jersey, United States
• Fact: Obituary (10 May 1937) Trenton, New Jersey

Sources

1. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5N-JBY : 26 August 2020), Wanta Runge, 1889.
2. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDP-L4F : 26 August 2020), Wanta Runge, 1889.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKYM-7DN : accessed 30 December 2022), Tilly L Sickel in household of Herman F Sickel, Irvington Ward 3, Essex, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 187, sheet 1A, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 882; FHL microfilm 1,374,895.
4. ↑ "New Jersey State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV93-R6B5 : 23 February 2021), Tillie Sickel in household of Herman Sickel, Irvington, 3 ward, 3 district, Essex, New Jersey, United States; citing sheet #23B, household 547, line #56, New Jersey State Library, Trenton; FHL microfilm 1,465,516.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M45V-V67 : 2 February 2021), Matilda Sickel in entry for Herman Sickel, 1920.
6. ↑

   New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016

   Name	Mathilda Runge	Spouse	Herman Sickel
   Marriage Date	1907	Marriage Place	New Jersey, USA

7. ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current !Name |Herman !Gender |Male |- !Newspaper Title |The Record !Spouse |Matilda Runge |}
8. ↑

   New Jersey, U.S., United Methodist Church Records, 1800-1970

   Name	Matilda Sickels	Birth Date	1890
   Marriage Date	24 Apr 1926	Marriage Place	Highlands, New Jersey, USA
   Marriage Age	36	Spouse	James Burnice Sims

9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RCQ-44V?cc=1810731&wc=QZFQ-P65%3A649613901%2C648859101%2C651009001%2C1589285178 : 10 December 2015), New Jersey > Essex > Newark (Districts 1-250) > ED 238 > image 39 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6GM-ZW2M : 4 August 2020), Mathilda Derricks Sims, ; Burial, Union, Union, New Jersey, United States of America, Hollywood Cemetery; citing record ID 200833212, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHMH-B9P : 10 January 2021), James Sims, Highland Park, Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82-154, sheet 2B, line 49, family 34, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1832.
12. ↑ "New Jersey, Bride Index, 1930-1938," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPW2-H2GX : 21 August 2019), Matilda Sims and Samuel Smithers, 1930; records extracted Reclaim the Records, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, New Jersey, United States, citing New Jersey Bride Index, 1930-1938, Reclaim the Records, Mill Valley, CA.
13. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPBK-N6MD : 18 July 2020), William H Cole and Matilda Smithers, 1937.

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 December 2022, 16:04), entry for Matilda L Rungee (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GJT4-XWN ); contributed by various users.