Durlyn B. Wade Jr.1880–1942
Secretary and treasurer of the lumber firm of Cross, Austin & Ireland, Queens. Brooklyn · New York · Waycross
Durlyn B. Wade Jr. was born in Brooklyn in 1880, grew up in East New York, and spent thirty-five years with the lumber firm of Cross, Austin & Ireland, becoming its secretary and treasurer. He lived for most of his adult life in Queens, much of it with his widowed mother, married twice, and died at Waycross, Georgia, in April 1942.
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Birth
- 15 Sep 1880 Brooklyn, Kings, New York 1
Marriages
- Date unknown Hellen McKinley
- 23 Nov 1904 Ida Evelyn Shelland, at Kings, New York 6
Death and burial
- 23 Apr 1942 Death: Waycross, Ware, Georgia 21
Family
- Parents
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Durlyn Wade 1853–1907Catherine Watson Guillan 1853–1933
- Marriage 1
- Hellen McKinley 1890–?
- Marriage 2, 23 Nov 1904
- Ida Evelyn Shelland 1885–1928
Line of descent Wade line
- Durlyn B. Wade Jr.
- Nephew of William Henry Wade
- William Henry Wade Jr, son
- Frank Edward Wade, son
- William Albert Webb Wade, son
1st cousin twice removed of Webb Wade, from whom this history is traced. Why Webb Wade?
Life
Durlyn B. Wade Jr. was born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 15 September 1880, the eldest son of Durlyn Wade and Catherine Watson Guillan; his birth is entered in the New York City birth records.1 He was known as Durlyn Wade Jr. throughout his life, and the tree records his middle initial as B.2 The state census of 1892 found the family in the Twenty-sixth Ward of Brooklyn, which included East New York, and the federal census of 1900 listed "Durlyn Wade, Jr." in his father's household in the same ward.3 Inference He is probably the "Durlyn Wade" listed among the young men of the Hendrix Street Baptist Church, in East New York, at a smoker in April 1899, since his father was then 46; the report gives no age.4 In October 1900 "Durlyn Wade and son" were among the guests at the wedding of his cousin Harry E. Wade.5
On 23 November 1904 he married Ida Evelyn Shelland, in a marriage recorded in the New York City marriage series.6 A child named Doris Wade died on 20 July 1907, and her death record names her father as Durlyn Wade.7 Inference Since his father had died that February, the Durlyn Wade named must be him, and Doris was probably his daughter, although the tree does not list her.7 His father died at the family home in East New York on 24 February 1907.8
Queens
By 1910 he had moved to the Fourth Ward of Queens, where the census listed him with his widowed mother in his household; the state census of 1915 found them in Queens again.9 In July 1910 "Durlyn Wade" and his brother Wilbur Wade were among the guests at the Richmond Hill Republican Club's dinner at Coney Island for Assemblyman Theodore P. Wilsnack, at which his cousin William H. Wade, the club's president, was toastmaster.10 As "Durlyn Wade, jr." he was among the relatives at his grandmother Eliza Ann Wade's 98th birthday in February 1914, and he was named among her grandchildren at her 99th birthday in 1915 and at her death that December.11 He registered for the draft in 1917 or 1918.12 The census of 1920 listed him in his mother's household in the Fifth Assembly District of Queens, and the state census of 1925, as Durlyn B. Wade, in Queens again.13
His daughter Evelyn Estelle Wade married William Michael Cummings on 3 July 1926, in a marriage recorded in New York City with Durlyn named as her father.14 Inference She is probably the "Miss Evelyn Wade" who was counted among Eliza Ann Wade's great-grandchildren in 1914 and 1915, since no other Evelyn is known in the family.14 His first wife, Ida, died in 1928, according to the tree.15 The census of 1930 found him in Queens, with his mother in his household; she died in March 1933.16 On 27 January 1934 he married Helen A. McKinley, in a marriage recorded in New York City.17 The federal census of 1940 found him in Queens.18 In May 1940 "Mrs. Durlyn Wade Jr." was to be installed as treasurer of the Twentieth Century Club at its annual luncheon at the Garden City Hotel, by a past president of the New York City Federation of Women's Clubs.19
Cross, Austin & Ireland
His obituary says he had been with the lumber company of Cross, Austin & Ireland for 35 years, latterly as its secretary and treasurer.20
He died on Thursday 23 April 1942 at Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, and his death is recorded in the Georgia death records.21 The obituary does not say why he was in Georgia.20 At his death he lived at 87-78 112th Street, Richmond Hill, the address at which his mother had been living in 1929.22 Funeral services were held at the Fairchild Chapel, 89-31 164th Street, Jamaica, and he was survived by his widow, Helen M. Wade, his daughter, Mrs. William M. Cummings, and five grandchildren.20 Inference The obituary's "Helen M." and the marriage record's "Helen A. McKinley" are probably the same woman, the M. standing for her maiden name, though this is not stated.23
Documents
- 9 April 1899 Baptist Young Men's Smoker (Hendrix Street Baptist Church) The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
- 13 July 1910 Loeb at Wilsnack Dinner Defines His Position The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
- 3 March 1914 Her 98th Birthday: Mrs. Eliza Ann Wade Has a Party at Her Son's Home The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
- 2 March 1915 Mrs. Wade, 99, Happy With 4 Generations: Her Offspring and Guests, Numbering 100, Extend Love on Birthday The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
- 16 December 1915 Mrs. Eliza Ann Wade Dies in 100th Year: Born in New York City When All Above Canal Street Was Farming Land; Shook Hands With Lafayette The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
- 1922 Roster 1922–1923, V.C.A. Post, Veterans of the 1st Provisional Regiment, N.Y.G.: Durlyn Wade, Jr., and Wilbur Wade Roster, 1922–1923, V.C.A. Post, Veterans of the 1st Provisional Regiment, N.Y.G. ([New York]: V.C.A. Post, 1922); Allen County Public Library copy · book
- 23 February 1922 Industrial Cost Association Considers Merits of Productive Hour and Machine Rate Method The Iron Age (New York), vol. 109, no. 8 · book
- 19 May 1940 Twentieth Century (club officers to be installed) The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
- 27 April 1942 Durlyn Wade Jr. (obituary) The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
Places
- 1880–1900Brooklyn
- 1904Kings
- 1910–1940Queens
- 1917New York City
- 1942Waycross
Timeline
- 15 Sep 1880BirthBrooklyn, Kings, New York
- 1892Event TypeBrooklyn, Ward 26, E.D. 13
- 1892ResidenceBrooklyn, Ward 26, E.D. 13, Kings, New York
- 1900ResidenceED 467 Borough of Brooklyn, Election District 14 New York City Ward 26, Kings, New York
- 23 Nov 1904Marriage, Ida Evelyn ShellandKings, New York
- 1910ResidenceQueens Ward 4, Queens, New York
- 1915ResidenceQueens, New York City, New York
- between 1917 and 1918Military Draft RegistrationNew York City, New York
- 1920ResidenceQueens Assembly District 5, Queens, New York
- 1925ResidenceNew York, A.D. 05, E.D. 09, Queens, New York
- 1930ResidenceQueens (Districts 0501-0750), Queens, New York
- 1940ResidenceQueens, New York City, New York
- 23 Apr 1942DeathWaycross, Ware, Georgia
Open questions
New York Guard service, First World War
The 1922 roster of the veterans of the 1st Provisional Regiment, New York Guard, says he served with Company B on the Aqueduct (9 days on the pay-rolls) and belonged to the Ninth Battery of the Veteran Corps of Artillery (1922). New York Guard service records (New York State Archives) would give the dates; his brother Wilbur appears in the same roster (Company A, 5 days).
Searches made
- 2026-11-08Bulk review of Matt's OneDrive genealogy folder (Phase 3): all documents transcribed and compared with the tree7 document(s) name this person; see Documents above. Conflicts and new facts are in each document record and in research/sources/document-review-2026-11-08.md
- 2026-11-09Internet Archive: "Durlyn Wade", New York23 pages; first: [Roster, 1922, p. ](https://archive.org/details/roster00vete?q=%22Durlyn%20Wade%22); [The Sociology of Education 1954: Vol 28 Index, 1954, p. ](https://archive.org/details/sim_sociology-of-education_1954_28_index?q=%22Durlyn%20Wade%22); [The Sociology of Education 1955-05: Vol 28 Iss 9, 1955, p. ](https://archive.org/details/sim_sociology-of-education_1955-05_28_9?q=%22Durlyn%20Wade%22)
- 2026-11-09Internet Archive: "Wade", inside nybirthindexnot searchable: nybirthindex is not a scanned text
- 2026-11-09Internet Archive: "Wade", inside nydeathindexnot searchable: nydeathindex is not a scanned text
- 2026-11-09Internet Archive: "Wade", inside longislandnewyo187889lain2 pages; first: [Long Island, New York, business directory, 1878, p. 633](https://archive.org/details/longislandnewyo187889lain/page/n633/mode/1up?q=Wade); [Long Island, New York, business directory, 1878, p. 645](https://archive.org/details/longislandnewyo187889lain/page/n645/mode/1up?q=Wade); 0 with the given name (Durlyn)
- 2026-11-09Internet Archive: "Wade", inside 1887BPL21 pages; first: [Lain's Brooklyn Directory for the year ending May 1, 1887, 1887, p. 143](https://archive.org/details/1887BPL/page/n143/mode/1up?q=Wade); [Lain's Brooklyn Directory for the year ending May 1, 1887, 1887, p. 310](https://archive.org/details/1887BPL/page/n310/mode/1up?q=Wade); [Lain's Brooklyn Directory for the year ending May 1, 1887, 1887, p. 1051](https://archive.org/details/1887BPL/page/n1051/mode/1up?q=Wade); 0 with the given name (Durlyn)
- 2026-11-09Internet Archive: "Wade", inside brooklyn-city-directory-1858-1859-lain-yale-university-librarynot searchable: brooklyn-city-directory-1858-1859-lain-yale-university-library: No hOCR or Abbyy file present
- 2026-11-09Internet Archive assessment: "Durlyn Wade", New York (23 pages)All 23 reviewed. MATCH (high): *Roster 1922-1923*, V.C.A. Post, Veterans of the 1st Provisional Regiment, N.Y.G.: "9 Durlyn Wade, Jr. (B-9) 8778 112th St., Rich. Hill, L. I." (Ninth Battery; served 9 days with Company B on the Aqueduct), the address he died at in 1942; the same roster lists "Wilbur Wade (A-5)" under the Ninth Battery, very probably his brother (medium). Record [1922](../documents/1922-roster-first-provisional-regiment-veterans-wade.md). MATCH (high): *The Iron Age*, 23 Feb 1922, p. 539: "Durlyn Wade, Jr., general auditor Cross, Austin & Ireland Lumber Co., Brooklyn", elected to the board of the New York section of the Industrial Cost Association. Record [1922-02-23](../documents/1922-02-23-iron-age-durlyn-wade-jr.md). Not him: a Durlyn Wade, educator, writing in *The Sociology of Education* (1954-55) and *Elementary English* (1953), and in the Kingston Daily Freeman (1951-54), after his death in 1942 (a later Durlyn Wade, not identified; no further note). *Lain's Brooklyn Directory* 1886 ("Durlyn Wade, bkbinder"): his father (see the 1887 record). Other Iron Age volumes and the Standard & Poor's register not read.
- 2026-11-09Internet Archive (assessment follow-up): "Wade" inside roster00vete and "Durlyn" inside sim_chiltons-iron-age_1922-02-23_109_8; full texts read4 and 1 pages; the passages are in the records above.
- 2026-11-09Internet Archive assessment: "Wade" inside the Queens County and Brooklyn booksthe 1878 Long Island business directory (longislandnewyo187889lain) has two Wade pages (scans n633, n645) with no Wade of the family's given names; not the family; 1887 Brooklyn directory: "Wade Durling, bkbinder, h 975 Laf av" is his father, not him (he was six). nybirthindex, nydeathindex and the 1858-59 Brooklyn directory are not searchable text: nothing assessed.
- 2026-11-09Internet Archive hits assessed: 6 searches (+2 follow-up)2 matches (high): Roster 1922 (New York Guard service), Iron Age 1922; records written.
- 2026-11-09DPLA: "Durlyn Wade"no matches
- 2026-11-09New York Times: "Durlyn Wade", 1942–1943no matches
- 2026-11-09New York Times: "Durlyn Wade", 1895–19431 page; first: [New York Times: DEATH LIST OF A DAY., 1907-02-27, p. 9](https://www.nytimes.com/1907/02/27/archives/death-list-of-a-day.html)
- 2026-11-09New York Times: "Durlyn B Wade", 1895–1943no matches
- 2026-11-09DPLA assessment: 1 searchNo match: no hits.
- 2026-11-09New York Times assessment: 27 Feb 1907, p. 9, [DEATH LIST OF A DAY.](https://www.nytimes.com/1907/02/27/archives/death-list-of-a-day.html)Not him (he lived until 1942). Almost certainly the notice of his father, Durlyn Wade (LVPD-MNK), who died on Sunday 24 Feb 1907; it may name the son. Assessed in the father's log.
- 2026-11-09New York Times assessment: 3 searchesNo match for him. "Durlyn Wade" 1942–1943 and "Durlyn B Wade" 1895–1943: no hits, so no Times obituary for his death at Waycross, Georgia, in April 1942.
Notes
- "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade, 15 Sep 1880. Record: Durlyn Wade, 15 Sep 1880, New York City Births "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909", FamilySearch, Katie Guillan in entry for Durlyn Wade, 15 Sep 1880. Record: Katie Guillan in the entry for Durlyn Wade, 15 Sep 1880 Durlyn Wade Jr. (obituary), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): He was born in Brooklyn back to the text
- FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPX-N54: name Durlyn B. Wade Jr.; alternate Durlyn Wade Jr. "New York, State Census, 1925", FamilySearch, Durlyn B Wade, 1925. Record: Durlyn B Wade, 1925 back to the text
- "New York, State Census, 1892", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade, 1892. Record: Durlyn Wade, 1892 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPX-N54: residence 1892, Brooklyn, Ward 26, E.D. 13 "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade, Jr. in entry for Durlyn Wade, 1900. Record: Durlyn Wade, Jr. in the entry for Durlyn Wade, 1900 Baptist Young Men's Smoker (Hendrix Street Baptist Church), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): notes: East New York (Twenty-sixth Ward) back to the text
- Baptist Young Men's Smoker (Hendrix Street Baptist Church), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): the young men of the Hendrix Street Baptist Church ... Durlyn Wade; notes: most likely Durlyn B. Wade (b. 1880) rather than his father FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPD-MNK (their page): born 4 Jan 1853 back to the text
- 1900-11-05-harry-e-wade-martha-lynas-wedding-announcement: Durlyn Wade and son back to the text
- "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade, Jr and Ida Evelyn Shelland, 23 November 1904. Record: Durlyn Wade, Jr and Ida Evelyn Shelland, 23 November 1904 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPX-N54: marriage 23 Nov 1904, Kings, New York back to the text
- "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade in entry for Doris Wade, 20 Jul 1907. Record: Durlyn Wade in the death entry for Doris Wade, 20 Jul 1907 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPX-N54: no children recorded back to the text
- 1907-02-26-durlyn-wade-obit: died Sunday at his residence, 24 Schenck avenue, East New York FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPD-MNK (their page): death 24 Feb 1907 back to the text
- "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade, Jr, Jr, 1910. Record: Durlyn Wade, Jr, 1910 "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Catherine Wade in entry for Durlyn Wade, Jr, Jr, 1910. Record: Catherine Wade in the entry for Durlyn Wade, Jr, 1910 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPX-N54: residence 1910, Queens Ward 4 "New York, State Census, 1915", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade, Jr, 1915. Record: Durlyn Wade, Jr, 1915 "New York, State Census, 1915", FamilySearch, Catherine W Wade in entry for Durlyn Wade, Jr, 1915. Record: Catherine W Wade in the entry for Durlyn Wade, Jr, 1915 back to the text
- Loeb at Wilsnack Dinner Defines His Position, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Durlyn Wade, Wilbur Wade ... William H. Wade, president of the Richmond Hill Republican Club, acted as toastmaster; notes: must be Durlyn B. Wade (b. 1880) back to the text
- Her 98th Birthday: Mrs. Eliza Ann Wade Has a Party at Her Son's Home, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Durlyn Wade, jr. Mrs. Wade, 99, Happy With 4 Generations: Her Offspring and Guests, Numbering 100, Extend Love on Birthday, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Durlyn Wade Jr., Wilbur Wade, grandchildren Mrs. Eliza Ann Wade Dies in 100th Year: Born in New York City When All Above Canal Street Was Farming Land; Shook Hands With Lafayette, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Durlyn Wade, Jr., and Wilbur Wade back to the text
- "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", , FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade, Jr, 1917-1918. Record: Durlyn Wade, Jr, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 back to the text
- "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade in entry for Catherine Wade, 1920. Record: Durlyn Wade in the entry for Catherine Wade, 1920 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPX-N54: residence 1920, Queens Assembly District 5; residence 1925, A.D. 05, E.D. 09, Queens "New York, State Census, 1925", FamilySearch, Durlyn B Wade, 1925. Record: Durlyn B Wade, 1925 back to the text
- "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", FamilySearch, Durlyn in entry for William Michael Cummings and Evelyn Estelle Wade, 3 Jul 1926. Record: Durlyn in the entry for William Michael Cummings and Evelyn Estelle Wade, 3 Jul 1926 Durlyn Wade Jr. (obituary), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): a daughter, Mrs. William M. Cummings Mrs. Eliza Ann Wade Dies in 100th Year: Born in New York City When All Above Canal Street Was Farming Land; Shook Hands With Lafayette, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): six great-grandchildren, Frank E. Wade, Miss Ethel Wade, Miss Evelyn Wade Her 98th Birthday: Mrs. Eliza Ann Wade Has a Party at Her Son's Home, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Miss Evelyn Wade back to the text
- FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPX-N54: wife Ida Evelyn Shelland (1885–1928) back to the text
- "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade, 1930. Record: Durlyn Wade, 1930 "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Catherine Wade in entry for Durlyn Wade, 1930. Record: Catherine Wade in the entry for Durlyn Wade, 1930 "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", FamilySearch, Catherine Wade, 7 Mar 1933. Record: Catherine Wade, 7 Mar 1933 back to the text
- "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade and Helen A McKinley, 27 Jan 1934. Record: Durlyn Wade and Helen A McKinley, 27 Jan 1934 back to the text
- "United States, Census, 1940", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade, 1940. Record: Durlyn Wade, 1940 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPX-N54: residence 1940, Queens back to the text
- Twentieth Century (club officers to be installed), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Mrs. Durlyn Wade Jr., treasurer ... at their annual luncheon on May 27 ... at the Garden City Hotel; by Mrs. Andrew J. Noe, past president of the New York City Federation of Women's Clubs back to the text
- Durlyn Wade Jr. (obituary), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Funeral services for Durlyn Wade Jr., secretary and treasurer of the borough lumber company firm of Cross, Austin & Ireland, who died Thursday at Waycross, Ga., will be held at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Fairchild Chapel, 89-31 164th St., Jamaica ... had been with Cross, Austin & Ireland for 35 years ... Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Helen M. Wade; a daughter, Mrs. William M. Cummings, and five grandchildren back to the text
- "Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1943", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade, 23 April 1942. Record: Durlyn Wade, 23 April 1942, Georgia, Deaths "Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade, 23 Apr 1942. Record: Durlyn Wade, 23 Apr 1942, Georgia, Death Index FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPX-N54: death 23 Apr 1942, Waycross, Ware, Georgia back to the text
- Durlyn Wade Jr. (obituary), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Mr. Wade, who lived at 87-78 112th St., Richmond Hill 1929-06-13-adele-wade-norton-estate: Catherine Wade, aunt, 87-78 112th st., Richmond Hill back to the text
- "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", FamilySearch, Durlyn Wade and Helen A McKinley, 27 Jan 1934. Record: Helen A McKinley, 1934 Durlyn Wade Jr. (obituary), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Mrs. Helen M. Wade Twentieth Century (club officers to be installed), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): notes: his second wife (Helen M., named in his 1942 obituary) back to the text
Every FamilySearch record attached to Durlyn B. Wade Jr. (20)
- 1880Durlyn Wade, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- 15 Sep 1880Durlyn Wade, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
- 1892Durlyn Wade, "New York, State Census, 1892"
- 1892Durlyn Wade, "New York, State Census, 1892"
- 1900Durlyn Wade, Jr., "United States, Census, 1900"
- 23 November 1904Durlyn Wade, Jr, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
- 20 Jul 1907Durlyn Wade, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
- 1910Durlyn Wade, Jr, Jr, "United States, Census, 1910"
- 1915Durlyn Wade, Jr, "New York, State Census, 1915"
- 1917-1918Durlyn Wade, Jr, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- 1920Durlyn Wade, "United States, Census, 1920"
- 1925Durlyn B Wade, "New York, State Census, 1925"
- 3 Jul 1926Durlyn, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
- 1930Durlyn Wade, "United States, Census, 1930"
- 27 Jan 1934Durlyn Wade, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
- 1940Durlyn Wade, "United States, Census, 1940"
- 23 Apr 1942Durlyn Wade, "Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998"
- 23 April 1942Durlyn Wade, "Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1943"
- 23 November 1904Durlyn Wade, Jr, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
- 23 November 1904Durlyn Wade, Jr, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"