Names: given: William aka: surname: RECHTEN Birth 2 date: 1882/3 place: New Jersey Christening date: age: place: Marriage 1 date: 24 November 1901 age: 23 years place: Hoboken, New Jersey Death date: age: place: Burial date: place: Occupation: Grainer1, Foreman painter-Steam Railroad2, 3 Documents: 1. Rechten-Werner marriage, certificate no. 13691 (1901), State of New Jersey, Trenton. 2. William Rechten household, U.S. 1910 census, Hudson County, New Jersey, Hoboken City, enumeration district [ED] 77, supervisor's district [SD] --, sheet 17B, dwelling 180, family 36 1/2; New York Genealogical Society Series T624, roll 887, page 262. By 1910, William and Lillian had been married nine years. They lived on Willow Street in Hoboken City and three children: Arthur W., 8; Mildred G., 5; and Alvin G., 2. William was working as a painter for a steam railroad. 3. William Rechten household, 1920 U.S. census, Hudson County, New Jersey, population schedule, Hoboken city, enumeration district [ED] --, supervisor's district [SD] --, dwelling 12, family 289. Living at 819 Park Avenue in Hoboken City, New Jersey, William was a widower. He was left to raise his 17 year old son, William along with Mildred, who was 14, Evelyn just 9 years old, and baby Irene, only 8 months old. Irene is listed with her aunt and uncle, Frank and Christine Meeks living at 921 Garden Street, in the very same year. 4. William Rechten household, U.S. 1930 census, Hudson County, New Jersey, Weehawken Township, enumeration district [ED]9-411, supervisor's district [SD] 6, sheet 13A, dwelling --, family 288. By 1930, William had married his second wife, Katherine and they had a daughter, Marie K. who was 6 years old by 1930. Evelyn, William's daughter from his first marriage, was living at home as well. The Rechten family finally owned their own home worth $11,000 at 119 Hauxhust Avenue in Weehawken, New Jersey. William continued working as a painter for the railroad while Katherine remained at home to care for their children. Notes: