Thomas J. Totten Jr.

Thomas J. Totten Jr.

• Thomas J. Totten Jr. was born in May 1880 in New York.
• He married Henrietta E. Van Steele, daughter of Frederick C. Van Steele and Isabella C. Martin, circa 1902.
• Thomas J. Totten Jr. and Henrietta E. Van Steele appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, at 247 Nelson Avenue. Other members of the household included Thomas Joseph Totten III, Maryland Totten and Daisy B. Totten.
• He was working as a florist in a greenhouse, likely for his father, according to the 1910 census.
• Thomas J. Totten Jr. became a widower at the 12 June 1912 death of his wife Henrietta E. Van Steele.
• The following appeared on 14 June 1912 in the Schenectady Gazette: Saratoga Springs, June 13.-- Henrietta E. Van Steele, wife of Thomas J. Totten, died Wednesday afternoon at 2:15 'clock at her home, 247 Nelson avenue, after a long illness. Deceased was thirty years old and is survived by her husband, three children, Thomas, Maryland and Daisy; her mother, Mrs. Isabelle Van Steele; two sisters, Mrs. Albert Hintelmann and Miss Bessie Van Steele; three brothers, Edward, Martin and Fred Van Steele. The funeral will take place Saturday at 9 o'clock from her late home and 9:30 o'clock from St. Peter's church.
• Thomas J. Totten Jr. died on 30 June 1914 at age 34 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, at 347 Nelson Avenue at his residence.
• The following appeared on 1 July 1914 in the Schenectady Gazette: Saratoga Springs, June 30.-- Thomas J. Totten, a well known business man of Saratoga Springs, died this afternoon at 1:40 o'clock at his residence, 247 Nelson avenue, after a short illness. Mr. Totten was born in this village 37 years ago and had always resided here. He is survived by three children, Thomas, Daisy and Marylan; a sister, Mrs. Andrew Dunlaven, and his grandfather, Joseph Totten.
• The following appeared on 14 July 1914 in the Schenectady Gazette: (Saratoga Springs, July 13) Letters of administration on the estate of Thomas J. Totten, late of Saratoga Springs, have been issued to Isabelle Van Steele who has been appointed guardian of Thomas, Maryland and Daisy Totten, children of the decedent. The estate is valued at $6,000.

• Last Edited: 14 Nov 2009