Person talk:Willem Dekker (16)

Which Huizenga is Agatha? [27 July 2012]

(Copied from User talk:Smidtman for context.)

Agatha Huizinga married Jakob Koning in 1909. Her parents are definitely Jan Huizinga and Elisabet Houwenga as per the Michigan marriage record. That says she was born about 1840 (death certificate says 16 Jun 1839), but she is definitely not Rolfke, who was already married. Is there an earlier daughter? All the children listed other than Rolfke died way too young. BTW, it looks like this is Agatha's death certificate.

--Pkeegstra 19:58, 25 July 2012 (EDT)

Thanks for tracking down Agatha. I was hoping she was married to Tjapko's brother, but it doesn't look that way. His only brother other than his namesake who died in infancy is named Jacob (and he dies unmarried at age 39), so no brother Willem. And there are a long list of persons named Willem Dekker born 1835 - 1840.

William Dekker died on 8 Dec 1893; unfortunately one record does not list his parents' names and the other explicitly lists them as unknown. Assuming they did the math right, we can infer that his birth month was April.

There is a Willem Dekker (WeRelate page) born in Bedum in April. He is the only Willem Dekker born in Groningen in April 1937-1939. He is not a first cousin of Tjapko, which would have been convenient. --Pkeegstra 17:11, 26 July 2012 (EDT)

It looks that he could be the one, His initials are W.J. so Jacob would be possible, when he died he was 54 so I think he married in the Netherlands, that's wheree I will start this search, marriage, immigration, etc. Where do you want me to add my notes? on Willem Dekker's talk page?--henk 13:09, 27 July 2012 (EDT)

[27 July 2012]

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M91G-HM6: son Jacob born in 1882 in Michigan, son John born in 1879 in Michigan, wife Agatha, born 1839 in Netherlands, so when Willem Dekker migrated it happened before 1870--henk 13:14, 27 July 2012 (EDT)

dau	Maggie Diker	F	10	 Michigan, United States
son	Willie W Diker	M	5	 Michigan, United States
son	Jacob Diker	M	3	 Michigan, United States
son	John Diker	M	1	 Michigan, United States

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW9T-RQV:

I'm certain that Agatha Diker is Agatha Huizinga.

I agree..... Agatha in the 1880 census listed an emigration date of 1863 (which of course only affects Willem's emigration date if they were married in the Netherlands). Their 1880 census entry you also found lists a child born about 1870 so that is the latest possible emigration date. I've checked US marriage records for Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois and had no luck.

BINGO! The marriage is in New York. Dekker's parents are Dekker and Tiesman, but the first names have been substantially Americanized. Maybe the parents came over and used the names John and Margaret. (I tried New York based on the 1875 State Census, but the William born 1837 there is the wrong guy.)

It's not critical, but I have no idea where this couple is in the 1870 census or, if applicable, the 1875 NY State Census. --Pkeegstra 14:47, 27 July 2012 (EDT)

Maggie was born in 1870 in Michigan the 1880 cencus says--henk 15:32, 27 July 2012 (EDT)

For sure you're right. And Willie was born in Michigan too so for sure the 1875 NY Census is irrelevant, and Michigan is the obvious place to look for the 1870 census. --Pkeegstra 16:00, 27 July 2012 (EDT)