User talk:Teisenga

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Eisenga family information [10 July 2015]

Sir,

I am assisting in helping my husband and his siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews find their ancestors.

My husband is Steve Eisenga. His father is Newton Eisenga. Newton's father was George Eisenga and mother was Winnie Alsum.

You began creating the page for George and Winnie here:

http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:George_Eisenga_%281%29

I will be providing further information on the decendents of George and Winnie. Wait until you see how many there are!

To add to your information on George Eisenga: He was born on February 18, 1891. He came to the United States. Family notes say he came to the states when he was 16. Which places that around 1907. When he came to the US, he stayed with his sister Flora Eisenga in Kalamazoo, Michigan for sometime before moving to Randolph Wisconsin.

Some family members say he came at the age of 16, others say it was in 1910 So there is a three year lapse.

I have one of the grandchildren of George and Winnie coming this next weekend who will bring me a copy of George's autobiography. Which I am told is very hard to read.

We know George's father's name was Klass Eisenga (or is is Klaas?) George's death certificate states Klass and the mother is listed as unknown.

I am hoping that with the autobiography and your assistance, we will be able to document George's ancestors. Are you able to assist me with finding George's parents and other relatives?

In closing, I have added George and Winnie's wedding picture to their page.

Thank you for your generous contribution to preserving family history.

Tami Eisenga--Teisenga 20:47, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Geert Eisenga arrived 16 May 1910 in NY, Ellis Island. He was travelling with the S.S. Rotterdam from Rotterdam. This was hard to find, because his record is transcribed as Cjeert Eizenga. His destination was his brother-in-law Wietze Terpstra in Kalamazoo.--Klaas 07:34, 10 July 2015 (UTC)